Beaverstown
Townland in the civil parish of Portraine, barony of Nethercross, Co. Dublin; in Irish Baile an Bhéibhéaraigh
Parcel 5166893
- Area
- 583,941 m² (58.39 ha, 144.3 acres)
- Buildings
- 3 buildings touch it, 1,284 m² on the ground
- Zoning
- R2 RS - Residential (The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029) The objective
G4 OS - Open Space (The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029) The objective
G3 HA - High Amenity (The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029) The objective
P1 RU - Rural (The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029) The objective - Townland
- Beaverstown
Planning applications on this parcel
2 Jul 2026Request additional information
The Development will consist of the inclusion of a new foul sewer pump
Permission · Fingal County Council, F26A/0577
9 Mar 2022Grant permission
Revisions to the previously permitted development Reg. Ref. F16A/0535.
Permission · Fingal County Council, F22A/0118
27 Jan 2022Invalid application due to site notice
Revisions to previously permitted development Reg. Ref. F16A/0535. Th
Permission · Fingal County Council, F22A/0039
6 May 2021Grant permission
Revisions to previously permitted development Reg Ref. F16A/0535
Permission · Fingal County Council, F21A/0257
21 Jan 2021Grant permission for retention
Retention for revisions to previously permitted development Reg Ref.
Retention · Fingal County Council, F21A/0021
27 Feb 2020Grant permission
For revisions to previously permitted development Reg. Ref. F16A/0535.
Permission · Fingal County Council, F20A/0091
19 Mar 2019Grant permission
Revision to previously permitted development Reg. Ref. F16A/0535. The
Permission · Fingal County Council, F18A/0673
24 Oct 2018Grant permission
Revision to previously permitted development Reg. Ref. F16A/0535. The
Permission · Fingal County Council, F18A/0597
21 Jul 2017Grant permission
A residential development at a site bounded to the north and east by B
Permission · Fingal County Council, F16A/0535
5 Feb 2013App withdrawn as no ai recd in 6 months
Change of use of a portion of existing house into a sessional montesso
Permission · Fingal County Council, F13A/0039
5 Oct 2012Grant permission
Residential development of 158 dwellings which will comprise of 30 no.
Permission · Fingal County Council, F12A/0086
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Designated sites
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches this parcel.
Recorded monuments around it
This parcel is in the zone of notification of 4 recorded monuments.
- DU008-024001 Castle - tower house
Description
Turvey House was an early 18th-century residence, which incorporated an earlier tower house and a late 16th-century house associated with the Barnewall family. The castle was reputedly built from the stones of the nunnery of Grace Dieu (DU. It was demolished in 1987. However archaeological monitoring of rubble removal in 1993 revealed upstanding remains of these three phases of building on the present site. The earliest phase identified was the construction of a rectangular tower house (L 11.5m; Wth 8m) with an angle tower in the NW corner. There was a barrel vault over ground floor, now collapsed. The sections, which survive, show evidence of wicker-centring. Original features include a double garderobe chute in the N wall of the angle tower and a splayed window embrasure. The tower house was extended to the S by the addition of an L-shaped building of late 16th-century date. Fragments of four original windows remain in situ, one of which is the sill for a three light window. An original doorway and fireplace was also revealed (Moylan 1961, 22-3, Murtagh 1993, 33-34; ). The site is now fenced off and overgrown. Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Updated by: Christine Baker Date of upload: 19 December 2014
- DU008-024002 House - 16th/17th century
Description
Turvey House was an early 18th-century residence, which incorporated an earlier tower house and a late 16th-century house associated with the Barnewall family. It was demolished in 1987. However archaeological monitoring of rubble removal in 1993 revealed upstanding remains of these three phases of building on the present site. The tower house was extended to the S by the addition of an L-shaped building of late 16th-century date. Fragments of four original windows remain in situ, one of which is the sill for a three light window. An original doorway and fireplace was also revealed (Moylan 1961, 22-3, Murtagh 1993, 33-34; ). The site is fenced off and overgrown. Remains of the walled and gated kitchen garden to the rear of the site. Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Updated by: Christine Baker Date of upload: 19 December 2014
- DU008-025 Enclosure
Description
An aerial photograph taken by in 1971 (FSI 587/588) shows part of a possible enclosure visible as a curving cropmark (diam. c. 100m). There is a corresponding curve in the nearby field boundary. The site is located in low-lying pasture close to Rogerstown estuary. Not visible at ground level. Now incorporated into Turvey Nature Reserve. Geophysical survey (Licence no. 06R0154) was undertaken to identify the extent and location of the enclosure site. However no clear responses suggestive of an enclosure were identified. Isolated responses were recorded probably the result of natural variations in the sub-soil (Leigh 2006, 2). Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Updated by: Christine Baker Date of upload: 19 December 2014
- DU008-083 Burial
Description
In 1984 human remains were discovered on Turvey Estate. The human remains were discovered in a disused gravel quarry which had been converted to a cattle shelter (NMI Cahill & Sikora 2011, 474). Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands on this parcel.
