Jordanstown
Townland in the civil parish of Palmerstown, barony of Balrothery West, Co. Dublin; in Irish Baile Shiurdáin
- Area
- 166.3 ha
- 411 acres
- Land parcels
- 43
- registered freehold, median 2,366 m² (0.24 ha, 0.58 acres)
- Zoning
- P1
- RU - Rural
- Planning
- 23
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
43 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Jordanstown, from 19 m² to 630,705 m² (63.07 ha, 155.85 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 35 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 · 55 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R3RC - Rural Cluster (Residential, mixed residential and other uses)
The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 18 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
22 Apr 2026Grant permission
1. The demolition of existing single-storey extensions to the rear;
Permission · Fingal County Council, F26A/0325E
19 Feb 2026Seek clarification of additional info.
Planning Permission to construct 4 no. Poultry Houses together with 1
Permission · Fingal County Council, F26A/0123E
29 Apr 2025Grant permission
Construction of an agricultural shed to include dairy, milking facilit
Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/0370E
24 Apr 2025Invalid application
Construction of an agricultural shed to include dairy, milking facilit
Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/0352E
18 Dec 2024Grant permission
The development consists of the construction of a two-storey part sing
Permission · Fingal County Council, F24A/1165E
2 May 2024Grant permission
Partial demolition of existing light industrial workshop to rear of pr
Permission · Fingal County Council, F24A/0401E
21 Dec 2023Refuse permission
The development consists of the construction of a two-storey part sing
Permission · Fingal County Council, F23A/0285
18 Aug 2023Grant permission
The proposed development comprises:
Permission · Fingal County Council, F23A/0262
1 Mar 2023Grant permission
The development will consist of the following; 1) Construction of a ne
Permission · Fingal County Council, F22A/0506
7 Feb 2022Grant permission
The works will consist of an amendment to previously approved
Permission · Fingal County Council, F22B/0029
29 Jun 2021Grant permission
The development consists of: Construction of a new private dwelling, d
Permission · Fingal County Council, F21A/0132
19 May 2021Grant permission
Permission for a front porch extension, single storey flat roof extens
Permission · Fingal County Council, F21B/0188
7 Dec 2020Grant permission
Permission to extend existing dwellinghouse at the sides and rear
Permission · Fingal County Council, F20B/0092
27 Aug 2020Grant permission
A part two-storey, part single storey style dwelling, new waste water
Permission · Fingal County Council, F20A/0233
12 Feb 2020Refuse permission
The development will consist of a bungalow to include the installation
Permission · Fingal County Council, F20A/0060
5 Jun 2019Grant permission
(a) Removal of existing porch and the construction of new porch
Permission · Fingal County Council, F19B/0144
5 Nov 2018Grant permission
To partially demolish existing light industrial workshop to rear of pr
Permission · Fingal County Council, F18B/0303
5 Nov 2018Grant permission
Construction of a new private dwelling, detached garage
Permission · Fingal County Council, F18A/0367
22 Aug 2018Grant permission
Permission for a part single storey, part one and a half storey house
Permission · Fingal County Council, F18A/0213
3 May 2018Grant permission
Permission to construct 4 No. Poultry Houses together with roofed/encl
Permission · Fingal County Council, F17A/0746
8 Aug 2017Refuse permission
Permission for the construction of a single storey flat roof extension
Permission · Fingal County Council, F17B/0184
10 Dec 2015Grant permission for retention
Retention of waste water treatment plant
Retention · Fingal County Council, F15A/0573
21 Oct 2013Grant extension of duration of perm.
Permission for single storey extension to rear of existing cottage
Extension of duration of permission · Fingal County Council, F08B/0623/E1
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 Jordanstown.
Recorded monuments
- DU007-012 Mound
Description
Named as 'moat' on the 1837 OS 6-inch map. Shown as an oval -shaped mound (diam. c. 25m). The site is on the crest of a north facing field under tillage. Appears to be differential crop growth at site on aerial photographs (Bing). Not visible at ground level (Healy 1975, 19). Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Updated by: Christine Baker Date of upload: 28 November 2014
- DU007-063 Enclosure
Description
A circular enclosure visible as a crop mark on an aerial photograph (SMR file; pers. comm. T. Condit). Located within relatively flat open arable land with extensive visibility. No visible remains at ground level. Compiled by: David O’Connor Updated by: Christine Baker Date of upload: 3 December 2014
- DU007-064 Ring-ditch
Description
A circular ring-ditch (which may have a second ring-ditch conjoined to it) visible as a crop mark on an aerial photograph (SMR file; pers. comm. T. Condit). Located within gently undulating arable landscape. No visible remains at ground level. Compiled by: David O’Connor Updated by; Christine Baker Date of upload: 3 December 2014
- DU007-085 Earthwork
Description
In tillage field. Subrectangular-shaped cropmark (dims. c. 45m) visible on Apple Maps orthoimage and on Google Earth orthoimage. See attached orthoimage taken from Apple Maps and Google Earth orthoimage taken 21/07/2021 Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Jean-Charles Caillère Date of upload: 21 December 2022
Architectural heritage
- Jordanstown House, farm house, 1840–1860 · Regional interest
Description
Detached three-bay two-storey farmhouse, c.1850, with gable-fronted projecting entrance porch. Retaining original fenestration. Farmyard complex, c.1850, to north.ROOF: Hipped overhanging slate roof with nap rendered chimney stacks and clay pots. WALLS: Roughcast render with nap rendered plinth course and plaster quoins. OPENINGS: Square headed; plaster reveals; painted stone cills; original 6/6 pane sash windows; original crown glass; arched windows with margin panes to porch; reproduction timber panelled doors.
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 Jordanstown.
- 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
- Jordanstown, Oldtown9 sales
The townland
- Name
- Jordanstown · Baile Shiurdáin
- Area
- 1,662,579 m² (166.26 ha, 410.83 acres)
- Civil parish
- Palmerstown, and its townlands
- Barony
- Balrothery West
- Electoral division
- Clonmethan, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Clonmethan electoral division: 933 people in 282 households; 80% of households own their home; 38% of homes were built since 2001; 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Brownscross, Clonmethan, Cottrelstown, Folly, Moortown, Oldtown, Palmerstown, Wolganstown, Wyestown
- Placenames
- Jordanstown 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.