Barberstown
Townland in the civil parish of Clonsilla, barony of Castleknock, Co. Dublin; in Irish Baile an Bhearbóraigh
- Area
- 67.3 ha
- 166 acres
- Land parcels
- 419
- registered freehold, median 204 m²
- Zoning
- R2
- RS - Residential
- Planning
- 100
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
419 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Barberstown, from 1 m² to 120,597 m² (12.06 ha, 29.8 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 47 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 · 391 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R1RA - Residential Area (New/proposed residential)
The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 27 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G4OS - Open Space (Active open space)
The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 14 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 - S3CI - Community Infrastructure (Community facilities)
The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 4 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
15 Jun 2026Grant permission
1. Construction of a 5.5 sq/m rear kitchen extension. 2. Conversion o
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW26A/0246E
20 Apr 2026Grant permission
The development will consist of: a) change of use of existing permitte
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW26A/0155E
15 Apr 2026Invalid application
The development will consist of: a) change of use of existing permitte
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW26A/0152E
2 Apr 2026Grant permission
The development will consist of converting the attic, the construction
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW26A/0133E
30 Mar 2026Invalid application
The development will consist of the construction of a dormer window in
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW26A/0127E
6 Feb 2026Grant permission
Planning Permission for alterations & change of use to 2 no. ground fl
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW26A/0046E
16 Jan 2026Grant time ext (3 months) ai
The Electricity Supply Board (ESB) intends to apply for permission for
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW26A/0017E
15 Jan 2026Refuse permission
The development will consist of the construction of a dormer window in
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW26A/0013E
12 Jan 2026Invalid application
The development will consist of the construction of a dormer window in
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW26A/0008E
23 Dec 2025Grant permission
1. Conversion of the attic space to storage area to include roof windo
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW25A/0561E
17 Dec 2025Grant permission
The development will consist of modifications to the development permi
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW25A/0548E
2 Dec 2025Grant permission
Modifications to granted planning permission FW24A/0533E- Alteration
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW25A/0521E
25 Nov 2025Grant permission
Planning Permission which is in a Strategic Development Zone Area (SDZ
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW25A/0503E
24 Nov 2025Withdraw application
A single storey ground floor extension to the side/ rear.
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW25A/0499E
21 Nov 2025Grant permission
Planning Permission is sought for a single storey ground floor extensi
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW25A/0497E
10 Nov 2025Invalid application
TO CONVERT ATTICSPACE TO STORAGE SPACE WITH (i) A DORMER ROOF PROJECT
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW25A/0479E
21 Oct 2025Grant permission
Planning permission is sought for the following:
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW25A/0456E
22 Sept 2025Grant permission
1.Construction of a rear extension to include a kitchen extension and
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW25A/0408E
3 Sept 2025Grant permission
Construction of a new 1 storey / 2 storey extension to side / rear, wi
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW25A/0373E
27 Aug 2025App withdrawn as no ai recd in 6 months
Construction of a new 1 storey / 2 storey extension to side / rear, wi
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW25A/0361E
25 Jul 2025Grant permission
The proposed development will consist of minor modifications to the pe
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW25A/0314E
30 Jun 2025Grant permission
The site is located on lands to the east side of Station Road, Hansfie
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW25A/0275E
10 Mar 2025Grant permission
Permission for conversion of existing attic space to non-habitable sto
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW25A/0089E
3 Mar 2025Grant permission
1.Construction of a rear extension to include a family flat and shared
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW25A/0077E
25 Feb 2025Invalid application
1. Construction of a rear extension to include a family flat and share
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW25A/0067E
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
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Royal Canal 002103
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Barberstown.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Barberstown.
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 low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3001 (ZIP).
- 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
No address of the register names Barberstown with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Dublin.
The townland
- Name
- Barberstown · Baile an Bhearbóraigh
- Area
- 673,361 m² (67.34 ha, 166.39 acres)
- Civil parish
- Clonsilla, and its townlands
- Barony
- Castleknock
- Electoral division
- Blanchardstown-Blakestown, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Blanchardstown-Blakestown electoral division: 43,905 people in 13,277 households; 70% of households own their home; 43% of homes were built since 2001; 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Barnhill, Clonsilla, Hansfield or Phibblestown, Westmanstown, Woodlands
- Placenames
- Barberstown 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.