Corballis Upper
Townland in the civil parish of Rathdrum, barony of Ballinacor North, Co. Wicklow; in Irish An Corrbhaile Uachtarach
Parcel 1257924
- Area
- 1,020 m²
- Buildings
- 1 building touches it, 453 m² on the ground
- Zoning
- C2.1 Employment (Rathdrum Town Plan) The objective
- Townland
- Corballis Upper
Planning applications on this parcel
No planning application touches this parcel in the national file, which goes back to 2010.
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Designated sites
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches this parcel.
Recorded monuments around it
No zone of notification of a recorded monument touches this parcel.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands on this parcel.
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
- About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility low, on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of this parcel.
- 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.
Download this parcel: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its neighbours and buildings, for a drawing program; GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map; KML, for Google Earth.
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. 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.
- Area
- 114.3 ha
- 282 acres
- Land parcels
- 100
- registered freehold, median 1,352 m²
- Zoning
- R2
- Existing Residential
- Planning
- 27
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
100 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Corballis Upper, from 132 m² to 290,869 m² (29.09 ha, 71.88 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 22 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)
Rathdrum Town Plan, Wicklow · 52 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - C2.1Employment (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
Rathdrum Town Plan, Wicklow · 10 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - S5Community & Education (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
Rathdrum Town Plan, Wicklow · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - M2Town Centre (City/Town/village Centre, central area)
Rathdrum Town Plan, Wicklow · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G4Active Open Space (Active open space)
Rathdrum Town Plan, Wicklow · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G1Open Space (Open space, park)
Rathdrum Town Plan, Wicklow · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R1New Residential (New/proposed residential)
Rathdrum Town Plan, Wicklow · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G3Passive Open Space (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
Rathdrum 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
10 Nov 2025Conditional
erect signage / notice board beside main entrance to the club grounds
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2560910
28 Nov 2024Conditional
retention of dwelling as constructed, permission to demolish existing porch, permission to construct a single storey extension to the side of the existing dwelling connecting to mains services and all ancillary site works
Retention · Wicklow County Council, 2460749
17 Oct 2024N/a
dwelling as constructed. Permission to demolish existing porch. Permission to construct a single storey extension to the side of the existing dwelling connecting to mains services and all ancillary site works
Retention, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 2460637
22 Jan 2024Unconditional
Section 42 on PRR 18/1157, (5m high hurling wall, fenced enclosure with synthetic grass surface and floodlights)
Extension of duration · Wicklow County Council, 2422
4 Jan 2024N/a
Section 42 on PRR 18/1157, (5m high hurling wall, fenced enclosure with synthetic grass surface and floodlights)
Extension of duration · Wicklow County Council, 243
26 Sept 2023Conditional
1) to reconstruct and extend the existing partially collapsed dwelling to include new walls, floors, roofs and new rear extension, 2) to reconstruct the existing partially collapsed outbuildings to include new roofs and replacement doors and windows etc. and 3) all associated works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 23733
3 Feb 2023Refused
construction of a bungalow with new entrance and access driveway, new treatment system and percolation area to current EPA standards and all ancillary site works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2394
25 Oct 2022N/a
construction of a bungalow with new entrance and access driveway, new treatment system and percolation area to current EPA standards and all ancillary site works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 221129
24 May 2022Conditional
(a) removal of the existing roof, chimney stack , upper rear wall and part of the gable wall and b) blocking up of the 2 no. existing first floor window openings on the North Elevation of the existing derelict dwelling, all to make the property structurally safe
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 22559
19 Nov 2021N/a
construction of a two-storey dwelling with new entrance and access driveway, new treatment system and percolation area to current EPA standards and all ancillary site works
Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 211384
3 Nov 2021N/a
Part 8 - to construct 4 no. Group Housing Units (1 no. 4 bed unit, 1 no. 3 bed unit, 2 no. 2 bed units)
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 211320
5 Jul 2021N/a
warehouse for timber storage on their existing site together with surface water drainage and associated site works. The dimensions of the warehouse are length 42.4, width 41m, height to eaves 7.5m, height to ridge 10.5m total floor area is 1739 sqm. Permission is also sought for a concrete yard slab (circa 2000 sqm). Retention is also sought for site clearance and construction of embankments along the north west and south west boundaries of the site
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 21788
