Sheepmoor
Sheepmoor is a townland in the civil parish of Clonsilla, barony of Castleknock, Co. Dublin. Its name in Irish is Móinteán na gCaorach.
Parcel 4840192
- Area
- 383 m²
- Buildings
- 5 buildings touch it. Their footprint covers 274 m².
- Zoning
- R2 RS - Residential (The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029) The objective
- Townland
- Sheepmoor
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
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_3083 (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
- 68.3 ha
- 169 acres
- Land parcels
- 707
- registered freehold, median 253 m²
- Zoning
- R2
- RS - Residential
- Planning
- 100
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
707 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Sheepmoor, from 1 m² to 68,980 m² (6.9 ha, 17.05 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 47 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 · 671 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G4OS - Open Space (Active open space)
The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 48 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - S3CI - Community Infrastructure (Community facilities)
The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 1 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
28 Aug 2026Referral
Consisting of the construction of a 2-beroom two-storey house to the s
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW26A/0335
11 Jun 2026Refuse permission
Attic conversion for storage purposes incorporating a full raised side
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW26A/0238E
15 May 2026Grant permission
For the construction of a single three bedroom two storey dwelling to
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW26A/0198E
7 May 2026Refuse permission
Demolitions, to include; part of the existing kitchen at ground floor
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW26A/0186E
6 May 2026Grant permission
For the construction of a single storey extension to the rear of the e
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW26A/0184E
30 Apr 2026Grant permission
Planning Permission to demolish a conservatory and garden shed and bui
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW26A/0173E
29 Apr 2026Invalid application
Planning Permission for an extension of the ground and first floor and
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW26A/0168E
10 Apr 2026Invalid application
Demolish a conservatory and garden shed and build a 39m2 flat roof kit
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW26A/0146E
7 Apr 2026Invalid application
The demolition of an existing conservatory and block built garden shed
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW26A/0141E
30 Mar 2026Grant permission
Planning Permission for conversion of existing attic space comprising
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW26A/0126E
9 Feb 2026Grant permission
Permission is sought for conversion of existing attic space comprisin
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW26A/0048E
31 Jan 2026Grant permission
Permission is sought for the construction of a single three bedroom tw
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW26A/0039E
26 Jan 2026Grant permission
Construction of a first-floor extension to the side and front of the
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW26A/0031E
22 Jan 2026Grant permission
Planning permission for attic conversion with dormer to rear roof to a
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW26A/0025E
16 Jan 2026Grant time ext (3 months) ai
The Electricity Supply Board (ESB) intends to apply for permission for
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW26A/0017E
14 Jan 2026Grant permission
The development will consist of the construction of a 2 storey extensi
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW26A/0012E
9 Dec 2025Refuse permission
An extension of the ground and first floor and the extension and conve
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW25A/0533E
4 Dec 2025Invalid application
Planning Permission for an extension of the ground and first floor and
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW25A/0525E
7 Nov 2025Grant permission
Widening of existing front vehicular access. Construction of a first f
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW25A/0475E
24 Oct 2025Grant permission
Conversion and extension of existing garage to family room, constructi
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW25A/0461E
16 Oct 2025Grant permission
The development consists of the conversion of attic space with new dor
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW25A/0451E
10 Oct 2025Invalid application
The development consists of the conversion of attic space with new dor
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW25A/0447E
26 Sept 2025Invalid application
We, Anthony and Karen Heffenen intend to apply for planning permission
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW25A/0417E
20 Sept 2025Grant permission
First-floor side extension with new front-facing gable and associated
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW25A/0406E
7 Jul 2025App withdrawn as no ai recd in 6 months
the change of use and conversion of two adjacent dwellings, a semi-det
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW25A/0285E
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
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Royal Canal 002103
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Sheepmoor.
Architectural heritage
- Kirkpatrick Bridge, bridge, 1790–1800 · Regional interest
Description
Single-arch stone road bridge over river, built 1795, with ashlar parapet walls, cut stone keystones and voussoirs, having stone date and name plaques.
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 Sheepmoor, 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
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3084 (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 Sheepmoor with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Dublin.
The townland
- Name
- Sheepmoor · Móinteán na gCaorach
- Area
- 683,166 m² (68.32 ha, 168.81 acres)
- Civil parish
- Clonsilla, and its townlands
- Barony
- Castleknock
- Electoral division
- Blanchardstown-Delwood, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 5,144 people lived in 1,892 households in the Blanchardstown-Delwood electoral division. 71% of households owned their home. 26% of homes were built since 2001. 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Blanchardstown, Carpenterstown, Coolmine, Diswellstown, Porterstown
- Placenames
- Sheepmoor 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.