# Coldblow, Co. Dublin: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Leixlip, barony of Newcastle, Co. Dublin; in Irish Coldblow.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,115,522 m² (111.55 ha, 275.65 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 21 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 4,189 m² (0.42 ha, 1.04 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): G3 HA - High Amenity, the zone with the most parcels
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 26 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Leixlip, https://everytownland.com/dublin/parish/leixlip.md
- Barony: Newcastle
- Electoral division: Lucan North, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 1,765 people lived in 477 households in the Lucan North electoral division. 84% of households owned their home. 76% of homes were built since 2001. 2% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Dublin, https://everytownland.com/dublin.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/17124
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 260244
- Centre: latitude 53.363634, longitude -6.459808 (WGS 84)

## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann)

21 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Coldblow, from 20 m² to 427,863 m² (42.79 ha, 105.73 acres); 27 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 1914767: 427,863 m² (42.79 ha, 105.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1914767.md
- Parcel 1914764: 134,791 m² (13.48 ha, 33.31 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1914764.md
- Parcel 1815813: 86,253 m² (8.63 ha, 21.31 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1815813.md
- Parcel 1883676: 73,709 m² (7.37 ha, 18.21 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1883676.md
- Parcel 5647947: 63,214 m² (6.32 ha, 15.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5647947.md
- Parcel 5647948: 52,454 m² (5.25 ha, 12.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5647948.md
- Parcel 1815816: 8,306 m² (0.83 ha, 2.05 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1815816.md
- Parcel 1815819: 7,140 m² (0.71 ha, 1.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1815819.md
- Parcel 1815815: 6,728 m² (0.67 ha, 1.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1815815.md
- Parcel 1815817: 6,515 m² (0.65 ha, 1.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1815817.md
- Parcel 1914763: 4,189 m² (0.42 ha, 1.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1914763.md
- Parcel 1815818: 2,017 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1815818.md
- Parcel 1914766: 1,919 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1914766.md
- Parcel 1914762: 649 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1914762.md
- Parcel 5544009: 564 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5544009.md
- Parcel 1914765: 312 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1914765.md
- Parcel 1914760: 263 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1914760.md
- Parcel 5036816: 187 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5036816.md
- Parcel 1914761: 169 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1914761.md
- Parcel 1815814: 143 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1815814.md
- Parcel 5544028: 20 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5544028.md

## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan)

- G3 HA - High Amenity (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape): The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal; 26 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.fingal.ie/development-plan
- G3 GB - Green Belt (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape): The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal; 5 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.fingal.ie/development-plan
- G3 HA-LV (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape): South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028, South Dublin; 2 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.sdcc.ie/en/devplan2022/adopted-plan/
- G4 OS - Open Space (Active open space): The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal; 0 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.fingal.ie/development-plan

## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

26 applications, newest first.