27 Oct 2020Conditional
the extension and alterations to existing dwelling, including a new accessible entrance at basement level and associated revisions to southern and eastern elevations, new wheelchair accessible bathroom at basement level, miscellaneous revisions to internal layout of the dwelling to accommodate wheelchair accessibility including conversion of existing dining room at basement level to bedroom, all together with associated site works at Bryn Avon House (Protected Structure ref30-14, with an Architectural Conservation Area)
Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 201085
14 Nov 2019Conditional
reclamation of land through the filling of material comprising clay, silt, sand, gravel or stone on a site having an area of 9.82 hectares, for the purpose of improvement of land, together with site access and roadway and other ancillary site works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 191226
24 May 2019Unconditional
20 no houses and all associated works. The accommodation shall consist of the following: 8 no 1 bed house (1 storey) and 12 no 2 bed houses (2 storey)
Permission, 20 homes · Wicklow County Council, 19569
3 May 2019Refused
finger post sign
3 May 2019Refused
finger post sign
17 Dec 2018Refused
25 no houses and associated site works. Works will include demolition of an existing derelict dwelling and an adjacent derelict shed
Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 181414
7 Dec 2018Conditional
extension to existing retail premises to include retail area at ground floor level (circa 247sqm), offices and staff canteen at 1st floor level (circa 126sqm). Permission is also sought for a concrete yard slab (circa 2300sqm). Retention permission is also sought for 2.4metre high concrete post and wire security fencing to the south, west and north boundaries. All the above to include associated site works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 181372
21 Nov 2018N/a
extension to existing retail premises including retail area at ground floor level (circa 247 sqm), offices and staff canteen at first floor level (circa 126 sqm). RETENTION PERMISSION is also sought for 2.4m high concrete post and wire security fencing to the south, west and north boundaries, all of the above to include associated site works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 181303
17 Oct 2018Conditional
5m high hurling wall, fenced enclosure with synthetic grass surface and floodlights
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 181157
27 Jun 2018Conditional
single storey dwelling , garage, waste water treatment system to EPA 2009 standards, new entrance and associated works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 18714
12 Jun 2018N/a
single storey dwelling, garage, wastewater treatment system to EPA 2009 standards, new entrance and associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 18647
24 Apr 2018Conditional
partial demolition of fire damaged building to facilitate the reconstruction of same to a habitable dwelling including new roof structure, first floor structure together with internal and external elevational alterations together with connection to main sewer and all ancillary site works
Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 18427
28 Feb 2018N/a
dwelling, garage, wastewater treatment system to EPA 2009 standards, domestic entrance, proposed driveway and associated works
Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 18204
The 25 most recent of 27 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 Corballis Upper.
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Corballis Upper.
Architectural heritage
- House, 1820–1840 · Regional interest
Description
Semi-detached three-bay two-storey house, built c.1830. There is a small single-storey projection to the north. The façade is finished in painted render whilst the gable-ended pitched roof is slated and has brick chimneystacks. The entrance consists of a replacement timber and glazed door and the flat-headed windows have replacement timber frames with casement and top-hung openers. Cast-iron rainwater goods. The property is set within a low-lying area next to a roadside, with the road itself level with the first floor windows.
- Virginia House, house, 1820–1840 · Regional interest
Description
Semi-detached three-bay two-storey house built c.1830, but with half dormers added c.1880. There is full-height return to the rear, probably also added c.1880. The façade is finished in painted render whilst the gable-ended pitched roof is slated and has both rendered and brick chimneystacks and crested ridge tiles. The entrance consists of a replacement timber and glazed door and the flat-headed windows are largely filled with one over one timber sash frames, with a timber casement frame to one of the front windows. The two outer windows to the first floor front are set within gabled half dormers with decorative bargeboards and finials. Cast-iron rainwater goods. The property is set within a low-lying area next to a roadside, with the road itself almost level with the first floor windows.
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 moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Corballis Upper.
- 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 Corballis Upper with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Wicklow.
The townland
- Name
- Corballis Upper · An Corrbhaile Uachtarach
- Area
- 1,143,001 m² (114.3 ha, 282.44 acres)
- Civil parish
- Rathdrum, and its townlands
- Barony
- Ballinacor North
- Electoral division
- Rathdrum, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Rathdrum electoral division: 3,173 people in 1,108 households; 69% of households own their home; 42% of homes were built since 2001; 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballinacarrig Lower, Ballyknockan Upper, Corballis Lower, Garrymore Upper, Knockadosan, Rathdrum
- Placenames
- Corballis Upper 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.