Bullford

13 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Bullford, from 11 m² to 90,886 m² (9.09 ha, 22.46 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 16 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  Greystones-Delgany & Kilcoole Local Planning Framework (LPF), Wicklow · 12 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C2.1Employment (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
  Greystones-Delgany & Kilcoole Local Planning Framework (LPF), Wicklow · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R1New Residential (New/proposed residential)
  Greystones-Delgany & Kilcoole Local Planning Framework (LPF), Wicklow · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G3Natural Areas (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  Greystones-Delgany & Kilcoole Local Planning Framework (LPF), Wicklow · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 13 Jul 2026Conditional

  1. proposed new mezzanine floor area at first floor (194Msq) over existing ground floor area (338Msq). new mezzanine floor to provide for new office space/R & D Studios, meeting room & ancillary services, 2. additional windows to east & west elevations to serve new facilities at mezzanine floor level, 3. new framed entrance feature to existing entrance doorway & new fire escape door to southern elevation with associated signage over, 4. all modifications and ancillary site work

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2660625

• 8 Jul 2026N/a

  1. proposed new mezzanine floor area at first floor (194Msq) over existing ground floor area (338Msq). new mezzanine floor to provide for new office space/R & D Studios, meeting room & ancillary services, 2. additional windows to east & west elevations to serve new facilities at mezzanine floor level, 3. new framed entrance feature to existing entrance doorway & new fire escape door to southern elevation with associated signage over, 4. all modifications and ancillary site work

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2660612

• 29 May 2026N/a

  12 No additional surface car parking spaces together with outdoor seating areas, footpaths and modifications to the existing soft landscape

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2660478

• 12 Aug 2025Conditional

  construction of 99 no. residential units and 2 no. commercial / community units (for Class 1- Shop, Class 2- Office / Professional Services, or Class 10- Community Use or Restaurant / Café use). The 99 no. residential units will consist of 71 no. houses, 20 no. duplex apartments and 8 no. apartments, to be provided as follows: • 6 no. 2-bed houses • 59 no. 3-bed houses • 6 no. 4-bed houses • 10 no. 2-bed duplex apartments • 10 no. 3-bed duplex apartments • 4 no. 1-bed apartments • 2 no. 2-bed apartments • 2 no. 3-bed apartments. The 8 no. apartments are provided within 1 no. 3-storey apartment block (Block A). The 20 no. duplex apartments are provided in 2 no. 3-storey duplex apartment buildings (Block B and Block C) and comprise 2 storey duplex apartments over ground floor apartments. Balconies / private terraces are provided for all apartments / duplex apartments. The houses are 2 storeys in height. The commercial / community units are located at the ground floor of Block A with associated signage zones. A total of 179 no. car parking spaces are proposed. The development includes 104 no. cycle parking spaces (72 no. long term and 32 no. short term visitor spaces) for the apartments, duplex apartments and commercial / community units. Bin and bicycle storage areas are located within the ground floor of the apartment block, and external bin and bicycle stores are proposed for the duplex apartments and terraced houses. Bin and bicycle storage for the houses is provided on-curtilage. The proposal includes all associated internal roads, pedestrian and cycle paths, site and infrastructural works including foul and surface water drainage, attenuation tanks, provision of public and communal open space, boundary treatment, lighting, landscaping, green roof and PV panels and plant areas at roof level. The proposal includes a vehicular entrance from Main Street, Kilcoole, with the associated upgrades / improvements to Main Street to facilitate this access, which requires the carrying out of works on local authority lands, which are external to the application site boundary, and which will be carried out through agreement with the local authority. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared for the development and accompanies the planning application

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2560623

• 1 Aug 2025N/a

  construction of 99 no. residential units and 2 no. commercial / community units (for Class 1- Shop, Class 2- Office / Professional Services, or Class 10- Community Use or Restaurant / Café use). The 99 no. residential units will consist of 71 no. houses, 20 no. duplex apartments and 8 no. apartments, to be provided as follows: • 6 no. 2-bed houses • 59 no. 3-bed houses • 6 no. 4-bed houses • 10 no. 2-bed duplex apartments • 10 no. 3-bed duplex apartments • 4 no. 1-bed apartments • 2 no. 2-bed apartments • 2 no. 3-bed apartments. The 8 no. apartments are provided within 1 no. 3-storey apartment block (Block A). The 20 no. duplex apartments are provided in 2 no. 3-storey duplex apartment buildings (Block B and Block C) and comprise 2 storey duplex apartments over ground floor apartments. Balconies / private terraces are provided for all apartments / duplex apartments. The houses are 2 storeys in height. The commercial / community units are located at the ground floor of Block A with associated signage zones. A total of 179 no. car parking spaces are proposed. The development includes 104 no. cycle parking spaces (72 no. long term and 32 no. short term visitor spaces) for the apartments, duplex apartments and commercial / community units. Bin and bicycle storage areas are located within the ground floor of the apartment block, and external bin and bicycle stores are proposed for the duplex apartments and terraced houses. Bin and bicycle storage for the houses is provided on-curtilage. The proposal includes all associated internal roads, pedestrian and cycle paths, site and infrastructural works including foul and surface water drainage, attenuation tanks, provision of public and communal open space, boundary treatment, lighting, landscaping, green roof and PV panels and plant areas at roof level. The proposal includes a vehicular entrance from Main Street, Kilcoole, with the associated upgrades / improvements to Main Street to facilitate this access, which requires the carrying out of works on local authority lands, which are external to the application site boundary, and which will be carried out through agreement with the local authority. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared for the development and accompanies the planning application