- 13 May 2026, Fingal County Council FW26A/0196E: Grant permission. Permission. We, Vanisland Limited, intend to apply for planning permission for a c. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/fingal/appli
- 22 Dec 2025, Fingal County Council FW25A/0559E: Refuse permission & refuse retention. Permission and retention. Retention is sought for: (i) a 448 sq.m concrete yard and (ii) an agri. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/fingal/appli
- 23 Sept 2025, Fingal County Council FW25A/0411E: Refuse permission & refuse retention. Permission and retention. (1) permission to modify the existing warehouse (888.9 sq. m. total gr. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/fingal/appli
- 10 Sept 2025, Fingal County Council FW25A/0388E: Invalid application. Permission. Permission to carry out the following development: (1) to modify the. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/fingal/appli
- 24 Jul 2024, Fingal County Council FW24A/0306E: Refuse permission for retention. Retention. Steven McEleney intends to apply for retention permission for developm. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/fingal/appli
- 16 Jul 2024, Fingal County Council FW24A/0292E: Invalid application. Retention. Steven McEleney intends to apply for retention permission for developm. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/fingal/appli
- 4 Apr 2024, Fingal County Council FW24A/0145E: Refuse permission. Permission and retention. Steven McEleney intends to apply for permission and retention permissi. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/fingal/appli
- 28 Mar 2024, Fingal County Council FW24A/0134: Refuse permission for retention. Retention. Intends to apply for retention. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/fingal/appli
- 21 Nov 2023, Fingal County Council FW23A/0353: App withdrawn as no ai recd in 6 months. Permission. Planning permission to construct a new single storey shed appromitatel. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/fingal/appli
- 22 Dec 2022, Fingal County Council FW22A/0230: Grant permission. Permission. The demolition of an existing side extension and construction of a sin. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/fingal/appli
- 15 Dec 2020, Fingal County Council FW20A/0104: Grant permission. Permission. Sherborough Properties Limited intend to apply for planning permission. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/fingal/appli
- 26 Sept 2017, Fingal County Council FW17A/0160: Refuse permission. Permission. A two-storey extension to the rear of a previously approved nursing ho. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/fingal/appli
- 23 Feb 2017, Fingal County Council FW17B/0012: Grant permission. Permission. Change an existing window to double doors and erect a railings to form. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/fingal/appli
- 28 Oct 2016, Fingal County Council FW16A/0158: Grant permission. Permission. Proposed nurning home. The proposed development will consist of the d. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/fingal/appli
- 6 Oct 2016, Fingal County Council FW16B/0109: Grant permission. Permission. Single storey stone portico to the front, stone surrounds on the windo. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/fingal/appli
- 11 Feb 2016, Fingal County Council FW16B/0012: Grant permission. Permission. Permission to demolish single storey extension to the rear and constru. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/fingal/appli
- 24 Nov 2015, Fingal County Council FW15A/0148: Refuse permission. Permission. Permission for a proposed nursing home. The proposed development will. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/fingal/appli
- 3 Nov 2014, Fingal County Council FW14A/0137: Grant permission. Permission. Permission for new entrance/access arrangements comprising new. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/fingal/appli
- 10 Jun 2014, Fingal County Council FW14A/0043: Grant permission. Permission. Permission for replacement Waste Water Treatment Plant. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/fingal/appli
- 15 Mar 2013, Fingal County Council FW13B/0020: Grant permission for retention. Retention. Retention of a single storey extension to side of existing dwelling ho. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/fingal/appli
- 22 Jan 2013, Fingal County Council FW12A/0051: Refuse permission. Permission. Permission for a development at the Sluice Weir, Lucan Demesne. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/fingal/appli
- 29 Nov 2012, Fingal County Council FW12A/0129: Grant permission. Permission. The development will consist of demolition of existing walls. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/fingal/appli
- 31 May 2012, South Dublin County Council SD12A/0104: Grant permission. Permission. Enhancement works immediately above and below the sluice weir to facilitate the existing use of the River Liffey at this location for canoe slalom training and competition. The works in the South Dublin County Council area consist of: (a) re-formation of an existing rock-armour river obstacle on the south bank of the river; (b) the re-formation and extension by c. 20m of the existing rock-armour leading downstream below the weir from the south side of the sluice gap; (c) the erection of 2 steel columns (4-5 metres in height and joined at the top by 5mm steel wire) on the island below the weir as part of a canoe slalom gate-hanging system. A Natura Impact Statement has been prepared in respect of the planning application. The Sluice Weir is a Protected Structure in the South Dublin County Development Plan (Ref. 054) and is listed (Ref. 11201017) in the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. The overall development spans the administrative areas of South Dublin and Fingal County Councils and planning applications are being made concurrently to both Planning Authorities.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/southdublin/application-details/43976
- 15 Nov 2011, Fingal County Council FW11A/0112: Grant permission. Permission. Planning permission for development at this site. The development will. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/fingal/appli
- 7 Nov 2011, Fingal County Council FW11A/0091: Grant permission. Permission. Full planning permission for replacement of existing septic tank and p. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/fingal/appli
- 30 Mar 2011, Fingal County Council FW10A/0155: Grant permission. Permission. The development will cnsist of: The construction of 70 detached reside. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/fingal/appli

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## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Liffey Valley, site code 000128
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Royal Canal, site code 002103

## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service)

