Barrysparks
Barrysparks is a townland in the civil parish of Swords, barony of Nethercross, Co. Dublin. Its name in Irish is Páirc an Bharraigh.
Parcel 1907154
- Area
- 1,295 m²
- Buildings
- No building touches it.
- Zoning
- M1 MRE - Metro and Rail Economic Corridor (The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029) The objective
M4 MC - Major Town Centre (The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029) The objective - Townland
- Barrysparks
Planning applications on this parcel
15 Sept 2025Grant permission
The development will consist of a Large-scale Residential development
Lrd application · Fingal County Council, LRD0055/S3E
16 Nov 2015Grant extension of duration of perm.
A 7-year permission for development at this site. The proposed develo
Extension of duration of permission · Fingal County Council, F08A/1057/E1
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
- 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
- 55.6 ha
- 137 acres
- Land parcels
- 466
- registered freehold, median 151 m²
- Zoning
- R2
- RS - Residential
- Planning
- 100
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
466 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Barrysparks, from 0 m² to 63,749 m² (6.37 ha, 15.75 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 121 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
- R2RS - Residential (Existing residential)
The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 448 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - C2.1GE - General Employment (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 32 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - C3HT - High Technology (Office, business/technology park and related)
The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 21 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - M1MRE - Metro and Rail Economic Corridor (Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site)
The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 15 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - M4MC - Major Town Centre (Built up area)
The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 10 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 - M3LC - Local Centre (District, neighbourhood centre)
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
14 Jul 2026Grant permission
Hammerson ICAV intends to apply for Temporary Permission for a period
Permission · Fingal County Council, F26A/0624E
2 Apr 2026Grant permission
Beer Wine Spirits Retail Off Licence subsidiary to main retail use, Pr
Permission · Fingal County Council, F26A/0265E
2 Apr 2026Grant permission
The development will consist of the installation of a photovoltaic sol
Rediii permisssion · Fingal County Council, F26A/0266E/R3
15 Jan 2026Refuse permission
Temporary Permission for a period of 5 years at this site (c. 1.1 Ha),
Permission · Fingal County Council, F26A/0016E
23 Dec 2025Invalid application
Hammerson ICAV intends to apply for Temporary Permission for a period
Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/1214E
15 Dec 2025Invalid application
Hammerson ICAV intends to apply for Temporary Permission for a period
Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/1161E
28 Nov 2025Grant permission
Planning permission is sought for alterations to existing house, permi
Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/1104E
14 Oct 2025Invalid application
Planning permission is sought for alterations to existing planning per
Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/0942E
15 Sept 2025Grant permission
The development will consist of a Large-scale Residential development
Lrd application · Fingal County Council, LRD0055/S3E
12 May 2025Grant permission
Proposed development comprises the continued use on a permanent basis
Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/0413E
6 May 2025Grant permission
Conversion of existing attic space comprising of modification of exist
Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/0385E
12 Apr 2025Grant permission
Planning permission is sought for alterations to existing planning per
Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/0316E
16 Dec 2024Grant permission
The proposed development comprises 1 no. V-shape LED digital signage s
Permission · Fingal County Council, F24A/1139E
5 Dec 2024Grant permission
Planning permission for attic conversion with hip to gable roof and do
Permission · Fingal County Council, F24A/1085E
29 Aug 2024Grant permission
Planning permission for Attic conversion with hip roof to gable by Ext
Permission · Fingal County Council, F24A/0767E
20 Aug 2024Grant permission & grant retention
The development comprises a seasonal events area, to remain in situ fo
Permission and retention · Fingal County Council, F24A/0751E
8 Aug 2024Grant permission
The proposed development comprises landscape enhancement works at the
Permission · Fingal County Council, F24A/0722E
13 Mar 2024Grant permission
Planning permission for proposed new bungalow on site to rear of exist
Permission · Fingal County Council, F24A/0220
27 Feb 2024Grant permission & grant retention
Permission and retention permission for the reorganisation of on-site
Permission and retention · Fingal County Council, F24A/0159
28 Nov 2023Grant permission
The development will consist of a Healthcare Facility of 4,425.8 sqm
Permission · Fingal County Council, F23A/0727
21 Nov 2023Grant permission
Planning permission is sought to construct a new one and a half storey
Permission · Fingal County Council, F23A/0188
17 Jul 2023Withdraw application
The development will consist of a Healthcare Facility of 4,425.8 sqm g
Permission · Fingal County Council, F22A/0415
27 Feb 2023Grant permission
The development will consist of (1) alterations to existing carpark
Permission · Fingal County Council, F22A/0353
31 Jan 2023Grant permission
The development will consist of the change of use from the existing Fi
Permission · Fingal County Council, F23A/0027
19 Dec 2022Grant permission & grant retention
Planning Permission and Retention Permission for 1) Change of use
Permission and retention · Fingal County Council, F22A/0702
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 Barrysparks.
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Barrysparks.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Barrysparks.
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 Barrysparks, 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. Parts of the land are made ground.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Barrysparks.
- 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 Barrysparks with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Dublin.
The townland
- Name
- Barrysparks · Páirc an Bharraigh
- Area
- 556,068 m² (55.61 ha, 137.41 acres)
- Civil parish
- Swords, and its townlands
- Barony
- Nethercross
- Electoral division
- Swords-Seatown, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 7,465 people lived in 2,480 households in the Swords-Seatown electoral division. 75% of households owned their home. 37% of homes were built since 2001. 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Commons East, Crowscastle, Drinan, Miltonsfields, Mountgorry, Swords Demesne, Townparks
- Placenames
- Barrysparks 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.