# Coolboy, Co. Wicklow: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Kilbride, barony of Arklow, Co. Wicklow; in Irish An Chúil Bhuí.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,027,190 m² (102.72 ha, 253.82 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 70 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 3,348 m² (0.33 ha, 0.83 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): M5 Mixed Use, the zone with the most parcels
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 7 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Kilbride, https://everytownland.com/wicklow/parish/kilbride.md
- Barony: Arklow
- Electoral division: Kilbride, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 928 people lived in 304 households in the Kilbride electoral division. 85% of households owned their home. 20% of homes were built since 2001. 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 6% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Wicklow, https://everytownland.com/wicklow.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/55499
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 250543
- Centre: latitude 52.819467, longitude -6.155213 (WGS 84)

## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann)

70 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Coolboy, from 24 m² to 175,464 m² (17.55 ha, 43.36 acres); 15 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 1270794: 175,464 m² (17.55 ha, 43.36 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1270794.md
- Parcel 5278445: 128,128 m² (12.81 ha, 31.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5278445.md
- Parcel 1269257: 115,849 m² (11.58 ha, 28.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1269257.md
- Parcel 1270796: 78,673 m² (7.87 ha, 19.44 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1270796.md
- Parcel 1277949: 55,105 m² (5.51 ha, 13.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1277949.md
- Parcel 1270795: 53,073 m² (5.31 ha, 13.11 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1270795.md
- Parcel 1291567: 45,806 m² (4.58 ha, 11.32 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1291567.md
- Parcel 1267807: 34,537 m² (3.45 ha, 8.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1267807.md
- Parcel 1288023: 31,902 m² (3.19 ha, 7.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1288023.md
- Parcel 1267541: 24,252 m² (2.43 ha, 5.99 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1267541.md
- Parcel 1264576: 23,628 m² (2.36 ha, 5.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1264576.md
- Parcel 1249751: 22,137 m² (2.21 ha, 5.47 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1249751.md
- Parcel 1278769: 19,751 m² (1.98 ha, 4.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1278769.md
- Parcel 1291688: 19,170 m² (1.92 ha, 4.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1291688.md
- Parcel 1257060: 18,967 m² (1.9 ha, 4.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1257060.md
- Parcel 1268572: 18,598 m² (1.86 ha, 4.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1268572.md
- Parcel 1293310: 16,617 m² (1.66 ha, 4.11 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1293310.md
- Parcel 1285463: 16,583 m² (1.66 ha, 4.1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1285463.md
- Parcel 1257058: 10,589 m² (1.06 ha, 2.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1257058.md
- Parcel 1269035: 10,116 m² (1.01 ha, 2.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1269035.md
- Parcel 1270797: 7,588 m² (0.76 ha, 1.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1270797.md
- Parcel 1270798: 6,941 m² (0.69 ha, 1.72 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1270798.md
- Parcel 1267253: 6,767 m² (0.68 ha, 1.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1267253.md
- Parcel 1257056: 5,158 m² (0.52 ha, 1.27 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1257056.md
- Parcel 1287206: 5,064 m² (0.51 ha, 1.25 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1287206.md
- Parcel 1286133: 4,649 m² (0.46 ha, 1.15 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1286133.md
- Parcel 1268852: 4,426 m² (0.44 ha, 1.09 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1268852.md
- Parcel 1257057: 4,377 m² (0.44 ha, 1.08 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1257057.md
- Parcel 1249745: 4,168 m² (0.42 ha, 1.03 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1249745.md
- Parcel 1249749: 4,138 m² (0.41 ha, 1.02 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1249749.md
- Parcel 1249746: 4,081 m² (0.41 ha, 1.01 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1249746.md
- Parcel 1248845: 3,974 m² (0.4 ha, 0.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1248845.md
- Parcel 1266589: 3,471 m² (0.35 ha, 0.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1266589.md
- Parcel 2762226: 3,395 m² (0.34 ha, 0.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2762226.md
- Parcel 4918835: 3,370 m² (0.34 ha, 0.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4918835.md
- Parcel 1249750: 3,327 m² (0.33 ha, 0.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1249750.md
- Parcel 5143637: 2,610 m² (0.26 ha, 0.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5143637.md
- Parcel 1284522: 2,553 m² (0.26 ha, 0.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1284522.md
- Parcel 1249748: 2,461 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1249748.md
- Parcel 4946113: 2,197 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4946113.md
- Parcel 1276035: 2,180 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1276035.md
- Parcel 1300119: 2,177 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1300119.md
- Parcel 1257059: 2,091 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1257059.md
- Parcel 1279117: 1,942 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1279117.md
- Parcel 1292633: 1,643 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1292633.md
- Parcel 1274839: 1,413 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1274839.md
- Parcel 1273915: 1,267 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1273915.md
- Parcel 1273124: 1,240 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1273124.md
- Parcel 1284068: 1,101 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1284068.md
- Parcel 1267955: 1,088 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1267955.md
- Parcel 2735375: 1,054 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2735375.md
- Parcel 1290795: 977 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1290795.md
- Parcel 1270539: 949 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1270539.md
- Parcel 1249747: 838 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1249747.md
- Parcel 1292944: 819 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1292944.md
- Parcel 5588965: 742 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5588965.md
- Parcel 1269672: 704 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1269672.md
- Parcel 1270223: 491 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1270223.md
- Parcel 1265948: 447 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1265948.md
- Parcel 1285721: 234 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1285721.md
- Parcel 1269349: 217 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1269349.md
- Parcel 5566155: 188 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5566155.md
- Parcel 5154121: 187 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5154121.md
- Parcel 5588902: 156 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5588902.md
- Parcel 5566164: 152 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5566164.md
- Parcel 1291272: 112 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1291272.md
- Parcel 1290597: 102 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1290597.md
- Parcel 5588947: 52 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5588947.md
- Parcel 2735374: 28 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2735374.md
- Parcel 5154122: 24 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5154122.md

## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan)

- M5 Mixed Use (Other mix of uses): Arklow and Environs Local Area Plan, Wicklow; 16 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.wicklow.ie/Living/Services/Planning/Development-Plans-Strategies/Local-Area-Town-Settlement-Plans/Arklow/Arklow-and-Environs-Local-Area-Plan-2018-2024
- R2 Existing Residential (Existing residential): Arklow and Environs Local Area Plan, Wicklow; 13 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.wicklow.ie/Living/Services/Planning/Development-Plans-Strategies/Local-Area-Town-Settlement-Plans/Arklow/Arklow-and-Environs-Local-Area-Plan-2018-2024
- G1 Passive Open Space (Open space, park): Arklow and Environs Local Area Plan, Wicklow; 7 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.wicklow.ie/Living/Services/Planning/Development-Plans-Strategies/Local-Area-Town-Settlement-Plans/Arklow/Arklow-and-Environs-Local-Area-Plan-2018-2024
- R1 New Residential - R10 (New/proposed residential): Arklow and Environs Local Area Plan, Wicklow; 3 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.wicklow.ie/Living/Services/Planning/Development-Plans-Strategies/Local-Area-Town-Settlement-Plans/Arklow/Arklow-and-Environs-Local-Area-Plan-2018-2024

## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

7 applications, newest first.

- 8 May 2026, Wicklow County Council 2660391: N/a. Permission. redevelopment of the existing Arklow 220kV / 110kV substation. The proposed development will take place at the existing substation site and adjacent undeveloped lands, in the townlands of Coolboy, Killinskyduff and Kilbride, Co. Wicklow. The overall site measures approximately 13.69 hectares. The Proposed Development will consist of: The addition of a retaining wall of approximately 130 m in length on the western side of the proposed substation redevelopment area; and site earthworks to construct a finished surface level of the site to 34 mOD (meters above Ordnance Datum); construction of a new 220 kV Gas Insulated Switchgear (GIS) building (71.2 m long, 22.2 m wide, 21.6 m in height) (approximately 1,580 sqm); construction of a new 110 kV GIS building (63.9 m long, 15.9 m wide, 16.5 m in height) (approximately 1,016 sqm); both of the GIS Buildings will have lightning protection spikes / rods on each of the roofs (8 no. on the 220 kV GIS building and 10 no. on the 110 kV GIS building) (each 2.5 m in height);construction of 4 no. 220 kV / 110 kV power transformers, and associated fire walls, and connections to the new GIS buildings; erection of 3 no. lightning masts (height 18.7 m), located adjacent to the 220 kV / 110 kV power transformers, and 3 no. lightning protection spikes / rods associated with the gantry towers located northwest of the proposed 220 kV GIS building (total height of gantry tower and protection spikes / rods 15.0 m); erection of 1 no. 110 kV and 2 no. 38 kV line / cable interface steel lattice towers located to the south of the proposed substation redevelopment area and associated overhead line and cable works; replacement of 1 no. existing 110 kV poleset in the Kilbride Industrial Estate (southwest of the L2180 local road) with 1 no. 110 kV steel lattice tension tower; and replacement of 2 no. 38 kV polesets (northeast of the L2180 local road) with 2 no. 38 kV steel lattice tension towers; rerouting of 220 kV and 110 kV overhead lines to facilitate the proposed development; cable connections to the 220 kV GIS and 110 kV GIS buildings; new 4.5 m wide internal access road and 14 no. new permanent car parking spaces; associated site excavation, infrastructural and site development works; above and below ground boundary treatment and landscaping including property gates.property fencing (1.4?m height), internal security gate, security fencing (2.6?m height), lighting, surface water drainage, surface water attenuation pond and foul water t. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660391/0
- 11 May 2021, Wicklow County Council 21540: N/a. Retention. wooden cabin for holiday letting and associate works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/21540/0
- 7 Nov 2019, Wicklow County Council 191205: N/a. Permission. 1.8m high concrete boundary screen wall in lieu of existing boundary and associated works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/191205/0
- 21 Jun 2019, Wicklow County Council 19668: Refused. Permission. solar farm, comprising groups of solar photovoltaic panels erected on steel frames, an inverter and transformer housing unit, a substation building and ancillary site services and works, including underground ducts and cables, fencing, entrance gateway and site access roadway, on a site having an area of 0.86 hectares. Permission is sought for a period of ten years. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/19668/0
- 3 Aug 2018, Wicklow County Council 18892: Conditional. Permission. partial demolition of existing house 93.83 sqm consisting of removing existing pitched roof and flat roof, with alterations and blocking up of existing window / door openings, construct new extension (86.55 sqm) with new pitched roof and rooflights, partial demolition of existing shed to rear of dwelling, new garage / store (80.93 sqm) to rear of site for ancillary use of the home, new septic tank to replace existing, all above with associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/18892/0
- 8 Sept 2017, Wicklow County Council 171096: N/a. Outline permission. 3 no industrial units on zoned lands, effluent disposal system to current EPA standards, well, signage, carparking, landscaping, upgrade to existing entrances, together with all ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/171096/0
- 28 Aug 2017, Wicklow County Council 171036: N/a. Outline permission. 3 no industrial units on zoned lands, effluent disposal system to current EPA standards, bored well, signage, car parking, landscaping, upgrade to existing entrances, together with all ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/171036/0