- DU017-016: Bridge, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDU017-016----. One of three bridges (DU017-019006-/007-) that spanned the River Liffey in the vicinity of the town of Lucan. A medieval bridge traversed the River Liffey at the meeting point between the Liffey and the River Griffeen adjacent to Lucan House possibly built on the site of Lucan Castle (DU017-019001-) and the medieval parish church (DU017-019002-) located on the S bank of the Liffey. This bridge was annotated 'Lucan Bridg' on the 17th century Down Survey Map of Newcastle Barony where it is shown cross the River Liffey to the N of Lucan House and the medieval parish church (Hib. Reg.). The Down Survey map of Lucan Parish shows 'Lucan Bridge' as a multi-arched humpbacked bridge traversing the River Liffey adjacent to Lucan House (NLI, MS. 714). The 1654-56 Civil Survey of Dublin recorded that at; 'Lucan there is a verry faire house a Chappell some thatch houses and Cabbins and a good Stone bridge crossing the river Liffey' (Simington 1945, 290). Remains of the bridge were indicated on the 1837 ed. OSi 6-inch map and the remains were annotated 'Piers of Old Br.' and 'Arch'. The bridge is shown on Rocque's 1760 Map of County Dublin. A single, pointed, segmental arch, is all that survives of this bridge. The remains are on the grounds of a house formerly called 'Bleach Green', now 'Treeslips'. It is well-built of coursed limestone blocks with a cut-water present on the upstream side. This bridge was described by Henry A. Wheeler of the National Monuments Service in 1977 as; 'One arch belonging to north end of medieval bridge survives. The roadway was narrow with a cut-water. To the N of it is an 18th-century mill-race continuing the line of road which crossed the bridge (SMR File 12/09/1977). The Urban Survey of Dublin (Bradley and King 1988, 253) recorded the following details about the bridge in the medieval manorial borough of Lucan; 'This is first mentioned, as far as we have been able to ascertain, in the seventeenth century (Ball 1902-20, iv, 43). The absence of flanking burgage plots along Bridge Street indicates that it is an insertion and was not part of the original pattern'. According to Simington and O'Keeffe (1991, 270), 'the first known reference to a bridge is in 1456 in the Statute Rolls under 34 Henry VI which prescribed that 'two towers with two gates be made, one upon the bridge of Kilmainham, another upon the bridge of Lucan' The fortified bridge was to prevent incursions by "Irish enemies and English rebels" into Fingal by night. See attached Down Survey map of Newcastle Barony showing Lucan Bridge courtesy of the Library of Trinity College, Dublin and the Down Survey map of Lucan Parish which shows Lucan Bridge as a humpbacked bridge traversing the River Liffey, courtesy of the National Library of Ireland. NLI, Ms. 714 National Library of Ireland, The parish maps of the Down Survey for the County of Dublin by W. Petty (1657). Copied by Daniel O'Brien. A set of 42 maps with accompanying terriers, copied in 1786-7. Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Updated by: Christine Baker Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 9 May 2023
- DU017-019010: Weir - fish, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDU017-019010-. The fish weir depicted crossing the River Liffey between Lucan Demesne and Coldblow townlands on the 1837 ed. OSi 6-inch map may have been built on the site of the medieval fish weirs belonging to the medieval 'fishery of Lucan'. A second weir (DU017-019005-) depicted on the 1837 ed. OSi map located on the River Liffey 1.2km to the E is an alternative possible location for the medieval fishery of Lucan. In 1295 Hugh de la Felde and Alianora his wife, were dispossessed or disseised of their freehold in Lucan which included 'a third of the fishery of the water of Lyuekan from the ford of Mich[ael]. Luterel to the ford of Athbo' (Cal. justic. rolls, Ire. Edw. I, 222). In response to this dispossession Hugh de la Felde and his wife Alianora replied that; 'As to the fishery, they say that Rob[ert]. de Wyleby and his wife are in seisin of the third part, and they pray judgment. And Hugh and Alianora say that Robert and his wife have nothing in the fishery, and put themselves on the assise' (ibid.). A few years later in 1306 King Edward sent his writ to John Wogan Jusiticiar of Ireland; 'on the part of John de Hausteyd and Roesia his wife, it is shown that whereas they ought to have a moiety of the fish taken in the water of Anneliffy [Liffey], between their land of Lyuekan on one side, and the land of the Salmon Leap [DU017-014----], which was of Ralph Pipard, on the other side of the water. And they, and the ancestors of Roesia, had the moiety of the fish taken in said water between said lands, and Ralph Pipard and his ancestors had the other moiety, while the land of Salmon Leap was in their hands. Ric[hard]. de Bereford treasurer of Ireland, when said land of the Salmon Leap, by grant which Ralph made to the King, came to the King's hand, immediately impeded John and Roesia from having the moiety of the fish. Wogan is to enquire, and if it appear that John and Roesia and her ancestors had the moiety of the fish in said water until so impeded, then to permit them to have the moiety of the fish taken' (Cal. justic. rolls, Ire. Edw. I, 257). A response to this legal writ from local jurors stated that; 'the fish taken between the land of Lyuecan and the land of Salmon Leap were never accustomed to be divided between the lords of those towns, but each of the lords was accustomed to have his fishery to the middle (ad medittatem) of the water, in places where the river of Aneliffy separates their lands from each other on opposite sides, so that the lord of Lyuecan had fish taken towards his land, and Ralph towards his land; and they were accustomed to fish with engines or nets. They say also that the weirs of Kilmaynan [Kilmainham], Chapel Isolde [Chapelizod], Palmereston [Palmerstown], Lyuecan [Lucan], and S. Katerine [St. Catherine's] are raised, and the water in them much narrowed, in prejudice of the King, and deterioration of his weirs and fishery. Because they say that in those weirs, the course of the water was accustomed to be of) the breadth of 16 feet at least, with sufficient depth for the passage of boats, bundles of firewood, and fish. Therefore the Sheriff is commanded to go to those parts, and cause the weir newly raised at Lyuecan [Lucan] to be whiolly pulled down, and the other weirs, by view of the jurors, reduced in height, and the course of the water widened. So that those weirs be in the same state as they were of old accustomed to be, and the course of the water likewise. And that said injurious things be wholly put away' (Cal. justic. rolls, Ire. Edw. I, 258-9). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 10 May 2023
- DU017-086: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDU017-086----. Located on a south facing slope overlooking the River Liffey. An aerial photograph shows cropmark evidence for a circular enclosure (c.40m diam) with an opening in the east. There are possible cropmarks to the north of it. This may be the remains of a levelled ringfort (pers. comm. James Eogan). Visible on Bing aerial (viewed 29/01/205). Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Updated by: Christine Baker Date of upload: 29 January 2015
- DU017-101: Ring-ditch, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDU017-101----. In grassland. Cropmark of a ring-ditch (diam. c. 7m) visible on OSi Bluesky orthoimage taken 2018 (https://sdublincoco.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=e0c5595b033341dea7661e248d2e9ee9). Faint traces of cropmark visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13 and on Google Earth orthoimage taken 20/03/2022 See attached Google Earth orthoimage taken 20/03/2022 and Apple Maps orthoimage Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Donal Lucey and Jean-Charles Caillère Date of upload: 30 November 2022
- DU017-107: Earthwork, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDU017-107----. In tillage field. Cropmark of circular-shaped area (diam. c. 15m) defined by two widely spaced ditches (overall diam. c. 33m) visible on Apple Maps aerial imagery and Google Earth orthoimage taken 02/06/2016. See attached orthoimages showing cropmark Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Jean-Charles Caillère Date of upload: 20 December 2022

