Ballyguile Beg
Townland in the civil parish of Kilpoole, barony of Arklow, Co. Wicklow; in Irish Baile Mhic Gaill Beag
- Area
- 100.5 ha
- 248 acres
- Land parcels
- 100
- registered freehold, median 1,382 m²
- Zoning
- R2
- Existing Residential
- Planning
- 38
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
100 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballyguile Beg, from 37 m² to 172,407 m² (17.24 ha, 42.6 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 33 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
- R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
Wicklow Town - Rathnew Local Area Plan, Wicklow · 73 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R1New Residential (New/proposed residential)
Wicklow Town - Rathnew Local Area Plan, Wicklow · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
15 Jun 2026Conditional
(i) retention Permission for a further period of one year of development consisting of the temporary storage of excess stone and gravel associated with the construction of the housing development known as Sessile Oaks, Ballyguile Beg, Wicklow Town, on adjoining lands to the rear (south) of the development site; and (ii) planning permission for development consisting of the use of the stored excess stone and gravel to infill and reprofile those lands, to seed the lands for agricultural use, together with all other associated site works
Retention · Wicklow County Council, 2660521
10 Jun 2026N/a
for a further period of one year of development consisting of the temporary storage of excess stone and gravel associated with the construction of the housing development known as Sessile Oaks, Ballyguile Beg, Wicklow Town, on adjoining lands to the rear (south) of the development site; and (ii) Planning Permission for development consisting of the use of the stored excess stone and gravel to infill and reprofile those lands, to seed the lands for agricultural use, together with all other associated site works
Retention · Wicklow County Council, 2660513
27 May 2026N/a
(i) retention permission for a further period of one year of development consisting of the temporary storage of excess stone and gravel associated with the construction of the housing development known as Sessile Oaks, Ballyguile Beg, Wicklow Town, on adjoining lands to the rear (south) of the development site; and (ii) Planning Permission for development consisting of the use of the stored excess stone and gravel to infill and reprofile those lands, to seed the lands for agricultural use, together with all other associated site works
Retention · Wicklow County Council, 2660472
28 Apr 2026Conditional
garage and extension to rear of house
Retention · Wicklow County Council, 2660349
12 Nov 2025Conditional
retention of existing outbuilding to be used as a domestic garage and storage ancillary to the existing dwelling, proposed garage door, relocation of existing door, internal alterations to accommodate garage layout and store and associated works
Retention · Wicklow County Council, 25320
15 Oct 2025Conditional
i. permission for the provision of an additional signage at the entrance and relocation of as granted signage at the entrance to the development granted under Wicklow County Council Reg. Ref. WCC - 20/1166 and ABP Ref. 310552, and ii. permission for change of use [removal of the planning condition no. 16 of ABP 310552-21 (PRR 20/1166)] from the restriction that the first sale of a dwelling houses shall be to persons who are living permanently for a period of at least 3 years within 10 kilometres of the site to sale to all classes of persons. No changes proposed to the 15 no. as granted dwellings
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2560829
10 Oct 2025N/a
i. permission for the provision of an additional signage at the entrance and relocation of as granted signage at the entrance to the development granted under Wicklow County Council Reg. Ref. WCC - 20/1166 and ABP Ref. 310552, and ii. permission for change of use [removal of the planning condition no.16 of ABP 310552-21 (PRR 20/1166)] from the restriction that the first sale of a dwelling houses shall be to persons who are living permanently for a period of at least 3 years within 10 kilometres of the site to sale to all classes of persons. No changes proposed to the 15no. as granted dwellings. All works at site
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2560811
15 Sept 2025Conditional
revised extension (previously granted under planning ref. no. 06/5854) and associated works
Retention · Wicklow County Council, 25269
25 Aug 2025N/a
omission /removal of the Condition no.16 of Planning Permission granted under Wicklow County Council Reg Ref. WCC - 20/1166 and ABP 310552-21 stating: The first sale of a dwelling houses shall be to persons who are living permanently for a period of at least 3 years within 10 kilometres of the site. Details in this regard shall be submitted to and agreed in writing with the planning authority prior to occupation of the development. The omission is based on the new development plan for Wicklow Town-Rathnew Development Plan 2022-2028. All at residential development granted under Wicklow County Council Reg. Ref. WCC - 20/1166 and ABP 310552-21
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2560662
19 May 2025Conditional
domestic garage / store and associated works
Retention · Wicklow County Council, 25131
10 Apr 2025Conditional
revisions to development permitted under WCC Reg. Ref 20/210 to provide for revisions to permitted dwelling house. All associated site development works will remain as permitted under WCC Reg. Ref 20/210
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2560270
8 Apr 2025N/a
revisions to development permitted under WCC Reg. Ref 20/210 to provide for revisions to permitted dwelling house. All associated site development works will remain as permitted under WCC Reg. Ref 20/210