Applicants are not shown.

## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Coolboy.

## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service)

- WI040-049: Burnt mound, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CWI040-049----. This is the record for a burnt mound excavated by Colin D. Gracie (97E303) on the Arklow bypass scheme. A horseshoe-shaped spread of burnt material (diam. 5–6m) was excavated but no trace of a hearth or trough was found. The only find was a flint flake from the surface of the burnt spread. (http://www.excavations.ie/Pages/Details.php?Year=&County=Wicklow&id=4120) Compiled by: Denis Power date of upload: 25 January 2013
- WI040-053: Burnt mound, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CWI040-053----. This is the record for a spread of burnt material partially excavated by Brendán Ó Riordáin (97E0083) on the Arklow bypass road scheme. The spread had a depth of 0.25m. Excavation ceased when the area became flooded. The area was then backfilled and left undisturbed. (Ó Riordáin 1999) Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 25 January 2013
- WI040-054: Burnt pit, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CWI040-054----. This is the record for the burnt pit excavated by Brendán Ó Riordáin (97E0083) on the Arklow bypass road scheme. The pit was filled with tightly packed burnt mound material. The only finds recovered were two pieces of chert. (Ó Riordáin 1999) Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 25 January 2013
- WI040-055: Excavation - miscellaneous, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CWI040-055----. This is the record for the shallow pits excavated by Brendán Ó Riordáin (97E0083) on the Arklow bypass road scheme. The shallow depressions were filled with a mixture of ash, charcoal and soil and two of them contained large quantities of shards of pottery identified as Neolithic in date. A number of flint artefacts were also found including two scrapers. (Ó Riordáin 1999) Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 25 January 2013

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).

## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage)

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Coolboy.

## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland)

- Radon: at the centre of the townland of Coolboy, about 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887
- Landslides: The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model: LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3350, https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/LiDAR/OPW_NASC/OPW_3350.zip (ZIP).
- Flooding: the flood maps of the Office of Public Works, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use.

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.

## Downloads

- DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, for a drawing program: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/coolboy-250543.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/coolboy-250543.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/coolboy-250543.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Coolboy with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Wicklow: https://everytownland.com/wicklow.md

## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann)

- Ballinaheese: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/ballinaheese.md
- Carrycole: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/carrycole.md
- Kilbride: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/kilbride-250814.md
- Killiniskyduff: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/killiniskyduff.md
- Shelton: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/shelton.md
- Templerainy: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/templerainy.md

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.

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Everytownland reads the registered freehold land and the statutory boundaries of Tailte Éireann, the national zoning, planning file and heritage records of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Residential Property Price Register. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee; this site names no owner. A price is the price recorded for a past sale, not a valuation.

Sources: Cadastral Parcels Freehold, Townlands, Civil Parishes, Baronies, Electoral Divisions and Buildings, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0; national zoning of development plans (GZT, MyPlan) and National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0, applicants not shown; designated sites, National Parks and Wildlife Service, CC BY 4.0; Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, CC BY 4.0; Residential Property Price Register, Property Services Regulatory Authority, re-used with the source acknowledged.

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