Rocksborough

149 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Rocksborough, from 12 m² to 105,410 m² (10.54 ha, 26.05 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 42 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 Rocksborough 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.

• 16 Apr 2026Granted (conditional)

  Permission for alterations to the permitted planning permission reference number

  Permission, 2 homes · Wexford County Council, 20260467

• 3 Mar 2026Granted (conditional)

  Planning permission for the retention of alterations to the entrance and access

  Retention · Wexford County Council, 20260264

• 13 Nov 2025Granted (unconditional)

  Permission for a proposed mixed residential development of 74 No.

  Extension of duration · Wexford County Council, 20200939

• 28 Oct 2025Granted (conditional)

  Permission for development which will consist of the

  Permission, 98 homes · Wexford County Council, 20251388

• 27 Jun 2025Granted (conditional)

  Permission to alter construction material

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20250794

• 27 Jun 2025Granted (conditional)

  Permission for development comprising of: changes to development as granted

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20250798

• 31 Jan 2025Granted (conditional)

  Permission for developmentwhich comprises splayed entrance walls and piers

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20250112

• 27 Nov 2024N/a

  Permission for development which will consist of a residential scheme

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20241469

• 18 Nov 2024N/a

  Permission for development which will consist of a residential scheme

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20241421

• 11 Jul 2024Granted (unconditional)

  PERMISSION FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A MIXED-USE AND RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT (PHASE 1)

  Extension of duration · Wexford County Council, 20181215

• 21 Jun 2024Granted (unconditional)

  PERMISSION FOR CONSTRUCTION OF 71 NO. RESIDENTIAL UNITS (PHASE2) WITHIN THE TOWN

  Extension of duration · Wexford County Council, 20181216

• 21 Jun 2024Granted (unconditional)

  PERMISSION IS SOUGHT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF 83 NO. RESIDENTIAL UNITS WITHIN

  Extension of duration · Wexford County Council, 20181772

• 27 Feb 2024Granted (conditional)

  Permission for 1. Demolition of existing two storey pitched roof extension

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20240199

• 7 Feb 2024Granted (conditional)

  Permission for the proposed extensions and alterations to existing dwelling

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20240121

• 23 Oct 2023N/a

  Permission for the retention of garage conversion to living accommodation and

  Retention, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20231262

• 4 Sept 2023N/a

  Permission of retention of garage conversion to living accomodation

  Retention · Wexford County Council, 20231047

• 8 May 2023Granted (conditional)

  Permission for development consisting of the construction of a mixed-use

  Permission, 99 homes · Wexford County Council, 20230488

• 8 May 2023Granted (conditional)

  Permission for development consisting of the construction

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20230487

• 11 Oct 2022Granted (conditional)

  Permission for alterations to planning permission reference number 20181772

  Permission, 14 homes · Wexford County Council, 20221336

• 12 Aug 2022Refused

  Permission for development consisting of the construction of a discount

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20221085

• 2 Mar 2022Granted (conditional)

  Permission for the construction of a new foul sewer pipe line and all

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20220264

• 16 Feb 2022N/a

  Permission for the proposed construction of a new foul sewer pipe line and all a

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20220201

• 25 Nov 2021Granted (unconditional)

  Permission for the following: 1. To erect 183 no. dwellings and 1 no creche all

  Extension of duration · Wexford County Council, W2010012

• 30 Jul 2021Refused

  Permission is sought for alterations to planning permission reference number

  Permission, 5 homes · Wexford County Council, 20211239

• 5 Jul 2021N/a

  Permission for alterations to planning permission reference number 20181772 to i

  Permission, 5 homes · Wexford County Council, 20211071

The 25 most recent of 40 applications.

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

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: Slaney River Valley SAC 000781
• Special Protection Area: Wexford Harbour and Slobs SPA 004076
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Wexford Slobs And Harbour 000712

Recorded monuments

• WX042-100 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Located at the crest of a S-facing slope overlooking a small W-E stream that joins the South Slob of Wexford Harbour c. 300m to the E. A geophysical survey (Leigh 2018) in advance of a housing development identified a number of features that proved to be either natural or of recent agricultural origin, and a circular enclosure (int. diam. c. 32m) defined by a fosse feature W-N-SE with an entrance at NE. Archaeological testing (19E0090) confirmed the fosse (Wth of top 2.4m; D 1.1m) at N filled with two layers of sandy silt cut into boulder clay and at S (Wth of top 2.6m). There is an internal structure (int. dim. 4.2m N-S) defined by a slot-trench (Wth 0.2-0.5m) with a dark fill that has a hearth (dims 1.2m x 0.75m) within, close to the slot-trench at S. No artefacts were recovered, and it will probably be possible to preserve the archaeological features in situ. (Collins 2019; excavations.ie 2019:055) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload; 18 April, 2019

• WX042-100001 Hut site
  Description

  Archaeological testing (19E0090) within rath (WX042-100----) recovered evidence of an internal structure (int. dim. 4.2m N-S) defined by a slot-trench (Wth 0.2-0.5m) with a dark fill. It has an internal hearth (dims 1.2m x 0.75m) close to the slot-trench at S. No artefacts were recovered, and it will probably be possible to preserve the archaeological features in situ. (Collins 2019; excavations.ie 2019:055) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 18 April 2019

