Aghfarrell

35 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Aghfarrell, from 622 m² to 481,713 m² (48.17 ha, 119.03 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 19 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• G3HA-DM (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028, South Dublin · 44 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 2 Jun 2026Refuse permission

  Permission for a domestic house, garage, treatment plant and soil polishing filter and all associated site works.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD26A/0128W

• 28 May 2026Grant permission

  The drainage and backfilling of an existing water-filled excavation to create an Integrated Constructed Wetland (ICW) to treat existing surface water runoff. Access to the ICW will be from within the Ballinascorney Quarry site. The development will also include: the temporary (during the construction phase) rerouting of the existing surface water drainage system; the installation of surface water drainage infrastructure and pumping system; landscaping; and all associated site works above and below ground on this 1.1ha site comprising part of the Ballinascorney Quarry, Ballinascorney, Brittas, Co. Dublin. The development is located within the townland of Aghfarrell.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD26A/0124W

• 9 Feb 2026Declared not exempt

  Does the alteration of an existing water filled excavation (arising from previous permitted quarry of rock) to provide an integrated constructed wetland constitution development, and if so, is it or is it not exempted development?

  Declaration of exemption sect. 5 · South Dublin County Council, ED25/0104

• 19 Sept 2025Refuse permission

  The development will consist of the importation and spreading of inert material (clays/stone and soils) over lands consisting of 11.387 hectare for purposes of land recovery for agricultural activity, together with all ancillary works, including remedial works to existing laneway, to provide access to the proposed development from the existing entrance on the Ballyfolan Road (L7002). The development comprises an activity requiring a waste licence.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD25A/0230

• 25 Aug 2025Invalidate application

  The development will consist of the importation and spreading of inert material (Clays / Stone and Soils ) over lands consisting of 11.387 hectare for the purposes of land recovery for agricultural activity, together with all ancillary works, including remedial works to the existing laneway, to provide access to the proposed development from the existing entrance on the Ballyfolan Road (L7002)

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD25A/0198

• 5 Jan 2024Withdraw the application

  The development will consist of a facility for the recovery of waste concrete (17 01 01) and waste asphalt (17 03 02 - bituminous mixtures other than those mentioned in 17 03 01) on a 1.5ha area at Ballinascorney Quarry, as conducted previously at this site. The recovered materials will meet the Environmental Protection Agency End of Waste Criteria. A Waste Facility Permit will be sought for this activity.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD24A/0001W

• 17 Nov 2023Refuse permission

  (A) Construction of a one and a half storey and part single storey type house, (B) Garage/store for domestic use with 2 no stables and tackroom, (C) The installation of an Oakstown BAF wastewater treatment plant with percolation area and (D) New vehicular entrance and driveway off the shared access laneway and all associated site works

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD23A/0309

• 20 Aug 2021Refuse permission

  Construction of cattle shed, dung stead, underground effluent storage tank, concrete yard, cattle crush, farm access road and all other associated site development works.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD21A/0227

• 11 Mar 2021Withdraw the application

  Construct slatted shed with feeding area and crush area; farm roadway and all associated site works.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD21A/0056

• 10 Oct 2018Refuse permission

  Construct (i) slated shed with feeding area and crush area and (ii) farm roadway and all associated site works.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD18A/0366

• 29 Aug 2016Grant permission

  A covered storage shed of 800sq.m.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD16A/0020

• 29 Jul 2016Refuse permission

  Establishment and operation of a waste recovery facility which provides for the importation and re-use of naturally occurring inert soil and stone to backfill and remediate part of a former sand and gravel pit void with restoration to forestry on a 1.15 hectare site, within an overall planning application area of 3.0 hectares. It includes provision for temporary infrastructure including a site office and a waste inspection area.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD16A/0273

• 28 Jul 2016Refuse permission

  (1) Addition of a cold feed recycled asphalt plant (RAP) to existing approved asphalt plant (Reg. Ref. H.2433). (2) Recovery of RAP material (road planings and uncontaminated returned asphalt - EWC 17 03 02) through the proposed RAP addition to the asphalt plant totalling 10,000 tonnes per annum. (3) Recovery of 6,000 tonnes per annum of imported concrete waste EWC 17 01 01 through periodic crushing to produce a construction fill material. The application area is 1.1 hectares.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD16A/0268

• 10 Mar 2016Refuse permission

  (1) Agricultural shed for the purposes of wintering cattle, comprising of lie back area and slatted tank; (2) improve existing entrance and re-alignment of existing boundary fence to improve existing site lines; (3) all associated site works.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD16A/0075

• 10 Feb 2016Invalid application

  Agricultural shed for the purposes of wintering cattle comprising of lie back area and slatted tank. Improve existing entrance and all associated site works.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD16A/0035

• 20 Mar 2014Grant permission

  Addition of a cold feed recycled asphalt plant (RAP) and covered storage shed (800sq.m.) at their existing asphalt plant.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD14A/0056

• 25 Sept 2012Declared not exempt

  Lean to with concrete floor and feed face to house 60 cattle together with a dirty water collection tank.

