Clogh Lower
Clogh Lower is a townland in the civil parish of Baltinglass, barony of Talbotstown Upper, Co. Wicklow. Its name in Irish is An Chloch Íochtarach.
- Area
- 119.8 ha
- 296 acres
- Land parcels
- 61
- registered freehold, median 1,653 m²
- Zoning
- R1
- New Residential
- Planning
- 13
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
61 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Clogh Lower, from 15 m² to 326,516 m² (32.65 ha, 80.68 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 31 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.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- R1New Residential (New/proposed residential)
Baltinglass Town Plan, Wicklow · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - C2.1Employment (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
Baltinglass Town Plan, Wicklow · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G3Passive Open Space (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
Baltinglass Town Plan, Wicklow · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G4Active Open Space (Active open space)
Baltinglass Town Plan, Wicklow · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G1Open Space (Open space, park)
Baltinglass Town Plan, Wicklow · 0 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
30 Jan 2026Conditional
construct a dormer style dwelling house, domestic garage, new site entrance, to connect to public mains services, all ancillary site works and services
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2660063
22 Oct 2025Conditional
14 no. dwelling units as follows: 4 no. 2 bedroom end-of-terrace dwellings (Type A1), 5 no. 2 bedroom mid-terrace dwellings (Type A2), 3 no. 3 bedroom mid-terrace dwellings (Type A3), and 2 no. 2 bedroom end-of-terrace dwellings (Type A4) together with a new entrance servicing the proposed development, new ancillary internal access road, infrastructure, landscaping and all associated site works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2560844
14 Mar 2022Conditional
to retain attic space as constructed to existing dwelling house including velux windows to the rear and side as constructed under PL Ref 99/1533, all ancillary site works and services
Retention · Wicklow County Council, 22235
10 Sept 2021Conditional
the development consists of 92 no. dwelling units and creche as follows: 4 no. 4 bedroom semi detached dwellings (Type A1), 4 no. 4 bedroom semi-detached dwellings (Type A2), 34 no. 3 bedroom semi detached dwellings ( Type B1), 17 no. 2 bedroom end terrace dwellings ( Type C1), 11 no. 2 bedroom mid terrace dwellings (Type C2), 11 no. 3 bedroom mid terrace dwellings (Type C3), 3 no. 3 bedroom mid terrace dwellings (Type C4), 4 no. 1 bedroom ground floor apartments (Type D1), 4 no. 1 bedroom first floor apartments ( Type D2), and a two storey creche together with a new entrance servicing the proposed development and future lands off the N81, new ancillary internal access roads, infrastructure, landscaping and boundary treatments, new connection to existing sewer to the east of the site including pipe jacking of new sewer line under the Slaney River and all associated site works. An NIS will be submitted to the Planning Authority with this application
Permission, 89 homes · Wicklow County Council, 211117
27 Apr 2020N/a
47 no. dwelling units as follows: 1 no. 5 bedroom detached dwelling, 4 no. 4 bedroom detached dwelling, 16 no. 3 bedroom semi-detached dwellings, 12 no. 3 bedroom end-terrace dwellings, 12 no. 2 bedroom mid-terrace dwellings, and 2 no. 3 bedroom detached dwellings together with a new entrance servicing the dwellings off the N81, new ancillary internal access roads, infrastructure, landscaping and boundary treatment, new connection to existing sewer including pipe jacking of new sewer line under the Slaney River and all associated site works
Permission, 47 homes · Wicklow County Council, 20393
13 Mar 2020N/a
47 no dwelling unit as follows 1 no 5 bedroom detached dwelling, 4 no 4 bedroom detached dwelling, 16 no 3 bedroom semi detached dwellings, 12 no 3 bedroom end terrace dwellings, 12 no 2 bedroom mid terrace dwellings and 2 no 3 bedroom detached dwellings together with a new entrance servicing the dwellings off the N81, new ancillary internal access roads, infrastructure, landscaping and boundary treatment, new connection to existing sewer including pipe jacking of new sewer line under the Slaney River and all associated site works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 20258
23 Jul 2019N/a
49 no dwelling units. A new entrance servicing 25 dwellings is proposed off the N81 and the remaining 24 dwellings will be serviced by the existing entrance granted under planning reference 18/916. The 49 no dwelling units are as follows: 6 no 4 bedroom detached dwelling, 24 no 3 bedroom semi detached dwellings, 1 no 5 bedroom detached dwelling, 8 no 3 bedroom end terrace dwellings, 8 no 2 bedroom mid terrace dwellings and 2 no 3 bedroom detached dwellings together with new ancillary internal access roads, infrastructure, landscaping and boundary treatment, new connection to existing sewer including pipe jacking of new sewer line under the Slaney River and all associated site works. Construction connects to a previously granted planning application granted under Planning References Numbers 17/764 and 18/916
Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 19793
11 Apr 2019N/a
49 no dwelling units as follows: 6 no 4 bedroom detached dwellings, 24 no 3 bed semi detached dwellings, 1 no 3 bedroom detched dwellings, 8 no3 bedroom end terrace dwellings, 8 no 2 bedroom mid terrace dwellings and 2 no 3 bedroom detached dwellings together with new ancillary internal access roads, infrastructure, landscaping and boundary treatment, new connection to existing sewer including pipe jacking of new sewer line under the Slaney River and all associated site works. Construction connects to a previously granted planning application granted under Ref Number 17/764 and 18/916
Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 19394
13 Aug 2018Conditional