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).

## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage)

- Lucan House, foot bridge, 1920–1940, Regional interest, registry number 11201149, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=SC&regno=11201149. Single-span iron footbridge over river, c.1930, with riveted girder framework, lattice bracing and timber planked walkway. Limestone coursed rubble piers to either end.
- Glenwood, farm house, 1790–1810, Regional interest, registry number 11360006, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=FI&regno=11360006. Detached seven-bay two-storey farmhouse, c.1800, with projecting entrance porch, c.1980. Farmyard complex to rear.ROOF: Half hipped slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles and two nap rendered chimney stacks with terracotta pots; cast-iron rainwater goods. WALLS: Rough-cast rendered with nap rendered plinth. OPENINGS: Square headed with nap rendered surround stone cills, uPVC casement; recessed door opening with raised and fielded timber door and sidelights, c.1980.

## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland)

- Radon: at the centre of the townland of Coldblow, about 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887
- Landslides: The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model: LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3002, https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/LiDAR/OPW_NASC/OPW_3002.zip (ZIP).
- Flooding: the flood maps of the Office of Public Works, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use.

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.

## Downloads

- DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, for a drawing program: https://everytownland.com/dublin/coldblow.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/dublin/coldblow.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/dublin/coldblow.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Coldblow with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Dublin: https://everytownland.com/dublin.md

## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann)

- Allenswood: https://everytownland.com/dublin/allenswood.md
- Laraghcon: https://everytownland.com/dublin/laraghcon.md
- Lucan Demesne: https://everytownland.com/dublin/lucan-demesne.md
- St. Catherine's Park: https://everytownland.com/dublin/st-catherines-park.md
- Westmanstown: https://everytownland.com/dublin/westmanstown-260915.md

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.

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Sources: Cadastral Parcels Freehold, Townlands, Civil Parishes, Baronies, Electoral Divisions and Buildings, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0; national zoning of development plans (GZT, MyPlan) and National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0, applicants not shown; designated sites, National Parks and Wildlife Service, CC BY 4.0; Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, CC BY 4.0; Residential Property Price Register, Property Services Regulatory Authority, re-used with the source acknowledged.

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