Architectural heritage

• Oaklea, house, 1842–1883 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached two-bay two-storey house with dormer attic, extant 1883, on a T-shaped plan with single-bay (two-bay deep) two-storey lower central return (east). Occupied, 1901; 1911. Pitched slate roof; hipped slate roof (east), clay ridge tiles, lichen-spotted coping to gables with red brick Running bond chimney stack (north) having stringcourse below corbelled stepped capping supporting yellow terracotta tapered pot, rooflight to front (west) pitch, and cast-iron rainwater goods on red brick header bond thumbnail beaded cornice retaining cast-iron downpipes. Red brick Common bond wall to front (west) elevation on rendered chamfered plinth with terracotta stringcourses; rendered, ruled and lined surface finish (remainder) with cast-iron "Pattress" tie plates. Shouldered square-headed door opening with two cut-granite steps, red brick voussoirs with hood moulding framing timber panelled door having overlight. Square-headed window openings (first floor) with cut-granite sills, cut-granite lintels with hood mouldings framing one-over-one timber sash windows. Square-headed window openings (remainder) with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing two-over-two timber sash windows. Square-headed window openings (east) with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing timber casement (ground floor) or two-over-two timber sash (first floor) windows. Set in landscaped grounds.

• Kerlogue House, house, 1880–1885 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached four-bay two-storey double-pile house, dated 1884, on a rectangular plan; three-bay two-storey rear (south) elevation. Occupied, 1901; 1911. Pitched double-pile (M-profile) slate roof centred on pair of pitched (gabled) slate roofs, lichen-spotted terracotta ridge tiles, red brick Common bond chimney stacks having stringcourses below thumbnail beaded cornice capping supporting terracotta or yellow terracotta pots, cut-granite "Cavetto" coping to gables on cut-granite ogee kneelers with ball finials to apexes, and cast-iron rainwater goods on exposed timber rafters retaining cast-iron octagonal or ogee hoppers and downpipes. Part creeper- or ivy-covered red brick Common bond walls on cut-granite chamfered cushion course on red brick Common bond plinth with cut-granite flush quoins to corners. Paired camber-headed off-central window openings (east) with cut-granite chamfered flush sills, and red brick voussoirs with cut-granite "Cyma Recta" hood mouldings framing six-over-one timber sash windows. Camber-headed off-central window opening (west) with cut-granite chamfered flush sill, and red brick voussoirs with cut-granite "Cavetto" hood moulding framing three-over-six timber sash window having stained glass panels. Paired camber-headed window openings (east) with cut-granite chamfered flush sills, and red brick voussoirs with cut-granite "Cyma Recta" hood mouldings framing six-over-six timber sash windows. Pointed-arch door opening (west) with two cut-granite steps, and cut-sandstone block-and-start surround having rounded reveals with hood moulding framing glazed timber panelled double doors. Paired camber-headed window openings to rear (south) elevation centred on camber-headed window opening with cut-granite chamfered flush sills, and red brick voussoirs with cut-granite "Cyma Recta" hood mouldings framing six-over-one timber sash windows. Paired camber-headed window openings centred on camber-headed window opening (first floor) with cut-granite chamfered flush sills, and red brick voussoirs framing six-over-one timber sash windows. Set in landscaped grounds.

• Kerlogue House, gate lodge, 1880–1903 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay single-storey gate lodge, extant 1903, on a T-shaped plan centred on single-bay single-storey gabled projecting breakfront. Pitched slate roof on a T-shaped plan centred on pitched (gabled) slate roof (breakfront) with perforated crested terracotta ridge tiles, red brick Running bond central chimney stack having stringcourse below thumbnail beaded cornice capping supporting yellow terracotta octagonal pot, decorative timber bargeboards to gables on timber purlins with octagonal finials to apexes, and cast-iron rainwater goods on exposed timber rafters retaining cast-iron downpipes. Tuck pointed red brick Common bond walls. Square-headed window openings in camber-headed recesses with cut-granite chamfered flush sills, and red brick voussoirs with "Cavetto" hood mouldings framing six-over-one timber sash windows. Set back from line of road at entrance to grounds of Kerlogue House.

• Kerlogue House, gates/railings/walls, 1880–1903 · Regional interest
  Description

  Gateway, extant 1903, on a symmetrical plan comprising pair of cut-granite chamfered piers on chamfered plinths having "Cyma Recta"- or "Cyma Reversa"-detailed pyramidal capping supporting spear head-detailed wrought iron double gates with cut-granite chamfered outer piers on chamfered plinths having "Cyma Recta"- or "Cyma Reversa"-detailed pyramidal capping supporting spear head-detailed wrought iron railings. Road fronted at entrance to grounds of Kerlogue House.

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

The EPA radon map did not answer.

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as high, moderately high, 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_3057 (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 Rocksborough with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Wexford.

Name

Rocksborough · Baile an Róistigh

Area

875,761 m² (87.58 ha, 216.41 acres)

Civil parish

Maudlintown, and its townlands

Barony

Forth

Electoral division

Wexford Rural, the unit of the census

Census 2022

14,194 people lived in 5,189 households in the Wexford Rural electoral division. 64% of households owned their home. 39% of homes were built since 2001. 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Coolballow, Kerloge, Maudlintown, Mulgannon, Strandfield

Placenames

Rocksborough 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.