  Declaration of exemption sect. 5 · South Dublin County Council, ED12/0038

• 26 Nov 2010Grant permission

  Demolition of an existing garage of area 32sq.m. and the construction of a single storey extension to existing 135sq.m. house to consist of Granny Flat of area 113sq.m. with associated landscaping and ancillary works including new waste water treatment plant and percolation area.

  Permission, 1 home · South Dublin County Council, SD10B/0302

• 28 Jul 2010Grant permission for retention

  Construction of a two storey extension to the rear of the house and placement of stone cladding to part of original house.

  Retention · South Dublin County Council, SD10B/0044

• 25 Mar 2010Withdraw the application

  Demolition of an existing garage of area 32sq.m, and the construction of a single storey extension to existing 135 sq.m house to consist of Granny Flat of area 113 sq.m and car-port of area 44 sq.m with associated landscaping and ancillary works.

  Permission, 1 home · South Dublin County Council, SD09B/0285

• 19 Nov 2008Declared withdrawn

  Single storey detached structure to be used as a clubhouse to accommodate male/female toilets, store, meeting room with a wheelchair access, a new single storey detached structure to be used for firing booths, retention of the existing car parking, water treatment unit with a percolation area and associated site works at the existing Dublin Target/Gun/Archery Sports Club.

  Permission and retention · South Dublin County Council, SD08A/0787

• 8 Aug 2008Registered application

  Whether the recent expansion of quarring activity and works at the northern end of the quarry owned by Kilsaran Concrete Ltd., Ballinascorney Upr., Brittas Co. Dublin is or is not development or is or is not exempted development.

  Declaration of exemption sect. 5 · South Dublin County Council, ED08/0020

• 30 Jul 2008Grant permission

  (a) Continuance of use of the existing quarry on lands that have been used for this purpose since before 1st October 1964 on a site registered under Section 261 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (Quarry Reference SDQU05A/1); (b) all existing ancillary facilities including the existing processing plant (crushing and screening plant), overburden storage areas, stockpile areas, water management system and the truck/vehicle parking area; (c) extension of the existing quarry extraction area by 4.2 hectares, within the registered area, to give a total extraction area of 15.5 hectares within an overall application area of 28.1 hectares; (d) provision of a wheelwash and hydrocarbon interceptor; (e) landscaping and final restoration of the site. This application is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Statement.

  Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD07A/0276

• 14 Mar 2008Registered application

  Use of land as a firing range by a gun club.

  Declaration of exemption sect. 5 · South Dublin County Council, ED08/0007

• 30 Aug 2007Pending

  Quarry Developement

  Declaration of exemption sect. 5 · South Dublin County Council, ED07/0031

The 25 most recent of 39 applications.

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Aghfarrell.

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Aghfarrell.

Architectural heritage

• Farmyard complex, 1860–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay single-storey farm house, c.1870. Painted random rubble and smooth rendered walls, raised with mass concrete at eaves level. Timber sash windows. Glazed timber door in projecting flat-roofed porch extension. Pitched corrugated asbestos sheet roof with a single rendered chimney stack. Several rubble stone barns surround courtyard, most with circular vent holes and corrugated iron roofs, and some with brick dressings to openings. Rendered gate piers with iron gates to entrance.

Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).

Radon

About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility high, moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3052 (ZIP).

Flooding

The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both CC BY 4.0. LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.

No address of the register names Aghfarrell with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Dublin.

Name

Aghfarrell · Áth Fhearaíl

Area

2,359,038 m² (235.9 ha, 582.93 acres)

Civil parish

Tallaght, and its townlands

Barony

Uppercross

Electoral division

Ballinascorney, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Ballinascorney electoral division: 874 people in 283 households; 71% of households own their home; 26% of homes were built since 2001; 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Aghfarrell (Co. Wicklow), Ballinascorney Upper, Brittas (Co. Wicklow), Butter Mountain (Co. Wicklow), Gortlum, Mountseskin

Placenames

Aghfarrell on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland

Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics by electoral division, Central Statistics Office, CC BY 4.0. A townland is the smallest land division of Ireland, and the unit of a rural address; old registers such as the 1901 and 1911 censuses file it under its civil parish and barony.