Oldtown
Townland in the civil parish of Swords, barony of Nethercross, Co. Dublin; in Irish An Seanbhaile
- Area
- 66 ha
- 163 acres
- Land parcels
- 1,071
- registered freehold, median 200 m²
- Zoning
- R2
- RS - Residential
- Planning
- 88
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
1,071 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Oldtown, from 1 m² to 172,434 m² (17.24 ha, 42.61 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 117 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
- R2RS - Residential (Existing residential)
The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 1,126 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G4OS - Open Space (Active open space)
The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 19 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R1RA - Residential Area (New/proposed residential)
The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - M3LC - Local Centre (District, neighbourhood centre)
The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 4 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 · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - S3CI - Community Infrastructure (Community facilities)
The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 2 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
28 Aug 2026Referral
The development consists of the retention of the closure of one pedest
Permission and retention · Fingal County Council, F26A/0786E
28 Aug 2026Referral
Retention Permission is being sought for a single storey utility room
Retention · Fingal County Council, F26A/0787
5 Aug 2026Referral
1) Proposed Alterations and Extension to existing church building, in
Permission · Fingal County Council, F26A/0699E
23 Jul 202635 day assessment
The development will consist of the construction of a dormer window in
Permission · Fingal County Council, F26A/0658E
1 Jul 2026Grant permission for retention
Retention of 4 No. velux windows to the front of existing house roof c
Retention · Fingal County Council, F26A/0570
17 Jun 2026Grant permission
The development will consist of an attic conversion including a rear d
Permission · Fingal County Council, F26A/0513E
2 May 2026Grant permission
Attic Development to include conversion of existing attic space to stu
Permission · Fingal County Council, F26A/0351E
30 Apr 2026Grant permission
Permission for development at a site of 0.58 Ha in Oldtown, north-west
Permission · Fingal County Council, F26A/0375E
6 Mar 2026Refuse permission for retention
The development consists of the closing of two pedestrian entrances on
Retention · Fingal County Council, F26A/0159E
11 Dec 2025Grant permission
Fingal County Council. Planning permission sought by Neil and Mairead
Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/1153E
22 Oct 2025Grant permission
Developmeny will consist of new attic conversion
Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/0974
26 Sept 2025Grant permission
An attic conversion with new roof windows on the front and rear slopes
Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/0870E
1 Jul 2025Grant permission
Glenveagh Homes Limited intends to apply for permission for developmen
Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/0585E
31 Mar 2025Grant permission
Permission to construct attic conversion
Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/0266
14 Mar 2025Invalid application
Permission to construct attic conversion with velux
Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/0210
19 Sept 2024Grant permission
Conversion of existing attic space comprising of modification of exist
Permission · Fingal County Council, F24A/0841E
10 Sept 2024Grant permission
Conversion of existing attic space comprising of modification of exist
Permission · Fingal County Council, F24A/0814E
21 Aug 2024Grant permission
PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR EXTNSION WITH LOW PITCH TILED ROOF,
Permission · Fingal County Council, F24A/0756E
6 Aug 2024Grant permission
Planning Permission for the conversion of
Permission · Fingal County Council, F24A/0714
30 Jul 2024Invalid application
Planning permission for the conversion of attic space to storage space
Permission · Fingal County Council, F24A/0685
20 Feb 2024Grant permission
The development comprises
Permission · Fingal County Council, F24A/0133
26 Jan 2024Grant permission
Planning permission is sought for completion of a development comprisi
Permission · Fingal County Council, F23A/0676
12 Jan 2024Grant permission
For permission to construct attic conversion with velux windows to fro
Permission · Fingal County Council, F24B/0003
30 Nov 2023Grant permission
The development consists of the construction of
Permission · Fingal County Council, F23A/0739
28 Nov 2023Grant permission & refuse permission
For retention permission for an existing rear structure which includes
Permission · Fingal County Council, F23A/0724
The 25 most recent of 88 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
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Oldtown.
