Hollywood Upper

46 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Hollywood Upper, from 61 m² to 102,862 m² (10.29 ha, 25.42 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 23 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.

No zone of a development plan covers Hollywood Upper 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.

• 10 Jul 2025Conditional

  Re-sagging (“re-tensioning”) of the existing conductor along an approximate distance of 16km of the Maynooth - Turlough Hill 220 kV overhead line (OHL) circuit within County Wicklow; and re-sagging of approximately 1.5km of the existing conductor along the Dunstown - Turlough Hill 220 kV OHL circuit within County Wicklow; A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared to accompany this planning application

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2560525

• 9 Jul 2025Conditional

  1. Attic conversion to the original permitted single storey dwelling (as granted under PPRR 95/2848) including a raised roof ridge. 2. For later dormer extension to the southeast gable with a small single storey utility extension to the southwest (rear) elevation. 3. For as constructed siteworks including perimeter footpaths, pebble drive, a small oil tank to the rear & screen walls to the southwest & west boundaries and 4. Retain & complete small shed to the rear. We also seek planning permission to build a small single storey extension to the northwest gable and associated site works

  Retention · Wicklow County Council, 2560518

• 26 Jun 2025N/a

  Re-sagging (“re-tensioning”) of the existing conductor along an approximate distance of 16km of the Maynooth - Turlough Hill 220 kV overhead line (OHL) circuit within County Wicklow; and re-sagging of approximately 1.5km of the existing conductor along the Dunstown - Turlough Hill 220 kV OHL circuit within County Wicklow; A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared to accompany this planning application

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2560469

• 22 May 2024Conditional

  the construction of a new single-storey three-bedroom bungalow, including solar panels, rooflight, connection to existing foul sewer, surface water drainage, landscaping, and all ancillary and site works

  Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 2460280

• 11 Dec 2023N/a

  the development will consist of: Extend an existing domestic garage with a floor area of 51.3sq.m. Floor area of proposed extension is 55sq.m. giving a total floor area of 106.3sq.m. and all associated site works

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 23897

• 7 Dec 2023N/a

  extend an existing domestic garage with a floor area of 51.3 sq.m. Floor area of proposed extension is 55 sq.m. giving a total floor area of 106.3sq.m. and all associated site works

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 23888

• 14 Mar 2023Refused

  extend an existing domestic garage with a floor area of 51.3 sqm floor area of purposed extension is 89.4 sqm giving a total floor area of 140.7 sqm and all associated work

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 23244

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 the townland of Hollywood Upper.

Recorded monuments

• WI009-016 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated in marshy terrain. Circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m) still visible as a dry circular area defined by a fosse. Visible as a cropmark from the ground and on aerial photographs (GSIAP, N 354-5). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wicklow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 December 2008

• WI009-018 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on a steep W/SW-facing slope in rough ground with rock outcrop. Circular area (diam. 27m) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 2.7-3m; H 0.7m) with slight traces of an external fosse at the E. The S portion of the site is traversed by an E-W field boundary. An oval mound of earth in the W quadrant represents spoil from the construction of a track which skirts the inner edge of the bank from the junction with the field boundary at SW and a modern gap at NE. Another gap (Wth 1m) at the ENE may be the original entrance The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wicklow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 December 2008

• WI009-037 Bullaun stone
  Description

  On relatively level ground in the back garden of a private residence c. 5m S of a stream. An earthfast boulder (dims. 1.35m N-S; 1m E-W; H 0.25m) containing a single water-filled basin (diam. 0.35m; max D 0.5m) on the W side. Locally called the wart stone and still in use. Compiled by: Matt Kelleher Date of upload: 13 December 2012

Architectural heritage

• Saint Kevin's Catholic Church, church/chapel, 1825–1835 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay single-storey cruciform Catholic church, built in 1830, but with the original chancel / vestry projection to the east demolished c.1975 and replaced with a lower flat-roofed section. The walls are finished in painted lined render and the gable-ended pitched roof is slated with granite bellcote to the front (west) gable and cross finial to the south. The entrance sits within a small gabled porch and consists of a timber double door with segmental-arched fanlight over. The windows are pointed arch headed and are largely filled with stained glass. Cast-iron rainwater goods. The church is surrounded by a graveyard with a small freestanding bell "tower" to the north side. Internally the church contains a single space with largely plain plastered and painted walls, a timber lined ceiling with exposed cross brace trusses and a part timber part encaustic tiled floor. There are galleries above each of the three aisles, all with decorative pierced panels to the front. The bench pews are of c.1980.

