Stonybatter
Townland in the civil parish of Carrick, barony of Shelmaliere West, Co. Wexford; in Irish Bóthar na gCloch
- Area
- 18.6 ha
- 46 acres
- Land parcels
- 109
- registered freehold, median 401 m²
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 13
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
109 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Stonybatter, from 13 m² to 38,902 m² (3.89 ha, 9.61 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 21 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Stonybatter 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.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
29 Oct 2025Granted (conditional)
Permission for the proposed erection of 22no. additional residential units which
Permission, 22 homes · Wexford County Council, 20251399
30 Jul 2024Granted (conditional)
Permission for the erection of a single storey extension and alterations to
Permission · Wexford County Council, 20240909
19 Jan 2024Granted (conditional)
Permission for retention of alterations during construction to a fully serviced
Retention · Wexford County Council, 20240045
20 Dec 2023Refused
Permission for the proposed erection of 92 no. residential units within 3,4 and
Permission, 92 homes · Wexford County Council, 20231563
19 Dec 2023Granted (conditional)
Permission for a six storey 97 bed ward block including rooftop plant rooms.
Permission · Wexford County Council, 20231548
13 Dec 2023Granted (conditional)
Permission for retention of alterations during construction to a fully serviced
Retention, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20231504
6 Dec 2023Refused
Permission for the proposed demolition of an existing house and outbuildings
Permission · Wexford County Council, 20231460
22 Nov 2023N/a
Permission for the proposed demolition of an existing house and outbuildings
Permission, 11 homes · Wexford County Council, 20231397
23 Dec 2022Granted (conditional)
Permission for retention of the following: - (1) Partial attic conversion and
Retention · Wexford County Council, 20221739
3 Sept 2020Granted (conditional)
Permission to erect a single storey extension to the rear
Permission, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20201011
15 Apr 2019Granted (conditional)
PERMISSION FOR THE DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING AND OUTBUILDINGS AND FOR THE
Permission, 2 homes · Wexford County Council, 20190495
11 Jun 2018Granted (conditional)
PERMISSION FOR (1) THE ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY FLAT ROOF EXTENSIONS TO THE FRO
Permission, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20180786
2 Feb 2018Refused
PERMISSION FOR THE DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING AND OUTBUILDING AND FOR THE E
Permission, 2 homes · Wexford County Council, 20180112
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
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
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Stonybatter.
Architectural heritage
- House, 1855–1882 · Regional interest
Description
End-of-terrace three-bay two-storey townhouse, extant 1882, on a rectangular plan; three-bay two-storey rear (south) elevation. Occupied, 1901; 1911. Part refenestrated, ----. One of a terrace of four. Pitched slate roof with trefoil-perforated crested clay ridge tiles, rendered panelled chimney stacks having corbelled stepped capping supporting yellow terracotta pots, decorative timber bargeboards to gable on timber purlins with finial to apex, and cast-iron rainwater goods on moulded rendered cornice retaining cast-iron octagonal or ogee hoppers and downpipes. Rendered wall (ground floor) on moulded cushion course on rendered plinth; rendered surface finish (first floor) with rendered quoins to corners; rendered, ruled and lined surface finish to rear (south) elevation. Square-headed central door opening approached by flight of three cut-granite steps with rendered block-and-start surround centred on diamond pointed keystone framing timber panelled double doors having overlight. Square-headed window openings with cut-granite sills (ground floor) or cut-granite sill course (first floor), and rendered block-and-start surrounds centred on diamond pointed keystones framing one-over-one timber sash windows. Square-headed window openings to rear (south) elevation centred on square-headed window opening (landing) with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing replacement uPVC casement windows replacing one-over-one timber sash windows centred on fixed-pane fitting having stained glass margins. Interior including (ground floor): central vestibule retaining encaustic tiled floor; square-headed door opening into hall with glazed timber panelled door; 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 back from road in landscaped grounds with rendered octagonal piers to perimeter having polygonal capping supporting crocketed wrought iron gate.
