Land parcel 2369984

Area

12,037 m² (1.2 ha, 2.97 acres)

Buildings

78 buildings touch it. Their footprint covers 1,965 m².

Zoning

R2 Z1: Sustainable Residential Neighbourhoods (Development Plan 2022-2028) The objective

Townland

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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 3 recorded monuments.

• DU018-031001 Castle - tower house
  Description

  The site of the former castle at Ballyfermot is on the summit of a natural ridge at Le Fanu Park directly adjacent at the west to the church (DU018-031003) and graveyard (DU018031004). A drawing by Beranger in 1766 shows a tower with diagonally opposed turrets, lit by mullioned windows (Harbison 1998, 54-5). Ballyfermot manor was held by the Fitzwilliam family in the early 14th century later passing to Robert de Clahull in 1327. By the end of the 14th century the manor was held by Reginald Barnewall. In 1395 Reginald Butler was living there and in 1451 John Barnewall was in residence. It was occupied until the late 16th century when it went into decline. In the 18th century it was used as a school (Mc Dix 1898, Dec 1st, 168, 177). It stood until the early 19th century as a sketch by Wakeman shows an impressive building with a gatehouse and battlemented parapet (Ball 1906, 1001-105). There are no visible remains. Compiled by Geraldine Stout Uploated 13/06/16

• DU018-031003 Church
  Description

  The remains of the church and graveyard have been completely cleared and landscaped to create Le Fanu Park. This was the medieval parish church of Ballyfermot, described by D'Alton (1838, 639) as being in perfect condition. It was dedicated to St. Laurence and was associated with the Knights Hospitallers of Kilmainham. In 1539 it transfered to John Allen. In 1608 the King granted to Sir Robert Newcomen the ruinous chapel called St. Laurences atBallyfermot. The Regal Visitations of 1615 reported the church and chancel in ruins (op cit 640). In 1978 when the site was inspected (OPW) there were still foundations of the church and some gravestones of 19th century date.

• DU018-031004 Graveyard
  Description

  The remains of the graveyard have been completely cleared and landscaped to create Le Fanu Park. This was attached to the medieval parish church of Ballyfermot, described by D'Alton (1838, 639) as being in perfect condition. In 1978 when the site was inspected (OPW) there were still foundations of the church and some gravestones of 19th century date. Archaeological test excavation was carried during October 1998 at the corner of Le Fanu Road and Raheen Road, Ballyfermot, Co. Dublin. Test excavations carried out in1998 uncovered the graveyard wall and articulated and disarticulated human remains within the boundary of the graveyard (O'Donovan 2000, 35)

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_3121 (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.

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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.