Loughshinny
Townland in the civil parish of Lusk, barony of Balrothery East, Co. Dublin; in Irish Loch Sionnaigh
- Area
- 41.1 ha
- 102 acres
- Land parcels
- 78
- registered freehold, median 504 m²
- Zoning
- G3
- HA - High Amenity
- Planning
- 22
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
78 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Loughshinny, from 27 m² to 218,076 m² (21.81 ha, 53.89 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 · 36 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R2RS - Residential (Existing residential)
The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 27 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - M3LC - Local Centre (District, neighbourhood centre)
The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 20 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
31 Jul 2026Referral
PLANNING APPLICATION FOR (I) TWO X THREE BEDROOMS DETACHED HOUSES FACI
Permission · Fingal County Council, F26A/0686E
10 Apr 2026Refuse permission
The development will consist of; (a) Removal of an existing mobile ho
Permission · Fingal County Council, F26A/0282E
10 Mar 2026Grant permission
Planning permission sought for the replacement of a derelict shop and
Permission · Fingal County Council, F26A/0173E
14 Oct 2025Refuse permission
Planning permission sought for the replacement of a derelict shop and
Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/0944E
8 Oct 2025Invalid application
Planning Permission for the replacement of a derelict shop and cottage
Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/0920E
23 Jan 2025Refuse permission & refuse retention
Retention Permission and Planning Permission is sought by Aoife Power
Permission and retention · Fingal County Council, F25A/0053E
12 Dec 2024Refuse permission
Planning Permission is sought for
Permission · Fingal County Council, F24A/1123
15 Nov 2024Invalid application
Planning permission for a two-storey house with the removal of existin
Permission · Fingal County Council, F24A/1011
16 Oct 2024Invalid application
Permission is sought for a two storey house.
Permission · Fingal County Council, F24A/0913
19 Mar 2024Refuse permission for retention
Intend to apply
Retention · Fingal County Council, F24A/0253
1 Mar 2024Grant permission & grant retention
Retention Planning Permission for Prefabricated Office (c. 20.0m2), Pr
Permission and retention · Fingal County Council, F24A/0171
19 May 2023Refuse permission
Construction of a three-storey dwelling unit, containing a two storey
Permission · Fingal County Council, F22A/0416
2 Dec 2020Refuse permission
Development will consist of demolishing the existing dwelling and repl
Permission · Fingal County Council, F20A/0618
23 Sept 2020Grant permission
Permission for partial demolition of an existing 2 storey extension, d
Permission · Fingal County Council, F20B/0073
20 Dec 2019Grant permission
Construction of new single storey kitchen/dining & living room/home of
Permission · Fingal County Council, F19B/0211
22 Feb 2019Grant permission
Permissio for (a) A new replacement front porch, (b) New first-floor l
Permission · Fingal County Council, F19B/0044
6 Oct 2017Grant permission
The construction of a single storey double 'A' roof extension to the r
Permission · Fingal County Council, F17B/0231
31 Jan 2017Grant permission
Re-establish apreviously approved planning permission Reg. Ref. F06B/
Permission · Fingal County Council, F16B/0294
8 Aug 2016Grant permission
permission is sought for proposed 2 storey extensions to side and rere
Permission · Fingal County Council, F16B/0207
17 May 2016Refuse permission
Re-establish a previously approved planning permission Reg. Ref. F06B/
Permission · Fingal County Council, F15B/0240
8 Mar 2012Grant permission
Permission for new 2-storey dwelling (to replace existing mobile home
Permission · Fingal County Council, F11A/0377
20 Feb 2012Grant permission
Single storey extension to east side and rear of existing 2-storey dwe
Permission · Fingal County Council, F12A/0039
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 Protection Area: North-West Irish Sea cSPA 004236
Recorded monuments
- DU005-226 Cist
Description
Site of two partially destroyed long cists exposed in the cliff-face, to the north of Loughshinny Harbour, with extensive views of Lambay Island 6.7km to the southeast and Rockabill Lighthouse 7.2km to the northeast, Shenick's Island off the coastline at Skerries barely visible 2.3km to the north. The two long cists were identified in October of 2021 by archaeologist Ted Pollard, who was working with the Discovery Programme Cherish project while conducting a survey of the north Dublin coastline. On the 21/10/2021 the site was inspected by Matthew Seaver of the National Museum of Ireland in the company of Christine Baker, Heritage Officer for Fingal County Council, Jane Whitaker, archaeologist and the landowner. The site was visible as two projecting rectangular-shaped stones set on edge enclosing a long bone visible in the exposed cliff-face just below the top sod. The stones were c. 2m above the beach level, the section face comprises sandy gravel overlain by sandy soil. Cist 1 measured 0.4m in width from the outer side of either stone and was 0.15m in height. A photograph of the bone was sent to Dr Linda Lynch who tentatively identified it as human with the caveat that she would need to look at it in person. The second pair of stones (Cist 2) could not be reached from the beach. The two long cists were re-visited on the 06/11/2025 by Matthew Seaver and the landowner/professional archaeologist Jane Whitaker, the human bone seen protruding from the section face in 2021 (Cist 1) which had now collapsed and had been retrieved by Jane Whitaker in July 2025. The two cists visible in 2025 were clearly visible along with other potential grave cuts in the section face. The site is clearly impacted by increased storm conditions which over time are eroding the burials. It is not possible to excavate the site without significantly damaging and further eroding the cliff edge. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Matthew Seaver, Assistant Keeper, Irish Antiquities Division of the National Museum of Ireland Date of Compilation: 07/11/2025
Architectural heritage
- Boathouse, 1840–1880 · Regional interest
Description
Detached single-bay single-storey gable-fronted boathouse, c.1860, with snecked rock faced limestone walls.ROOF: Double pitched; terracotta ridge tiles; limestone coping to gables. WALLS: Snecked & tooled, rockfaced limestone. OPENINGS: Segmental headed window openings; limestone surrounds and limestone cill, tongue & groove shutters to windows, square headed door opening, timber panelled double doors.
- Harbour View, house, 1800–1900 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced three-bay single-storey thatched house, c.1850, with gable-fronted projecting entrance porch. Single-storey flat-roofed extension to rear, c.1970.ROOF: Double pitched thatched roof with a nap rendered chimney stack to gable ends. WALLS: Nap rendered, ruled and lined front elevation, pebble dashed side elevation with nap rendered plinth course; painted pebble dashed extension walls. OPENINGS: Square headed openings with rendered reveals; granite cills; uPVC casements and square headed openings, rendered reveals and timber panelled and glazed doors.
- Harbour/dock/port, 1800–1860 · Regional interest
Description
Dressed limestone and granite pier, c.1830, with nap rendered wall and granite steps.
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 high, moderately low, 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 Loughshinny.
- 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 Loughshinny with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Dublin.
The townland
- Name
- Loughshinny · Loch Sionnaigh
- Area
- 411,163 m² (41.12 ha, 101.6 acres)
- Civil parish
- Lusk, and its townlands
- Barony
- Balrothery East
- Electoral division
- Holmpatrick, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Holmpatrick electoral division: 4,147 people in 1,390 households; 92% of households own their home; 35% of homes were built since 2001; 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballustree, Lane, Popeshall, Thomastown
- Placenames
- Loughshinny 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.