Balcarrick
Balcarrick is a townland in the civil parish of Donabate, barony of Nethercross, Co. Dublin. Its name in Irish is Baile Carraige.
- Area
- 83.6 ha
- 206 acres
- Land parcels
- 106
- registered freehold, median 1,737 m²
- Zoning
- G3
- HA - High Amenity
- Planning
- 42
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
106 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Balcarrick, from 11 m² to 224,751 m² (22.48 ha, 55.54 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 16 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, or as GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- G3HA - High Amenity (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 90 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R3RC - Rural Cluster (Residential, mixed residential and other uses)
The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 21 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G4OS - Open Space (Active open space)
The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 6 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
1 Sept 2026Invalid application
We, Donabate Portrane Tennis Club, intend to apply for Planning Permis
Permission · Fingal County Council, F26A/0794E
30 Jul 202635 day assessment
Planning Permission to replace an existing 18m telecommunications supp
Permission · Fingal County Council, F26A/0679E
12 May 2026Refuse permission for retention
Retention Permission for the installation and use of a Coffee Trailer
Retention · Fingal County Council, F26A/0372E
8 May 2026Refuse permission for retention
Planning Permission is sought for the retention of works carried out i
Retention · Fingal County Council, F26A/0365E
21 Aug 2025Refuse permission for retention
retention permission for works carried out in the outdoor area to the
Retention · Fingal County Council, F25A/0769E
20 Aug 2025Refuse permission for retention
Retention Permission for the installation and use of a Coffee Trailer
Retention · Fingal County Council, F25A/0767E
15 Jul 2025Grant permission & grant retention
Retention permission for machinery shed and permission for single stor
Permission and retention · Fingal County Council, F25A/0640E
7 Jul 2025Invalid application
retention permission for machinery shed and permission for single stor
Permission and retention · Fingal County Council, F25A/0610E
25 Oct 2024Grant permission
Construction of a single storey extension to the rear of existing dwel
Permission · Fingal County Council, F24A/0947E
27 Sept 2024Refuse permission
Demolition of an existing single storey dwelling and garage. Construct
Permission · Fingal County Council, F24A/0867E
10 Sept 2024Invalid application
Planning permission is sought for demolition and reconstruction of a s
Permission · Fingal County Council, F24A/0810E
28 Mar 2024Grant permission
The proposed development will consist of: Alterations and extension to
Permission · Fingal County Council, F24A/0298
14 Sept 2022Refuse permission
The construction of a new single storey detached storage building (216
Permission · Fingal County Council, F22A/0490
24 Dec 2021Refuse permission
Permission for the construction of a new single storey detached storag
Permission · Fingal County Council, F21A/0711
14 Jan 2021Grant permission for retention
Retention permission for demolition and reconstruction of the original
Retention · Fingal County Council, F21A/0014
4 Dec 2020Invalid application due to site notice
Demolition and reconstruction of the original dwellinghouse footprint
Retention · Fingal County Council, F20A/0624
16 Mar 2020Withdraw application
The development will include the addition of a dormer window on the So
Permission · Fingal County Council, F20B/0065
1 Oct 2019Grant permission
Construction of a new split level (single and two storey) 3 bedroom de
Permission · Fingal County Council, F19A/0173
21 Aug 2019Grant permission
Demolition of existing conservatory and single storey extension and r
Permission · Fingal County Council, F19A/0232
2 Aug 2018Refuse permission
Permission for modification and extension of an existing single storey
Permission · Fingal County Council, F18A/0453
12 Apr 2018Grant permission
Modification and extension of an existing single storey four bed detac
Permission · Fingal County Council, F18B/0076
6 Apr 2018Grant permission
Planning permission for a new 100 mm foul water rising main pipes with
Permission · Fingal County Council, F17A/0776
11 Oct 2017Grant permission for retention
An extension of the existing ground floor utility room and the additio
Retention · Fingal County Council, F17A/0437
12 Sept 2017Grant permission
Planning permission for: a) extension of the existing cabin by 12m² fo
Permission · Fingal County Council, F17A/0104
4 Apr 2017Grant permission & grant retention
