Kilcrea
Townland in the civil parish of Donabate, barony of Nethercross, Co. Dublin; in Irish Cill Chreach
- Area
- 154.8 ha
- 383 acres
- Land parcels
- 37
- registered freehold, median 3,859 m² (0.39 ha, 0.95 acres)
- Zoning
- G3
- HA - High Amenity
- Planning
- 26
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
37 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Kilcrea, from 17 m² to 652,803 m² (65.28 ha, 161.31 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 12 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
- G3HA - 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 - G3GB - Green Belt (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 9 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G4OS - Open Space (Active open space)
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
2 Mar 2026Refuse permission
Permission for the following: 1) To construct an agricultural entran
Permission · Fingal County Council, F26A/0147E
10 Jan 2025Grant permission
Modifications to the existing single-story, 2-bedroom dwellinghouse, c
Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/0012E
23 Dec 2024Invalid application
“Modifications to the existing single-story, 2-bedroom dwellinghouse,
Permission · Fingal County Council, F24A/1191E
18 Dec 2024Grant permission
Planning Permission is sought for a development
Permission · Fingal County Council, F24A/1159E
5 Jan 2024Grant permission
Planning permission for an extension to existing access driveway to fa
Permission · Fingal County Council, F24A/0004
23 Oct 2023Grant permission
Permission is sought for the construction of a
Permission · Fingal County Council, F23A/0365
25 Sept 2023Grant permission
Permission is sought for (i) the replacement of
Permission · Fingal County Council, F23A/0577
3 Aug 2023Refuse permission
The development will consist of agricultural land improvement by the i
Permission · Fingal County Council, F22A/0465
15 Sept 2022Grant permission
The proposed works include the following:
Permission · Fingal County Council, F22A/0491
7 Jul 2022Invalid application due to site notice
The development will consist of agricultural land improvement by the
Permission · Fingal County Council, F22A/0343
27 Jun 2022Refuse permission
Planning permission to construct a 36 meter multi-user lattice mobile
Permission · Fingal County Council, F22A/0320
18 May 2022Invalid application due to site notice
Construct a 36 metre mutli-user lattice mobile and broadband tower wit
Permission · Fingal County Council, F22A/0252
20 Jan 2022Withdraw application
Retention for the existing maintenance workshop and permission to exte
Permission and retention · Fingal County Council, F21A/0088
21 Sept 2021Grant permission for retention
Retention planning permission for the upgrade works to waste water
Retention · Fingal County Council, F21A/0508
25 Jan 2021Withdraw application
Single storey greenhouse extension to side and rear of existing house
Permission · Fingal County Council, F21B/0013
17 Dec 2020Invalid application due to site notice
Retention planning permission is sought for the existing maintenance w
Permission and retention · Fingal County Council, F20A/0666
22 Oct 2020Grant permission
Permission for new Dormer to side, new first floor window to rear and
Permission · Fingal County Council, F20B/0265
14 Sept 2020Invalid application due to site notice
Retention planning permission is sought for the existing maintenance w
Permission and retention · Fingal County Council, F20A/0449
9 Apr 2020App. withdrawn as no c.ai recd in 6 mths
Permission is sought for the Retention of and extension to the existin
Permission and retention · Fingal County Council, F19A/0382
20 Nov 2019Refuse permission
For the construction of a new 30m high monopole structure with telecom
Permission · Fingal County Council, F19A/0553
8 Oct 2018Refuse permission
The construction of a new 30m high monopole structure with telecommuni
Permission · Fingal County Council, F18A/0558
11 Jun 2015Grant extension of duration of perm.
Construction of new storey and a half dwelling house, garage, stables
Extension of duration of permission · Fingal County Council, F10A/0139/E1
19 Mar 2013Grant permission & grant retention
(1) Renention permission of sky lights on front and rear elevation
Permission and retention · Fingal County Council, F13A/0087
21 Dec 2012Grant permission
A single storey extension to side and rear of existing detached two st
Permission · Fingal County Council, F12B/0225
31 May 2012Grant permission
Alterations and extension to existing house consisting of a) demolitio
Permission · Fingal County Council, F12B/0099
The 25 most recent of 26 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
- Special Area of Conservation: Malahide Estuary SAC 000205
- Special Protection Area: Malahide Estuary SPA 004025
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Malahide Estuary 000205
Recorded monuments
- DU012-016001 Church
Description
Within the graveyard is a plain rectangular building with the E gable and side walls still standing (Wth 5.40m, L 8.75m, max. H 3.50m). It is roughly built of blocks of conglomerate and limestone. It has splayed, single light windows in the E gable and E end of S wall. Entrance with door rebate survives on the S side (Walsh 1888, 239- 40; Moylan 1961, 23; Healy 1975, 25). Extremely overgrown. Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Updated by: Christine Baker Date of upload: 16 January 2015
- DU012-016002 Graveyard
Description
Situated by a roadside near Malahide estuary. Within the graveyard is a plain rectangular building with the E gable and side walls still standing (DU012-016001-). The sub-rectangular is bounded by a modern concrete wall erected in the early 1990s (L 45m, Wth 30m). Accessed via an opening in the east wall across a drainage ditch. The graveyard is no longer used for burial and is extremely overgrown. Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Updated by: Christine Baker Date of upload: 16 January 2015
- DU012-017 Enclosure
Description
Situated under tillage on a gentle north facing slope. An aerial photograph (CUCAP, BDS 45) shows cropmark evidence for a roughly circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m) with irregularly shaped annexe attached. Also visible on Bing (Viewed 16/01/2015). Not visible at ground level. Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Updated by: Christine Baker Date of upload: 16 January 2015
- DU012-018 Tide mill - unclassified
Description
The 1837 OS 6 inch map shows the site of Baltray Corn mill. The 1937 OS 6-inch map marks the 'highest point to which medium tides flow' at a point along a millrace E of Kilcrea House. There was some stone collapse at this point. This is probably the site of the tidal mill marked on Rocque's map of County Dublin (1756). The N side of the millrace is stone-walled (Flanagan 1984, 108). There have been works undertaken as evidenced on Bing maps (accessed 8/11/13). Extensive dredging and/or drainage insertion as far as can be ascertained. Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Updated by: Christine Baker Date of upload: 16 January 2015
- DU012-072 Ring-ditch
Description
A circular ring-ditch visible as a crop mark on an aerial photograph (SMR file; pers. comm. T. Condit). Located within low-lying reclaimed land north of Malahide estuary. No visible remains. Compiled by: David O’Connor Updated by: Christine Baker Date of upload: 18 January 2015
- DU012-139 Earthwork
Description
In tillage field. Cropmark of circular-shaped earthwork (diam. 32m) with small semi-circular shaped annexe at NE visible on Google Earth aerial imagery taken 14/08/2024. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Jean-Charles Caillere
- DU012-142 Quarry
Description
Annotated ‘Old Quarry’ on the 1837 ed. OSi 6-inch map, where it is depicted as a small D-shaped area. Quarry not indicated on subsequent editions of the OSi historic maps. No surface remains visible of filled in quarry which is now an area of grassland visible on 2013-18 MapGenie orthoimages. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Architectural heritage
- Kilcrea House, farm house, 1780–1820 · Regional interest
Description
Detached five-bay two-storey farmhouse c.1800, with single-bay two-storey parallel range to south-east and two-bay two-storey return to north-east. Renovated and refenestrated c.1985, with projecting entrance porch added to return. Several outbuildings and entrance gateways to site.ROOF: Double-pitched slate with concrete ridge tiles, roughcast rendered chimmeys and cast-iron rainwater goods. WALLS: Roughcast rendered with nap rendered plinth and corner strips. OPENINGS: Replacement timber casement windows with granite sills and render keystones. Venetian-style window to first floor. Replacement timber panelled door with overlight, set in segmental arched opening with moulded limestone archivolt.
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; parts are made ground.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Kilcrea.
- 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 Kilcrea with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Dublin.
The townland
- Name
- Kilcrea · Cill Chreach
- Area
- 1,548,495 m² (154.85 ha, 382.64 acres)
- Civil parish
- Donabate, and its townlands
- Barony
- Nethercross
- Electoral division
- Donabate, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Donabate electoral division: 11,783 people in 3,900 households; 79% of households own their home; 50% of homes were built since 2001; 3% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballymadrough, Corballis, Donabate, Lanestown, Newbridge Demesne
- Placenames
- Kilcrea 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.