Mabestown
Mabestown is a townland in the civil parish of Kinsaley, barony of Coolock, Co. Dublin. Its name in Irish is Baile an Mhábaigh.
Parcel 1773672
- Area
- 170,444 m² (17.04 ha, 42.12 acres)
- Buildings
- 1 building touches it. Its footprint covers 139 m².
- Zoning
- G4 OS - Open Space (The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029) The objective
- Townland
- Mabestown
Planning applications on this parcel
5 May 2026Grant permission
We, Kinwest Ltd., intend to apply for planning permission for developm
Permission · Fingal County Council, F26A/0354E
18 Dec 2025Refuse permission
We, Kinwest Ltd., intend to apply for planning permission for developm
Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/1182E
30 Oct 2025Refuse permission
We, Kinwest Ltd., intend to apply for planning permission for developm
Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/0999E
22 Sept 2025Grant permission
We, Kinwest Ltd. , intend to apply for planning permission for develop
Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/0857E
3 Feb 2023Grant permission
The preservation and protection of the existing Protected Structure of
Permission · Fingal County Council, F22A/0579
8 Apr 2021Decision to be made by other body
The proposed development will consist of the preservation and protecti
Strategic housing development · Fingal County Council, SHD/005/21
8 Feb 2017Grant extension of duration of perm.
A residential development provides for 76 no. dwellings (54 no. two st
Extension of duration of permission · Fingal County Council, F11A/0386/E1
28 Oct 2011Grant permission
A residential development provides for 76 no. dwellings (54 no. two st
Permission · Fingal County Council, F11A/0386
4 Mar 2011Withdraw application
Ten year planning permission for 94 no. dwellings (86 no. two storey a
Permission · Fingal County Council, F11A/0070
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
No zone of notification of a recorded monument touches this parcel.
Architectural heritage
- Malahide Castle, gate lodge, 1880–1900 · Regional interest
Description
Detached four-bay single-storey gate lodge, c.1890, on an L-shaped plan, with gabled end bay to west end and single-bay single-storey return to rear. Partly refenestrated, c.1970.ROOF: Double-pitched and gable fronted -hipped to return; concrete ridge tiles; red brick chimney stacks; yellow clay pots; decorative timber barge boards; cast-iron rainwater goods. WALLS: Roughcast, unpainted; red brick course to right gable end with consoles. OPENINGS: Square-headed window openings; concrete sills; timber casement windows; replacement timber casement window, c.1970, to left; round-headed door opening; timber panelled door; overlight.
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 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 low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of this parcel.
- 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
- 17.8 ha
- 44 acres
- Land parcels
- 1
- registered freehold, median 170,444 m² (17.04 ha, 42.12 acres)
- Zoning
- G4
- OS - Open Space
- Planning
- 20
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
1 registered freehold parcel lies mostly in Mabestown, from 170,444 m² (17.04 ha, 42.12 acres) to 170,444 m² (17.04 ha, 42.12 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 13 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
- G4OS - Open Space (Active open space)
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
5 May 2026Grant permission
We, Kinwest Ltd., intend to apply for planning permission for developm
Permission · Fingal County Council, F26A/0354E
15 Apr 2026Additional information received
Greenleaf Homes Malahide Limited intend to apply for PERMISSION for de
Permission · Fingal County Council, F26A/0296E
18 Dec 2025Refuse permission
We, Kinwest Ltd., intend to apply for planning permission for developm
Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/1182E
17 Dec 2025Grant permission
The proposed development will consist of the demolition of the existin
Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/1171E
30 Oct 2025Refuse permission
We, Kinwest Ltd., intend to apply for planning permission for developm
Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/0999E
16 Oct 2025Invalid application due to site notice
We, Kinwest Ltd., intend to apply for planning permission for developm
Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/0953E
22 Sept 2025Grant permission
We, Kinwest Ltd. , intend to apply for planning permission for develop
Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/0857E
29 Jul 2025Withdraw application
The development will comprise the demolition of an existing, detached
Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/0689E
19 Mar 2025Grant permission
We, Kinwest Ltd., intend to apply for planning permission for developm
Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/0226E
20 Dec 2024Grant permission
We, Kinwest Ltd., intend to apply for planning permission for developm
Permission · Fingal County Council, F24A/1179E
10 Sept 2024Grant permission
The proposed development will consist of amendments to the previously
Permission · Fingal County Council, F24A/0811E
10 Sept 2024Grant permission
The proposed development will consist of amendments to the previously
Permission · Fingal County Council, F24A/0812E
3 Feb 2023Grant permission
The preservation and protection of the existing Protected Structure of
Permission · Fingal County Council, F22A/0579
3 Feb 2023Grant permission
The preservation and protection of the existing Protected Structure of
Permission · Fingal County Council, F22A/0581
3 Feb 2023Grant permission
The preservation and protection of the existing Protected Structure of
Permission · Fingal County Council, F22A/0580
19 Apr 2022Withdraw application
The proposed development will consist of the preservation and protecti
Strategic housing development · Fingal County Council, SHD/017/21
8 Apr 2021Decision to be made by other body
The proposed development will consist of the preservation and protecti
Strategic housing development · Fingal County Council, SHD/005/21
8 Feb 2017Grant extension of duration of perm.
A residential development provides for 76 no. dwellings (54 no. two st
Extension of duration of permission · Fingal County Council, F11A/0386/E1
28 Oct 2011Grant permission
A residential development provides for 76 no. dwellings (54 no. two st
Permission · Fingal County Council, F11A/0386
4 Mar 2011Withdraw application
Ten year planning permission for 94 no. dwellings (86 no. two storey a
Permission · Fingal County Council, F11A/0070
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 Mabestown.
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Mabestown.
Architectural heritage
- Malahide Castle, gate lodge, 1880–1900 · Regional interest
Description
Detached four-bay single-storey gate lodge, c.1890, on an L-shaped plan, with gabled end bay to west end and single-bay single-storey return to rear. Partly refenestrated, c.1970.ROOF: Double-pitched and gable fronted -hipped to return; concrete ridge tiles; red brick chimney stacks; yellow clay pots; decorative timber barge boards; cast-iron rainwater goods. WALLS: Roughcast, unpainted; red brick course to right gable end with consoles. OPENINGS: Square-headed window openings; concrete sills; timber casement windows; replacement timber casement window, c.1970, to left; round-headed door opening; timber panelled door; overlight.
- Malahide Castle, demesne walls/gates/railings, 1880–1900 · Regional interest
Description
Entrance gateway, c.1890, comprising four ashlar limestone piers with cast-iron secondary piers, gates and railings.
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 Mabestown, 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 low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Mabestown.
- 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 Mabestown with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Dublin.
The townland
- Name
- Mabestown · Baile an Mhábaigh
- Area
- 178,131 m² (17.81 ha, 44.02 acres)
- Civil parish
- Kinsaley, and its townlands
- Barony
- Coolock
- Electoral division
- Malahide West, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 6,014 people lived in 2,141 households in the Malahide West electoral division. 86% of households owned their home. 14% of homes were built since 2001. 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Auburn, Kinsaley, Malahide, Malahide Demesne
- Placenames
- Mabestown 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.