Bollarney South

79 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Bollarney South, from 9 m² to 14,950 m² (1.5 ha, 3.69 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 10 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  Wicklow Town - Rathnew Local Area Plan, Wicklow · 81 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M2Town Centre (City/Town/village Centre, central area)
  Wicklow Town - Rathnew Local Area Plan, Wicklow · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G3Natural Areas (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  Wicklow Town - Rathnew Local Area Plan, Wicklow · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S5Community & Education (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
  Wicklow Town - Rathnew Local Area Plan, Wicklow · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G4Active Open Space (Active open space)
  Wicklow Town - Rathnew Local Area Plan, Wicklow · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 26 Jun 2026N/a

  (i) Demolition of the existing Tesco supermarket (c. 2,799 sqm gross floor area) and the construction of a new two storey structure (c. 6,864 sqm gross floor area) incorporating an atrium, lobby entrances and undercroft car parking at grade and a retail unit (c. 3,577 sqm net sales area) at first floor level, the retail unit will include an ancillary alcohol sales area, bulk store, customer facilities at first floor level, and staff facilities at mezzanine level; (ii) provision of a service yard at first floor level with marshalling area and a grocery home shopping delivery vehicle docking area; (iii) provision of a new 'service only' access from Church Hill road and minor alterations to the existing road layout including the provision of a pedestrian crossing; (iv) provision of a signalised junction onto the Dublin Road and alterations to the existing road layout to improve vehicular, cyclist, and pedestrian safety, including the renewal and reinstatement of road markings, associated traffic signage, and the provision of a pedestrian crossing at the customer vehicular entrance; (v) 286 no. car parking spaces providing a combination of surface-level and undercroft car parking (including parent and child, accessible and electric vehicle parking spaces), provision of 2 no. dedicated “Click and Collect” spaces, 50 no. cycle parking spaces, and set down/loading bay areas; (vi) 2 no. elevational signs on the Dublin Road elevation; (vii) ESB substation (c. 43 sqm), pump house, sprinkler tank, attenuation tank, feature and street lighting, standby generator set, plant deck at roof level, store canopy, trolley shelter/bays, and all associated ancillary infrastructure; (viii) all ancillary site development works including tree and vegetation removal, retaining structures, landscaping, boundary treatments, enabling works, and site services. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) is submitted with the application

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2660584

• 10 Feb 2026N/a

  temporary vehicular construction access from Station Road to the subject site at Wicklow Rovers AFC (to be closed and reinstated upon completion of works) to facilitate site works associated with re-surfacing of existing pitch with an all-weather surface, all together with associated site works

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2635

• 7 Feb 2025Conditional

  demolition of existing pitched roof garage and small extensions at side. Proposed single story pitched roof extension to northern, southern and eastern sides to provide an additional bathroom, open plan living area and front porch. Modifications to front facade, entrance door location, associated internal modifications and site works

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2560066

• 31 Jan 2025Conditional

  new vehicular entrance onto Church Hill. All necessary ancillary works to facilitate this development

  Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 2560054

• 23 Dec 2024Conditional

  3no. Padel courts along with associated lighting, fencing and the construction of a single-storey ancillary building (c. 20m2), pedestrian entrance and all associated site works, all to the north of existing main pitch

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2460826

• 30 Jan 2024Conditional

  (A) Retention of material change of use of first floor storage and office area, as granted under PRR P2589/01, to a public seated eating area with accommodation ancillary to the existing retail unit with public toilets, staff toilet and changing facilities, office and storerooms. (B) Retention of existing rear single storey extension to accommodate an extension to existing deli counter/servery, as granted under PRR P2589/01, to also include a storeroom and cooler room facilities, (C) Retention of revisions to internal layout of existing retail unit as granted under PRR P2589/01, in regard to circulation and access/egress, (D) Retention for changes to elevations of existing retail unit from that granted under PRR P2589/01 to include revised finishes, window design and signage to visible elevations, (E) Retention of mechanical plant installed on single storey extension flat area roof