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
- 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
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of this parcel.
- 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.
Download this parcel: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its neighbours and buildings, for a drawing program; GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map; KML, for Google Earth.
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee.
- Area
- 175.3 ha
- 433 acres
- Land parcels
- 1,671
- registered freehold, median 227 m²
- Zoning
- R2
- RS - Residential
- Planning
- 100
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
1,671 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Beaverstown, from 0 m² to 341,587 m² (34.16 ha, 84.41 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 136 neighbouring parcels touch it.
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Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- R2RS - Residential (Existing residential)
The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 1,573 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 · 75 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G4OS - Open Space (Active open space)
The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 30 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R1RA - Residential Area (New/proposed residential)
The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 28 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 · 23 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - S3CI - Community Infrastructure (Community facilities)
The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 3 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
3 Sept 2026Invalid application
The proposed development will consist of the subdivision and alteratio
Permission · Fingal County Council, F26A/0803E
8 Jul 2026Grant permission & grant retention
Retention permission for a single storey lean-to storage shed to the s
Permission and retention · Fingal County Council, F26A/0598E
2 Jul 2026Request additional information
The Development will consist of the inclusion of a new foul sewer pump
Permission · Fingal County Council, F26A/0577
2 Apr 2026Grant permission
The development consists of the following: Alteration of Condition 2
Permission · Fingal County Council, F26A/0267
30 Mar 2026Grant permission & refuse permission
The development will consist of the change of use of the existing chil
Permission · Fingal County Council, F26A/0257E
4 Mar 2026Grant permission
Development will consist of a proposed new ground floor only extension
Permission · Fingal County Council, F26A/0153
5 Feb 2026Invalid application due to site notice
The development consists of the following ;
Permission · Fingal County Council, F26A/0073
8 Jan 2026Grant permission
Planning Permission for (a) the demolition of existing single storey s
Permission · Fingal County Council, F26A/0004E
19 Dec 2025Invalid application
Planning Permission for (a) the demolition of existing single storey s
Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/1193E
12 Nov 2025Grant permission
Planning Permission for attic conversion with dormer to rear roof to a
Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/1050E
11 Nov 2025Grant permission
The proposed development seeks to amend permitted Phase 1 Development
Lrd application · Fingal County Council, LRD0070/S3E
30 Oct 2025Grant permission for retention
The development will consist of retention planning permission for sing
Retention · Fingal County Council, F25A/1002E
15 Oct 2025Grant permission
We, Keelco Limited, intend to apply for permission for development on
Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/0950E
8 Oct 2025Grant permission & grant retention
Planning permission for attic conversion with hip to gable roof to sid
Permission and retention · Fingal County Council, F25A/0913E
12 Aug 2025Grant permission
The development consists of the construction of a single storey garage
Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/0733E
7 Aug 2025Withdraw application
Planning Permission is sought for the construction of a new single sto
Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/0712E
31 Jul 2025Grant permission
The development will consist of the construction of a first floor exte
Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/0694E
16 Jul 2025Grant permission for retention
Retention of conversion of the attic into non-habitable storage space
Retention · Fingal County Council, F25A/0645E
30 Jun 2025Refuse permission
Permission for development at a site of c. 0.52 Ha at Kavanagh's Garde
Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/0580E
6 Jun 2025Grant permission
The development will consist of the following: (a) The removal of the
Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/0497E
6 May 2025Grant permission
Conversion of existing attic space to a play room, home office, study,
Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/0387E
6 May 2025Grant permission
Conversion of existing attic space to a play room, home office, study,
Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/0389E
31 Mar 2025Grant permission & grant retention
Planning permission to 1. extended ridge line to convert hip roof to g
Permission and retention · Fingal County Council, F25A/0272E
21 Mar 2025Invalid application
Planning permission to 1. extended ridge line to convert hip roof to g
Permission and retention · Fingal County Council, F25A/0243E
21 Mar 2025Refuse permission
Amendments to permission Fingal County Council Reg. Ref.: F21A/0708 (A
Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/0238E
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
- Special Area of Conservation: Rogerstown Estuary SAC 000208
- Special Protection Area: Rogerstown Estuary SPA 004015
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Rogerstown Estuary 000208
Recorded monuments
- DU008-026 Quay
Description
