Lacken

29 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Lacken, from 1,205 m² to 329,714 m² (32.97 ha, 81.47 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 18 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 Lacken 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.

• 9 Jul 2025Granted (conditional)

  Permission for the erection of a loose bed calf shed and slatted underground

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20250852

• 22 Apr 2022Granted (conditional)

  Permission for the change of house type from that granted under Planning applica

  Permission, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20220536

• 9 Dec 2021Granted (conditional)

  Permission for the construction of a 3.6m wide x 2.1m high (internal dimensions)

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20211923

• 24 Nov 2021N/a

  Permission for the construction of a 3.6m wide x 2.1m wide (internal dimensions)

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20211829

• 2 Nov 2021Granted (conditional)

  Permission for the proposed erection of 1 no. fully serviced dwelling house toge

  Permission, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20211697

• 12 May 2021Granted (unconditional)

  PERMISSION FOR THE ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE AND ASSOCIATED WORKS( PERMISSION

  Extension of duration · Wexford County Council, 20160493

• 30 Apr 2021Granted (conditional)

  Permission for the erection of a fully serviced new dwelling house.

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20210657

• 2 Feb 2021Granted (conditional)

  Permission for the erection of slatted cubicle shed with underground

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20210132

• 23 Nov 2020Refused

  Permission for the erection of a fully serviced new dwelling house and domestic

  Permission, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20201407

• 4 Dec 2017Refused

  PERMISSION FOR THE DEMOLITION OF A FIRE DAMAGED HOUSE AND PROPOSED ERECTION OF A

  Permission, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20171579

• 22 May 2017Granted (conditional)

  PERMISSION FOR THE ERECTION OF A DETACHED SELF CONTAINED RESIDENTIAL UNIT, WITH

  Permission, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20170625

• 24 Mar 2017Granted (conditional)

  PERMISSION FOR THE ERECTION OF 1 NO. FULLY SERVICED SINGLE STOREY DWELLING, DOME

  Permission, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20170351

• 3 Feb 2017Granted (conditional)

  PERMISSION FOR THE ERECTION OF A DETACHED DWELLING HOUSE & DOMESTIC GARAGE ALONG

  Permission, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20170103

• 21 Nov 2016Refused

  PERMISSION FOR THE ERECTION OF A DETACHED DWELLING HOUSE AND DOMESTIC GARAGE

  Permission, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20161300

• 29 Jan 2016Granted (conditional)

  PERMISSION TO CONSTRUCT AN AGRICULTURAL SHED FOR THE PURPOSE OF INSTALLING A ROT

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20160066

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 Lacken.

Recorded monuments

• WX032-023 Moated site
  Description

  Located in an undulating landscape with the headwaters of a small SE-NW stream c. 50m to the NE. This is a raised wooded rectangular area (dims. 38m NE-SW; 35m NW-SE) defined by a slight earthen bank which may be recent. There is an entrance gap (Wth 1.5m) on the NE side. A moat (Wth 6m; D 2m) is only visible on the SW side. (Barry 1977, 223, WX 83) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1996). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 31 August, 2012

• WX032-046 Ring-ditch
  Description

  Situated on a fairly level, low-lying landscape. The cropmark of a small circular enclosure (diam. c. 8m) with a central pit is visible on aerial photographs (MM (11) 4-6). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1996). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 31 August, 2012

• WX032-047 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on a level landscape. The cropmark of a large enclosure (diam. c. 60-65m) defined by a single fosse feature that has an entrnace gap at SE is visible on aerial photographs (MM (11) 7-11; (51) 2-5). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1996). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 31 August, 2012 Amended: 2 May, 2014

• WX032-052001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Located on a slight W-facing slope in the basin of the River Sow with the N-S stream c. 50m to the W. The cropmark of an enclosure (diam. c. 50m) defined by a single feature is visible on aerial photographs (MM (51) 6-15). The ring-ditch (WX032-052003-) is on the perimeter at SW and others are nearby. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 31 August, 2012