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2560259
21 Mar 2025Conditional
Section 254 Licence - hoarding licence for the connection of foul and watermain services for our development
30 Oct 2024Conditional
the construction of a sunroom extension to the side of the existing house and all ancillary site works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2460664
12 Sept 2024Refused
outbuilding comprising home office and storage for uses ancillary to main house
Retention · Wicklow County Council, 2460550
9 Apr 2024Conditional
proposed revised house type on previously granted site (Ref. No. 21/758) with connection to services, entrance as granted and associated site works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 24166
24 Oct 2023Refused
a proposed new vehicular entrance off the public road (L1102 )with internal access road– this new entrance/access road is to replace the vehicular entrance and access previously granted to the applicant under file ref 21 /1390 and all associated site works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2360371
2 Aug 2023Refused
the construction of 30no. dwellings, together with estate layout comprising of roads, services and associated site works, including regrading of excavated shale and soil mounding, revised design and finish to the existing roadside boundary as constructed to the north east of the estate entrance road
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 23627
18 Jul 2023N/a
the construction of 30no. dwellings, comprising of 4no. 4 bedroom semi-detached, 10no. 3 bedroom terraced, 16no. 3 bedroom semi-detached houses, together with estate layout comprising of roads, services and associated site works, including regrading of excavated shale and soil mounding, revised design and finish to the existing roadside boundary as constructed to the north east of the estate entrance road, all at Ballyguile Beg
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 23606
23 May 2023N/a
for a proposed new vehicular entrance off the public road (L1102 )with internal access road– this new entrance/access road is to replace the vehicular entrance and access previously granted to the applicant under file ref 21 /1390 and all associated site works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2360061
18 Jan 2023Conditional
convert existing attic space and extend same, provide dormers to same, erect a single storey flat roof extension to rear of 15sq.metres and for elevational changes and alterations to existing dwelling house and demolition of existing garage and associated site works and a new effluent disposal system to current EPA requirements and associated site works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2332
20 Dec 2022N/a
amendments to permitted reg ref 21/567 (undeveloped) to convert existing attic space and extend same, provide dormers to same, erect a single storey flat roof extension to rear of 15sq. metres and for design changes to front porch along with alterations to dwelling house and demolition of existing garage and associated works and a new effluent disposal system to current EPA requirements and associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 221371
9 Dec 2022N/a
amendments to permitted development Reg Ref 21/567 (Undeveloped) to convert existing attic space and extend same, provide dormers to same, erect a single storey flat roof extension to rear of 15 sq.metres and for design changes to front porch along with alterations to dwelling house and demolition of existing garage and associated site works and a new effluent disposal system to current EPA requirements and associated site works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 221319
28 Jun 2022N/a
30 dwellings, comprising of 4 no. 2 bed terraced, 2 no. 3 bed terraced, 12 no. 3 bed semi detached, 10 no. 4 bed semi detached and 2 no. 4 bed detached houses, together with estate layout comprising of roads, services and associated site workds, on a site and to a layout similar to that as previously ganted planning permission under plan ref no. 04/578 (ABP ref 27.213082) and 10/3095
Extension of duration, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 22714
12 Aug 2021Conditional
for existing dwelling and garage as constructed and all associated site works and services
Retention, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 211002
The 25 most recent of 38 applications.
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
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Ballyguile Beg.
Recorded monuments
- WI031-058 Enclosure
Description
Cropmark of a possible multivallate, circular enclosure in tillage visible on aerial photographs (taken by Michael Moore on 16 July 2006). Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 17 July 2013
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Ballyguile Beg.
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 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility high, moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are made ground.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3402 (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 Ballyguile Beg with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Wicklow.
The townland
- Name
- Ballyguile Beg · Baile Mhic Gaill Beag
- Area
- 1,004,866 m² (100.49 ha, 248.31 acres)
- Civil parish
- Kilpoole, and its townlands
- Barony
- Arklow
- Electoral division
- Wicklow Rural, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Wicklow Rural electoral division: 10,247 people in 3,334 households; 73% of households own their home; 56% of homes were built since 2001; 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 3% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballinteskin, Ballyguile More, Ballynerrin Lower, Ballynerrin Upper, Blainroe Lower, Raheenmore
- Placenames
- Ballyguile Beg 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.