Ballalease West
Townland in the civil parish of Portraine, barony of Nethercross, Co. Dublin; in Irish Baile Eilís Thiar
- Area
- 14.7 ha
- 36 acres
- Land parcels
- 260
- registered freehold, median 261 m²
- Zoning
- R2
- RS - Residential
- Planning
- 51
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
260 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballalease West, from 2 m² to 8,229 m² (0.82 ha, 2.03 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 41 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 · 209 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - M2TC - Town and District Centre (City/Town/village Centre, central area)
The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 62 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G4OS - Open Space (Active open space)
The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 12 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - S3CI - Community Infrastructure (Community facilities)
The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R1RA - Residential Area (New/proposed residential)
The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 1 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
11 Mar 2026Grant permission
Planning Permission for in fill of car port to create bedroom and bath
Permission · Fingal County Council, F26A/0177E
27 Feb 2026Grant permission
1/ Construction of new single storey living room extension to side.
Permission · Fingal County Council, F26A/0138E
28 Nov 2025Grant permission
The development will consist of the construction a single storey exten
Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/1103E
15 Oct 2025Grant permission
We, Keelco Limited, intend to apply for permission for development on
Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/0950E
27 Jun 2025App withdrawn as no ai recd in 6 months
planning permission for in fill of car port to create bedroom and bath
Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/0575E
12 Jun 2025Grant permission
Conversion of existing attic to storage room to include dormer window
Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/0524E
21 Dec 2023Grant permission
1. Construction of 1,020 no. new residential dwellings on the Main Res
Lrd application · Fingal County Council, LRD0017/S3
18 Dec 2023Grant permission for retention
The development will consist of: change of use from retail unit to
Retention · Fingal County Council, F23A/0792
4 Apr 2023Grant permission
Permission to errect a single storey rear extension
Permission · Fingal County Council, F23A/0138
29 Nov 2022Grant permission
Alterations to previously approved F19A/0395 single storey detached ho
Permission · Fingal County Council, F22A/0665
16 Sept 2022Grant permission
A ten year permission for a large scale residential development (LRD)
Lrd application · Fingal County Council, LRD0008/S3
15 Jun 2022Refuse permission for retention
Retention Planning Permission for Change of use from Retail unit to
Retention · Fingal County Council, F21A/0603
27 Apr 2022App withdrawn as no ai recd in 6 months
The development shall consist of the repair, conservation and alterati
Permission · Fingal County Council, F22A/0218
9 Aug 2021Decision to be made by other body
1,368 no. new residential dwellings comprising 252 no. one bed; 605 no
Strategic housing development · Fingal County Council, SHD/006/20
18 Jun 2021Grant permission
Erect a 5.2m x1.85m x 2.8m high stainless steel and glass bus shelter
Permission · Fingal County Council, F21A/0339
18 Jun 2021Grant permission
(1) Demolition of existing conservatory and existing outhouses. (2) Co
Permission · Fingal County Council, F20A/0545
2 Jun 2021Grant permission
Permission for construction of new detached dwelling house, new carpar
Permission · Fingal County Council, F21A/0308
14 May 2021Grant permission for retention
Retention of amendments to previously permitted development granted un
Retention · Fingal County Council, F21A/0274
7 May 2021Grant permission
Demolition of single storey detached rear garden shed; the constructio
Permission · Fingal County Council, F21B/0175
7 Apr 2021Refuse permission
(1) The change of use of 1 no. guest bedroom and associated en-suite (
Permission · Fingal County Council, F21A/0191
15 Dec 2020Grant permission
Permission for (i) demolition of existing boundary wall. (ii) construc
Permission · Fingal County Council, F20A/0659
31 Aug 2020Grant permission
Permission for the provision of a 2.1sqm enclosed porch to the front o
Permission · Fingal County Council, F20B/0204
25 Aug 2020Grant permission
Development will consist of 55 no residential units, 3 no. retail unit
Permission · Fingal County Council, F20A/0204
14 Jul 2020Grant permission & refuse permission
Permission for alterations to existing unit with relocation of main do
Permission · Fingal County Council, F20A/0335
25 Jun 2020Grant permission
The development will consist of lowering the window cill of the existi
Permission · Fingal County Council, F20B/0139
The 25 most recent of 51 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
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Ballalease West.
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Ballalease West.
Architectural heritage
- Saint Patrick's Catholic Church, church/chapel, 1850–1870 · Regional interest
Description
Detached gable-fronted cruciform plan Catholic church, c.1860, with tower to right-hand side. Four-bay side elevation, intersected by single-bay gabled transepts, with polygonal apse flanked by sacristy and side chapels to east. Gable-fronted projecting entrance porches.ROOF: Double pitched; clay tiles; terracotta ridge tiles; limestone coping and crosses to gables; copper cladding to spire; cast-iron rainwater goods. WALLS: Red brick; English garden wall bond; decorative buttressing; limestone dressing and string courses; terracotta detailing to eaves. OPENINGS: Pointed arched doors with limestone surrounds; tongue and grooved timber doors with elaborate cast-iron hinges; recessed limestone opening; ornate rose window to entrance front; brick hood moulded bipartite lancet windows with limestone surrounds; stained glass. INTERIOR: Exposed timber truss, barrel vaulted ceiling; gallery to rear supported by cast-iron pillars; timber wainscoting to dado level; pointed archways with polished marble columns between crossing and transept; side chapels to transepts; canted apse with painted detailing to ceiling; marble altar and balustrade; encaustic tiled floor.
- An Dún, house, 1850–1870 · Regional interest
Description
Detached four-bay two-storey house, c.1860, with projecting entrance porch and original fenestration. Outbuildings to rear. ROOF:Double-pitched slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles; brick chimney stacks with terracotta pots; single-storey lean-to with slates to rear. WALLS: Coursed rubble stone with tooled limestone quoining; pebble-dashed side walls; nap rendered; canted bay window to right side elevation. OPENINGS: Rusticated limestone dressed window openings; granite cills; 2/2 timber sash windows; tall projecting porch with a rendered base; tongue and grooved timber glazed sidelights; stained glass overlights; timber door, c.1980
- Water pump, 1880–1900 · Regional interest
Description
Cast-iron water pump, c.1890, of square profile. Now missing parts.
- Water pump, 1910–1930 · Regional interest
Description
Cast-iron hydrant, c.1920, of round profile.
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 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility low, on the 1:50,000 map.
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Ballalease West with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Dublin.
The townland
- Name
- Ballalease West · Baile Eilís Thiar
- Area
- 147,055 m² (14.71 ha, 36.34 acres)
- Civil parish
- Portraine, and its townlands
- Barony
- Nethercross
- Electoral division
- Donabate, the unit of the census
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballisk, Ballisk Common, Beaverstown, Corballis
- Placenames
- Ballalease West on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland
Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, 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.