• House, 1830–1850 · Regional interest
  Description

  Semi-detached three-bay two-storey former house, built c.1840, extended to the north by five bays in the later 20th-century and now in use as a public house. The façade is finished in painted render with moulded quoins (to one of the former houses only). A large veranda-like canopy stretches across roughly half of the front elevation. The hipped roof is slated and has rendered chimneystacks. The timber pubfront is to the south end of the front elevation and consists of two large windows with top-hung openers, flanking a double-door with fanlight. To the immediate north of this is the former house entrance, which consists of a panelled timber door with reeded pilaster jambs and an elliptical fanlight with decorative tracery. To the north end of the front elevation there is a large elliptical-headed carriage entrance with granite dressings and timber double doors. The windows are of various sizes and shapes but all are flat-headed and most have timber sash frames, some tripartite. Replacement uPVC rainwater goods. Various pub signs, projecting and otherwise. The building has a street frontage.

• J. Tutty, house, 1825–1845 · Regional interest
  Description

  Semi-detached three-bay two-storey double-pile house, built c.1835, now in use as a house and public house. The façade is finished in painted lined render with moulded quoins and surrounds to the openings. The hipped roof is slated and has rendered chimneystacks. The house entrance consists of a replacement panelled timber door and elliptical fanlight with decorative tracery, all encased with a moulded surround with keystone. The small timber pubfront, (which was probably installed c.1890), is to the south side of the house entrance and consists of a window with replacement multiple-pane timber frame, a timber door, both encased with slender pilasters with decorative console brackets, and a timber signboard with cornice over. The windows are flat-headed and have replacement uPVC frames. Cast-iron rainwater goods.

• Horse Shoe Cottage, forge/smithy, 1820–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Semi-detached four-bay single-storey house with former blacksmith's forge, built c.1830, now in use solely as a house. To the front there is a small projecting lean-to porch, probably added in the mid 1900s. The façade is finished in lined render and painted, whilst the gable-ended pitched roof is slated and has a rendered chimneystack. The entrance is to the north face of the porch and consists of a mainly glazed timber door. The windows are flat-headed and have a mixture of one over one timber sash (with one bipartite) and replacement timber frames with top-hung openers. One of the windows sits within what was the doorway to the forge and the granite horseshoe architrave formerly belonging to the doorway, (which was probably added c.1870), has been retained. Replacement uPVC rainwater goods. The building has a street frontage.

• Miley's Cottage, house, 1820–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced four-bay single-storey house, built c.1830. The façade is finished in render and painted, whilst the pitched roof is slated and has a rendered chimneystack. The entrance consists of a replacement panelled timber door and the windows are flat-headed and have replacement timber frames with top-hung openers. Cast-iron rainwater goods. The building has a street frontage.

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 Hollywood Upper, 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 moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Hollywood Upper.

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 Hollywood Upper with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Wicklow.

Name

Hollywood Upper · Cillín Chaoimhín Uachtarach

Area

374,865 m² (37.49 ha, 92.63 acres)

Civil parish

Hollywood, and its townlands

Barony

Talbotstown Lower

Electoral division

Hollywood, the unit of the census

Census 2022

820 people lived in 271 households in the Hollywood electoral division. 85% of households owned their home. 32% of homes were built since 2001. 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 5% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Broughills Hill, Dragoonhill, Hollywood Demesne, Hollywood Lower, Kiernans Hill, Knockroe, Slievecorragh

Placenames

Hollywood Upper 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.