Walsheslough

488 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Walsheslough, from 0 m² to 55,126 m² (5.51 ha, 13.62 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 66 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 Walsheslough 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.

• 22 Jun 2026Granted (conditional)

  Permission being sought from Wexford County Council for replacement

  Permission, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20260798

• 25 May 2026Granted (conditional)

  Permission for the following revisions to the previously permitted planning

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20260665

• 16 Apr 2026Refused

  Permission for the erection of 4no. two storey dwelling houses together with

  Permission, 4 homes · Wexford County Council, 20260466

• 10 Apr 2026Granted (conditional)

  Permission for the erection of a fully serviced detached dwelling house

  Retention, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20260439

• 15 Dec 2025Granted (conditional)

  Permission is sought from Wexford County Council for permission to construct

  Permission, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20251652

• 15 Dec 2025Refused

  Permission for retention of 2no storage containers and alterations to an

  Retention · Wexford County Council, 20251659

• 29 Oct 2025Granted (conditional)

  Permission for demolition of existing restaurant/bar, erection of 2no. 4-bed,

  Permission, 2 homes · Wexford County Council, 20251398

• 17 Oct 2025Granted (conditional)

  Permission for the erection of 2 no. two-storey, four-bedroom dwelling houses

  Permission, 2 homes · Wexford County Council, 20251325

• 15 Sept 2025Granted (conditional)

  Permission for the development of the following: (i) Removal of the

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20251154

• 4 Jul 2025Granted (conditional)

  Permission for the proposed erection of alterations and extensions to an existin

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20250829

• 15 May 2025Granted (conditional)

  Permission for development consisting of: i. the damp-proofing, complete

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20250561

• 25 Mar 2025Granted (conditional)

  Permission for retention of domestic garage and ancillary works

  Retention · Wexford County Council, 20250327

• 4 Mar 2025Refused

  Permission for the erection of 2 no. two-storey, four-bedroom dwelling houses,

  Permission, 2 homes · Wexford County Council, 20250251

• 13 Jun 2024Granted (conditional)

  Permission for ground and first floor extensions to dwelling of approx. 146sqm

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20240684

• 14 May 2024Granted (conditional)

  Permission for a domestic conservatory extension to the side of the

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20240535

• 8 May 2024Granted (conditional)

  Permission for retention of 18 and 19 Strandcourt, Walsheslough, Rosslare

  Retention · Wexford County Council, 20240518

• 3 May 2024N/a

  Permission for a domestic conservatory extension to the side of the existing

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20240497

• 16 Apr 2024N/a

  Permission for the retention of 18 & 19 Strandcourt, Walsheslough

  Retention · Wexford County Council, 20240411

• 28 Mar 2024Refused

  Permission for the erection of 1 no. two storey detached dwelling house

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20240345

• 28 Mar 2024Refused

  Permission for the erection of 1 no. two storey detached dwelling house

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20240343

• 28 Mar 2024Granted (conditional)

  Permission for the erection of a single storey rear extension to an existing

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20240344

• 6 Mar 2024N/a

  Permission for the erection of 1 no. two storey detached dwelling house

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20240248

• 6 Mar 2024N/a

  Permission for the erection of 1 no. two storey detached dwelling house

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20240250

• 6 Mar 2024N/a

  Permission for the erection of a single storey rear extension to an existing

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20240249

• 5 Mar 2024N/a

  Permission for retention the separation of one single unit into 2 separate

  Retention · Wexford County Council, 20240236

The 25 most recent of 99 applications.

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 Walsheslough.

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Walsheslough.

Architectural heritage

• Rosslare Strand Railway Station, railway station, 1910–1915 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay single-storey railway station, built 1913, on a rectangular plan. Hipped slate roof with clay ridge tiles, rendered chimney stacks having "Cyma Recta"- or "Cyma Reversa"-detailed cornice capping supporting terracotta or yellow terracotta tapered pots, and replacement uPVC rainwater goods on timber eaves boards retaining cast-iron downpipes. Roughcast walls. Square-headed central door opening with concealed dressings framing timber boarded door having overlight. Square-headed flanking window openings with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing six-over-six timber sash windows having part exposed sash boxes behind wrought iron bars. Set in own grounds.

