Newpark
Townland in the civil parish of Ward, barony of Castleknock, Co. Dublin; in Irish An Pháirc Nua
- Area
- 142.5 ha
- 352 acres
- Land parcels
- 25
- registered freehold, median 7,166 m² (0.72 ha, 1.77 acres)
- Zoning
- G3
- GB - Green Belt
- Planning
- 21
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
25 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Newpark, from 234 m² to 241,640 m² (24.16 ha, 59.71 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 19 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
- G3GB - Green Belt (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 36 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - N/AUNZ - Unzoned (N/A)
The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - P1RU - Rural (Agriculture)
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
6 Aug 202649 day assessment
A 10 Year Planning Permission for a solar farm and energy storage comp
Rediii permisssion · Fingal County Council, FW26A/0308E/R3
23 Jul 2026Invalid application
a 10 Year Planning Permission for a solar farm and energy storage comp
Rediii permisssion · Fingal County Council, FW26A/0299E/R3
12 Jan 2024Grant permission
The development will consist of an extension and alterations to New Pa
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW24A/0014
11 Apr 2023Grant permission
The development will consist of a two-storey extension to the EAST of
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW22A/0195
19 Dec 2022Grant permission
Planning permission for infill with inert material (4.24 hectares) of
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW22A/0090
26 Jan 2022Refuse permission
Permission for infill with inert material (4.24 hectares) of a site su
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW21A/0089
1 Dec 2021Grant permission
Construction of a new dwelling, to include a new two storey dwelling m
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW21A/0124
10 Feb 2021Refuse permission
Permission is sought for the construction of a new dwelling at a site
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW21A/0022
2 Oct 2020Refuse permission
Permission is sought for dormer dwelling house together with the insta
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW19A/0217
11 Mar 2020Refuse permission
Infill with inert material (4.24 Hectares) of a site surrounded by an
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW20A/0038
25 May 2018Refuse permission
Revision of previously approved permission, planning ref. F16A/0388 to
Permission · Fingal County Council, F18A/0285
2 Oct 2017Refuse permission
A replacement dwelling previously located at Newpark House, The Ward,
Permission · Fingal County Council, F17A/0596
16 Jun 2017Grant permission
Extend house to the side and rear with 2 attic bedrooms over, to remov
Permission · Fingal County Council, F17B/0078
9 Feb 2017Grant permission
The development will consist of a two and three storey extension to th
Permission · Fingal County Council, F16A/0388
16 Aug 2016Invalid application due to site notice
The development will consist of a two and three storey extension to th
Permission · Fingal County Council, F16A/0353
30 Oct 2015App withdrawn as no ai recd in 6 months
Construction of an agricultural building and use of existing field ent
Permission · Fingal County Council, F15A/0494
30 Oct 2015Refuse permission
Construction of a dwelling, installation of a waste water treatment un
Permission · Fingal County Council, F15A/0492
18 May 2015Grant permission
The construction of a storey and a half dwelling c. 7.5m. in height, n
Permission · Fingal County Council, F14A/0416
24 Apr 2014Refuse ext. of duration of permission
Construction of a storey and a half dwelling (c. 8.25m in height), new
Extension of duration of permission · Fingal County Council, F08A/1470/E1
14 Aug 2013Grant permission
Construct a single storey agricultural shed and all associated site wo
Permission · Fingal County Council, F13A/0222
22 Nov 2011Refuse permission
Construction of a new detached 3 bedroom one/two storey dwelling to re
Permission · Fingal County Council, F11A/0416
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 Newpark.
Recorded monuments
- DU011-021 Enclosure
Description
An aerial photograph taken by Cambridge University in 1970 (BDP 27) shows cropmark evidence for a number of circular features. Located within a large open field on high point of east-west ridge. Not visible at ground level. Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Updated by: Christine Baker Date of upload: 03 January 2015
- DU011-076 House - 18th/19th century
Description
The Down Survey (1655-6) map mentions a 'Fayre House'. It has been suggested that Newpark House could be the site of or incorporated this dwelling. A single wall with hearth visible, possible remains of Newpark House were demolished. Surviving stable building to north. Located within a yard used for machinery storage and plant hire. Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Updated by: Christine Baker Date of upload: 09 January 2015
- DU011-077 Inn
Description
An article in the Fingal Independent dated 23 December 1994 reports on the discovery of a 16th century arch in the White House, a public house at the Ward, county Dublin. It is a bow-shaped arch which is unlikely to be pre-1700 in date. It has been extensively ribbon pointed. Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Updated by: Christine Baker Date of upload: 09 January 2015
- DU011-177 Ring-ditch
Description
Located in a large arable field c. 80m S of the River Ward. The enclosure can be seen on Google Earth (24 June 2018) coverage where it is visible as a positive cropmark. The ring-ditch encloses a sub-circular area (ext. diams. c. 20.5m N-S and c. 20.7m E-W) defined by a ditch (Wth c. 1.7m). There is no clear evidence for any entrance gaps through the ditch. Compiled by: Tom Condit Uploaded on: 23 April 2021
- DU011-180 Ring-ditch
Description
Located within a large arable field along an east-west ridge, cropmarks indicate the presence of subsurface remains of a ring ditch approximately 140 west of enclosure DU011-021---. The ring ditch (diam. c.9m) is visible on Google maps imagery (June 2018). Other cropmarks in the field indicate an extensive prehistoric landscape. See attached Google Earth orthoimage taken 24/06/2018 Compiled by: Christine Baker Date of upload: 8 November 2021
- DU011-181 Enclosure
Description
Located within a large arable field along an east-west ridge, cropmarks indicate the presence of subsurface remains of an enclosure close to the townland boundary between Newpark and Corrstown. The enclosure (diam. c.27m) is visible on Google maps imagery (June 2018). Other cropmarks in the field indicate an extensive prehistoric landscape. See attached Google Earth orthoimage taken 24/06/2018 Compiled by: Christine Baker Date of upload: 8 November 2021
- DU011-182 Ring-ditch
Description
Located within a large arable field along an east-west ridge, cropmarks indicate the presence of subsurface remains of a ring ditch approximately 11m east of enclosure DU011-181----. The ring ditch (diam. c.7m) is visible on Google maps imagery (June 2018). Other cropmarks in the field indicate an extensive prehistoric landscape. See attached Google Earth orthoimage taken 24/06/2018 Compiled by: Christine Baker Date of upload: 8 November 2021
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Newpark.
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 10 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 Newpark.
- 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 Newpark with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Dublin.
The townland
- Name
- Newpark · An Pháirc Nua
- Area
- 1,425,196 m² (142.52 ha, 352.17 acres)
- Civil parish
- Ward, and its townlands
- Barony
- Castleknock
- Electoral division
- Dubber, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Dubber electoral division: 8,931 people in 2,882 households; 47% of households own their home; 89% of homes were built since 2001; 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Bishopswood, Coolatrath East, Corrstown, Shallon, Shallon, Ward Lower, Ward Upper
- Placenames
- Newpark 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.