Oldconnaught
Townland in the civil parish of Oldconnaught, barony of Rathdown, Co. Wicklow; in Irish Seanchonach
Parcel 1300565
- Area
- 262 m²
- Buildings
- 3 buildings touch it, 110 m² on the ground
- Zoning
- R2 Existing Residential (Bray Municipal District Local Area Plan 2018) The objective
- Townland
- Oldconnaught
Planning applications on this parcel
25 Aug 2022Conditional
construction of a shed/garage to the side/rear garden of existing dwelling, together with associated site works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 22932
31 Aug 2021N/a
construction of a storage shed/garage to the side/rear garden of existing dwelling, together with associated site works
Extension of duration, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 211078
10 Oct 2019Unconditional
extend the appropriate period of a permission - 14/1907 - storage shed/garage to the side/rear garden of existing dwelling, together with associated site works
Extension of duration · Wicklow County Council, 191107
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
- About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- No susceptibility class on the 1:50,000 map; parts are made ground.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3340 (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.
Download this parcel: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its neighbours and buildings, for a drawing program; GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map; KML, for 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
- 31.6 ha
- 78 acres
- Land parcels
- 401
- registered freehold, median 183 m²
- Zoning
- R2
- Existing Residential
- Planning
- 49
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
401 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Oldconnaught, from 2 m² to 47,495 m² (4.75 ha, 11.74 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 53 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
- R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
Bray Municipal District Local Area Plan 2018, Wicklow · 406 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R2Objective A (Existing residential)
COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022-2028, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown · 27 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G1Open Space (Open space, park)
Bray Municipal District Local Area Plan 2018, Wicklow · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - S5Community & Education (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
Bray Municipal District Local Area Plan 2018, Wicklow · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G1Objective F (Open space, park)
COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022-2028, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G4Active Open Space (Active open space)
Bray Municipal District Local Area Plan 2018, Wicklow · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - M5Local Shops & Services (Other mix of uses)
Bray Municipal District Local Area Plan 2018, Wicklow · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G1Passive Open Space (Open space, park)
Bray Municipal District Local Area Plan 2018, Wicklow · 0 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
11 Aug 2026N/a
section 42 - extension of appropriate period -21/906 - a new free-standing double garage together with associated site works and the removal of the existing, free-standing single car garage
Extension of duration · Wicklow County Council, 26160
27 May 2026Conditional
the reconfiguration of existing kitchen extension at ground floor level plus new extension over same at first floor level with one roof window and reconfigured fenestration to sides and rear on ground and first floors plus associated internal alterations and site works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2660469
11 May 2026Conditional
retain the semi-detached dwelling house as constructed on this site. Access to the site is provided via a right of way, including one car parking space
Retention · Wicklow County Council, 2660394
11 May 2026Conditional
retain the semi-detached dwelling house as constructed on this site. Access to the site is provided via a right of way, including one car parking space
Retention · Wicklow County Council, 2660395
27 Mar 2026Conditional
rear first floor extension of 10.5 square metres above the existing annexe along with associated site works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2660229
24 Mar 2026Conditional
extension and permission to complete the same for: (a)15.6sqm additional ground floor area as build; (b) raising roof ridge levels
Retention · Wicklow County Council, 2660220
21 Nov 2025Conditional
provision of a new dormer to the existing attic storey and the provision of a new window to the side elevation
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2560951
10 Sept 2025Conditional
Part 8 - submissions should be made to the relevant department as specified on the site notice (not to the Planning Department) - demolish existing house and to construct 3 no. 1 bed apartments and all associated site works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 25265
18 Apr 2025Refused
detached dormer dwelling with new vehicular entrance and with connection to all services and associated site works and with alterations to existing access roadway from Hawthorn Road on adjoining green space on site adjoining no. 15 Arbutus Grove, Bray, Co. Wicklow
Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 2560293
29 Aug 2024Conditional
demolition of existing single storey extension, single storey outhouse ,covered store to rear of existing house ,demolition of existing chimney and construction of single storey extension to rear of house,attic dormer roof extension to rear, rooflight to main roof to rear and bicycle and bin storage to front of house
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2460528
8 Mar 2024Refused
detached dormer dwelling with new vehicular entrance and with connection to all services and associated site works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 24121
1 Mar 2024N/a
detached dormer dwelling with new vehicular entrance and with connection to all services and associated site works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2498
