Coolagad
Townland in the civil parish of Delgany, barony of Rathdown, Co. Wicklow; in Irish Cúil an Ghaid
- Area
- 115.7 ha
- 286 acres
- Land parcels
- 185
- registered freehold, median 277 m²
- Zoning
- R2
- Existing Residential
- Planning
- 71
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
185 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Coolagad, from 26 m² to 101,250 m² (10.12 ha, 25.02 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 17 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)
Greystones-Delgany & Kilcoole Local Planning Framework (LPF), Wicklow · 168 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - S5Community & Education (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
Greystones-Delgany & Kilcoole Local Planning Framework (LPF), Wicklow · 5 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - M3Neighbourhood Centre (District, neighbourhood centre)
Greystones-Delgany & Kilcoole Local Planning Framework (LPF), Wicklow · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G3Natural Areas (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
Greystones-Delgany & Kilcoole Local Planning Framework (LPF), Wicklow · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G4Active Open Space (Active open space)
Greystones-Delgany & Kilcoole Local Planning Framework (LPF), Wicklow · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R1New Residential (New/proposed residential)
Greystones-Delgany & Kilcoole Local Planning Framework (LPF), Wicklow · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G1Open Space (Open space, park)
Greystones-Delgany & Kilcoole Local Planning Framework (LPF), 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
23 Jul 2026Conditional
conversion of existing attic space to habitable use, to create 1 additional bedrooms with, roof windows to front and rear of existing 2 storey semi detached dwelling, all together with all associated site works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2660651
28 Mar 2026Conditional
• proposed conversion of existing attic space to habitable use to create 1 no additional bedrooms with proposed Velux to front and rear of existing semi detached dwelling; • all together with associated site works, boundary treatments, landscaping, and service connections necessary to complete this development
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2660233
28 Sept 2025Conditional
Retention permission for Rooflight to front slope of existing roof to existing dwelling at 55 Waverly Avenue, Greystones, Co. Wicklow A63 VH77
Retention · Wicklow County Council, 2560767
7 Sept 2025Conditional
conversion of existing attic space with the introduction of rooflights on front and rear slopes of existing roof along with new frosted window in gable wall
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2560706
23 Jul 2025N/a
- new roof lights for attic space conversion, to front and rear of existing roof. - 28m² ground floor rear extension with flat roof to the rear of existing dwelling. - new door and window to side/ gable of existing dwelling - all together with associated site works necessary to complete this development
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2560562
30 Jun 2025Conditional
introduction of a new porch shelter to the main entrance
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2560478
26 May 2025Conditional
single storey extension to rear of existing dwelling along with Retention Permission for rooflight on front slope of existing roof
Retention · Wicklow County Council, 2560391
20 May 2025Conditional
conversion of existing attic space with the introduction of rooflights on front and rear slopes of existing roof
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2560366
20 Mar 2025N/a
single storey extension to rear of existing dwelling along with retention permission for rooflight on front slope of existing roof
Retention · Wicklow County Council, 2560194
7 Oct 2024Refused
construction of a dwelling with effluent treatment system, all together with associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 24396
12 Aug 2024Conditional
demolition of studio consisting of 72.6sqm to rear of dwelling, new 4 bedroom bungalow comprising 117m² to rear of existing dwelling, shared vehicular entrance to serve existing dwelling, and item 2 above, connection to all public services, all necessary site works and ancillary works to facilitate the development
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 24338
30 Jun 2024Conditional
the construction of a single storey dwelling (229.00 sq.m.), an on-site effluent disposal system to current EPA standards, a bored well, the construction of new boundary fences, a new entrance driveway with car parking and all associated works
Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 2460386
24 Apr 2024N/a