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2560595

• 6 Aug 2024Conditional

  change of use from a manufacturing unit to a Food Intolerance Research Facility. The proposal includes changes to the internal layout, the addition of a mezzanine floor, two additional car parking spaces, minor alterations to external elevations, and all associated site development works

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2460479

• 31 Jul 2024N/a

  CHANGE OF USE FROM A MANUFACTURING UNIT TO A FOOD INTOLERANCE RESEARCH FACILITY. THE PROPOSAL INCLUDES CHANGES TO THE INTERNAL LAYOUT, THE ADDITION OF A MEZZANINE FLOOR, TWO ADDITIONAL CAR PARKING SPACES, MINOR ALTERATIONS TO EXTERNAL ELEVATIONS, AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS AT UNIT G3, BULLFORD BUSINESS CAMPUS IN KILCOOLE, COUNTY WICKLOW

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2460462

• 27 Feb 2024Conditional

  Change of Use of Unit G1 granted planning in planning application 21/1271 from manufacturing unit to office building including an increased floor area from 508m2 to 764m2 provided by extending the first floor area and alterations to car parking on site to accommodate additional spaces

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2460111

• 1 Feb 2024Conditional

  the construction of a single storey distribution warehouse incorporating two storey offices, ancillary showroom, related signage, car and cycle parking, connection to existing services, boundary treatments, landscaping and associated siteworks, to include all necessary infrastructure to serve the proposed development

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2460052

• 18 Jul 2023Refused

  397sqm Industrial Unit and all associated site works

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2360158

• 27 Jun 2023Conditional

  the construction of single storey store outbuildings in rear garden.

  Retention · Wicklow County Council, 2360120

• 1 Mar 2023Conditional

  construction of a single storey distribution warehouse, incorporating two storey offices, ancillary showroom, related signage, car and cycle parking, connection to existing services, boundary treatments, landscaping and associated site works, to include all necessary infrastructure to serve the proposed development

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 23197

• 12 Jan 2022Refused

  development which consists of the construction of 56 no. residential units, internal roads, car parking, pedestrian and cycle paths, public open spaces and all associated site and infrastructural works to facilitate connections to public services. The 56 no. residential units will consist of: 7 no. 4 bed 2 storey end terrace houses (Type A), 24 no. 3 bed 2 storey end terrace houses (Type C), 20 no. 3 bed 2 storey mid terrace houses (Type D and D1). 2 no. 2 bed 2 storey mid terrace houses (Type D2), 3 no. 2 bed bungalows (Type G). The associated site and infrastructural works include foul and surface water drainage, attenuation tanks, car parking, 4 no. bicycle shelters, bin storage, an ESB substation and all associated development. The proposal includes a vehicular entrance from Main Street, Kilcoole with associated upgrades/improvements to Main Street to facilitate this access , which are external to the planning application site boundary, to be provided subject to agreement with Planning Authority

  Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 2215

• 21 Dec 2021N/a

  development which consists of the construction of 56 no. residential units, internal roads, car parking, pedestrian and cycle paths, public open spaces and all associated site and infrastructural works to facilitate connections to public services. The 56 no. residential units will consist of: 7 no. 4 bed 2 storey end terrace houses (Type A), 24 no. 3 bed 2 storey end terrace houses (Type C), 20 no. 3 bed 2 storey mid terrace houses (Type D and D1). 2 no. 2 bed 2 storey mid terrace houses (Type D2), 3 no. 2 bed bungalows (Type G). The associated site and infrastructural works include foul and surface water drainage, attenuation tanks, car parking, 4 no. bicycle shelters, bin storage, an ESB substation and all associated development. The proposal includes a vehicular entrance from Main Street, Kilcoole with associated upgardes/improvements to Main Street to facilitate this access , which are external to the planning application site boundary, to be provided subject to agreement with Planning Authority

  Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 211541

• 22 Oct 2021Conditional

  4 no. manufacturing units providing a total of 1,501sqm gross floor area, car parking, connection to existing services, boundary treatments, landscaping and associated works to include all necessary infrastructure to service the proposed development

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 211271

• 18 Aug 2021Conditional

  the development of 'Block A' comprising 8 no. light industrial warehouse units and associated works

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 211032

• 6 Aug 2021N/a

  minor alterations to internal layout, cladding proposal and partial change of use to some units of previously planning permission no. 08/1374 and 06/5325. The area of each proposed units is 134sqm. The highest point of the proposed building is 9.760m as per granted planning permission no. 08/1374

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 21978

• 20 Mar 2019Conditional

  trade only builders providers facility, new access roadway, provision of car parking, connection to existing services, boundary wall and associated works

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 19293

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 Bullford.

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Bullford.

Architectural heritage

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

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 Bullford, 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 low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3383 (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 Bullford with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Wicklow.

Name

Bullford · An Athbhuaile

Area

751,056 m² (75.11 ha, 185.59 acres)

Civil parish

Kilcoole, and its townlands

Barony

Newcastle

Electoral division

Kilcoole, the unit of the census

Census 2022

12,163 people lived in 4,109 households in the Kilcoole electoral division. 74% of households owned their home. 68% of homes were built since 2001. 3% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Cooldross Upper, Creowen, Kilcoole, Kilquade, Priestsnewtown, Woodstock Demesne

Placenames

Bullford 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.