Callowhill Lower
Callowhill Lower is a townland in the civil parish of Upper Newcastle, barony of Newcastle, Co. Wicklow. Its name in Irish is An Chollchoill Íochtarach.
Parcel 1271641
- Area
- 356,491 m² (35.65 ha, 88.09 acres)
- Buildings
- 4 buildings touch it. Their footprint covers 841 m².
- Zoning
- No zone of a development plan covers it in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply.
- Townland
- Callowhill Lower
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
- 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.
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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.
- Area
- 97.9 ha
- 242 acres
- Land parcels
- 20
- registered freehold, median 3,909 m² (0.39 ha, 0.97 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 22
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
20 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Callowhill Lower, from 271 m² to 356,491 m² (35.65 ha, 88.09 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 15 neighbouring parcels touch it.
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Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Callowhill Lower in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
12 Aug 2026Conditional
existing garage and playroom as built, dormer windows to front and rear of existing dwelling, conversion of attic space to liveable area and permission for demolition of side and rear extensions, construction of new rear extension, internal layout changes to existing section of dwelling, new window arrangements on existing section of dwelling, removal of existing septic tank, new wastewater treatment unit & soil polishing filter and associate works
Retention · Wicklow County Council, 2660714
22 Jul 2026N/a
existing garage and playroom as built, dormer windows to front and rear of existing dwelling, conversion of attic space to liveable area and permission for demolition of side and rear extensions, construction of new rear extension, internal layout changes to existing section of dwelling, new window arrangements on existing section of dwelling, removal of existing septic tank, new wastewater treatment unit & soil polishing filter and associate works
Retention · Wicklow County Council, 2660649
17 Jun 2026N/a
existing garage and playroom as built, dormer windows to front and rear of existing dwelling, conversion of attic space to liveable area and permission for demolition of side and rear extensions, construction of new rear extension, internal layout changes to existing section of dwelling, new window arrangements on existing section of dwelling, removal of existing septic tank, new wastewater treatment unit & soil polishing filter and associate works
Retention · Wicklow County Council, 2660535
12 Jun 2025Conditional
construction of a new dwelling, garage, wastewater treatment unit and polishing filter, new well, new entrance onto public road and associate works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2560435
19 Nov 2024N/a
extension to main house and all associated site works and connection to existing septic tank
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 24463
5 Jul 2024N/a
new entrance gates to lands at Ballnahinch Lower, along with associated site works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2460402
27 Jul 2023N/a
to erect a dwelling and garage with services and all associated site development works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 23621
9 Nov 2022Refused
dwelling and garage with services and all associated site development works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 221185
15 Mar 2022Conditional
a single storey, flat roof, bedroom and bathroom extension to rear and associated site works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 22251
30 Mar 2021Refused
new entrance gates, along with associated site works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 21347
5 Dec 2019N/a
proposed detached dwelling & ancillary site development works including effluent disposal system to current EPA standards with access through existing vehicular entrance (to be improved as part of this application)
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 191309
3 Dec 2019Conditional
reinstatement of original entrance gates, along with associated site works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 191291
2 Dec 2019N/a
reinstatement of original entrance gates, along with associated site works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 191289
5 Sept 2019Conditional
agricultural building and associated hardcore surfaced agricultural yard. Retention of access roadway (part of) and permission for a new double gated agricultural entrance to agricultural lands, realignment of access road and all associated works
Retention · Wicklow County Council, 19987
9 Aug 2019N/a
agricultural building and associated hardcore surfaced agricultural yard. Retention of access roadway (part of) and PERMISSION for a new double gated agricultural entrance to agricultural lands, realignment of access road and all associated works
Retention · Wicklow County Council, 19877
5 Feb 2019Refused
double gated entrance to agricultural lands, retention of hardcore surfaced agricultural access roadway to yard and retention of hardcore surfaced yard ancillary to existing farm building and associated works
Retention · Wicklow County Council, 19100
9 Nov 2018Conditional
alterations and additions to an existing two storey detached farmhouse, comprising the removal of an existing lean to dormer roof structure to rear, and the construction of a new pitched roof structure in keeping with the profile of the existing roof to the original two storey dwelling. The proposed works will include the provision of a new bedroom and bathroom in lieu of existing bathroom and store room accommodation at first floor level to the rear, and the provision of new dormer windows to the side and rear. The proposed development will also comprise the conversion of part of an existing single storey shed structure to the rear at ground floor level into new boot room and utility room accommodation, together with alterations to existing window openings to the side and rear at ground floor level, and all ancillary site works including demolition of existing detached shed structure to gable end
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 181253
29 Jun 2018Refused
proposed detached dwelling & ancillary site development works including effluent disposal system to current EPA standards with access along existing access road and through existing vehicular entrance (to be improved as part of this application)
Outline permission · Wicklow County Council, 18736
6 Feb 2018Conditional
dwelling with services and all associated site development works
Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 18117
1 Sept 2017N/a
dwelling with services and all associated site development works
Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 171060
16 Mar 2017Conditional
replacement wastewater treatment system and polishing filter
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 17276
16 Mar 2017Conditional
40 sqm single storey rear extension to previously extended 83 sqm single storey house and permission for replacement wastewater treatment system and polishing filter
Retention · Wicklow County Council, 17277
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 Callowhill Lower.
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Callowhill Lower.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Callowhill Lower.
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 Callowhill Lower, about 1 in 10 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 high, moderately high, moderately low, low.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Callowhill Lower.
- 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 Callowhill Lower with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Wicklow.
The townland
- Name
- Callowhill Lower · An Chollchoill Íochtarach
- Area
- 978,986 m² (97.9 ha, 241.91 acres)
- Civil parish
- Upper Newcastle, and its townlands
- Barony
- Newcastle
- Electoral division
- Newcastle Upper, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 4,790 people lived in 1,619 households in the Newcastle Upper electoral division. 82% of households owned their home. 37% of homes were built since 2001. 3% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballinahinch Lower, Callowhill Upper, Keeloge Upper, Kilday, Prospect Lower, Trudder
- Placenames
- Callowhill Lower 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.