Holywell
Townland in the civil parish of Kilcoole, barony of Newcastle, Co. Wicklow
Parcel 1278426
- Area
- 32,859 m² (3.29 ha, 8.12 acres)
- Buildings
- 6 buildings touch it, 140 m² on the ground
- Zoning
- No zone of a development plan covers it in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply.
- Townland
- Holywell
Planning applications on this parcel
30 Jul 2025Conditional
1. proposed front extension of 9.2sqm. 2. proposed rear extension of 5.0sqm. 3. additional roof lights to south/east and north/west roof planes. 4. widening of the existing driveway. Connection to all public services together with all associated ancillary works to facilitate the above
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2560580
28 Jun 2025Conditional
the incorporation of existing carport into the existing dwelling to create new habitable space along with relocation of the existing main entrance door to the side of the property and the introduction of new ground floor windows at the front and side of the dwelling
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2560475
17 Oct 2023Refused
a material change of use of an existing studio flat located to the rear of the applicant’s principle private dwelling site to short-term commercial letting
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2360352
28 Jun 2023Conditional
existing rear extension as built, conversion of carport to habitable space as built, 4 new velux windows in existing roof and associate works
Retention · Wicklow County Council, 2360124
4 Jul 2022Conditional
extension to the rear and side of existing house, minor alterations to existing fenestration, insertion of inline roof lights to existing roof and associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 22746
8 Jun 2020Conditional
side extension and minor internal and external amendments
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 20525
19 May 2020Conditional
reconfiguration of roof to accommodate solar panels
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 20458
23 Mar 2020N/a
detached garage in addition to dwelling granted permission ref. 17/970 with connection to all services and associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 20281
20 Dec 2018Conditional
alteration and extension of existing dwelling to include the construction of a split level addition to the rear consisting of a 58 sqm increase in total floor area, together with associated site works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 181447
26 Sept 2018Conditional
construction of ground floor 24m2 extension, to the side passage and rear together with internal alterations and all associated site works necessary to complete the development
Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 181054
20 Sept 2017Conditional
single storey side extension, converting house to a four bedroom from a three bedroom,, proposed front and rear elevation changes to main house along with inserting 1 no proposed roof window to side south west elevation of main roof, Retention for 3 no roof windows to the side north east elevation of main dwelling roof
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 171137
9 Aug 2017Conditional
dormer dwelling with on site effluent treatment system with new vehicular entrance from Glenview Park, connection to all services and all ancillary site works
Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 17970
28 Jun 2017N/a
dormer dwelling with on site effluent treatment system with new vehicular entrance from Glenview Park, connection to all services, and all ancillary site works
Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 17772
16 Jun 2017N/a
change of house type from house type B granted permission ref number 10/2742 and extended by permission ref number 15325 for detached bungalow with on site effluent treatment system provide in lieu detached dormer dwelling with on site effluent treatment system on its own self contained site on portion of main site with new vehicular entrance from Glenview Park and connection to all services and ancillary site works
Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 17710
10 Feb 2017Refused
132 sqm 2 storey 4 bedroom dwelling with subdivision of existing site into 2 parcels of land together with revision of boundaries and new vehicular access to individually serve proposed new dwelling. All together with drainage connection to mains and all associated ancillary works
Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 17142
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).
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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
- 9.7 ha
- 24 acres
- Land parcels
- 2
- registered freehold, median 2,440 m² (0.24 ha, 0.6 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 3
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
2 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Holywell, from 2,326 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres) to 2,553 m² (0.26 ha, 0.63 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 18 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Holywell 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
21 Mar 2025Conditional
extension to side of existing dwelling provision of first floor window to side gable wall and associated site works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2560197
7 Dec 2021Conditional
(a) alterations to the north-east façade of an existing dwelling along with internal reconfiguration of bedroom accommodation, (b) a 53.5 sqm single storey extension to the north-east façade for use as an independent living unit, providing 1 no. bedroom, shower room ensuite facility and combined kitchen/dinging/living area, (c) all associated site works and landscaping and (d) modifications to the existing foul and surface water drainage systems, (e) and the replacement septic tank and percolation area to EPA 2021
Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 211459
18 Nov 2021N/a
(a) alterations to the north-east façade of an existing dwelling along with internal reconfiguration of bedroom accommodation, (b) a 53.5 sqm single storey extension to the north-east façade for use as an independent living unit, providing 1 no. bedroom, shower room ensuite facility and combined kitchen/dinging/living area, (c) all associated site works and landscaping and (d) modifications to the existing foul and surface water drainage systems
Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 211379
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 Holywell.
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Holywell.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Holywell.
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
- Holywell, Sea Road5 sales
The townland
- Name
- Holywell
- Area
- 96,697 m² (9.67 ha, 23.89 acres)
- Civil parish
- Kilcoole, and its townlands
- Barony
- Newcastle
- Electoral division
- Kilcoole, the unit of the census
- Neighbouring townlands
- Johnstown, Killickabawn, Tinnapark Demesne
- Placenames
- Holywell 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.