- House, 1855–1882 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced three-bay two-storey townhouse, extant 1882, on a rectangular plan; three-bay two-storey rear (south) elevation. Occupied, 1901; 1911. One of a terrace of four. Pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles, rendered panelled chimney stacks having corbelled stepped capping supporting yellow terracotta pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods on moulded rendered cornice retaining cast-iron octagonal or ogee hoppers and downpipes. Rendered wall (ground floor) on moulded cushion course on rendered plinth; rendered surface finish (first floor); rendered, ruled and lined surface finish to rear (south) elevation. Square-headed central door opening approached by flight of four cut-granite steps with rendered block-and-start surround centred on diamond pointed keystone framing timber panelled double doors having overlight. Square-headed window openings with cut-granite sills (ground floor) or cut-granite sill course (first floor), and rendered block-and-start surrounds centred on diamond pointed keystones framing one-over-one timber sash windows. Square-headed window openings to rear (south) elevation centred on square-headed window opening (landing) with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing one-over-one timber sash windows centred on replacement fixed-pane fitting. Interior including (ground floor): central vestibule retaining encaustic tiled floor; square-headed door opening into hall with glazed timber panelled door; 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 back from road in landscaped grounds with rendered octagonal piers to perimeter having polygonal capping supporting crocketed wrought iron gate.
- House, 1855–1882 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced three-bay two-storey townhouse, extant 1882, on a rectangular plan; three-bay two-storey rear (south) elevation. Occupied, 1901; 1911. Refenestrated, ----. One of a terrace of four. Pitched slate roof with trefoil-crested clay ridge tiles, rendered panelled chimney stacks having corbelled stepped capping supporting yellow terracotta pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods on moulded rendered cornice retaining cast-iron octagonal or ogee hoppers and downpipes. Rendered wall (ground floor) on moulded cushion course on rendered plinth; rendered surface finish (first floor); rendered, ruled and lined surface finish to rear (south) elevation. Square-headed central door opening approached by flight of four cut-granite steps with rendered block-and-start surround centred on diamond pointed keystone framing timber panelled double doors having overlight. Square-headed window openings with cut-granite sills (ground floor) or cut-granite sill course (first floor), and rendered block-and-start surrounds centred on diamond pointed keystones framing replacement uPVC casement windows replacing one-over-one timber sash windows. Square-headed window openings to rear (south) elevation centred on square-headed window opening (landing) with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing replacement uPVC casement windows replacing one-over-one timber sash windows centred on fixed-pane fitting having stained glass margins. Interior including (ground floor): central vestibule retaining encaustic tiled floor; square-headed door opening into hall with glazed timber panelled door; 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 back from road in landscaped grounds with rendered octagonal piers to perimeter having polygonal capping supporting crocketed wrought iron gate.
- House, 1855–1882 · Regional interest
Description
End-of-terrace three-bay two-storey townhouse, extant 1882, on a rectangular plan; three-bay two-storey rear (south) elevation. Occupied, 1901; 1911. Refenestrated, ----. One of a terrace of four. Pitched slate roof with trefoil-crested clay ridge tiles, rendered panelled chimney stacks having corbelled stepped capping supporting yellow terracotta pots, decorative timber bargeboards to gable on timber purlins with finial to apex, and cast-iron rainwater goods on moulded rendered cornice retaining cast-iron octagonal or ogee hoppers and downpipes. Rendered wall (ground floor) on moulded cushion course on rendered plinth; rendered surface finish (first floor); rendered, ruled and lined surface finish to rear (south) elevation. Square-headed central door opening approached by flight of three cut-granite steps with rendered block-and-start surround centred on diamond pointed keystone framing timber panelled double doors having overlight. Square-headed window openings with cut-granite sills (ground floor) or cut-granite sill course (first floor), and rendered block-and-start surrounds centred on diamond pointed keystones framing replacement uPVC casement windows replacing one-over-one timber sash windows. Square-headed window openings to rear (south) elevation centred on square-headed window opening (landing) with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing replacement uPVC casement windows replacing one-over-one timber sash windows centred on fixed-pane fitting having stained glass margins. Interior including (ground floor): central vestibule retaining encaustic tiled floor; square-headed door opening into hall with glazed timber panelled door; 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 back from road in landscaped grounds with rendered octagonal piers to perimeter having polygonal capping supporting crocketed wrought iron gate.
