Ringwood
Townland in the civil parish of Newcastle, barony of Newcastle, Co. Dublin; in Irish An Choill Chruinn
- Area
- 40.4 ha
- 100 acres
- Land parcels
- 13
- registered freehold, median 1,636 m²
- Zoning
- P1
- RU
- Planning
- 12
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
13 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ringwood, from 19 m² to 209,084 m² (20.91 ha, 51.67 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 6 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- P1RU (Agriculture)
South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028, South Dublin · 10 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G1OS (Open space, park)
South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028, South Dublin · 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
8 Mar 2026Grant permission
The development will consist of the reconfiguration and extension of an existing semi-detached bungalow. The proposed works will modernise the residence from a simple two bedroom set up to a four bedroom home with open plan living. Entry gates and driveway configuration will remain as is. The aesthetics of the original house will be retained to the street.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD25B/0695W
18 Dec 2025Registered application
The proposed development will primarily consist of a proposed Raw Water Intake & Pumping Station at Garrynatineel, Ballina, Co. Tipperary; a proposed Water Treatment Plant at Incha Beg, Birdhill, Co. Tipperary; a proposed Break Pressure Tank at Knockanacree, Cloughjordan, Co. Tipperary; a proposed Booster Pumping Station at Coagh Upper, Birr, Co. Offaly; a proposed Flow Control Valve at Commons Upper, Celbridge, Co. Kildare; a proposed Termination Point Reservoir at Loughtown Upper, Peamount, County Dublin; c. 172km of pipeline connecting the water infrastructure sites; uprating and associated works to the existing Ardnacrusha - Birdhill 38kV line and Ardnacrusha - Birdhill - Nenagh 38kV line, works at the existing Birdhill 38 kV electricity substation, power connections to infrastructure and all ancillary works above and below ground. The nature, extent and location of the proposed development is fully described in the application plans and particulars. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) and Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) have been prepared in respect of the Proposed Development. A copy of this application may also be viewed on the application website www.watersupplyproject.ie Public Consultation in respect of this application runs for the period commencing on the 6th January 2026. Any submission/observation must be received by An Coimisiún Pleanála no later than 5.30pm on the 25th February 2026. Submissions or observations may be made only to An Coimisiún Pleanála. Submissions can be made by hand or post to, 64 Marlborough Street, Dublin 1, or by email to laps@pleanala.ie.
Strategic infrastructure application · South Dublin County Council, ACP-323980-25
13 Dec 2021Refuse permission
Construction of a detached single storey bungalow; vehicular entrance; secondary effluent treatment system; all associated site works.
Permission, 1 home · South Dublin County Council, SD21A/0338
8 Jul 2015Refuse permission
Construction of a new 270m long fixed timber jetty to facilitate 6 boats east of Hazelhatch Bridge. These will be fully serviced with lighting, water, electricity and access to boat pump-out and waste disposal facilities. These moorings will be classified as Extended Term Services Moorings and made available to appropriate permit holders. Upgrade and extension of the existing visitor mooring area on the quay wall along the north east side of Hazelhatch Bridge. This shall include cleaning and re-pointing to provide moorings for 4-5 transient boats visiting the area. This work will be in the curtilage of Hazelhatch Bridge a protected structure. Formalise an existing hard standing area used for parking to facilitate approximately 15 vehicles. The existing canal banks in the vicinity of the proposed works shall be refurbished and upgraded to address historical leakage problems with towpaths resurfaced.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD15A/0189
21 May 2014Grant permission
Demolition of ground floor conservatory, part demolition of roof, construction of ground floor drawing room of 15sq.m. and bedroon and ensuite of 25sq.m. in new dormer style roof; all elevational changes including new ridge line to part of roof, new dormer windows and new Velux roof lights; all associated site works.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD14B/0144
18 Feb 2013Grant permission
Single storey extension to front of existing dwelling, internal alterations to existing dwelling and all associated site works.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD13B/0031
9 Jul 2010Refuse permission
Single storey detached dwelling, associated effluent treatment system and using existing vehicular entrance to site off public road.
