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

Townland in the civil parish of Kilcoole, barony of Newcastle, Co. Wicklow; in Irish An Dún.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 432,708 m² (43.27 ha, 106.92 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 61 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 2,120 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 18 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Kilcoole, https://everytownland.com/wicklow/parish/kilcoole.md
- Barony: Newcastle
- Electoral division: Kilcoole, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): Kilcoole electoral division: 12,163 people in 4,109 households; 74% of households own their home; 68% of homes were built since 2001; 3% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Wicklow, https://everytownland.com/wicklow.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/55524
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 250646
- Centre: latitude 53.123848, longitude -6.114621 (WGS 84)

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

61 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Downs, from 5 m² to 258,634 m² (25.86 ha, 63.91 acres); 27 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 5227720: 258,634 m² (25.86 ha, 63.91 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5227720.md
- Parcel 1294929: 15,156 m² (1.52 ha, 3.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1294929.md
- Parcel 5934759: 13,671 m² (1.37 ha, 3.38 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5934759.md
- Parcel 1285230: 8,058 m² (0.81 ha, 1.99 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1285230.md
- Parcel 5675281: 7,127 m² (0.71 ha, 1.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5675281.md
- Parcel 1289276: 6,611 m² (0.66 ha, 1.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1289276.md
- Parcel 1290660: 6,111 m² (0.61 ha, 1.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1290660.md
- Parcel 4151354: 5,435 m² (0.54 ha, 1.34 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4151354.md
- Parcel 1263216: 5,333 m² (0.53 ha, 1.32 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1263216.md
- Parcel 1297586: 4,688 m² (0.47 ha, 1.16 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1297586.md
- Parcel 1286759: 3,440 m² (0.34 ha, 0.85 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1286759.md
- Parcel 1273605: 2,959 m² (0.3 ha, 0.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1273605.md
- Parcel 1274575: 2,922 m² (0.29 ha, 0.72 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1274575.md
- Parcel 1269166: 2,796 m² (0.28 ha, 0.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1269166.md
- Parcel 1291234: 2,768 m² (0.28 ha, 0.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1291234.md
- Parcel 1263732: 2,762 m² (0.28 ha, 0.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1263732.md
- Parcel 5364782: 2,673 m² (0.27 ha, 0.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5364782.md
- Parcel 1287780: 2,672 m² (0.27 ha, 0.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1287780.md
- Parcel 1287382: 2,584 m² (0.26 ha, 0.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1287382.md
- Parcel 1277939: 2,532 m² (0.25 ha, 0.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1277939.md
- Parcel 1270658: 2,464 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1270658.md
- Parcel 1294276: 2,440 m² (0.24 ha, 0.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1294276.md
- Parcel 1264898: 2,403 m² (0.24 ha, 0.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1264898.md
- Parcel 1283477: 2,350 m² (0.23 ha, 0.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1283477.md
- Parcel 1291652: 2,318 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1291652.md
- Parcel 1277697: 2,287 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1277697.md
- Parcel 1290130: 2,218 m² (0.22 ha, 0.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1290130.md
- Parcel 5213704: 2,197 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5213704.md
- Parcel 1288674: 2,187 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1288674.md
- Parcel 1272388: 2,170 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1272388.md
- Parcel 1268893: 2,120 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1268893.md
- Parcel 1292590: 2,107 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1292590.md
- Parcel 1259115: 2,100 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1259115.md
- Parcel 1289655: 1,952 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1289655.md
- Parcel 1270981: 1,897 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1270981.md
- Parcel 1266301: 1,759 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1266301.md
- Parcel 5635762: 1,625 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5635762.md
- Parcel 1264097: 1,578 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1264097.md
- Parcel 1276199: 1,325 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1276199.md
- Parcel 1263426: 1,262 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1263426.md
- Parcel 5724688: 1,235 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5724688.md
- Parcel 1265612: 1,157 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1265612.md
- Parcel 1298831: 1,031 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1298831.md
- Parcel 1293863: 1,019 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1293863.md
- Parcel 1294248: 972 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1294248.md
- Parcel 5537066: 951 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5537066.md
- Parcel 1274087: 897 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1274087.md
- Parcel 5664486: 875 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5664486.md
- Parcel 3706429: 797 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3706429.md
- Parcel 1289950: 780 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1289950.md
- Parcel 5558800: 691 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5558800.md
- Parcel 5233879: 633 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5233879.md
- Parcel 6059533: 334 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6059533.md
- Parcel 5675258: 271 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5675258.md
- Parcel 5758731: 267 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5758731.md
- Parcel 5724696: 236 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5724696.md
- Parcel 6059516: 155 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6059516.md
- Parcel 1290385: 128 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1290385.md
- Parcel 5558801: 97 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5558801.md
- Parcel 1257189: 30 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1257189.md
- Parcel 5724706: 5 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5724706.md

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

No zone of a development plan covers Downs in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.

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

18 applications, newest first.