Recorded monuments
- DU011-144001 Ecclesiastical enclosure
Description
Geophysical survey (Licence no. 03R095) identified a large enclosure and field system (DU011-144003-) truncated by the Rathbeale road. The majority of the monument is located to the N of the road on high ground with extensive views over the surrounding countryside. Encompassing three concentric enclosures the large outer enclosure (c. 200m diam.) has an entranceway to the N. An inner enclosure (c. 130m diam.) enclosed a smaller enclosure (c. 70m diam.) containing burials (DU011-144002-). Test-excavation (Licence no. 03E1080) recovered a perforated stone bead, fragment of a decorated bone comb and an iron blade indicating an early medieval date (Baker 2010). Geophysical survey (Licence no. 04R023) and test-excavation (Licence no. 04E0543) in the field immediately to the east which is within the townland of Mooretown indicated the enclosure continued here. The inner enclosure ditch (3m in width) contained animal bone and a sherd of possible souterrain ware. Further geophysical survey (Licence no. 05R170) defined the southern limit of the enclosure south of the road, also within the townland of Mooretown. The monument is preserved in situ and is scheduled via the Oldtown LAP for inclusion in an archaeological park. Compiled by: Christine Baker Date of upload: 4 February 2015
- DU011-144002 Burial
Description
Burials were exposed during the construction of a temporary roadway. Subsequent geophysical survey (Licence no. 03R095) and investigation (Licence no. 03E1080) revealed the burials within an inner enclosure (c. 70m diam.) of a large early medieval enclosure (DU011-144001-) and field system (DU011-144003-). Disarticulated skeletal remains were recovered from the disturbed area representing a minimum of twenty individuals, consisting of eighteen adults and two juveniles (Baker 2004). In order to assess the density of the undisturbed skeletal remains an area of 5m x 5m was investigated and ten in situ burials were discovered aligned E-W within clearly identifiable grave-cuts were identified. A perforated stone bead and bone bead were directly associated with the burials. In order to assess the extent of the burials a second area 52m E of the above was investigated. A further six burials, also aligned E-W, were identified at this location. The burials were identified 0.3m below ground level (Baker 2010). The burial ground has been preserved in situ and is scheduled via the Oldtown LAP for inclusion in an archaeological park. Compiled by: Christine Baker Date of upload: 4 February 2015
- DU011-144003 Field system
Description
Geophysical survey (Licence no. 03R095) identified a field system associated with a large ecclesiastical enclosure (DU011-144001-) truncated by the Rathbeale road. Adjacent to the north east of the enclosure the field system consists of a network of sub-rectangular enclosures. The layout of the field system respects the boundaries of the main enclosure complex and mirrors the radials or internal divisions within. A knife recovered during test excavation (Licence no. 03E1080 Ext.) of the field system is comparable to that recovered within the enclosure complex indicating a possible contemporary date of use (Baker 2010). Compiled by: Christine Baker Date of upload: 4 February 2015
- DU011-150 Enclosure
Description
Test excavation (Licence no. 13E0283) in advance of a proposed development identified a ditched enclosure (60m N-S x 80m E-W), the E extent of which may have been truncated by ploughing. The ditch (3m wide x 1.5m deep) fill had inclusions of sea shells and animal bone. No datable finds were recovered. The development has been redesigned to preserve the monument in situ (McLoughlin 2013). Compiled by: Christine Baker Date of upload: 4 February 2015
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Oldtown.
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 Oldtown.
- 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 Oldtown with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Dublin.
The townland
- Name
- Oldtown · An Seanbhaile
- Area
- 660,328 m² (66.03 ha, 163.17 acres)
- Civil parish
- Swords, and its townlands
- Barony
- Nethercross
- Electoral division
- Swords-Lissenhall, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Swords-Lissenhall electoral division: 12,065 people in 3,928 households; 66% of households own their home; 58% of homes were built since 2001; 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Balheary, Broadmeadow, Mooretown, Newtown, Outlands, Rathbeal, Saucerstown
- Placenames
- Oldtown 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.