Forrest Little
Townland in the civil parish of Swords, barony of Nethercross, Co. Dublin; in Irish An Fhoraois Bheag
- Area
- 103.1 ha
- 255 acres
- Land parcels
- 69
- registered freehold, median 309 m²
- Zoning
- R2
- RS - Residential
- Planning
- 21
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
69 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Forrest Little, from 5 m² to 351,783 m² (35.18 ha, 86.93 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 45 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 · 68 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - N1.3DA - Dublin Airport (Airport)
The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 18 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G3GB - Green Belt (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 7 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G4OS - Open Space (Active open space)
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
29 Jun 2026Additional information consultees
We, Golden Port Homes Limited, intend to apply for permission for a La
Lrd application · Fingal County Council, LRD0099/S3E
23 Jun 2025Grant permission
We, Golden Port Homes Limited, intend to apply for permission for a La
Lrd application · Fingal County Council, LRD0057/S3E
6 Feb 2025App withdrawn as no ai recd in 6 months
: In accordance with Section 34B of the Planning and Development Act,
Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/0094E
20 Dec 2024Invalid application
In accordance with Section 34B of the Planning and Development Act, 20
Permission · Fingal County Council, F24A/1178E
27 Jun 2024Grant permission
in the townlands of Pickardstown, Coultry, Huntsown, Forrest Green, Fo
Permission · Fingal County Council, F23A/0636
15 Dec 2023Sai consultees
The proposed development relates to the entirety of the Airport
Permission · Fingal County Council, F23A/0781
23 Mar 2022Refuse permission for retention
Retention for change of use of existing granny flat to semi-detached d
Retention · Fingal County Council, F22A/0146
10 Dec 2021Grant permission
Development at site of c.5,889 square metres at Dublin Airport
Permission · Fingal County Council, F21A/0673
14 Oct 2021Invalid planning application
An amendment to Fingal County Council Reg Ref F21A/0363. The proposed
Permission · Fingal County Council, F21A/0556
14 Oct 2021Grant permission
For full planning permission to extend the North Apron in the Airfield
Permission · Fingal County Council, F20A/0550
22 Sept 2021Grant permission
Development will consist of a proposed new extension
Permission · Fingal County Council, F21B/0326
21 Sept 2021Grant permission
A proposed development comprising the taking of a ‘relevant action’ on
Permission · Fingal County Council, F20A/0668
19 Jul 2019Grant permission
Amend the North Parallel Runway (North Runway)(permitted under FCC Reg
Permission · Fingal County Council, F19A/0023
7 Jun 2017Grant permission
The site forms part of previously approved Scheme under Reg. Ref. F16A
Permission · Fingal County Council, F17A/0138
11 Jan 2017Grant extension of duration of perm.
To construct on airport lands, a runway, 3110m in length and 75m in wi
Extension of duration of permission · Fingal County Council, F04A/1755/E1
16 Jun 2016Grant permission
Construction of 6 No two storey houses comprising 1 No 5 Bed Detached
Permission · Fingal County Council, F16A/0060
14 Dec 2015Grant permission
Providing a twin feeder, aviation fuel, underground, hydrant pipeline
Permission · Fingal County Council, F15A/0580
28 Jul 2015Grant permission
Permission for development of 1. Providing a hard standing area (1,289
Permission · Fingal County Council, F15A/0234
22 May 2015Grant permission
Permission for two storey extension to rear of existing dwelling to i
Permission · Fingal County Council, F15B/0128
26 Feb 2014Grant permission
4 new 2 storey houses, 2 of the new houses will have vehicular access
Permission · Fingal County Council, F13A/0272
30 Sept 2013Grant permission
Single storey extension to side & rear of existing dwelling to include
Permission · Fingal County Council, F13B/0154
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 Forrest Little.
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Forrest Little.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Forrest Little.
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 moderately low, 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 Forrest Little.
- 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 Forrest Little with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Dublin.
The townland
- Name
- Forrest Little · An Fhoraois Bheag
- Area
- 1,031,400 m² (103.14 ha, 254.86 acres)
- Civil parish
- Swords, and its townlands
- Barony
- Nethercross
- Electoral division
- Swords-Forrest, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Swords-Forrest electoral division: 15,926 people in 5,334 households; 75% of households own their home; 47% of homes were built since 2001; 3% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Cloghran, Collinstown, Corballis, Forrest Great, Forrestfields, Fosterstown North, Fosterstown South, Huntstown, Rock
- Placenames
- Forrest Little 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.