- Manse, 1860–1865 · Regional interest
Description
Detached three-bay (two-bay deep) two-storey manse, built 1861, on a T-shaped plan with single-bay (single-bay deep) two-storey lean-to central return (south). Vacant, 1901. Occupied, 1911. Reroofed, 1980. Renovated, ----. Replacement hipped slate roof on a T-shaped plan extending into lean-to slate roof (south) with clay ridge tiles, paired rendered central chimney stacks having concrete capping supporting terracotta tapered pots, slightly sproketed eaves, and cast-iron rainwater goods on timber eaves boards on box eaves on rendered stepped cornice. Rendered walls on rendered chamfered plinth with rusticated rendered quoins to corners. Segmental-headed central door opening approached by flight of three cut-granite steps with rendered "bas-relief" surround framing timber panelled door having overlight. Square-headed window openings (ground floor) with cut-granite sills on consoles, and concealed dressings with hood mouldings over on label stops framing replacement one-over-one sash windows. Segmental-headed window openings (first floor) with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing replacement one-over-one sash windows having overlights. 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 unkempt grounds with roughcast piers to perimeter having concrete capping.
- Farnogue, house, 1855–1865 · Regional interest
Description
Detached three-bay two-storey house, built 1860, on a T-shaped plan centred on single-bay single-storey flat-roofed projecting glazed porch to ground floor. Occupied, 1901; 1911. Sold, 1916. Sold, 1956. Hipped slate roof with ridge tiles, paired rendered central chimney stacks having rendered capping supporting terracotta or yellow terracotta octagonal pots, and replacement uPVC rainwater goods on slightly overhanging rendered eaves having dentil consoles. Gritdashed roughcast walls on rendered plinth with rendered "bas-relief" strips to corners; slate hung surface finish to side (west) elevation. Square-headed central door opening into house with rendered surround having moulded reveals framing replacement glazed uPVC double doors having overlight. Square-headed window openings (ground floor) with cut-granite sills, timber cruciform mullions, and rendered "bas-relief" surrounds having chamfered reveals with hood mouldings framing timber casement windows. Square-headed window openings (first floor) with cut-granite sills, timber mullions, and rendered "bas-relief" surrounds having chamfered reveals framing timber casement windows. Interior including (ground floor): central hall retaining encaustic tiled floor, carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors, moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling, staircase on a dog leg plan with turned timber balusters supporting carved timber banister terminating in turned timber newel, carved timber surrounds to door openings to landing framing timber panelled doors, and moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling; reception room (east) retaining carved timber surround to door opening framing timber panelled door with carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled shutters, Classical-style chimneypiece, and picture railing below moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling; reception room (west) retaining carved timber surround to door opening framing timber panelled door with carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled shutters, and moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling; and carved timber surrounds to door openings to remainder framing timber panelled doors with carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled shutters. Set in landscaped grounds with cast-iron chamfered piers to perimeter having finial-topped capping supporting cast-iron double gates.
- Farnogue, gates/railings/walls, 1855–1903 · Regional interest
Description
Gateway, extant 1903, on a symmetrical plan comprising pair of roughcast piers having shallow pyramidal capping supporting looped wrought iron double gates. Now disused. Road fronted at entrance to grounds of Farnogue.
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).
Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- Radon
- About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are made ground and water.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3020 (ZIP).
- Flooding
- The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.
Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Stonybatter with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Wexford.
The townland
- Name
- Stonybatter · Bóthar na gCloch
- Area
- 186,355 m² (18.64 ha, 46.05 acres)
- Civil parish
- Carrick, and its townlands
- Barony
- Shelmaliere West
- Electoral division
- Wexford Rural, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Wexford Rural electoral division: 14,194 people in 5,189 households; 64% of households own their home; 39% of homes were built since 2001; 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Carricklawn, Park, Townparks
- Placenames
- Stonybatter 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.