Edmondstown
Townland in the civil parish of Blessington, barony of Talbotstown Lower, Co. Wicklow; in Irish Baile Éamainn
- Area
- 8.4 ha
- 21 acres
- Land parcels
- 15
- registered freehold, median 1,720 m²
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 11
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
15 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Edmondstown, from 15 m² to 31,828 m² (3.18 ha, 7.86 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 13 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Edmondstown 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
30 Oct 2025Conditional
1. a single storey extension to the side and rear of existing house. 2. a new pitched roof to existing garage and conversion of garage into part of dwelling. 3. a new front porch. 4. a new pitched roof to existing shed. 5. conversion of attic to storage room with dormer window to the rear. 6. for the upgrading of existing septic tank to a treatment plant and soil polishing filter along with all associated site works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2560874
31 May 2024Refused
(i)(a) the retention of the rebuilding of part of an existing single storey out-building following natural collapse and the internal conversion of whole of said out-building to suit holiday-letting use and for the retention of small attached sheds. (b) planning permission for the change-of-use of the whole of aforementioned existing outbuilding, including rebuilt part and aforementioned sheds, to holiday-letting use, and (ii) the retention of existing foundations of a proposed garage/storage building and planning permission for continuance of the construction of said new garage/storage building for the incidental enjoyment of the existing main house and (iii) all associated site works and ancillary services as may be required and as may relate to the above, including a new waste water treatment system and percolation area.
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2460302
29 May 2024N/a
(i)(a) the retention of the rebuilding of part of an existing single storey out-building following natural collapse and the internal conversion of whole of said out-building to suit holiday-letting use and for the retention of small attached sheds. (b) Planning Permission for the change-of-use of the whole of aforementioned existing outbuilding, including rebuilt part and aforementioned sheds, to holiday-letting use, and (ii) the retention of existing foundations of a proposed garage/storage building and Planning Permission for continuance of the construction of said new garage/storage building for the incidental enjoyment of the existing main house and (iii) all associated site works and ancillary services as may be required and as may relate to the above, including a new waste water treatment system and percolation area
Retention · Wicklow County Council, 2460291
8 May 2024Conditional
permission for a period of 10 years to construct and complete a solar PV energy development and grid route, with a total site area of 28 hectares comprising of the construction of PV panels mounted on metal frames, transformer stations, new access tracks, perimeter fencing with CCTV cameras and access gates, temporary construction compounds, 20 kV underground cabling connecting the solar farm to the existing Blessington 38kV ESB Substation, and all ancillary grid infrastructure and associated works. The solar farm would be operational for 35 years. A Natura Impact Statement has been prepared in respect of the application for planning permission
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2460257
28 Mar 2024N/a
permission for a period of 10 years to construct and complete a solar PV energy development and grid route, with a total site area of 28 hectares comprising of the construction of PV panels mounted on metal frames, transformer stations, new access tracks, perimeter fencing with CCTV cameras and access gates, temporary construction compounds, 20 kV underground cabling connecting the solar farm to the existing Blessington 38kV ESB Substation, and all ancillary grid infrastructure and associated works. The solar farm would be operational for 35 years. A Natura Impact Statement has been prepared in respect of the application for planning permission
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2460186
9 Aug 2023Refused
(i) (a) the retention of the rebuilding of part of an existing single storey out-building following natural collapse and the internal conversion of whole of said out-building to suit residential use and for the retention of small attached sheds (b) planning permission for the change-of-use of the whole of aforementioned existing outbuilding, including rebuilt part and aforementioned sheds, to residential use for long-term rental purposes, and (ii) the retention of existing foundations of a proposed garage/storage building and planning permission for continuance of the construction of said new garage/storage building for the incidental enjoyment of the existing main house and (iii) all associated site works and ancillary services as may be required and as may relate to the above
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2360207
19 Jul 2023Conditional
dwelling house as constructed along with Full Planning Permission for demolition of existing garage and construction of a single storey extension to the side of existing dwelling and upgrading of existing septic tank to a treatment plant and soil polishing filter and all associated site works
Retention · Wicklow County Council, 2360165
6 Jul 2023N/a
the rebuilding of part of an existing single storey out-building following natural collapse and the internal conversion of whole of said out-building to suit residential use and for the retention of small attached sheds, planning permission for the change of use of the whole of aforementioned existing out-building, including rebuilt part and aforementioned sheds, to residential use for long-term rental purposes, and the retention of existing foundations of a proposed garage/storage building and planning permission for continuance of the construction of said new garage/storage building for the incidental enjoyment of the existing main house and all associated site works and ancillary services as may be required and as may relate to the above
Retention · Wicklow County Council, 23584
2 Jun 2022Refused
an extension (c. 248 sq. metres) to the existing garage to facilitate vehicle inspections required by the Road Safety Authority, and installation of solar PV panels on the garage roof, all located within an application area of 0.04 hectares
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 22596
5 Sept 2019Refused
extensions to 3 existing buildings at retail outlet
Retention · Wicklow County Council, 19986
1 Aug 2019N/a
extensions to three existing buildings at retail outlet
Retention · Wicklow County Council, 19844
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 Edmondstown.
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Edmondstown.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Edmondstown.
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).
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Edmondstown with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Wicklow.
The townland
- Name
- Edmondstown · Baile Éamainn
- Area
- 83,615 m² (8.36 ha, 20.66 acres)
- Civil parish
- Blessington, and its townlands
- Barony
- Talbotstown Lower
- Electoral division
- Blessington, the unit of the census
- Neighbouring townlands
- Crosscoolharbour, Newpaddocks, Oldpaddocks, Santryhill
- Placenames
- Edmondstown on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland
Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, 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.