Blackthorn
Blackthorn is a townland in the civil parish of Tully, barony of Rathdown, Co. Dublin. Its name in Irish is An Draighean.
Parcel 1815185
- Area
- 27,439 m² (2.74 ha, 6.78 acres)
- Buildings
- 4 buildings touch it. Their footprint covers 9,014 m².
- Zoning
- M5 Objective MIC (COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022-2028) The objective
- Townland
- Blackthorn
Planning applications on this parcel
18 Nov 2025Grant permission
The development will principally consist of: the change of use of 1 No. first f
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D25A/0876/WEB
11 Apr 2025Grant permission
The development will comprise amendments to the permitted development as per Str
Permission (lrd) · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, LRD25A/0301/WEB
21 May 2024Grant permission
The development will comprise minor amendments to the permitted development as p
Permission (lrd) · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, LRD24A/0352/WEB
13 May 2024Declare application invalid
The development will comprise minor amendments to the permitted development as p
Permission (lrd) · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, LRD24A/0328/WEB
25 Aug 2023Grant permission
Permission for a Large-scale Residential development on lands forming part of de
Permission (lrd) · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, LRD23A/0557
27 Jul 2023Grant permission
The development will comprise of the completion of the Sentinel Building to prov
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, LRD23A/0505
19 Nov 2019Grant permission
Permission for a strategic housing development, which will have a Gross Floor
Permission (shd) · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, ABP30594019
8 May 2019Grant permission
Permission for a strategic housing development with an application site area of
Permission (shd) · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, ABP30440519
23 Apr 2018Declare application withdrawn
Permission for 2 no. ground floor extensions of 398 sqm (into unit D2) and
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D18A/0356
13 Apr 2018Grant permission
Notice of Strategic Housing Development Application to An Bord Pleanála for
Permission (shd) · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, ABP30142818
29 Dec 2016Grant permission
Permission is sought for development at a 0.195 ha site comprising a
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D16A/0991
23 Sept 2016Refuse permission
Permission for completion of the development (as originally permitted under D05A
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D16A/0697
20 May 2016Grant permission for retention
Retention permission of a previously approved planning permission Ref: D13A/0015
Permission for retention · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D16A/0362
15 Mar 2016Grant permission for retention
Permission for Retention of modifications to permitted development
Permission for retention · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D16A/0168
8 Feb 2016Grant permission
Permission for: 1. Change of Use of ground floor unit D5 (c.245m2) from retail
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D16A/0074
29 Jan 2016Declare invalid (site notice)
Permission for modifications to permitted development (as per Reg Ref D05A/1159
Permission for retention · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D16A/0051
19 Sept 2013Grant permission
Permission for development consisting of: Externally suspended internally
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D13A/0487
30 Aug 2013Grant permission
Permission sought for development at thas 0.195 ha site approximately comprising
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D13A/0457
25 Apr 2013Grant permission
Permission and Retention Permission for modifications to permitted development
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D13A/0202
15 Mar 2013Grant permission
Permission for development consisting of modifications to permitted development
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D13A/0123
15 Feb 2013Grant extension of duration of perm.
The development will consist of modifications to the permitted under Reg.Ref.
Extension of duration of permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D07A/0975/E
14 Jan 2013Grant permission
Permission for development comprising the erection of 5 no. advertising panels
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D13A/0015
23 May 2011Grant permission
2 no. internally illuminated signs
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D11A/0239
23 May 2011Grant permission
permission is sought for modifications to permitted development
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D11A/0240
24 Jan 2011Grant permission
Retention permission for modifications to permitted and existing development
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D11A/0031
The 25 most recent of 41 applications.
