Glencap Commons South
Townland in the civil parish of Kilmacanoge, barony of Rathdown, Co. Wicklow; in Irish Gleann Cap Theas
- Area
- 212 ha
- 524 acres
- Land parcels
- 31
- registered freehold, median 1,454 m²
- Zoning
- R3
- Tertiary Development Area
- Planning
- 15
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
31 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Glencap Commons South, from 21 m² to 101,539 m² (10.15 ha, 25.09 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
- R3Tertiary Development Area (Residential, mixed residential and other uses)
Bray Municipal District Local Area Plan 2018, Wicklow · 28 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R3Secondary Development Area (Residential, mixed residential and other uses)
Bray Municipal District Local Area Plan 2018, 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
5 Aug 2026N/a
demolition of existing dwelling and construction of a new replacement dwelling, removal of existing septic tank, new wastewater treatment unit & polishing filter, new boundary treatment and associate works
Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 2660692
14 Jan 2026Conditional
dormer roof with habitable accommodation over existing flat roofed dwelling, alterations to elevations and internal layout, widening of existing entrance with pillars and gates and all associated works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2611
18 Nov 2025Conditional
construction of new dwelling, effluent disposal system to current Epa standards, bored well, upgrade of existing agricultural entrance to residential entrance on to public road and associated siteworks
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2560934
9 May 2025N/a
construction of new dwelling, effluent disposal system to current epa standards, bored well, upgrade of existing agricultural entrance to residential entrance on to public road and associated siteworks
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2560349
19 Dec 2023Conditional
proposed change of house type from a 190m² single storey dwelling previously approved under Pl. Reg. Ref. 21/547 to a 230m² Single storey dwelling with proposed new detached garage together with all landscaping and associated site works. The proposal will still consist of connections to services, and upgraded vehicular entrance as previously granted under file ref 21/547
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2360514
7 Dec 2023Unconditional
Part 8 - SUBMISSIONS SHOULD BE MADE TO THE RELEVANT DEPARTMENT AS SPECIFIED ON SITE NOTICE (NOT THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT) - The Sugarloaf repair project which will include the following works: Re fencing of carpark, marking parking spaces, upgrade archway, drainage, steel gate, signage; A Family friendly area- Trail construction and planting of native species; Ground works and manual stone pitching of an ascent and descent route; Habitat restoration to encourage growth of native species
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 23889
30 Nov 2023N/a
(1) 3 Bedroom single storey dwelling house, (2) garage, (3) septic tank and percolation area, (4) mains water connection, (5) new site entrance, (6) and all associated site works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 23879
21 Nov 2023N/a
(1) 3 Bedroom single storey dwelling house, (2) Garage, (3) Septic Tank and percolation Area, (4) mains water connection , (5) new site entrance, (6) And all associated site works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 23851
26 Jun 2023N/a
new dwelling, bored well, effluent disposal system to EPA guidelines 2021, accessed via existing lane off existing driveway and associated siteworks
Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 2360116
2 Dec 2022Conditional
8.5sqm side extension as built and permission for new rear extension, removal of existing septic tank, new wastewater treatment unit & polishing filter, new boundary treatment and associate works
Retention · Wicklow County Council, 221280
11 May 2021Conditional
new dwelling connected to mains water and mains sewer forming new vehicular entrance on to public road and associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 21547
6 Nov 2020Conditional
(A) The construction of a new detached single storey 3 bedroom dwelling with attached garage. (B) Provision of surface water soakaway to meet BRE Digest 365 standards for the new detached house along with all associated site development works, drainage, driveway access and landscaping to accommodate new dwelling. (C) Proposed alterations and modifications to existing field entrance off private lane to form a new vehicular entrance and driveway for new dwelling. (D) Removal of existing blockwork storage sheds
Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 201128
25 May 2020Refused
new dwelling accessed via existing entrance and driveway, bored well, effluent disposal system to EPA guidelines 2009, improvements to site lines at existing entrance and associated siteworks
Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 20476
6 Apr 2020N/a
installation of 4 glamping pods, wastewater system and polishing filter, new well and associate works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 20341
20 Dec 2019N/a
dwelling, well, effluent disposal system to EPA guidelines 2009, new access lane off existing shared entrance, upgrade of existing shared entrance and associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 191377
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
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Great Sugar Loaf 001769
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Glencap Commons South.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Glencap Commons South.
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 Glencap Commons South.
- 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 Glencap Commons South with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Wicklow.
The townland
- Name
- Glencap Commons South · Gleann Cap Theas
- Area
- 2,119,678 m² (211.97 ha, 523.78 acres)
- Civil parish
- Kilmacanoge, and its townlands
- Barony
- Rathdown
- Electoral division
- Kilmacanoge, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Kilmacanoge electoral division: 15,082 people in 4,983 households; 74% of households own their home; 20% of homes were built since 2001; 3% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Calary Lower, Calary Upper, Glencap Commons Upper, Killough Upper, Kilmacanoge South, Kilmurry North, Kilmurry South
- Placenames
- Glencap Commons South 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.