The erection of 6 no. floodlighting columns and associated floodlighti
Permission and retention · Fingal County Council, F16A/0372
The 25 most recent of 42 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
- Special Area of Conservation: Malahide Estuary SAC 000205
- Special Protection Area: North-West Irish Sea cSPA 004236
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Portraine Shore 001215
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Malahide Estuary 000205
Recorded monuments
- DU012-008 Martello tower
Description
Balcarrick Martello Tower No. 6 (Kerrigan 1995, 174). According to Kerrigan (1995, 168) construction of the Dublin area Martello Towers and their batteries commenced in 1804 under the supervision of Colonel Benjamin Fisher of the Royal Engineers and by December 1805 all towers were armed and complete. Kerrigan (ibid.) recorded that; 'Twelve towers were constructed north of Dublin: each tower mounted one 24-pounder, apart from the tower on Ireland's Eye with two 24-pounders. No batteries were constructed with these towers'. Located at the end of Balcarrick Road, close to the water's edge at the north end of Donabate beach. The tower was in the charge of the Royal Artillery until at least 1830. John King rented the tower from 1896 and bought it in 1909 (Bolton et al. 2012, 163). It is a squat, cylindrical tower with a rendered finish. It has machicolation in place over the door and two string courses encircling the top. West facing door at ground level-some stone has been pulled out to accommodate metal door. Chimney and additional concrete blocks have been added to roof. Large south facing window infilled with concrete. See attached plan of Balcarrick Martello Tower No. 6 courtesy of the Irish Military Archives - Archival Reference Code: IE/MA/MPD/AD119455-003 Photo ©Jonjobaker https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:County_Dublin_-_Balcarrick_Martello_Tower_-_20190517193655.jpg DU012-008----_03 Patrick Healy Collection, https://hdl.handle.net/10599/3211, © South Dublin Libraries, Local Studies Collection, County Library, Town Centre, Tallaght, Dublin 24 See attached Taylor's 1816 Map showing the location of the Martello Tower. Taylor, J. 1816 Taylor's map of the environs of Dublin: extending 10 to 14 miles from the castle, by actual survey, on a scale of 2 inches to one mile. Compiled by Geraldine Stout Updated by: Christine Baker Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 24 January 2023
- DU012-041 House - 16th/17th century
Description
The Down Survey (1655-6) map shows a dwelling at Balcarrick. The remains of this are possibly incorporated into the present early 18th century house known as Balcarrick House which is situated along the coast S of Portraine. This is a two-storey oblong block with hipped roof, which is slated. According to the 1976 report the ground floor windows contained glazing bars. house has since been refurbished and windows replaced. Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Updated by: Christine Baker Date of upload: 17 January 2015
Architectural heritage
- Balcarrick Martello Tower, martello tower, 1800–1810 · National interest
Description
Martello tower, c.1805, on a circular plan with tapered profile, having machicolation supported by brackets over raised entrance. Raised extension to roof.ROOF: Rendered circular extension to roof. WALLS: Coursed rubble with lime render; projecting machicolation supported by stone brackets above entrance door, stone coping to parapet. OPENINGS: Square headed door opening, lime rendered reveals and soffit; numerous small, square shaped window openings.
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
- At the centre of the townland of Balcarrick, about 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as moderately low, low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Balcarrick.
- Flooding
- The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.
Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under 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
No address of the register names Balcarrick with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Dublin.
The townland
- Name
- Balcarrick · Baile Carraige
- Area
- 835,551 m² (83.56 ha, 206.47 acres)
- Civil parish
- Donabate, and its townlands
- Barony
- Nethercross
- Electoral division
- Donabate, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 11,783 people lived in 3,900 households in the Donabate electoral division. 79% of households owned their home. 50% of homes were built since 2001. 3% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballymastone, Corballis, Portraine Demesne
- Placenames
- Balcarrick 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.