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
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 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.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3259 (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
- 51 ha
- 126 acres
- Land parcels
- 152
- registered freehold, median 940 m²
- Zoning
- C4
- Objective LIW
- Planning
- 99
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
152 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Blackthorn, from 2 m² to 153,180 m² (15.32 ha, 37.85 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 57 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
- C4Objective LIW (Warehouse (excluding retail warehouse))
COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022-2028, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown · 108 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - M5Objective MIC (Other mix of uses)
COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022-2028, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown · 25 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R2Objective A (Existing residential)
COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022-2028, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown · 14 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - C3Objective OE (Office, business/technology park and related)
COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022-2028, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown · 9 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - M5Objective MOC (Other mix of uses)
COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022-2028, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G1Objective F (Open space, park)
COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022-2028, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R3Objective A2 (Residential, mixed residential and other uses)
COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022-2028, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - S5Objective SNI (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022-2028, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown · 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
12 Aug 2026Declare application invalid
applying for permission for the installation of a free-standing double-sided di
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D26A/0602/WEB
13 Jul 2026Grant permission
The proposed development comprises the change of use of the existing permitted C
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D26A/0528/WEB
16 Jun 2026Grant permission
a) Change of use of the entire premises from light industrial with offices, to
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D26A/0449/WEB
9 Jun 2026Registered application
Parks: Proposed Development of Sandyford Civic Park
Part vlll (public consultation) · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, PC/PKS/02/26
4 Jun 2026Grant permission
A single storey flat roof porch and garage extension and all ancillary site work
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D26B/0329/WEB
28 May 2026Declare application invalid
The development will consist of a single storey flat roof porch and garage exte
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D26B/0315/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
20 May 2026Grant permission
The development will consist of the change of use at ground floor level from the
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D26A/0377/WEB
24 Apr 2026Refuse permission
Seeks alterations to previously approved planning application ref.no. D24A/0407/
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D26A/0317/WEB
11 Mar 2026Grant permission
The proposed development comprises the change of use of the existing 1 No. 3 sto
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D26A/0192/WEB
4 Mar 2026S5 dec exempt
Replacement totem signage
Section 5 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, REF3026
19 Nov 2025S5 dec exempt
Upgrading and renewing of critical electricity system infrastructure, used for o
Section 5 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, REF18325
18 Nov 2025Withdraw the application
The development will principally consist of: the change of use of 2 No. ground
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D25A/0873/WEB
18 Nov 2025Grant permission
The development will principally consist of: the change of use of 2 No. ground
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D25A/0875/WEB
18 Nov 2025Grant permission
The development will principally consist of: the change of use of 1 No. first f
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D25A/0876/WEB
6 Nov 2025Grant permission for retention
The development consists of the retention of an external ventilation duct insta
Permission for retention · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D25A/0844/WEB
22 Oct 2025S5 dec exempt
The proposed development is for the installation of a micro-wind turbine outside
Section 5 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, REF17425
17 Oct 2025Grant permission
1) the demolition of an existing two-storey warehouse/office building on the sit
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D25A/0788/WEB
16 Oct 2025Grant permission
Planning Permission is sought for the following: Remove existing internal signag
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D25A/0786/WEB
15 Oct 2025Grant permission
i) Construction of a 2-storey extension to the rear of the existing commercial
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D25A/0779/WEB
8 Oct 2025Grant extension of duration of perm.
Permission for a strategic housing development consisting of the demolition of
Extension of duration of permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, ABP31172221/E
18 Sept 2025Grant permission
Amalgamation of two retail units to form a single unit by removal of part of th
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D25A/0719/WEB
19 Aug 2025S5 dec exempt
Use of the existing ''Proposed Community Space'' at Levels 00 and Level -01 of B
Section 5 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, REF14325
13 Aug 2025S5 dec not exempt
The proposed development is for the installation of a micro-wind turbine on the
Section 5 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, REF13925
7 Aug 2025Grant permission
Permission is sought for a change from the former use of this premises as a bran
Permission · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, D25A/0616/WEB
The 25 most recent of 99 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 Blackthorn.
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Blackthorn.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Blackthorn.
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 Blackthorn, about 1 in 5 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. Parts of the land are made ground and water.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3259 (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 Blackthorn with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Dublin.
The townland
- Name
- Blackthorn · An Draighean
- Area
- 510,054 m² (51.01 ha, 126.04 acres)
- Civil parish
- Tully, and its townlands
- Barony
- Rathdown
- Electoral division
- Dundrum-Balally, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 8,844 people lived in 3,306 households in the Dundrum-Balally electoral division. 47% of households owned their home. 51% of homes were built since 2001. 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Balally, Carmanhall, Kilmacud East, Kilmacud West, Mulchanstown, Murphystown, Tipperstown
- Placenames
- Blackthorn 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.