Charlestown
Townland in the civil parish of Finglas, barony of Castleknock, Co. Dublin; in Irish Baile Shéarlais
Parcel 1815015
- Area
- 471 m²
- Buildings
- No building touches it.
- Zoning
- C2.1 GE - General Employment (The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029) The objective
M2 TC - Town and District Centre (The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029) The objective - Townland
- Charlestown
Planning applications on this parcel
5 Jun 2026Request additional information
The proposed development will consist of high-power electric vehicle c
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW26A/0228E
28 Nov 2023Grant permission
The proposed development will consist of a high-power electric vehicle
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW23A/0180
14 Mar 2023Grant permission
Permission for the proposed green energy initiative development
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW23A/0063
11 Sept 2019Grant permission & grant retention
The retention of modifications/revisions to:
Permission and retention · Fingal County Council, FW19A/0152
4 Jul 2019Grant permission
Modifications to the Phase 2B development to provide an additional 58n
Permission · Fingal County Council, F19A/0146
17 Dec 2018Grant permission
Modifications to the Phase 2B application (Reg. Ref. F18A/0025) to pro
Permission · Fingal County Council, F18A/0718
23 Jan 2018Grant permission
Modifications to the recently permitted Phase 2B development (Reg. Ref
Permission · Fingal County Council, F18A/0025
3 Oct 2017Grant permission
This application seeks permission to complete and reconfigure the
Permission · Fingal County Council, F17A/0215
8 Jun 2017Grant permission
Development on this site (2.321 HA on lands north and west of Charlest
Permission · Fingal County Council, F17A/0091
8 Jul 2013Grant extension of duration of perm.
Modifications to mixed use suburban centre development (Phase 1) permi
Extension of duration of permission · Fingal County Council, F07A/0682/E1
8 Jul 2013Grant extension of duration of perm.
Revised phase 2 development on this site (6.2 ha). The application se
Extension of duration of permission · Fingal County Council, F08A/0431/E1
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 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility low, on the 1:50,000 map.
- 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.
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
- 23.1 ha
- 57 acres
- Land parcels
- 21
- registered freehold, median 2,235 m² (0.22 ha, 0.55 acres)
- Zoning
- C2.1
- GE - General Employment
- Planning
- 75
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
21 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Charlestown, from 31 m² to 53,826 m² (5.38 ha, 13.3 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 33 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
- C2.1GE - General Employment (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 24 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 · 5 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R3Z14: Strategic Development and Regeneration Areas (SDRAs) (Residential, mixed residential and other uses)
Development Plan 2022-2028, Dublin · 5 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 - C2.1Z6: Employment/Enterprise (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
Development Plan 2022-2028, Dublin · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R2Z1: Sustainable Residential Neighbourhoods (Existing residential)
Development Plan 2022-2028, Dublin · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R2RS - Residential (Existing residential)
The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 0 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
10 Jun 2026Request additional information
Planning permission is sought by Tempside Limited for proposed amendme
Lrd application · Fingal County Council, LRD0095/S3E
5 Jun 2026Request additional information
The proposed development will consist of high-power electric vehicle c
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW26A/0228E
3 Jun 2026Grant permission
The development will consist of change of use of Unit R1 (55 sq.m) fro
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW26A/0220E
25 May 2026Invalid application
Amendment to SHDW/007/20, lands at Charlestown Place, St Margaret's Ro
Lrd application · Fingal County Council, LRD0092/S3E
12 Feb 2026Refuse permission for retention
Retention is sought for the change of use from light industrial to co
Retention · Fingal County Council, FW26A/0052E
4 Dec 2025Grant permission
The development will consist of: 1.Construction of a first floor flat
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW25A/0524E
15 Jul 2025Grant permission
The development will consist of change of use of Unit 601 from restaur
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW25A/0297E
25 Jun 2025Grant permission
The development will consist of change of use of Unit 14b from retail/
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW25A/0269E
14 May 2025Grant permission for retention
The development consists of retention of the use of an area (c.388sq.m
Retention · Fingal County Council, FW25A/0213E
12 May 2025Grant permission
The proposed development will consist of 243no. residential units in 3
Lrd application · Fingal County Council, LRD0047/S3E
9 May 2025Invalid application
The development consists of retention of the use of an area (c.388sq.m
Retention · Fingal County Council, FW25A/0202E
3 Apr 2025Grant permission
The development will consist of the use of existing hard landscaped ar
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW25A/0131E
26 Mar 2025Invalid application
The development will consist of Permission for provision of a waste st
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW25A/0121E
5 Feb 2025Invalid application
Full Planning permission is sought to (1) Permission for provision of
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW25A/0034E
5 Nov 2024Grant permission for retention
Installation of a new window to the front elevation (West). Window di
Retention · Fingal County Council, FW24A/0455E
22 Oct 2024Grant permission
The development will consist of change of use of Unit 1C (438sq.m gros
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW24A/0437E
22 Oct 2024Invalid application
Installation of a new window to the front elevation (West). Window dim
Retention · Fingal County Council, FW24A/0436E
21 Jun 2024Grant permission
The development will principally consist of: the provision of a 3.6 sq
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW24A/0262E
17 May 2024Grant permission
The development will consist of change of use of existing vacant floor
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW24A/0116
19 Apr 2024Grant permission
Planning permission for single storey service workshop extension (589
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW24A/0169
28 Nov 2023Grant permission
The proposed development will consist of a high-power electric vehicle
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW23A/0180
26 Sept 2023Grant permission
The development will consist of change of use
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW23A/0291
30 Jun 2023Refuse permission
The development will consist of
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW23A/0196
31 May 2023Grant permission
No Change is proposed to the residential floorspace permitted by Reg.
Lrd application · Fingal County Council, LRD0027/S3
31 May 2023Grant permission
No change is proposed to the residential and non-residential floorspac
Lrd application · Fingal County Council, LRD0031/S3
The 25 most recent of 75 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 Charlestown.
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Charlestown.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Charlestown.
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, on the 1:50,000 map.
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Charlestown with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Dublin.
The townland
- Name
- Charlestown · Baile Shéarlais
- Area
- 230,623 m² (23.06 ha, 56.99 acres)
- Civil parish
- Finglas, and its townlands
- Barony
- Castleknock
- Electoral division
- Dubber, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Dubber electoral division: 8,931 people in 2,882 households; 47% of households own their home; 89% of homes were built since 2001; 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Balseskin, Dubber, Jamestown Little, Meakstown
- Placenames
- Charlestown 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.