Section 42(1) on granted PRR 19/743 (demolition of studio consisting of 72.6 sqm to rear of dwelling, new 4 bedroom bungalow comprising 117 sqm to rear of existing dwelling, shared vehicular entrance to serve existing dwelling and item 2 above, connection to all public services, all necessary site works and ancillary works to facilitate the development)
Extension of duration · Wicklow County Council, 24198
16 Apr 2024Conditional
the conversion of attic space to habitable space consisting of an additional bedroom with en-suite bringing the house from a 3 bedroom house to 4 bedroom house including the provision of a velux window to the front, windows with obscure glazing on gable wall and 4 no velux windows to the rear
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2460213
28 Mar 2024N/a
dwelling as constructed on foot of Planning Permission Register PRR98/9023. It is requested that the development be granted in the absence of the sterilisation agreement placed against 98/9023. Retention permission is also sought for an added single storey sunroom (18 sq.m.) to the side
Retention · Wicklow County Council, 2460185
28 Mar 2024Conditional
dwelling as constructed on foot of Planning Permission Register PRR98/9023. It is requested that the development be granted in the absence of the sterilisation agreement placed against 98/9023. Retention permission is also sought for an added single storey sunroom (18 sq.m.) to the side
Retention · Wicklow County Council, 2460187
19 Mar 2024N/a
dwelling as constructed on foot of Planning Permission Register PRR98/9023. It is requested that the development be granted in the absence of the sterilisation agreement placed against 98/9023. Retention permission is also sought for an added single storey sunroom (18 sq.m.) to the side
Retention · Wicklow County Council, 2460162
12 Mar 2024Conditional
conversion of attic space into a storage space with 1 window to front elevation and 3 windows to the rear elevation, with all associated site and ancillary works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2460143
7 Mar 2024N/a
conversion of attic space into a storage space with 1 window to front elevation and 3 windows to the rear elevation, with all associated site and ancillary works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2460131
6 Mar 2024N/a
a dwelling with an added single storey sunroom extension (18 sq.m.) to the side and also the removal of Condition 2 of the previous Grant of Permission (Ref. 98/9023) which proposed a sterilisation agreement for the remaining lands
Retention · Wicklow County Council, 2460126
5 Mar 2024N/a
Section 42 on (65.9m2 two storey extension with habitable space over, to the side of existing 123.2m2 house)
Extension of duration · Wicklow County Council, 24111
9 Feb 2024Conditional
the conversion of the existing attic space into a habitable space, 2 no. roof windows fitted to front roof, 4 no. roof windows fitted to the rear roof, new stairs and for all ancillary site works to facilitate the development
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2460073
18 Dec 2023N/a
the construction of a single storey dwelling (229.00 sq.m.), an on-site effluent disposal system to current EPA standards, a bored well, the construction of new boundary fences, a new entrance driveway with car parking and all associated works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2360510
5 Dec 2023N/a
single storey side extension and conversion of non-habitable attic space into habitable fifth bedroom with ensuite with roof windows to front and rear roof slopes and window to eastern gable
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2360477
5 Dec 2023Conditional
(A) single storey side extension and conversion of non-habitable attic space into habitable fifth bedroom with ensuite with roof windows to front and rear roof slopes and window to eastern gable. (B) All associated site development works, drainage and landscaping to accommodate new side extension
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2360478
The 25 most recent of 71 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 Coolagad.
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Coolagad.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Coolagad.
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 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility high, moderately high, moderately low, low, 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_3363 (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 Coolagad with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Wicklow.
The townland
- Name
- Coolagad · Cúil an Ghaid
- Area
- 1,156,977 m² (115.7 ha, 285.9 acres)
- Civil parish
- Delgany, and its townlands
- Barony
- Rathdown
- Electoral division
- Delgany, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Delgany electoral division: 7,707 people in 2,553 households; 82% of households own their home; 45% of homes were built since 2001; 3% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballydonagh, Coolnaskeagh, Kindlestown Lower, Kindlestown Upper, Rathdown Lower, Templecarrig Lower
- Placenames
- Coolagad 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.