Ballymastone
Ballymastone is a townland in the civil parish of Portraine, barony of Nethercross, Co. Dublin. Its name in Irish is Baile Mastún.
- Area
- 49 ha
- 121 acres
- Land parcels
- 21
- registered freehold, median 2,291 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres)
- Zoning
- R2
- RS - Residential
- Planning
- 38
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
21 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballymastone, from 602 m² to 280,894 m² (28.09 ha, 69.41 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 15 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
- R2RS - Residential (Existing residential)
The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 15 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 · 9 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G4OS - Open Space (Active open space)
The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R1RA - Residential Area (New/proposed residential)
The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 3 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
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
1 Jul 2026Request additional information
Residential development consisting of:
Permission · Fingal County Council, F26A/0576E
22 Jun 2026Invalid application
Planning Permission is sought for a residential development consisting
Permission · Fingal County Council, F26A/0541E
22 Dec 2025Grant permission for retention
We, Pat Hughes and Catherine Elliot, intend to apply for retention per
Retention · Fingal County Council, F25A/1212E
12 Nov 2025Refuse permission
Development will consist of 6No. new detached dwellings
Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/1048
23 Oct 2025Grant permission
We, Glenveagh Living Limited, intend to apply for a Large Scale Reside
Lrd application · Fingal County Council, LRD0053/S3
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
2 Jul 2025Invalid application
retention permission for machinery shed and permission for single stor
Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/0587E
16 Jun 2025Invalid application
retention permission for machinery shed and permission for single stor
Permission and retention · Fingal County Council, F25A/0538E
4 Feb 2025Grant permission
A single story extension to the rear and side of existing semi-detache
Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/0084E
25 Oct 2024Grant permission
Construction of a single storey extension to the rear of existing dwel
Permission · Fingal County Council, F24A/0947E
30 Apr 2024Grant permission
1. The construction of 364 no. new residential dwellings consisting of
Lrd application · Fingal County Council, LRD0039/S3
13 Jul 2023Grant permission
Planning permission is sought for a development consisting of the (i)
Permission · Fingal County Council, F23A/0427
3 Apr 2023Grant permission
Planning Permission for an extension to their existing
Permission · Fingal County Council, F23A/0134
15 Dec 2022Refuse permission
Permission at 1 New Road,Ballymastone, Donabate, Co. Dublin for a deve
Permission · Fingal County Council, F22A/0695
12 Dec 2022Grant permission
Alterations to development approved under Reg. Ref. F20A/0510
Permission · Fingal County Council, F22A/0686
16 Sept 2022Grant permission
A ten year permission for a large scale residential development (LRD)
Lrd application · Fingal County Council, LRD0008/S3
1 Apr 2022Withdraw application
The development will consist of the following: (i) construction of a r
Strategic housing development · Fingal County Council, SHD/015/21
30 Jul 2021Grant permission
The development will comprise:- (i) Construction of 36 No. houses, com
Permission · Fingal County Council, F20A/0510
1 Jun 2021Grant permission
A development consisting of the construction of 1 no. skills wall and
Permission · Fingal County Council, F21A/0110
21 May 2020Grant permission
An underground wastewater pump station (a wetwell) with roof level up
Permission · Fingal County Council, F19A/0243
10 Oct 2019Refuse permission & grant retention
The construction of 1 no. skills wall and 1 no. gym and associated sit
Permission and retention · Fingal County Council, F19A/0262
25 Jun 2019Grant permission
Demolish existing outbuilding and shed to rear and to construct a new
Permission · Fingal County Council, F19A/0143
12 Sept 2017Grant permission
Planning permission for: a) extension of the existing cabin by 12m² fo
Permission · Fingal County Council, F17A/0104
The 25 most recent of 38 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 Ballymastone.
Recorded monuments
- DU012-084 Ring-ditch
Description
This monument was subject to geophysical survey (Licence no. 05R012) and test excavation (Licence no. 06E0027) to inform the Donabate Local Area Plan. A circular ditch (5.45m diam.) and possible post or pit were identified. Although no diagnostic material was recovered, it was interpreted on the basis of morphology as a probable prehistoric hut (Baker 2006, 17). Compiled by: Christine Baker Date of upload: 5 February 2015
- DU012-085 Ring-ditch
Description
This monument was subject to geophysical survey (Licence no. 05R012) and test excavation (Licence no. 07E0650) to inform the Donabate Local Area Plan. A possible ring ditch (8m diam.) was identified. (Frazer 2007). Compiled by: Christine Baker Date of upload: 5 February 2015
- DU012-088 Enclosure
Description
This monument was subject to geophysical survey (Licence no. 05R012) and test excavation (Licence no. 07E0650) to inform the Donabate Local Area Plan. A ditched (1m wide) circular enclosure (50m diam.) was identified. (Frazer 2007). Compiled by: Christine Baker Date of upload: 5 February 2015
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Ballymastone.
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 Ballymastone, about 1 in 20 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 low.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Ballymastone.
- 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 Ballymastone with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Dublin.
The townland
- Name
- Ballymastone · Baile Mastún
- Area
- 489,810 m² (48.98 ha, 121.03 acres)
- Civil parish
- Portraine, 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
- Balcarrick, Ballalease North, Ballalease South, Ballisk, Corballis, Portraine Demesne
- Placenames
- Ballymastone 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.