Farranboley
Farranboley is a townland in the civil parish of Taney, barony of Rathdown, Co. Dublin. Its name in Irish is Fearann na Buaile.
Parcel 1700091
- Area
- 1 m²
- Buildings
- No building touches it.
- Zoning
- G1 Objective F (Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Development Plan 2022-2028 (Variation No.1)) The objective
- Townland
- Farranboley
Planning applications on this parcel
No planning application touches this parcel in the national file, which goes back to 2010.
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Designated sites
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches this parcel.
Recorded monuments around it
This parcel is in the zone of notification of 2 recorded monuments.
- DU022-093 Ford
Description
According to Rob Goodbody (pers. comms. 08/02/1997) there was a ford at Milltown which served as the crossing point over the River Dodder prior to the 19th century.
- ME025-071003 Enclosure
Description
Located on a NW-facing slope. The cropmark of a circular enclosure (diam. c. 35m) defined by a single fosse was recorded on a drone-mounted camera by Justin Kenny in August 2018. It is bisected by an E-W field bank, and the perimeter is only recorded W-N-E. The ring-ditches (ME025-071001-; ME025-071002-) are c. 125m and c. 140m to the WNW respectively.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands on this parcel.
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
- At the centre of this parcel, about 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3235 (ZIP).
- Flooding
- The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.
Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under 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.
Download this parcel as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its neighbours and buildings, for a drawing program. GeoJSON, in WGS 84, suits a map, and KML opens in Google Earth.
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. 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.
- Area
- 61.2 ha
- 151 acres
- Land parcels
- 684
- registered freehold, median 253 m²
- Zoning
- R2
- Objective A
- Planning
- 100
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
684 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Farranboley, from 1 m² to 16,468 m² (1.65 ha, 4.07 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 27 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, or as GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- R2Objective A (Existing residential)
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Development Plan 2022-2028 (Variation No.1), Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown · 680 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G1Objective F (Open space, park)
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Development Plan 2022-2028 (Variation No.1), Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown · 15 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - M3Objective NC (District, neighbourhood centre)
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Development Plan 2022-2028 (Variation No.1), Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown · 5 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - S6Objective SNI (Other community services/facilities uses)
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Development Plan 2022-2028 (Variation No.1), Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - C2.1Objective E (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Development Plan 2022-2028 (Variation No.1), Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G3Z11: Waterways Protection (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
Development Plan 2022-2028 (Variation No. 11), Dublin City · 0 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
27 Aug 2026Assessment period
Planning permission for attic conversion with hip to gable roof and dormer to r
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D26B/0471/WEB
22 Jul 2026Refuse permission
Partial removal of the existing loose rubble front boundary wall to facilitate
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D26A/0556/WEB
14 Jul 2026Grant permission
The proposed development will principally consist of: the demolition of the exi
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D26A/0533/WEB
13 Jul 2026Declare application invalid
The proposed development will principally consist of: the demolition of the exi
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D26A/0527/WEB
22 Jun 2026Grant permission
1. Demolition of existing garage to side of house and construct new habitable us
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D26A/0463/WEB
26 May 2026Grant permission
A dormer window in the main roof to the rear of the property, the conversion of
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D26B/0307/WEB
22 May 2026Registered application
73 mobility hub sites across the Council's administrative area
Part vlll (public consultation) · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, PC/IC/01/26
29 Apr 2026Grant permission
Planning permission is sought for modifications to existing house, new single st
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D26B/0260/WEB
16 Apr 2026Grant permission
Planning permission for attic conversion with hip to gable roof and dormer to r
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D26B/0221/WEB
30 Mar 2026S5 dec exempt
- Conversion of existing attached side garage for use as new home office space (
Section 5 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, REF4226
30 Mar 2026S5 dec not exempt