• Rosslare Strand Railway Station, signal box, 1905–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding single-bay single-stage over part raised base signal box, built 1906, on a rectangular plan. Decommissioned, 2008. Now disused. Pitched slate roof with roll moulded clay ridge tiles, red brick Running bond central "wallhead" chimney stack to rear (east) elevation having corbelled stepped stringcourse below capping supporting terracotta tapered pot, perforated decorative timber bargeboards to gables on timber purlins with timber finials to apexes, and cast-iron rainwater goods on timber eaves boards on slightly overhanging timber boarded eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Red brick English Garden Wall bond walls (base); timber boarded surface finish (cabin) in timber frame. Paired camber-headed window openings (base) with concrete sills, and red brick voussoirs framing fixed-pane fittings. Square-headed "monitor window" (cabin) with timber sill course, and timber surround framing fixed-pane fittings. Interior retaining levers. Set in grounds shared with Rosslare Strand Railway Station.

• House, 1880–1901 · Regional interest
  Description

  Semi-detached three-bay two-storey house, extant 1901, on a cruciform plan centred on single-bay single-storey projecting open porch to ground floor; single-bay (single-bay deep) full-height central return (west). Renovated, ----, to accommodate occasional use. One of a pair. Replacement pitched artificial slate roof on a T-shaped plan with roll moulded clay ridge tiles, concrete or rendered coping to gables with rendered chimney stacks to apexes having stringcourses below corbelled stepped capping supporting terracotta or yellow terracotta tapered pots, and uPVC rainwater goods on rendered eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Rendered, ruled and lined walls. Square-headed central door opening with concealed dressings framing replacement timber panelled door having overlight. Square-headed window openings with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing replacement uPVC casement windows replacing two-over-two timber sash windows. Set back from road in landscaped grounds with roughcast piers to perimeter having chamfered capping supporting wrought iron-detailed flat iron gate.

• House, 1880–1901 · Regional interest
  Description

  Semi-detached three-bay two-storey house, extant 1901, on a cruciform plan centred on single-bay single-storey projecting open porch to ground floor; single-bay (single-bay deep) full-height central return (west). Renovated, ----, to accommodate occasional use. One of a pair. Replacement pitched artificial slate roof on a T-shaped plan with roll moulded clay ridge tiles, concrete or rendered coping to gables with rendered chimney stacks to apexes having stringcourses below corbelled stepped capping supporting terracotta or yellow terracotta tapered pots, and uPVC rainwater goods on rendered eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Rendered, ruled and lined walls. Square-headed central door opening with concealed dressings framing glazed timber panelled door having overlight. Square-headed window openings with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing replacement uPVC casement windows replacing two-over-two timber sash windows. Set back from road in landscaped grounds with roughcast piers to perimeter having chamfered capping supporting wrought iron-detailed flat iron gate.

• Leinster Lodge, house, 1880–1901 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey house, extant 1901, on a cruciform plan centred on single-bay single-storey projecting open porch to ground floor; single-bay (single-bay deep) full-height central return (west). Renovated, ----, to accommodate occasional use. One of a group of three. Replacement pitched artificial slate roof on a T-shaped plan ridge tiles terminating in rendered chimney stacks having corbelled stepped capping supporting terracotta or yellow terracotta octagonal pots, and uPVC rainwater goods on rendered eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Rendered, ruled and lined walls with rusticated rendered piers to ends. Square-headed central door opening with concealed dressings framing glazed timber panelled door having overlight. Square-headed window openings with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing replacement one-over-one sash windows replacing two-over-two timber sash windows. Set back from road in landscaped grounds with roughcast piers to perimeter having chamfered capping supporting wrought iron-detailed flat iron gate.

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 Walsheslough, about 1 in 20 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 low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3134 (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.

• Walsheslough, Rosslare Strand13 sales
• Walsheslough, Rosslare6 sales

Name

Walsheslough · Loch na mBreatnach

Area

705,310 m² (70.53 ha, 174.29 acres)

Civil parish

Rosslare, and its townlands

Barony

Forth

Electoral division

Rosslare, the unit of the census

Census 2022

2,234 people lived in 807 households in the Rosslare electoral division. 70% of households owned their home. 42% of homes were built since 2001. 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 52% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Doogans Warren, Grange Big, Grange Little, Mauritiustown, Whitehouse

Placenames

Walsheslough 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.