  Retention · Wicklow County Council, 2445

• 2 Mar 2022Conditional

  (i) retention permission for " Click and Collect" signage in the existing Tesco car park ; and (ii) permission for the construction of a sheltered canopy (c.105sqm) in the existing car park for the purpose of providing 2 no. dedicated " Click and Collect" car parking spaces and 2 no. dedicated " Click and Collect" van parking spaces for the existing Tesco store and all associated site development works

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 22192

• 21 Apr 2021Conditional

  single storey extension to the front elevation of the existing school building and all associated site works

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 21441

• 7 Apr 2021Conditional

  36 Msq rear, first floor extension to Unit D, as granted permission Reg Ref 20/959 together with all associated site development works

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 21380

• 22 Oct 2020Conditional

  hoarding

  N/a, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 201061

• 30 Sept 2020Conditional

  change of house type to units B, C & D as granted permission under Reg Ref 19/929. The development consists of revised house types, detached garages along with all associated site development works

  Permission, 3 homes · Wicklow County Council, 20959

• 17 Sept 2020Conditional

  change of house type to House A granted under PRR 19/929. revised house type with converted attic, rear first floor balcony, a detached garage together with all associated site development works

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 20915

• 17 Sept 2020N/a

  modifications to floor plans and fenestration, rear ground floor extension and first floor balcony above, detached garages together with all associated site development works

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 20916

• 5 Feb 2020Conditional

  bungalow and garden studio together with ancillary site development works. Permission for new sewerage pumping system from existing septic tank to public sewer in the adjoining road

  Retention, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 20105

• 31 Jan 2020N/a

  bungalow and garden studio together with ancillary site development works. PERMISSION for new sewerage pumping system from existing septic tank to public sewer in the adjoining road

  Retention, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 2087

• 13 Nov 2019Conditional

  2 no single storey extensions having a combined floor area of 128 sqm to existing dwelling having a floor of 95 sqm, removal of existing western boundary wall, construction of new western boundary wall, connection to all public services, all necessary site works and ancillary works to facilitate the development

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 191221

• 8 Oct 2019Refused

  demolition (1,300 sqm) of all existing structures including the boundary wall with the adjoining Tesco site and the construction of a café building (232 sqm gross floor area) to be used for the preparation and sale of food and beverages for consumption on and off the premises. The proposal also includes 2 no elevational signs (measuring 3.34m x 0.6m on the western and southern elevations), hard and soft landscaping proposals, external seating area, 111 no car parking spaces integrated with the existing Tesco car park and the reconfiguration of existing spaces to provide for Universal Access Spaces, bicycle parking spaces and all ancillary site services and site development works

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 191094

• 23 Aug 2019Conditional

  4 no two storey detached dwellings and associated site works

  Permission, 4 homes · Wicklow County Council, 19929

• 3 Jul 2019Unconditional

  solar carports

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 19717

• 6 Feb 2019N/a

  solar carports

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 19111

• 5 Dec 2018Unconditional

  extension and upgrade works to the Council Chamber and refurbishment of Foyer Area

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 181354

• 21 May 2018Refused

  five no two storey detached dwellings and associated site works

  Outline permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 18542

• 11 Jan 2018Conditional

  Demolition of all existing structures on site (including the Tesco supermarket of 2,656sqm gross) and construction of a commercial development having a gross floor area of c.6,874sqm. The development comprises: (i) A separate high quality public plaza of 2,369sqm linked into recently upgraded pedestrian routes/facilities located to the north west of the proposed store (ii) Construction of a two storey structure incorporating an atrium and car parking at grade and a retail area at first floor level. The retail unit will have a gross retail area of c.4,994sqm (c.3,498sqm net retail area) including alcohol sales area at first floor level with staff facilities at mezzanine level (c.374sqm) (iii) A service yard at first floor level with marshalling area (c.558sqm) (iv) A cafe (c.134sqm) at first floor level (v) Circulation space to include an atrium at grade (vi) 405 no. car parking spaces to be provided at ground floor level (vii) The provision of a new 'service only' access from Church Hill Road to access the service yard (viii) The development necessitates a revised road layout at the junction of Dublin Road and Church Hill Road including the provision of a new roundabout that will link Church Hill Road to the Dublin Road (ix) Provision of customer access by way of a signalised junction onto the Dublin Road (to replace the existing priority controlled access) and alterations to the road layout on Dublin Road, Church Hill Road and Station Road to improve vehicular and pedestrian safety (x) An ancillary sub-station, signage (including 1 no. double sided internally illuminated totem sign), CHP unit and ancillary plant