Immediately E of Raheen Point on the S side of Rogerstown estuary. The site formerly comprised two roughly parallel banks with a marshy hollow in between where the tide comes in. These banks measured c. 60m in extent. They are levelled and all that remains is this elongated hollow. Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Date of upload: 26 August 2011
- DU012-066 Habitation site
Description
An archaeological assessment in 2002 revealed prehistoric features. They comprised two distinct clusters of seventeen pits and post-holes forming a semi-circular arrangement spread over an area 8m N-S by 5m. Finds include sherds of early Neolithic pottery and some flint (Hagen, I, 2006, 117). Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Date of upload: 26 August 2011
- DU012-067 Enclosure
Description
An archaeological assessment in 2002 revealed a section of curvilinear ditch (L 15m, Wth 1.3m, D0.5-0.7m which produced Beaker pottery. Three features were revealed within the confines of the enclosure including a pit 0.4m in diameter and 0.2m deep which contained a small amount of burnt bone (Hagen, I 2006, 117). Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Date of upload: 26 August 2011
- DU012-083 Excavation - miscellaneous
Description
This monument was excavated (Licence no. 04E0185) in advance of development. Characterised by a series of pits from which medieval pottery was recovered, the site was truncated by post-medieval activity including a curvilinear ditch from which a sherd of 17th century Frechen ware was recovered (Lohan 2002, 19). Compiled by: Christine Baker Date of upload: 5 February 2015
Architectural heritage
- Beaverstown House, farm house, 1810–1850 · Regional interest
Description
Detached four-bay two-storey farmhouse, c.1830, with projecting timber and glazed entrance porch to ground floor. Two-bay two-storey return to return. Extension to left-hand side, c.1965. Farmyard complex to site.ROOF: Double pitched slate; cast-iron rainwater goods; rendered chimney stacks; clay pots. WALLS: Rough cast render. OPENINGS: Square headed windows; patent reveals; stone cills; original 6/6 timber sashes; uPVC replacements to ground floor; roundheaded door; original fanlight; rendered reveals; replacements door.
- Donabate Railway Station, signal box, 1890–1910 · Regional interest
Description
Detached single-bay single-storey signal box, c.1900, with timber structure on brick plinth.ROOF: Double-pitched, gable fronted slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles. Decorative timber bargeboard supported by carved timber brackets with cast-iron finials; projecting brick chimney stack to side elevation. WALLS: Red brick English garden wall bond with recessed panels to floor; tongue and grooved timber walls with glazed panels. OPENINGS: Square-headed openings; probably original tongue and grooved timber door; brick reveals to ground floor now blocked up
- The Thatch Cottage, house, 1750–1850 · Regional interest
Description
Detached four-bay single-storey thatched house, c.1795, with gable-fronted projecting thatched porch.ROOF: Double pitched thatched roof having curved swept hip ends; rendered chimney stack, double pitched thatched porch. WALLS: Nap rendered; high plinth course and single buttress to corner; rough cast rendered porch. OPENINGS: Square headed rendered reveals; stone cills, timber windows and door, c.1990; end bay blocked.
- Bridge, 1850–1870 · Regional interest
Description
Single-arch ashlar limestone road bridge over railway line, c.1860, with cast-iron gate and concrete steps leading to station platform.
- Donabate Railway Station, railway station, 1850–1870 · Regional interest
Description
Detached eight-bay single-storey red brick railway station, c.1860, with central gable-fronted projecting porch. Single-bay single-storey red brick public convenience to north. Single-storey outbuildings on east platform. Cast-iron pedestrian bridge spans railway tracks.ROOF: Double pitched slate roof with concrete ridge tiles, tall brick stack with a terracotta pot; cast-iron rainwater goods; carved timber barge boards to porch. WALLS: Hard red brick, English garden wall bond with a cement rendered plinth. OPENINGS: Segmental headed windows with brick reveals & soffits; granite cills and uPVC windows; square headed door and uPVC door; timber panelled door with glazed overlight to rear. INTERIOR:Remodelled, c.1995.
- Graveyard/cemetery, 1840–1900 · Regional interest
Description
Graveyard with various cut-stone markers from c.1870 to present.
- Donabate Railway Station, station master's house, 1880–1900 · Regional interest
Description
Detached two-bay two-storey red brick station master's house, c.1890, with two-bay two-storey return to rear. Five-bay two-storey extension to rear, c.1999.ROOF: Double-pitched; slate; terracotta roof ridge tiles; red brick chimney stacks; yellow clay pots; cast-iron gutter with projecting eaves. WALLS: Nap rendered plinth; red brick laid in Flemish bond; timber fascia reading Donabate; nap rendered rear elevation. OPENINGS: Front has square headed red brick quoining surrounds; limestone cills; uPVC casement windows; salvage brick on gable wall.
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; parts are made ground.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Beaverstown.
- 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 Beaverstown with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Dublin.
The townland
- Name
- Beaverstown · Baile an Bhéibhéaraigh
- Area
- 1,753,404 m² (175.34 ha, 433.28 acres)
- Civil parish
- Portraine, and its townlands
- Barony
- Nethercross
- Electoral division
- Donabate, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Donabate electoral division: 11,783 people in 3,900 households; 79% of households own their home; 50% of homes were built since 2001; 3% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballalease North, Ballalease West, Ballisk Common, Corballis, Donabate, Newbridge Demesne, Rahillion, Turvey
- Placenames
- Beaverstown 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.