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

Townland in the civil parish of Naul, barony of Balrothery West, Co. Dublin; in Irish Loch Meáin.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 488,524 m² (48.85 ha, 120.72 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 11 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 3,273 m² (0.33 ha, 0.81 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): P1 RU - Rural, the zone with the most parcels
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 8 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Naul, https://everytownland.com/dublin/parish/naul.md
- Barony: Balrothery West
- Electoral division: Hollywood, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 1,476 people lived in 486 households in the Hollywood electoral division. 86% of households owned their home. 43% of homes were built since 2001. 6% 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/16860
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 260596
- Centre: latitude 53.568769, longitude -6.283574 (WGS 84)

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

11 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Loughmain, from 37 m² to 267,323 m² (26.73 ha, 66.06 acres); 23 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 1782278: 267,323 m² (26.73 ha, 66.06 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1782278.md
- Parcel 3118879: 145,213 m² (14.52 ha, 35.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3118879.md
- Parcel 1820580: 55,508 m² (5.55 ha, 13.72 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1820580.md
- Parcel 1820579: 3,808 m² (0.38 ha, 0.94 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1820579.md
- Parcel 1820577: 3,699 m² (0.37 ha, 0.91 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1820577.md
- Parcel 1782277: 3,273 m² (0.33 ha, 0.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1782277.md
- Parcel 2556738: 3,066 m² (0.31 ha, 0.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2556738.md
- Parcel 1820576: 3,006 m² (0.3 ha, 0.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1820576.md
- Parcel 1820578: 1,811 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1820578.md
- Parcel 5540934: 1,621 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5540934.md
- Parcel 1782276: 37 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1782276.md

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

- P1 RU - Rural (Agriculture): The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal; 10 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.fingal.ie/development-plan
- G3 HA - High Amenity (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape): The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal; 8 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)

8 applications, newest first.

- 11 Aug 2026, Fingal County Council F26A/0722E: Referral. Permission. The proposed development will consist of the following works to our ex. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/fingal/appli
- 4 Aug 2025, Fingal County Council F25A/0704E: Grant permission. Permission. Restoration works to existing derelict dwelling, including replacement. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/fingal/appli
- 21 Jan 2025, Fingal County Council F25A/0044E: Grant permission. Permission. Two adjoining agricultural sheds at rear of existing farmyard and all. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/fingal/appli
- 16 Jan 2025, Fingal County Council F25A/0031E: Invalid application. Permission. The development will consist of two adjoining agricultural sheds at re. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/fingal/appli
- 1 Apr 2022, Fingal County Council F22A/0174: Grant permission. Permission. A single storey extension to side of existing dwelling with all associ. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/fingal/appli
- 11 Jun 2021, Fingal County Council F21A/0328: Refuse permission. Permission. Development will consist of a storey and a half dwelling with single s. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/fingal/appli
- 13 Jun 2016, Fingal County Council F16A/0262: Refuse permission. Permission. A 4 bedroom dormer bungalow with access provided from existing vehicul. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/fingal/appli
- 11 May 2016, Fingal County Council F16A/0208: Grant permission. Permission. Revised site boundaries to dwellinghouse granted permission reference. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/fingal/appli

Applicants are not shown.

## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Loughmain.

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

- DU004-011: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDU004-011----. Located within a large field situated on a high ridge with views across to Knockbrack. Situated on a natural rise in a field ajacent to the townland boundary. An aerial photograph taken in 1972 (FSI 4513/4) shows a circular cropmark of an enclosure (diam. c. 30m). Not visible at ground level. Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Updated by: Christine Baker Date of upload: 29 October 2014
- DU004-074: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDU004-074----. Located on a south-facing slope, down from the crest of a ridge which rises to the NNE, is a sub-circular enclosure. There are restricted views upslope to the NNE, broad views to Knockbrack hill at the E where some of the barrows (DU004-01207--) in the barrow cemetery are visible, very extensive views S to the Dublin mountains and somewhat restricted aspect along the ridge to the W. The cropmark was first identified by the landowner, Mr. Francis Macken, from his tractor as he applied fertilizer in a field of pasture in July 2018. This field has been known to the landowners as the kiln field. The cropmark was observed as a broad ring of additional darker grass growth set against a background of stunted lighter-shaded grass during the dry summer of June to July 2018. With the assistance of his nephew Mr. Warren Macken, a drone survey was commissioned from (Drone Services Ireland) which highlighted the monument and identified several other features in the same field (DU004-075---- cropmarks). The enclosure is sub-circular (dims 44m E-W; 43m N-S ) with squared corners at the N, E and S. It measures 44m (E-W) internally to the inner edge of the fosse which is 2.8m wide. The fosse terminates sharply in linear terminals at the ESE with the entrance causeway measuring 3.8m in width. On the basis of the setting, scale and form this cropmark has been interpreted as a ringfort - rath. Within the interior at the eastern side of the monument a rectangular shaped crop-mark is traceable. This measures approximately 15m in overall length E-W and is 5m N-S. There are significant other cropmarks (DU004-075----) in the field. These comprise multiple ring-ditches and square and linear features some of which may relate to the ringfort, others not. Compiled by: Margaret Keane Updated on: 17 December 2018
- DU004-075: Ring-ditch, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDU004-075----. Located on a south-facing slope, down from the crest of a ridge which rises to the NNE within a field are numerous cropmarks including several ring-ditches. There are restricted views upslope to the NNE, broad views to Knockbrack hill at the E where some of the barrows (DU004-01207--) in the barrow cemetery are visible, very extensive views S to the Dublin mountains and somewhat restricted aspect along the ridge to the W. The cropmark of a ringfort (DU004-074----) was first identified by the landowner, Mr. Francis Macken, from his tractor as he applied fertilizer in a field of pasture in July 2018. This field has been known to the landowners as the kiln field. With the assistance of his nephew Mr. Warren Macken, a drone survey was commissioned from (Drone Services Ireland) which highlighted the monument and identified several other features in the same field. While linear and square features were observed there were also some clusters of ring-ditches noted from the drone image. These are most clearly visible at the E side of the field adjacent to the public road where several conjoined ring-ditches, including one larger ring-ditch linked to two subsidiary ring-ditches and another figure of 8 pair, again with a larger ring-ditch joined to a much smaller example. The ring-ditches range in size from 8 - 20m in diam. More indistinct ring-ditches are visible at the southern portion of the field with linear square features visible at the western side. Such is the complexity and spread of the features that the entire field has been included within the zone of notification. Compiled by: Margaret Keane Uploaded on: 9 January 2019
- DU004-114: Quarry, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDU004-114----. Small semi-circular-shaped quarry (approx. diam. 50m) standing on the townland boundary between Loughmain and Cabinhill depicted on the 1837 ed. OSi six-inch map. Partially hachured as a small hollow area on the last edition of the OSi six-inch map. No surface remains visible on the 2013-18 MapGenie orthoimage. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien

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)

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Loughmain.

## 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 Loughmain, 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 low, low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Loughmain.
- 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/loughmain.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/dublin/loughmain.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/dublin/loughmain.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Loughmain 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)

- Cabinhill: https://everytownland.com/dublin/cabinhill.md
- Damastown: https://everytownland.com/dublin/damastown-260325.md
- Hynestown: https://everytownland.com/dublin/hynestown-260485.md
- Rath Great: https://everytownland.com/dublin/rath-great.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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Everytownland reads the registered freehold land and the statutory boundaries of Tailte Éireann, the national zoning, planning file and heritage records of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Residential Property Price Register. 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; this site names no owner. A price is the price recorded for a past sale, not a valuation.

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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