- 28 Aug 2026, Wicklow County Council 2660776: N/a. Retention, 1 home. of extended and converted garage as single-storey detached house in the garden of the principal house. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660776/0
- 16 Dec 2022, Wicklow County Council 221356: N/a. Permission. construction of a new dwelling, wastewater treatment unit & polishing filter, connection to public water mains, new entrance onto public road and associate works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/221356/0
- 17 Nov 2022, Wicklow County Council 221220: Conditional. Permission. addition of three new rooflights to the east roof and two new rooflights to the south roof. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/221220/0
- 3 Nov 2022, Wicklow County Council 221170: N/a. Permission. construction of 3 detached dwellings, blocking up of existing agriculture entrance onto public road, new entrance onto public road, new internal road layout, connection to public water supply, wastewater treatment units and polishing filters for each dwelling and associate works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/221170/0
- 30 Jun 2022, Wicklow County Council 22730: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. replacement of the existing flat roof of existing dwelling with a new pitched roof all together with associated site works to complete this development. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/22730/0
- 17 Dec 2021, Wicklow County Council 211517: Conditional. Permission. demolition of existing flat roof extension to rear of current dwelling and construction of new 74m2 split level single storey over sunken ground floor and associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/211517/0
- 13 Oct 2021, Wicklow County Council 211231: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. 1) Construction of new 4 bedrooms dwelling (207sqm) to the existing side of the existing dwelling 'Sherrington' 2) New on-site sewage treatment system unit and percolation area 3) Proposed new vehicular entrance and parking to the South East of the proposed dwelling 4)All the above together with all associated landscaping, boundary treatment and ancillary works at 'Sherrington' Old Downs Road, Glen of the Downs, Co. Wicklow. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/211231/0
- 23 Jun 2021, Wicklow County Council 21739: Unconditional. Extension of duration, 1 home. extend appropriate period of 16/1068 - 3 bed dwelling (196 sqm) to existing side garden of existing dwelling 'Sherrington', new on site sewage treatment unit and percolation area, new vehicular entrance and parking to side of proposed dwelling, all associated requisite ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/21739/0
- 14 Jun 2021, Wicklow County Council 21706: N/a. Extension of duration, 1 home. extend the appropriate period of a permission - 16/1068 - 3 bed dwelling (196 sqm) to existing side garden of existing dwelling 'Sherrington', new on site sewage treatment unit and percolation area, new vehicular entrance and parking to side of proposed dwelling, all associated requisite ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/21706/0
- 18 Mar 2021, Wicklow County Council 21288: Conditional. Permission. side extension (43sqm) to existing commercial premises for a disabled toilet, relocation of ladies toilets and store room. Minor modifications to the plan layout to accommodate this side extension. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/21288/0
- 22 Feb 2021, Wicklow County Council 21162: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. a) demolition of existing dwelling (113 sqm) and adjacent side shed (4 sqm) b) construction of 350 sqm detached family home c) removal of existing septic tank and the provision of one new wastewater treatment unit and soil polishing filter to meet current EPA standards with all associated site development works, drainage, driveway and landscape to accommodate works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/21162/0
- 27 Apr 2020, Wicklow County Council 20392: Conditional. Permission. (A) Construction of 60sqm rear extension to main dwelling converting the house from 3 bedroom to 4 bedroom dwelling along reducing size of existing outbuilding store to accommodate the new extension. (B) The provision of 1 no. new waste water treatment system and percolation area to meet current EPA standards for the new rear extension along with all associated site development works, drainage, driveway access, parking and landscaping to accommodate works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/20392/0
- 3 Oct 2018, Wicklow County Council 181094: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. split level single storey dwelling house, wastewater treatment system and associated sand polishing filter, use of existing entrance and access driveway together with all ancillary site development works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/181094/0
- 20 Aug 2018, Wicklow County Council 18942: N/a. Permission. development comprising a split level single storey dwelling house, wastewater treatment system and associated sand polishing filter, use of existing entrance and access driveway together with all ancillary site development works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/18942/0
- 1 May 2018, Wicklow County Council 18467: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. replacement dwelling on established dwelling site and wastewater treatment system to EPA 2009 standards, new access directly from Old Downs Road and associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/18467/0
- 12 Oct 2017, Wicklow County Council 171242: Conditional. Permission. renovation an existing single storey dwelling and construction of single storey extensions to the north west and south sides of the dwelling to create a four bedroom family home. the development includes the demolition of adjoining shed, removal of 2 of the 3 chimneys, replacement of existing windows and doors, new insulation and installation of two roof lights, replacement of existing septic tank and installation of a new 8 person wastewater treatment unit and 60sqm of soil polishing filter to EPA 2009 standards, renovation of existing outbuilding for use as non habitable plant and store room, all associated services, landscaping and site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/171242/0
- 6 Sept 2017, Wicklow County Council 171084: N/a. Permission, 1 home. replacement dwelling on established dwelling site, garage, wastewater treatment system to EPA 2009 standards, new entrance through common area in lieu of existing entrance to site and associated works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/171084/0
- 8 Mar 2017, Wicklow County Council 17238: Refused. Permission, 1 home. single storey dwelling house, single storey domestic garage, wastewater treatment system and associated sand polishing filter, use of existing entrance and access driveway together with all ancillary site development works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/17238/0

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## 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 Downs.

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

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Downs.

## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage)

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

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

- Radon: About 1 in 10 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: Susceptibility high, moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model: LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3365, https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/LiDAR/OPW_NASC/OPW_3365.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/downs.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/downs.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/downs.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Downs 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)

- Downshill: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/downshill.md
- Drummin West: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/drummin-west.md
- Killickabawn: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/killickabawn.md
- Tinnapark Demesne: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/tinnapark-demesne.md
- Tooman: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/tooman.md
- Woodlands: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/woodlands.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.

- Page: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/downs
- In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/wicklow/downs