Blackland
Townland in the civil parish of Lusk, barony of Balrothery East, Co. Dublin; in Irish An Talamh Dubh
- Area
- 61.3 ha
- 151 acres
- Land parcels
- 37
- registered freehold, median 2,766 m² (0.28 ha, 0.68 acres)
- Zoning
- P1
- RU - Rural
- Planning
- 20
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
37 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Blackland, from 64 m² to 136,760 m² (13.68 ha, 33.79 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 37 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 · 59 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
23 Dec 2025Refuse permission
Permission for, A. Two storey dwelling house,
Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/1221
23 Dec 2024Grant permission
The proposed development will consist of (i) the construction of an ex
Permission · Fingal County Council, F24A/1192E
1 Nov 2024Invalid application due to site notice
Morning Fresh Farm Limited, intend to apply for planning permission on
Permission · Fingal County Council, F24A/0966E
1 Sept 2022Grant permission
(a) The construction of a Special National School (c. 3,810 sq.m) over
Permission · Fingal County Council, F22A/0208
23 May 2022Grant permission
Comprising internal reconfiguration of rooms on the first floor to inc
Permission · Fingal County Council, F22A/0261
23 Nov 2021Grant permission
Site to side/rear of the recently constructed new nursing home develo
Permission · Fingal County Council, F20A/0701
24 Aug 2020Grant permission
Detached dormer dwelling with new vehicular entrance, wastewater treat
Permission · Fingal County Council, F20A/0411
30 Oct 2019Grant permission
The demolition of 3 no. glasshouses, 1 no. agricultural shed and the p
Permission · Fingal County Council, F19A/0511
24 Dec 2018Refuse permission
For new single-storey dwellinghouse accessed via existing entrance, ne
Permission · Fingal County Council, F18A/0760
26 Jun 2018Grant permission & grant retention
(1) The retention of development on the subject site and (2) revisions
Permission and retention · Fingal County Council, F18A/0361
21 May 2018Withdraw application
The proposed development seeks the retention of development and revisi
Retention · Fingal County Council, F18A/0270
14 May 2018Refuse permission
Permission for new single storey dwellinghouse accessed via existing e
Permission · Fingal County Council, F18A/0251
16 Jan 2017Grant extension of duration of perm.
Replace a previously granted on-site waste water treatment system and
Extension of duration of permission · Fingal County Council, F11A/0330/E1
4 Apr 2016Grant permission
A. Two storey extension to side of existing bungalow, b. Partial raisi
Permission · Fingal County Council, F16B/0083
30 Jul 2015Grant permission
Nursing home development on a (4.507ha.) site of a previously approved
Permission · Fingal County Council, F15A/0168
3 Sept 2014Grant permission
Granny flat extension and extension to existing dormer type dwelling.
Permission · Fingal County Council, F14A/0097
1 Nov 2012Grant permission
Replacement of existing two buffer tanks with one new buffer tank, ins
Permission · Fingal County Council, F12A/0276
11 May 2012Grant permission for retention
Retention permission for the decommission of the existing septic tank
Retention · Fingal County Council, F12A/0137
6 Sept 2011Grant permission
Replace a previously granted on-site waste water treatment system and
Permission · Fingal County Council, F11A/0330
19 May 2011Grant permission
The construction of a horticultural shed at the above address.
Permission · Fingal County Council, F11A/0058
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 Blackland.
Recorded monuments
- DU008-052 Enclosure
Description
Located in a large open field of tillage. There are extensive views south to Howth Head. Ground ever so slightly undulating dropping down to south and east. Aerial photographs (FSI 423/2) shows cropmarks of a circular enclosure associated with a possible field system. Geophysical survey undertaken by the Discovery Programme LIARI Project in 2012 records the details of successive enclosures and field system (DU008-052003-). This enclosure (c.30m diam.) has all the appearance of a pre‐existing feature that has been incorporated into the field system, one of whose boundaries bisects it (Dowling 2013, 15). Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Updated by: Christine Baker Date of upload: 19 December 2014
- DU008-052002 Enclosure
Description
Located almost 90m south-east of enclosure (DU008-052----) this enclosure was identified on aerial photography along with a field system (DU008-052003-) (SMR file; pers. comm. T. Condit). Geophysical survey by the Discovery Programme LIARI Project identified a positive annular band measuring 2m in average width and 32m in diameter. Several small, pit‐type anomalies and a semi‐circular band of enhanced magnetic responses were recorded inside the enclosure and could conceivably represent the remains of a building (Dowling 2013, 15). Compiled by: David O’Connor Updated by: Christine Baker Date of upload: 19 December 2014
- DU008-052003 Field system
Description
A possible field system visible as a crop mark on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13 together with other features including two circular enclosures (DU008-052001- & DU008-0520032-) (SMR file; pers. comm. T. Condit). Geophysical survey by the Discovery Programme LIARI Project, identified a complex mosaic of rectilinear, circular and petal‐shaped enclosures and other features extending over an area of more than 1ha. The layout of these features suggest they are defined by a series of adjoining and overlapping ditches and trenches associated with several phases of land division and possible settlement. The intensity of the magnetic responses exhibited by these features varies considerably, with some particularly strong anomalies likely to relate to ditches that contain significant quantities of burnt (as well as decaying organic) material (Dowling 2013, 14). See attached Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13 Compiled by: David O’Connor Updated by: Christine Baker Date of upload: 19 December 2014
- DU008-093 Enclosure
Description
Geophysical survey (Licence no. 12R010) undertaken by the Discovery Programme as part of the ‘Late Iron Age and “Roman” Ireland’ project identified a ditched enclosure (40m diam.). There may be an entrance gap on the east and a number of pit‐type features were recorded to the northeast of the enclosure (Dowling 2013, 16). Compiled by: Christine Baker Date of upload: 4 February 2015
- DU008-122 Earthwork
Description
In tillage field. Cropmark of circular-shaped area visible on Apple Maps aerial imagery. See attached image from Apple Maps aerial coverage showing cropmark Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Jean-Charles Caillère Date of upload: 20 December 2022
Architectural heritage
- Water pump, 1890–1910 · Regional interest
Description
Cast-iron water pump, c.1900, now missing parts.
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
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Blackland.
- 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 Blackland with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Dublin.
The townland
- Name
- Blackland · An Talamh Dubh
- Area
- 613,098 m² (61.31 ha, 151.5 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
- Ballykea, Carnhill, Rush Demesne, Thomastown
- Placenames
- Blackland 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.