  Extension of duration · Wicklow County Council, 1822

• 22 Sept 2017Conditional

  3 bedroom dormer bungalow dwelling with new vehicular entrance gate and access to existing laneway, new site boundary treatments, drainage and associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 171150

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Special Protection Area: The Murrough cSPA 004186

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Bollarney South.

Architectural heritage

• The Rectory, rectory/glebe/vicarage/curate's house, 1870–1875 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey former rectory, built 1874, having projecting doorcase to front (south-west) elevation, renovated c.1980 to accommodate use as restaurant and guesthouse, with recent extensions to north-west and south-east side elevations. Now in use as house. Hipped tiled roof with rendered corniced chimneystacks, timber modillions, rendered eaves course. Painted rendered walls with cut granite quoins and painted plinth. Square-headed window openings with one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows with granite sills. Square-headed door opening with timber panelled door with sidelights and overlights, set back within open porch formed by render doorcase with doric pilasters supporting entablature with plain frieze and cornice. Encaustic tiles and granite steps. Site entrance having rendered piers and quadrant walls, with cut granite coping and capstones.

• Usona, house, 1905–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay single-storey Edwardian house, built 1907; composed of three-bay entrance projection with catslide roof to front (south) elevation, with two flat roofed canted bay windows, and with canted bay window with hipped slate roof to side elevations; extension to rear. Pitched slate roof with terracotta ridge crestings and rendered chimneystacks, timber bargeboards and eaves, and cast-iron rainwater goods. Unpainted smooth rendered walls with render quoins. Square-headed openings with one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows, having carved timber colonettes and cornices and painted continuous sills to bay windows, and having painted carved label mouldings to other windows. Square-headed door opening with moulded render surround with decorative keystone, timber panelled door with plain overlight. Rendered steps approaching door. Cast-iron pedestrian gate with rendered piers, steps to site entrance. Rendered boundary walls.

• Post box, 1900–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Painted cast-iron round-headed post box, c.1905, having raised lettering and Edward VII cipher. Heavily painted maker’s mark to rear. Attached to painted cast-iron lamp post, having fluted post and foliate collars. Lamp missing.

• Aberfoyle, house, 1905–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Semi-detached three-bay two-storey Edwardian house, built 1907, with two-storey return to rear (west). Pitched slate roof with terracotta ridge crestings, red brick end chimneystacks with decorative cornices, cast-iron rainwater goods, and painted eaves course. Painted lined-and-ruled rendered walls. Square-headed window openings with one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows and granite sills. Segmental-headed door opening with half-glazed timber panelled door, having render consoles and lintel with plain overlight, the whole surrounded by moulded render surround. Wrought-iron pedestrian gate, cast-iron piers, wrought-iron railings on rendered plinth with cut granite copings.

• House, 1900–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Semi-detached three-bay two-storey Edwardian house, built 1905, with two-storey return to rear (west) elevation, and matching pair to north. Pitched slate roof with terracotta ridge crestings, red brick end chimneystacks with decorative cornices, cast-iron rainwater goods, and render eaves course. Unpainted lined-and-ruled rendered walls. Square-headed window openings with one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows and granite sills. Segmental-headed door opening with timber panelled door, having timber consoles and lintel with plain overlight, the whole surrounded by moulded render surround. Wrought-iron double-leaf pedestrian gates, cast-iron piers, wrought-iron railings on rendered plinth with cut granite copings.

