Auburn
Townland in the civil parish of Kinsaley, barony of Coolock, Co. Dublin; in Irish Auburn
- Area
- 104.9 ha
- 259 acres
- Land parcels
- 169
- registered freehold, median 1,778 m²
- Zoning
- R2
- RS - Residential
- Planning
- 95
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
169 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Auburn, from 1 m² to 272,264 m² (27.23 ha, 67.28 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 65 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- R2RS - Residential (Existing residential)
The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 127 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G3GB - Green Belt (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 46 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R1RA - Residential Area (New/proposed residential)
The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 25 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G4OS - Open Space (Active open space)
The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 9 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - C2.1GE - General Employment (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 8 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
5 Jun 2026Grant permission for retention
Retention Permission for development on lands at Auburn House (Protect
Retention · Fingal County Council, F26A/0469E
11 May 2026Grant permission
The development will consist of the construction of 2 No. three storey
Permission · Fingal County Council, F26A/0370E
5 May 2026Grant permission
We, Kinwest Ltd., intend to apply for planning permission for developm
Permission · Fingal County Council, F26A/0354E
15 Apr 2026Additional information received
Greenleaf Homes Malahide Limited intend to apply for PERMISSION for de
Permission · Fingal County Council, F26A/0296E
23 Mar 2026Refuse permission
Permission for the Demolition and Removal of an existing garage and
Permission · Fingal County Council, F26A/0215
25 Feb 2026Invalid application
Permission for the Demolition and Removal of an existing
Permission · Fingal County Council, F26A/0134
23 Dec 2025Grant permission
Fingal County Council Planning permission is being sought for alterat
Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/1217E
18 Dec 2025Refuse permission
We, Kinwest Ltd., intend to apply for planning permission for developm
Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/1182E
17 Dec 2025Invalid application
Fingal County Council Planning permission is being sought for alterat
Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/1175E
17 Dec 2025Grant permission
The proposed development will consist of the demolition of the existin
Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/1171E
30 Oct 2025Refuse permission
We, Kinwest Ltd., intend to apply for planning permission for developm
Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/0999E
16 Oct 2025Invalid application due to site notice
We, Kinwest Ltd., intend to apply for planning permission for developm
Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/0953E
9 Oct 2025Grant permission
Permission is sought for construction of a single storey extension and
Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/0922
22 Sept 2025Grant permission
We, Kinwest Ltd. , intend to apply for planning permission for develop
Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/0857E
12 Aug 2025Grant permission
The developement will consist of: (i) demolition of the existing pitch
Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/0727
29 Jul 2025Withdraw application
The development will comprise the demolition of an existing, detached
Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/0689E
16 Jun 2025Grant permission
Fingal County Council Planning permission is being sought for develo
Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/0536E
19 Mar 2025Grant permission
We, Kinwest Ltd., intend to apply for planning permission for developm
Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/0226E
19 Feb 2025Grant permission
a) the removal of existing garage and ancillary structures to side of
Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/0128E
23 Jan 2025Grant permission
Planning permission for the construction of a single storey garden roo
Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/0052E
16 Jan 2025Invalid application
Planning permission for the construction of a single storey garden roo
Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/0028E
20 Dec 2024Grant permission
We, Kinwest Ltd., intend to apply for planning permission for developm
Permission · Fingal County Council, F24A/1179E
3 Dec 2024Grant permission for retention
Retention of alterations to previously approved permission under Reg.
Retention · Fingal County Council, F24A/1077E
10 Sept 2024Grant permission
The proposed development will consist of amendments to the previously
Permission · Fingal County Council, F24A/0811E
10 Sept 2024Grant permission
The proposed development will consist of amendments to the previously
Permission · Fingal County Council, F24A/0812E
The 25 most recent of 95 applications.
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Feltrim Hill 001208
Recorded monuments
- DU012-028 Mound
Description
A low flat-topped mound enclosed by a thorn hedge (Dims. N-S 15m, E-W 13m, H 1.25m). This site was excavated in 1982. The mound was formed from medieval and post medieval 'dump' material. This is possibly the remains of an ornamental feature attached to the grounds of Auburn House. Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Date of upload: 26 August 2011
- DU012-078 Enclosure
Description
A sub-circular enclosure defined by at least three fosses and other associated features is visible as a crop mark on an aerial photograph (SMR file; pers. comm. Dr Steve Davis). Located on relatively high ground under rough grass. No visible remains. Compiled by: Paul Walsh Updated by: Christine Baker Date of upload: 18 January 2015
Architectural heritage
- Milestone/milepost, 1825–1875 · Regional interest
Description
Freestanding cast-iron milestone, c.1850, with cut granite surround. Inscribed: "GPO/Dublin/8/Malahide/1"
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).
Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- Radon
- About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Auburn.
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
- Auburn, 118 Howth Rd5 sales
- Auburn, Howth Road5 sales
The townland
- Name
- Auburn · Auburn
- Area
- 1,049,179 m² (104.92 ha, 259.26 acres)
- Civil parish
- Kinsaley, and its townlands
- Barony
- Coolock
- Electoral division
- Kinsaley, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Kinsaley electoral division: 11,470 people in 3,746 households; 68% of households own their home; 69% of homes were built since 2001; 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Drinan, Feltrim, Kinsaley, Mabestown, Malahide Demesne, Streamstown, Yellow Walls
- Placenames
- Auburn 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.