Buzzardstown
Townland in the civil parish of Mulhuddart, barony of Castleknock, Co. Dublin; in Irish Baile an Bhosardaigh
Parcel 1908602
- Area
- 215 m²
- Buildings
- 2 buildings touch it, 134 m² on the ground
- Zoning
- R2 RS - Residential (The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029) The objective
- Townland
- Buzzardstown
Planning applications on this parcel
31 Oct 2023Grant permission
Permission sought for a single storey extension
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW23A/0327
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
No zone of notification of a recorded monument touches this parcel.
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 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility low, on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3082 (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.
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
- 121.1 ha
- 299 acres
- Land parcels
- 777
- registered freehold, median 157 m²
- Zoning
- R2
- RS - Residential
- Planning
- 78
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
777 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Buzzardstown, from 2 m² to 312,700 m² (31.27 ha, 77.27 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 28 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 · 752 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 - S3CI - Community Infrastructure (Community facilities)
The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 8 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - C3HT - High Technology (Office, business/technology park and related)
The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 7 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 · 6 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - M3LC - Local Centre (District, neighbourhood centre)
The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - C2.1GE - General Employment (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
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
9 Jul 2026Grant permission
The development will consist of: The construction of a single storey e
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW26A/0279E
17 Jun 2026Invalid application
The development will consist of the construction single storey extensi
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW26A/0248E
23 Feb 2026Grant permission
Intend to apply for Planning permission, A. Attic Conversion Incorpora
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW26A/0067
16 Jan 2026Grant permission
The development will consist of demolition of an existing single store
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW26A/0015E
21 Dec 2025Invalid application
The development will consist of demolition of an existing single store
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW25A/0556E
19 Dec 2025Grant permission
We, Alexion Pharma International Operations Ltd., intend to apply for
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW25A/0555E
15 Oct 2025Grant permission
The development will consist of the provision of a 63.18 kWp ground mo
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW25A/0450E
23 Jul 2025Grant permission
The development will consist of the construction of a 1 & 2 storey Ext
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW25A/0308E
6 May 2025Grant permission
The development will consist of a bicycle storage unit to accommodate
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW25A/0196E
24 Apr 2025Refuse permission
The development will
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW25A/0171
2 Apr 2025Grant permission
1) construction of new detached 2-storey dwelling with vehicular acces
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW25A/0129E
16 Aug 2024Grant permission
Permission for amendments and alterations to the approved expansion of
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW24A/0330E
17 Apr 2024Grant permission
To carry out an attic conversion incorporating a new rooflight to th
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW24A/0164
15 Apr 2024Grant permission
The proposed development shall provide for the construction of a 90m3
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW24A/0159
4 Apr 2024Invalid application
Planning Permission to carry out
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW24A/0144
3 Apr 2024Invalid application
Intends to apply for permission
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW24A/0140
10 Nov 2023Grant permission
The development will consist of all site buildings and infrastructure
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW23A/0342
31 Oct 2023Grant permission
Permission sought for a single storey extension
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW23A/0327
3 Aug 2023Grant permission
Permission for amendments and alterations to the approved expansion
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW23A/0230
14 Jul 2023Grant permission for retention
For Retention Planing Permission for a 2 storey extension to side (Eas
Retention · Fingal County Council, FW23A/0212
13 Jul 2023Grant permission for retention
The development will consist of retention of
Retention · Fingal County Council, FW23A/0210
15 Mar 2023Grant permission
Expansion of the existing Biopharmaceutical
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW22A/0300
29 Nov 2022Grant permission
Permission sought for a single storey extension to side and rear.
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW22B/0119
7 Nov 2022Grant permission
The development will consist of single-storey porch extension to side
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW22B/0113
10 May 2022Grant permission & grant retention
Retention for an existing 2-storey detached structure. Permission for
Permission and retention · Fingal County Council, FW21A/0252
The 25 most recent of 78 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 Buzzardstown.
Recorded monuments
- DU013-010001 Church
Description
Located in a prominent position with land falling gently to W and steeply to S. Church 1st mentioned in early 15th century on the incorporation of a guild 'the guild of the fraternity of Our Lady St Mary of the Church of Mulhuddart (Ball 1920, 44-46). Civil Survey 'walls of a church' at Buzardstown (Simington 1945, 227). Church situated in a raised graveyard which curves alongside W side. Undivided nave and chancel (int. dims. 20.22m wt. 8.73m, h. 0.5m, th. 0.97m-1.2m with residential W tower that survives to the first floor level. Rough coursed shaley limestone with dressed quoins. Vault over ground floor shows traces of wickerwork centering, ext. dimes. 1.745 wt. 4.9m. Ist floor has projecting turret on S side, a window in W and 2 wall recesses in N. Nave is entered through segmental arched opening in N wall. The exterior of the western gable has two mouldings for plaques. The upper is empty, the lower contains an 18th century mural tablet inscribed to Denis Commins & Mary Warren 1675-1740s. Window in south facade of tower appears to have been reinstated. Arch of residential tower subject to burning and graffiti. Gravestones present in interior of church. Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Updated by: Christine Baker Date of upload: 19 January 2015
- DU013-010003 Graveyard
Description
Graveyard walled and curved along west at some height above the road. The oldest section of the graveyard is the raised area that surrounds the church (DU013-010001-). It contains 18th, 19th century and modern gravestones as well as a number of re-used architectural fragments. The graveyard has been extended to the north twice. The graveyard was previously surveyed by Egan in 1993 (Fingal Historic Graveyards project 2008). Compiled by: Christine Baker Date of Upload: 7 February 2015
- DU013-023 House - 16th/17th century
Description
The Down Survey (1655-6) map shows a dwelling at Buzzardstown near Buzzardstown House. In the second half of the 18th century the family of Flood owned Buzzardstown House-on a winter’s night in 1761 it is recorded that the gable-end of Mr Flood’s house at Mulhuddart suddenly gave way, whereby Mrs Flood and her daughter were killed. Test excavation (Licence no. 06E0184) was undertaken at the site of Buzzardstown House but archaeological remains were not located. Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Updated by: Christine Baker Date of upload: 20 January 2015
Architectural heritage
- Graveyard/cemetery, 1250–1350 · Regional interest
Description
Graveyard with various cut-stone grave markers from c.1300 to present. Ruin of church [SMR DU013-01001-] to site.
- Mulhuddart Bridge, bridge, 1870–1900 · Regional interest
Description
Single-arch bridge over river, c.1885, with rough faced limestone walls and granite dressings.
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 10 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
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3082 (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 Buzzardstown with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Dublin.
The townland
- Name
- Buzzardstown · Baile an Bhosardaigh
- Area
- 1,210,822 m² (121.08 ha, 299.2 acres)
- Civil parish
- Mulhuddart, and its townlands
- Barony
- Castleknock
- Electoral division
- Blanchardstown-Mulhuddart, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Blanchardstown-Mulhuddart electoral division: 4,219 people in 1,277 households; 46% of households own their home; 54% of homes were built since 2001; 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballycoolen, Coolmine, Corduff, Cruiserath, Parslickstown, Tyrrelstown
- Placenames
- Buzzardstown 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.