• WX032-052002 Field system
  Description

  Located on a slight W-facing slope in the basin of the River Sow with the N-S stream at the W edge. An area of c. 8 ha contains an enclosure (WX032-052001-) and nine ring-ditches that are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs (MM (51) 6-15). Also within the area are the cropmarks of a number of field banks from a rectangular field system, not all of which are recorded on OS maps and some of which terminate at the enclosure. The field banks are generally straight and identified as single ditch-features. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 31 August, 2012

• WX032-052003 Ring-ditch
  Description

  Located on a slight W-facing slope in the basin of the River Sow with the N-S stream c. 50m to the W. A ring-ditch (diam. c. 10m) is visible on aerial photographs (MM (51) 6-15) on the perimeter of enclosure (WX032-052001-) at SW. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of uplaod: 31 August, 2012

• WX032-052004 Ring-ditch
  Description

  Located on a slight W-facing slope in the basin of the River Sow with the N-S stream c. 80m to the W. A ring-ditch (diam. c. 15m) is visible on aerial photographs (MM (51) 6-15) c. 15m S of enclosure (WX032-052001-). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of uplaod: 31 August, 2012

• WX032-052005 Ring-ditch
  Description

  Located on a slight W-facing slope in the basin of the River Sow with the N-S stream c. 80m to the W is visible on aerial photographs (MM (51) 6-15) c. 15m N of enclosure (WX032-052001-). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 31 August, 2012

• WX032-052006 Ring-ditch
  Description

  Located on a slight W-facing slope in the basin of the River Sow with the N-S stream c. 150m to the W. A ring-ditch (diam. c. 10m) is visible on aerial photographs (MM (51) 6-15), c. 30m E of enclosure (WX032-052001-). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 31 August, 2012

• WX032-052007 Ring-ditch
  Description

  Located on a slight W-facing slope in the basin of the River Sow with the N-S stream c. 180m to the W. A ring-ditch (diam. c. 5m) is visible on aerial photographs (MM (51) 6-15). Ring-ditch (WX032-052008-) is c. 15m to the N. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 31 August, 2012

• WX032-052008 Ring-ditch
  Description

  Located on a slight W-facing slope in the basin of the River Sow with the N-S stream c. 180m to the W. A ring-ditch (diam. c. 5m) is visible on aerial photographs (MM (51) 6-15). Ring-ditch (WX032-052007-) is c. 15m to the S. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 31 August, 2012

• WX032-052009 Ring-ditch
  Description

  Located on a slight W-facing slope in the basin of the River Sow with the N-S stream c. 150m to the W. A ring-ditch (diam. c. 5m) is visible on aerial photographs (MM (51) 6-15). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 31 August, 2012

• WX032-052010 Ring-ditch
  Description

  Located on a slight W-facing slope in the basin of the River Sow with the N-S stream c. 220m to the W. A ring-ditch (diam. c. 7m) is visible on aerial photographs (MM (51) 6-15). Compiled by: Michael Moore

• WX032-052011 Ring-ditch
  Description

  Located on a slight W-facing slope in the basin of the River Sow with the N-S stream c. 250m to the W. A ring-ditch (diam. c. 10m) is visible on aerial photograph (MM (51) 8). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 3 September, 2012

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Lacken.

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 Lacken, 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 Lacken.

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 Lacken with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Wexford.

Name

Lacken · An Leacain Darach

Area

1,251,677 m² (125.17 ha, 309.3 acres)

Civil parish

Kilmallock, and its townlands

Barony

Ballaghkeen South

Electoral division

Kilmallock, the unit of the census

Census 2022

1,550 people lived in 511 households in the Kilmallock electoral division. 83% of households owned their home. 55% of homes were built since 2001. 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballyboggan Upper, Bleachlands, Castlesow, Garryvarren, Mill Lands, Monroe, Mullanagower, Randallsmill

Placenames

Lacken 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.