modifications to previously granted planning permission (Reg Ref 17/764). The modifications consist of (a) redesign and relocation of crèche to comply with the requirements of Wicklow County Childcare Committee (b) construction of a designed pocket park retaining existing trees to the lands adjoining the crèche (c) minor adjustment to the internal road network to accommodate the new pocket park and relocation of dwellings (d) removal of 12 no dwellings units as follows: 2 no house type D (5 bedroom detached dwellings), 4 no house type B (4 bedroom semi detached dwellings) 2 no house type C (3 bedroom semi detached dwellings, 2 no house type E (3 bedroom end terrace dwellings) and replacement with 12 no dwelling units as follows: 4 no house type C (3 bedroom semi detached dwellings), 1 no house type E (3 bedroom end terrace dwellings), 2 no house type E1 (2 bedroom mid terrace dwellings), 1 no house type E2 (3 bedroom end terrace dwellings) and 4 no house type H (3 bedroom semi detached dwellings). Note: this application has no change to the number of dwellings on site
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 18916
27 Jul 2018N/a
modification to previously granted planning permission (17/764), the modifications consist of (a) redesign and relocation of crèche to comply with the requirements of Wicklow County Childcare Committee (b) designed pocket park retaining existing trees to the lands adjoining the crèche (c) minor adjustment to the internal road network to accommodate the new pocket park and relocation of dwellings (d) removal and replacement of 12 dwelling units as follows: removal of 2 no house type D 95 bedroom detached dwellings), 4 no house type B (4 bedroom semi detached dwellings), 2 no house type C (3 bedroom semi detached dwellings), 4 no house type E (terrace with 2 no 2 bedroom dwellings and 2 no 3 bedroom dwellings) and replacing with 4 no house type C (3 bedroom semi detached dwelling), 4 no house type E (terrace with 2 no 2 bedroom dwellings and 2 no 3 bedroom dwellings) with 4 no house type H (3 bedroom semi detached dwelling). Note: this application has no change in the number of houses on site
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 18863
27 Jun 2017Conditional
construction of 98 dwelling houses consisting of 8 no 4 bedroom detached dwellings, 24 no 4 bedroom semi detached dwellings, 5 no 3 bedroom semi detached dwellings and 16 no 5 bedroom detached dwellings, together with a new access off the N81 and all ancillary internal access roads, infrastructure, landscaping and boundary treatment, connection to existing wastewater system and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 17764
19 May 2017N/a
construction of 98 dwelling houses consisting of 8 no 4 bedroom detached dwellings, 24 no 4 bedroom semi detached dwellings, 50 no 3 bedroom semi detached dwellings and 16 no 5 bedroom detached dwellings togetehr with a new access off the N.81 and all ancillary internal access roads, infrastructure, landscaping and boundary treatment, connection to existing wastewater treatment system and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 17572
8 May 2017N/a
98 dwelling houses consisting of 8 no 4 bedroom detached dwellings, 24 no 4 bedroom semi detached dwellings, 50 no 3 bedroom semi detached dwellings and 16 no 4 bedroom detached dwellings, together with a new access off the N.81 and all ancillary internal access roads, infrastructure, landscaping and boundary treatment, connection to existing wastewater system and all associated site works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 17512
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
Recorded monuments
- WI027-048 Ringfort - unclassified
Description
Situated on a gentle E-facing edge of a N-S ridge. Oval enclosure (dims. c. 60m N-S x 50m E-W) marked on 1907 OS 6-inch map. Not visible at ground level. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wicklow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 December 2008
- WI027-060 Enclosure
Description
Situated on a gentle E-facing slope. Shown on the 1838 OS 6-inch map as a circular enclosure (max. diam. c. 45m). Price (1949, 131) states that the field in which it had stood was known as the reiligin, indicating the presence of a burial ground. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wicklow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 December 2008
- WI027-075 Ringfort - rath
Description
Situated on a gentle NE-facing slope. Approximately circular raised area (dims. 35m NE-SW; 30m NW-SE; H of interior over ground level c. 0.6m) defined by a bank at the W and N (Wth 4m; H 1.8-2.3m), a wide external fosse (min. Wth 2m) at the W and E, and an outer bank (H 2.2m) from E-SE. At the S the perimeter is defined by a field boundary. There is a ramp (Wth 6m) through the fosse at the E, possibly the original entrance. Possibly identifiable with the enclosure (WI027-060----) mentioned by Price (1949, 131). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wicklow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 December 2008
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Clogh Lower.
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
- At the centre of the townland of Clogh Lower, about 1 in 5 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_2730 (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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Clogh Lower with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Wicklow.
The townland
- Name
- Clogh Lower · An Chloch Íochtarach
- Area
- 1,198,470 m² (119.85 ha, 296.15 acres)
- Civil parish
- Baltinglass, and its townlands
- Barony
- Talbotstown Upper
- Electoral division
- Baltinglass, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 3,029 people lived in 1,075 households in the Baltinglass electoral division. 64% of households owned their home. 45% of homes were built since 2001. 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Baltinglass East, Bawnoge, Clogh Upper, Cloghcastle, Lathaleere, Newtownsaunders
- Placenames
- Clogh Lower 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.