• Kleinberg, house, 1900–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Semi-detached three-bay two-storey Edwardian house, built 1905, with two-storey return to rear (west) elevation, and matching pair to south. Pitched slate roof with terracotta ridge crestings, red brick end chimneystacks with decorative cornices, cast-iron rainwater goods, and render eaves course. Unpainted lined-and-ruled rendered walls with render quoins. Square-headed window openings with one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows and granite sills. Segmental-headed door opening with half-glazed timber panelled door, having timber consoles and lintel with plain overlight, the whole surrounded by moulded render surround. Wrought-iron double-leaf pedestrian gates, cast-iron piers with maker’s mark, wrought-iron railings on rendered plinth with cut granite copings.

• Ardmore, house, 1900–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Semi-detached three-bay two-storey Edwardian house, built 1905, with two-storey return to rear (west) elevation, and matching pair to north. Pitched slate roof with terracotta ridge crestings, red brick end chimneystacks with decorative cornices, cast-iron rainwater goods, and render eaves course. Unpainted lined-and-ruled rendered walls with render quoins. Square-headed window openings with one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows and granite sills. Segmental-headed door opening with timber panelled door, having timber consoles and lintel with plain overlight, the whole surrounded by moulded render surround. Steps and retaining walls to front path. Wrought-iron double-leaf pedestrian gates, cast-iron piers, wrought-iron railings on rendered plinth with cut granite copings.

• Edenmore, house, 1900–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Semi-detached three-bay two-storey Edwardian house, built 1905, with two-storey return to rear (west) elevation, and matching pair to south. Pitched slate roof with terracotta ridge crestings, red brick end chimneystacks with decorative cornices, cast-iron rainwater goods, and render eaves course. Unpainted lined-and-ruled rendered walls with render quoins. Square-headed window openings with one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows and granite sills. Segmental-headed door opening with glazed timber panelled door, having timber consoles and lintel with plain overlight, the whole surrounded by moulded render surround. Steps to front path. Wrought-iron double-leaf pedestrian gates, cast-iron piers, wrought-iron railings on rendered plinth with cut granite copings.

• Gloghee, house, 1905–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Semi-detached three-bay two-storey Edwardian house, built 1907, with two-storey return to rear (west) elevation, and matching pair to south. Pitched slate roof with terracotta ridge crestings, red brick end chimneystacks with decorative cornices, cast-iron rainwater goods, and painted eaves course. Painted lined-and-ruled rendered walls with render quoins. Square-headed window openings with one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows and painted granite sills. Segmental-headed door opening with timber panelled door, having timber consoles and lintel with plain overlight, the whole surrounded by moulded render surround. Wrought-iron pedestrian gate, cast-iron piers, wrought-iron railings on rendered plinth with cut granite copings.

• Greenmount, house, 1905–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey Edwardian house, built 1908, on an L-plan with extensions to south and rear. Now also in use as doctor’s surgery. Flat-roofed canted bay window to north and canted entrance bay with single-pitched roof to re-entrant corner. M-profile roof to east elevation. Pitched slate roofs, timber bargeboards and eaves and render faux half-timbering, cast-iron rainwater goods, rendered chimneystacks with terracotta chimney pots and finials. Porch roof supported on timber arch beam on corbels, dentillated eaves. Painted roughcast rendered walls to first floor, painted lined-and-ruled rendered walls to ground floor, with painted moulded string courses and plinth. Square-headed openings, with one-over-one timber sliding sash windows and painted sills. Replacement doors with timber framed multi-pane sidelights with painted moulded sills. Stone flags to entrance.

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).

Radon

At the centre of the townland of Bollarney South, 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.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3401 (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.

No address of the register names Bollarney South with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Wicklow.

Name

Bollarney South · Buaile Airne Theas

Area

137,016 m² (13.7 ha, 33.86 acres)

Civil parish

Rathnew, and its townlands

Barony

Newcastle

Electoral division

Wicklow Urban, the unit of the census

Census 2022

7,102 people lived in 2,753 households in the Wicklow Urban electoral division. 65% of households owned their home. 16% of homes were built since 2001. 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Bollarney North, Corporation Land (1st Division), Friarshill, Glebe

Placenames

Bollarney South 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.