Permission, 1 home · South Dublin County Council, SD09A/0487
20 Mar 2007Grant permission
Single storey extension to the side and rear of an existing semi-detached cottage with a new biocycle wastewater treatment system.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD06B/0789
17 Jul 2006Refuse permission
Demolition of existing single storey semi-detached dwelling and the construction of a new single storey detached 4 bedroom dwelling with off-street parking.
Permission, 1 home · South Dublin County Council, SD06A/0609
1 Jul 2005Grant permission
Two-storey extension to existing two-storey house consisting of 2 additional bedrooms and lounge area and minor alterations to existing house elevations including demolition to rear, a new single storey stables to courtyard and ancillary internal gates, fencing and stone wall around house.
Permission · South Dublin County Council, SD05B/0266
30 Sept 2002Grant permission
Demolition of existing garage together with two storey (ground floor and attic level) granny flat extension to the side.
Permission, 1 home · South Dublin County Council, SD02B/0221
25 Apr 2000Refuse outline permission
Construct dwelling and biocycle treatment plant.
Outline permission · South Dublin County Council, S00A/0276
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: Grand Canal 002104
Recorded monuments
- DU020-001 Ringfort - unclassified
Description
Located on level ground under tillage. The site comprises a circular, slightly raised area (diam. 35m) enclosed by a steep-sided fosse (Wth 6m; D 1.8-3m). There is a causeway in the S. The interior is overgrown (Healy 1974, 23). Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Uploaded on: 23 November 2011
- DU020-021 Enclosure
Description
A sub-circular enclosure visible as a crop mark on an aerial photograph (SMR file; pers. comm. Tom Condit, 11 March 2015). DU020-021----_01.jpg: Aerial view showing the crop mark (from Google Maps, accessed 12 March 2015). Compiled by: Paul Walsh Date of upload: 12 March 2015
- DU020-024 Earthwork
Description
In tillage field. Sub-circular-shaped area (diam. c. 50m) defined by the cropmark of a ditch which is transected at NW by a road that is visible on aerial orthoimage taken 2018 (https://sdublincoco.maps.arcgis.com). See attached orthoimage taken from South Dublin Historical Mapping website Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Jean-Charles Caillère Date of upload: 31 May 2023
Architectural heritage
- Bridge, 1845–1850 · Regional interest
Description
Archival Description [Demolished 2008]: Single-arch bridge over railway line, opened 1846. Part ivy-covered snecked limestone walls between snecked limestone battered abutment walls with cut-limestone stringcourses supporting benchmark-inscribed parapets having cut-limestone coping. Single elliptical arch with margined rock faced limestone ashlar radiating voussoirs. Sited spanning railway line with unkempt banks to railway line.
- Ringwood House, country house, 1790–1810 · Regional interest
Description
Detached T-plan former country house comprising five-bay single-storey house to front, c.1800, and four-bay two-storey parallel range behind with two-storey rere projection, c.1830. Roughcast rendered walls. Timber sash windows, some replacements, and timber casement windows. Timber panelled door with simple radial fanlight. Pitched slate roof with raised chimney stacks to front. Hipped slate roof with rendered chimney stacks to rere. uPVC conservatories to west. Stable yard with archway and converted outbuildings to south. Cast-iron water pump and granite trough in yard.
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
- About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility low, on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2939 (ZIP).
- Flooding
- The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.
Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both 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 Ringwood with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Dublin.
The townland
- Name
- Ringwood · An Choill Chruinn
- Area
- 404,398 m² (40.44 ha, 99.93 acres)
- Civil parish
- Newcastle, and its townlands
- Barony
- Newcastle
- Electoral division
- Newcastle, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Newcastle electoral division: 5,552 people in 1,814 households; 75% of households own their home; 66% of homes were built since 2001; 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Colganstown, Dangan (Co. Kildare), Hazelhatch, Skeagh
- Placenames
- Ringwood 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.