Cullen Upper
Townland in the civil parish of Dunganstown, barony of Arklow, Co. Wicklow; in Irish Cuilleann Uachtarach
- Area
- 108.6 ha
- 268 acres
- Land parcels
- 44
- registered freehold, median 621 m²
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 12
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
44 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Cullen Upper, from 4 m² to 815,125 m² (81.51 ha, 201.42 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 28 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
No zone of a development plan covers Cullen Upper in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
25 Jun 2026N/a
demolition of existing utility to the west elevation, demolition of bay windows to the north, east & west elevations, demolition of dormer windows to the east elevation, demolition of two chimney’s. demolition of flat roof to the south elevation to be replaced with proposed construction of a pitched roof, proposed construction of an extension to the west elevation with a pitched roof, proposed construction of an extension to the north elevation with a pitched roof and dormer windows to the east & west elevations, & a flat roof, proposed alterations to dormer windows to the south and west elevations, proposed glass covered terrace to the east elevation, proposed roof lights to all elevations, Proposed Alterations to all Elevations, proposed Internal alterations together with all associated site works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2660578
25 Jun 2026N/a
demolition of existing utility to the west elevation, demolition of bay windows to the north, east & west elevations, demolition of dormer windows to the east elevation, demolition of two chimney’s. demolition of flat roof to the south elevation to be replaced with proposed construction of a pitched roof, proposed construction of an extension to the west elevation with a pitched roof, proposed construction of an extension to the north elevation with a pitched roof and dormer windows to the east & west elevations, & a flat roof, proposed alterations to dormer windows to the south and west elevations, proposed glass covered terrace to the east elevation, proposed roof lights to all elevations, Proposed Alterations to all Elevations, proposed Internal alterations together with all associated site works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2660579
14 Aug 2024Conditional
alterations and extensions to an existing 179.8m² dwelling. The works will include the following: 1. The removal of an existing 12m² sunroom. 2. A proposed new single storey extension to side and rear of existing dwelling measuring circa 61.sq.m. 3. An additional circa 11.5m² of habitable area to an existing upper floor Attic space 4. Modifications and alterations to existing ground and upper floor plans and elevations to incorporate new layout and design . 5. All new landscaping, patios and all associated site works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2460496
20 May 2024Conditional
sun room extension to the side and retention of bay window to the front of dwelling and associated site works
Retention · Wicklow County Council, 24228
27 Mar 2024Unconditional
Section 42 on granted PRR 18/361 (Permission for dwelling, wastewater treatment system, garage and associated works and access from existing driveway)
Extension of duration · Wicklow County Council, 24152
13 Oct 2020Conditional
changes to extension as constructed including associated site works granted under PRR 97/6329 to dwelling known as Druiscaigh
Retention · Wicklow County Council, 201018
2 Oct 2020Conditional
utility room and sun room extension including associated site works to dwelling
Retention · Wicklow County Council, 20968
9 Apr 2020Conditional
single storey dwelling, garage, waste water treatment system, driveway, entrance and associated works
Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 20356
25 Sept 2019Conditional
dwelling as constructed along with permission for new treatment system to current EPA standards and all associated site works and services
Retention, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 191054
24 Jul 2019N/a
proposed dwelling, garage, waste water treatment system to EPA 2009 standards, new entrance, driveway and associated works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 19808
9 Apr 2018Conditional
dwelling, wastewater treatment system, garage and associated works and access from existing driveway
Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 18361
6 Oct 2017N/a
single storey dwelling, wastewater treatment system to EPA 2009 standards, garage, access drive and associated works
Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 171216
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 Cullen Upper.
Recorded monuments
- WI031-028 Cairn - unclassified
Description
Situated on a hill summit in forestry. According to Reynolds (1973, 23) there is a cairn at this point known as 'the Old Woman' (see also Castletimon (WI031-030----)). Not located 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 Cullen Upper.
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.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Cullen 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 Cullen Upper with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Wicklow.
The townland
- Name
- Cullen Upper · Cuilleann Uachtarach
- Area
- 1,086,185 m² (108.62 ha, 268.4 acres)
- Civil parish
- Dunganstown, and its townlands
- Barony
- Arklow
- Electoral division
- Dunganstown East, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Dunganstown East electoral division: 925 people in 305 households; 83% of households own their home; 26% of homes were built since 2001; 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 16% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballydowling, Ballyflanigan, Castletimon, Cullen Lower, Dunganstown East, Dunganstown West, Ennisboyne, Threemilewater
- Placenames
- Cullen 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.