Ballykea
Townland in the civil parish of Lusk, barony of Balrothery East, Co. Dublin; in Irish Baile Caoith
- Area
- 170.1 ha
- 420 acres
- Land parcels
- 259
- registered freehold, median 1,090 m²
- Zoning
- P1
- RU - Rural
- Planning
- 100
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
259 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballykea, from 8 m² to 127,931 m² (12.79 ha, 31.61 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 71 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
- P1RU - Rural (Agriculture)
The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 161 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R2RS - Residential (Existing residential)
The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 107 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R3RC - Rural Cluster (Residential, mixed residential and other uses)
The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 23 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G4OS - Open Space (Active open space)
The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 5 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - M3LC - Local Centre (District, neighbourhood centre)
The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 5 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G3HA - High Amenity (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 2 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
31 Aug 2026Referral
The construction of one new detached dwelling, new vehicle access, new
Permission · Fingal County Council, F26A/0790E
16 Jul 2026Recommendation review
Planning Permission for the modification of the previously approved Pl
Permission · Fingal County Council, F26A/0641E
24 Mar 2026Grant permission for retention
Retention Permission for the continued provision of a Pilates and phys
Retention · Fingal County Council, F26A/0224E
10 Feb 2026Grant permission
I, Ryan Fagan, intend to apply for Planning Permission for the constru
Permission · Fingal County Council, F26A/0087E
27 Jan 2026Request additional information
Permission is sought for Alterations & Extensions including: (A) De
Permission · Fingal County Council, F26A/0048E
15 Jan 2026Refuse permission
Permission is sought for the extension of operating hours of an
Permission · Fingal County Council, F26A/0019E
30 Jun 2025Refuse outline permission
The proposed development consists of the following;
Outline permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/0579E
12 May 2025Grant permission
Construction of new single storey home office / gym to rear garden of
Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/0414E
1 May 2025Invalid application
Planning permission is sought for construction of new single storey ho
Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/0378E
23 Apr 2025Invalid application
Construction of new single storey home office / gym to rear garden of
Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/0343E
23 Dec 2024Grant permission
Demolition of existing detached utility & car port to side, to remove
Permission · Fingal County Council, F24A/1193E
4 Nov 2024Grant permission
Detached one and a half storey dormer dwelling, detached garage, new v
Permission · Fingal County Council, F24A/0971E
8 Jul 2024Grant permission
Planning Permission for
Permission · Fingal County Council, F24A/0609
27 Jun 2024Invalid application
Planning permission for subdivision of existing two storey
Permission · Fingal County Council, F24A/0573
19 Jun 2024Refuse permission
Permission is sought for (A) 4 new detached dormer-type dwellings & as
Permission · Fingal County Council, F24A/0548E
3 Apr 2024Refuse permission for retention
Retention Permission is being sought for a 3- year temporary period to
Retention · Fingal County Council, F24A/0307
11 Jan 2024Grant permission
Planning permission comprising the (i) construction of 1 no. two-store
Permission · Fingal County Council, F24A/0013
15 Dec 2023Grant permission for retention
Retention permission for the change of use of a home gym/entertainment
Retention · Fingal County Council, F23A/0370
13 Dec 2023Grant permission
Permission for a new single-storey dwelling and detached shed, with ac
Permission · Fingal County Council, F23A/0774
10 Nov 2023Refuse permission for retention
Rentention planning permission is sought for the change of use from ag
Retention · Fingal County Council, F23A/0682
23 Dec 2022Grant permission
Single storey bungalow proposes extending the eastern end to include a
Permission · Fingal County Council, F22A/0716
22 Dec 2022Refuse permission
The construction of 17 no. two storey, three-bedroom dwellings
Permission · Fingal County Council, F22A/0713
27 Jul 2022Refuse permission
Proposed modifications and extensions to existing bungalow
Permission · Fingal County Council, F21A/0688
1 Jul 2022Grant permission
The removal of the existing pitched roof including dormers to dwelling
Permission · Fingal County Council, F22A/0331
24 Jun 2022Grant permission
Development of a proposed new vehicualr access (on the west side), new
Permission · Fingal County Council, F22A/0318
The 25 most recent of over 100 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 Ballykea.
Recorded monuments
- DU005-069 Enclosure
Description
An aerial photograph (1995) shows cropmark evidence for an enclosure (pers. comm. Colin Byrne). Located on a south-facing slope of an arable field at a high point in the landscape. Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Updated by: Christine Baker Date of upload: 15 November 2014
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Ballykea.
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 Ballykea.
- 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
- Ballykea, Skerries7 sales
- Ballykea, Loughshinny6 sales
The townland
- Name
- Ballykea · Baile Caoith
- Area
- 1,701,348 m² (170.13 ha, 420.41 acres)
- Civil parish
- Lusk, and its townlands
- Barony
- Balrothery East
- Electoral division
- Holmpatrick, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Holmpatrick electoral division: 4,147 people in 1,390 households; 92% of households own their home; 35% of homes were built since 2001; 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Baldongan, Ballaghstown, Blackland, Carnhill, Dellabrown, Drumlattery, Haystown, Lane, Laytown, Popeshall, Rush Demesne, Thomastown, Tyrrelstown Big
- Placenames
- Ballykea 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.