20 Sept 2023Refused
detached dormer dwelling with new vehicular entrance and with connection to all services and associated site works and with alterations to existing access roadway from Hawthorn Road on adjoining green space
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 23719
6 Sept 2023Conditional
a single storey extension to the South West facing elevation, the provision of a part two storey and part first floor extension to the South East facing elevation, including the relocation of the front door to the South East facing elevation to face the road
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 23691
4 Sept 2023Conditional
two existing extensions to the rear of the existing single-storey detached house at Filley Park Lodge, Upper Dargle Road, Bray, Co Wicklow, Eircode A98XV99. The first extension (the single-storey extension to the rear of the original 1840’s house) was constructed in the early 1980’s, while the second extension (the two-storey extension to the rear of the first extension) was constructed in 1990. A car-port was constructed in the mid 1990’s, and this application also seeks retention permission for same. The application also seeks retention permission for the reinstatement and upgrading of a series of partially overgrown raised terraces at the end of the rear garden, and the provision of additional steps and safety rails to replace existing. It also seeks retention permission for the erection of large new fencing panels to provide a new “face” to the existing large boundary fencing panels already in existence on the site. Finally, it includes the provision of a new roller shutter door to replace the existing garage doors, and the provision of a new soakaway to absorb rainwater from the already-existing hardstanding areas. This application seeks to tidy-up the planning status of these historical elements of the house, while at the same time, applying for retention permission for the small number of recent works as here listed
Retention · Wicklow County Council, 2360251
10 Aug 2023N/a
detached dormer dwelling with new vehicular entrance and with connection to all services and associated site works and with alterations to existing access roadway from Hawthorn Road on adjoining green space
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 23642
27 Jun 2023N/a
detached dormer dwelling with new vehicular entrance and with connection to all services and associated site works and with alterations to existing access roadway from Hawthorn Road on adjoining green space
Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 23562
23 Feb 2023N/a
on planning reference 18/737 for the provision of a single story extension to the South West facing elevation, the provision of a part two storey and part first floor extension to the South East facing elevation, including the relocation of the front door to the South East facing elevation to face the road. The development also includes other general internal alterations
Extension of duration · Wicklow County Council, 23173
8 Feb 2023N/a
proposed flat roof dormer accommodation to the rear over existing ground floor, existing hip roof to be modified to allow construction of a new gable with existing ridge raised by 540mm to achieve the required 2.4m head height for habitable space. New single storey extension to rear with pitched roof and all associated works will provide open plan kitchen and living area
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 23106
6 Jan 2023Conditional
attic conversion including the provision of a new dormer window and alterations to the front and rear elevations including the provision of new windows, doors and rooflights
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 238
7 Dec 2022N/a
Part 8 - construct 14 No. Social Housing Units and all associated works. The accommodation shall consist of the following: 9 No. Two bed two storey housing units & 5 No. one bed bungalow housing units
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 221310
2 Dec 2022Refused
detached dormer dwelling with new vehicular entrance and with connection to all services and associated site works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 221283
25 Aug 2022Conditional
construction of a shed/garage to the side/rear garden of existing dwelling, together with associated site works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 22932
10 Aug 2022Conditional
(a) construction f a new single storey side extension to the existing house. (b) alterations and renovations to the existing house comprising of new roof with first floor habitable accommodation along with modifications of elevations and plans increasing dwelling from a three to six-bedroom house. (c) the development shall provide for associated site development works, drainage, driveway access and landscaping to accommodate the proposed development works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 22875
25 Jul 2022Conditional
to retain the dwelling house as constructed
Retention, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 22815
The 25 most recent of 49 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
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Oldconnaught.
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Oldconnaught.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Oldconnaught.
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 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are made ground.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3340 (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 Oldconnaught with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Wicklow.
The townland
- Name
- Oldconnaught · Seanchonach
- Area
- 315,543 m² (31.55 ha, 77.97 acres)
- Civil parish
- Oldconnaught, and its townlands
- Barony
- Rathdown
- Electoral division
- Rathmichael (Bray), the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Rathmichael (Bray) electoral division: 2,348 people in 801 households; 45% of households own their home; 15% of homes were built since 2001; 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Bray Commons, Bray Commons, Killarney, Little Bray, Oldconnaught (Co. Dublin)
- Placenames
- Oldconnaught 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.