Sainthelens
Townland in the civil parish of Portmarnock, barony of Coolock, Co. Dublin; in Irish Teach San Eiléan
- Area
- 78.4 ha
- 194 acres
- Land parcels
- 703
- registered freehold, median 298 m²
- Zoning
- R2
- RS - Residential
- Planning
- 100
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
703 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Sainthelens, from 4 m² to 48,848 m² (4.88 ha, 12.07 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 50 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 · 669 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 · 38 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G4OS - Open Space (Active open space)
The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 9 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - S3CI - Community Infrastructure (Community facilities)
The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G3HA - High Amenity (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
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
3 Sept 2026Referral
Retention Permission to retain the single storey container unit conver
Retention · Fingal County Council, F26A/0800E
31 Jul 202635 day assessment
Fingal County Council Retention Planning permission is being sought f
Retention · Fingal County Council, F26A/0690E
3 Jul 2026Grant permission
The development will consist of the construction of a dormer window in
Permission · Fingal County Council, F26A/0581E
30 Jun 2026Invalid application
The development will consist of the construction of a dormer window in
Permission · Fingal County Council, F26A/0566E
16 Apr 2026Grant permission
Planning permission for non habitable attic conversion with dormer to
Permission · Fingal County Council, F26A/0298E
14 Apr 2026Grant permission
The development consists of the refurbishment and extension of an exis
Permission · Fingal County Council, F26A/0281E
30 Mar 2026Grant permission
The proposed development will consist of the installation of two roof
Permission · Fingal County Council, F26A/0258E
25 Mar 2026Invalid application
The proposed development will consist of the installation of two roof
Permission · Fingal County Council, F26A/0242E
27 Jan 2026Refuse permission
The development will consist of an amendment to the granted planning p
Permission · Fingal County Council, F26A/0050E
15 Jan 2026Grant permission
Planning permission for attic conversion with hip to gable roof and do
Permission · Fingal County Council, F26A/0018E
9 Nov 2025Refuse permission for retention
Retention Planning Permission is sought by Paul Norton and Rachael Bre
Retention · Fingal County Council, F25A/1037E
2 Nov 2025Grant permission
The development will consist of the widening of the existing vehicular
Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/1008E
14 Oct 2025Grant permission
The development will consist of the following: (a) The construction of
Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/0945E
30 May 2025Grant permission
The development will consist of: The erection of 5 no. signs, consist
Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/0476E
28 Apr 2025Grant permission
Permission for the construction of: 1: A new single storey extension
Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/0362E
23 Apr 2025Invalid application
Planning Permission is sought for the construction of 1: A new single
Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/0345E
23 Apr 2025Grant permission
The development will consist of an amendment to previously granted per
Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/0338
16 Apr 2025Invalid application
Retention planning permission is sought for the following:- (i) Replac
Retention · Fingal County Council, F25A/0325E
16 Apr 2025Invalid application
Amendment to Previously Granted Permission PF1068/16 for a protected s
Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/0319E
3 Apr 2025Invalid application
1:A new single storey extension to rear of dwelling. 2:A new second st
Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/0282E
23 Jan 2025Grant permission for retention
The development consist of Retention permission for
Retention · Fingal County Council, F25A/0048
16 Dec 2024Grant permission for retention
Retention permission for the following; Single storey lean-to glass co
Retention · Fingal County Council, F24A/1140E
10 Dec 2024Invalid application
Retention for the following; Single storey lean-to glass conservatory
Retention · Fingal County Council, F24A/1111E
25 Sept 2024Grant permission
The development will consist of the following: (a) The removal of the
Permission · Fingal County Council, F24A/0855E
25 Jul 2024Grant permission
The development consists of the conversion of the existing attic space
Permission · Fingal County Council, F24A/0673E
The 25 most recent of over 100 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 Sainthelens.
Recorded monuments
- DU012-034 Castle - motte and bailey
Description
Located in level ground this is a flat-topped elongated mound (Top: L 10m; Wth 7.5m; Base: L 22m) with a flat-bottomed fosse (Wth 5.7m; D 1.25-1.5m) enclosing the north side. There are indications of an intervening berm (Wth 2m). The fosse stops abruptly in the S where the ground is uneven indicating the possible presence of a bailey (Healy 1975, 26; Flanagan 1984, 24). Geophysical survey (Licence no. 12R0028) was undertaken to define the limits of the motte and bailey. Three potential structures, possible pit-type features and burnt/fired remains were identified to the south of the motte (Nicholls 2012, 3). Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Updated by: Christine Baker Date of upload: 17 January 2015
- DU012-141 Quarry
Description
Annotated ‘Old Quarry’ on the 1837 ed. OSi 6-inch map, where it is depicted as a rectangular 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 modern housing that is visible on 2013-18 MapGenie orthoimages. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Sainthelens.
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 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 Sainthelens.
- 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 Sainthelens with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Dublin.
The townland
- Name
- Sainthelens · Teach San Eiléan
- Area
- 783,781 m² (78.38 ha, 193.68 acres)
- Civil parish
- Portmarnock, and its townlands
- Barony
- Coolock
- Electoral division
- Malahide East, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Malahide East electoral division: 8,406 people in 3,118 households; 74% of households own their home; 43% of homes were built since 2001; 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Beechwood, Broomfield, Carrickhill, Grange, Malahide, Robswalls
- Placenames
- Sainthelens 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.