The development consists of alterations to an existing attached domestic garage
Section 5 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, REF4326
18 Mar 2026Grant permission
1.The demolition of the existing Garage Construction. 2.The construction of a ne
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D26A/0207/WEB
19 Feb 2026Grant permission
Planning permission for attic conversion with hip to gable roof and dormer to re
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D26B/0100/WEB
6 Feb 2026Grant permission
Applying for planning permission for a domestic extension and works to existing
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D26A/0070/WEB
29 Jan 2026Declare application invalid
Attic conversion with hip to gable roof and dormer to rear roof to accommodate s
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D26B/0045/WEB
9 Jan 2026Grant permission
Part single-storey and part two-storey flat-roof rear extension; provision of
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D26A/0007/WEB
28 Oct 2025Grant permission
Replacement of side passage gate with timber screen /gate arrangement, two store
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D25B/0613/WEB
22 Oct 2025Refuse permission for retention
The retention of development consists of the construction of a timber deck and t
Permission for retention · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D25B/0597/WEB
14 Oct 2025Refuse permission
Planning permission is sought for modifications to existing house, new single st
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D25A/0773/WEB
8 Oct 2025Refuse permission
The development will consist of the construction of a new single storey extensio
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D25B/0571/WEB
3 Oct 2025Grant permission
The development will consist of: 1) A new two storey extension to the side with
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D25A/0753/WEB
2 Oct 2025Declare application invalid
The development will consist of the construction of a new single storey extensio
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D25B/0548/WEB
2 Oct 2025Withdraw the application
The development will consist of the construction of a new single storey extensio
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D25B/0560/WEB
30 Sept 2025Declare application invalid
The development will consist of the construction of a new single storey extensio
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D25B/0541/WEB
29 Sept 2025Grant permission
The proposed development will consist of the demolition of the existing single-s
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D25B/0539/WEB
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 Farranboley.
Recorded monuments
- DU022-004001 Bridge
Description
The present bridge at Milltown occupies the site of an earlier bridge that spanned the river Dodder. It is shown on the Down Survey (1655-6) map.This earlier was replaced by one of granite in relatively recent past. This bridge spans the River Dodder from the present Milltown Bridge. Both the central pier and its two abutments are founded on rock. Built of rubble masonry, randomly coursed with well cut ashlar blocks. The arches are round with a cut-water on the S side. Along the parapet is a barrel-vaulted machiolation type step out. The parapets were repaired in the mid 18th century and further repairs undertaken in 1973 (Ball 1903, 2, 110-111; O'Keefe & Simington 1991, 211-214). Compiled by Geraldine Stout
- DU022-004002 Water mill - unclassified
Description
A deed of 1724 mentions a brass mill between Mill Lane and the Dodder at Bankside Cottages(pers comm. Rob Goodbody). Compiled by Geraldine Stout
- DU022-004003 Water mill - unclassified
Description
In 1724 the owner of the brass mill (DU022-004002-) allowed a paper maker to construct a paper mill alongside his brass mill and to share the water supply at Bankside cottages. Compiled by Geraldine Stout
- DU022-004006 Mill - unclassified
Description
A Deed dated 1718 mentions an ancient mill race and watercourse that leads to an iron mill at Milltown (pers comm. Rob Goodbody). Remains of an iron mill survive in the grounds of the last terraced house in Mill Lane at Bankside cottages. The mill pond has been largely back-filled for use as a car park but a portion of the mill pond is still extant. A mill race led to this mill from the Slang river at windy Arbour. Compiled by Geraldine Stout
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Farranboley.
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
- At the centre of the townland of Farranboley, about 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as moderately low, low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3236 (ZIP).
- Flooding
- The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.
Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under 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 Farranboley with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Dublin.
The townland
- Name
- Farranboley · Fearann na Buaile
- Area
- 611,928 m² (61.19 ha, 151.21 acres)
- Civil parish
- Taney, and its townlands
- Barony
- Rathdown
- Electoral division
- Clonskeagh-Windy Arbour, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 3,020 people lived in 1,078 households in the Clonskeagh-Windy Arbour electoral division. 65% of households owned their home. 15% of homes were built since 2001. 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Churchtown Lower, Friarland, Rathmines Great, Roebuck
- Placenames
- Farranboley 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.