Blackstoops

44 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Blackstoops, from 52 m² to 200,739 m² (20.07 ha, 49.6 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 28 neighbouring parcels touch it.

No zone of a development plan covers Blackstoops 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.

• 15 Oct 2025Granted (conditional)

  Permission for the erection of a granny flat attached to existing dwelling

  Permission, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20251310

• 26 Aug 2025Refused

  Permission to construct 3 number fully serviced dwelling

  Permission, 3 homes · Wexford County Council, 20251052

• 22 Jul 2025Refused

  Permission to construct an entrance to lands with associated site works

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20250904

• 25 Apr 2025Granted (conditional)

  Permission for an entrance with associated works

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20250477

• 10 Oct 2022Granted (conditional)

  Permission for retention of dwelling house as built

  Retention, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20221323

• 27 Apr 2022N/a

  Permission to change the use of existing domestic outbuildings to apartments, co

  Permission, 2 homes · Wexford County Council, 20220550

• 8 Jun 2020Refused

  Permission for a commercial entrance and associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20200587

• 8 Apr 2020Refused

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

  Permission, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20200425

• 12 Mar 2020N/a

  Permission for the erection of a fully serviced dwelling and domestic garage and

  Permission, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20200304

• 17 Sept 2018Granted (conditional)

  PERMISSION FOR EXTENSON TO EXISTING STORAGE AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20181260

• 17 Sept 2018Granted (conditional)

  PERMISSION FOR 2 NO STORAGE UNITS AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20181261

• 12 Sept 2018Granted (conditional)

  PERMISSION FOR A CHANGE OF USE FROM A HOUSE AND PART BED AND BREAKFAST TO USE AS

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20181244

• 6 Dec 2017Granted (conditional)

  PERMISSION FOR 1. RETENTION AND COMPLETION OF DOMESTIC GARAGE/ CAR PORT/ STORES.

  Retention · Wexford County Council, 20171598

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
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Slaney River Valley 000781

Recorded monuments

• WX020-067001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on a slight knoll just above the flood-plain of the NE-SW River Slaney which is c. 150m to the SE. The cropmark of a circular enclosure (diam. c. 50m) defined by a single fosse feature with a small annexe (diam. c. 20m) attached to the S is visible on aerial photographs (MM (13) 27–30). It is also visible on Google Earth (14/07/2018). See the attached enhanced view from Google Earth (2018) 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: 7 June, 2012 Amended: 30 April, 2014, 26 July 2021

• WX020-067002 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated on a slight knoll just above the flood-plain of the NE-SW River Slaney which is c. 150m to the SE. The cropmark enclosure of a rath (WX020-067001-) has a small annexe (diam. c. 20m) attached to the perimeter at S and is visible on aerial photographs (MM (13) 27-30). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 7 June, 2012

• WX020-122 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Located at outer edge of a shelf and at the crest of a slope down to the E and S to a NNE-SSW section of the River Slaney which is c. 120m to the E. The cropmark of a circular enclosure (diam. c. 38nm NE-SW) defined by a single fosse feature that is only traceable SSW-N-E is visible only on Goole Earth (14/07/2018). It was first reported by Jean Charles Caillere. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 18 September 2019

Architectural heritage

• Blackstoops House, farm house, 1811–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay two-storey farmhouse, extant 1840, on a rectangular plan centred on single-bay single-storey projecting glazed porch to ground floor; two-bay two-storey side elevations. Sold, 1890. Occupied, 1901; 1911. Refenestrated, ----. Hipped slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles, rendered chimney stacks on axis with ridge having corbelled stepped capping supporting terracotta or yellow terracotta tapered pots, and replacement uPVC rainwater goods on timber eaves boards on rendered eaves. Part creeper- or ivy-covered rendered or roughcast walls. Hipped segmental-headed central door opening into farmhouse with timber mullions supporting shallow cornice on timber transom, and concealed dressings framing timber panelled door having sidelights below fanlight. Square-headed window openings with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing replacement one-over-one uPVC sash windows. Interior including (ground floor): central hall retaining carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors; and carved timber surrounds to door openings to remainder framing timber panelled doors with timber panelled shutters to window openings. Set in landscaped grounds.

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).

• Blackstoops, Enniscorthy8 sales

Name

Blackstoops · Na Stoilp Dhubha

Area

746,900 m² (74.69 ha, 184.56 acres)

Civil parish

St. Mary'S Enniscorthy, and its townlands

Barony

Scarawalsh

Electoral division

Enniscorthy Rural, the unit of the census

Neighbouring townlands

Clonhasten, Enniscorthy, Kilcannon, Moyne Upper, Templeshannon

Placenames

Blackstoops on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland

Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, 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.