Kilmagig Upper
Townland in the civil parish of Castlemacadam, barony of Arklow, Co. Wicklow; in Irish Cill Modhíoga Uachtarach
Parcel 5026041
- Area
- 1,084 m²
- Buildings
- No building touches it.
- Zoning
- R3 Secondary Development Area (Avoca Town Plan) The objective
- Townland
- Kilmagig Upper
Planning applications on this parcel
No planning application touches this parcel in the national file, which goes back to 2010.
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).
Ground and risks
- Radon
- About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility low, on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3293 (ZIP).
- 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.
Download this parcel: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its neighbours and buildings, for a drawing program; GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map; KML, for Google Earth.
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
- 120.2 ha
- 297 acres
- Land parcels
- 159
- registered freehold, median 983 m²
- Zoning
- R3
- Secondary Development Area
- Planning
- 35
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
159 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Kilmagig Upper, from 26 m² to 302,549 m² (30.25 ha, 74.76 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 22 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
- R3Secondary Development Area (Residential, mixed residential and other uses)
Avoca Town Plan, Wicklow · 141 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
20 May 2026Conditional
retention permission side extension to existing dwelling as built, the retaining of existing front door which was to be blocked under planning reference 80/6198, the render finish to the existing dwelling section, domestic shed as constructed and associate works
Retention · Wicklow County Council, 2660435
28 Mar 2026Conditional
garage and adjoining extension
Retention · Wicklow County Council, 2660232
19 Feb 2026Conditional
demolition and removal of the existing 3 bed single storey detached dwelling ‘Woodview Cottage’ (84sqm) and for the construction of a new 4 bed two storey detached dwelling (180sqm), for connection to all existing site services above and below ground, for all associated hard and soft landscaping and for the construction of a new 1.2m high timber post and rail fence on the south eastern site boundary
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2660116
3 Sept 2025Conditional
1. new spit level dwelling comprising 154 sq.m. 2. vehicular entrance. 3. connection to all public services. 4. all necessary ancillary works to facilitate this development
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2560693
24 Sept 2024N/a
Permission to erect a serviced dwellinghouse and to carry out all associated ancillary works
Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 2460576
20 Sept 2024N/a
permission to erect a serviced dwelling house and to carry out all associated ancillary works
Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 2460569
22 Jul 2024Conditional
the construction of a domestic single storey extension to existing dwelling and all associated works
Retention · Wicklow County Council, 24319
28 Mar 2024Conditional
partial demolition works to existing single storey dwelling and the construction of new single storey extension and alterations to the existing building footprint, site boundary works comprising the setting back of a portion of the existing roadside boundary and all other ancillary works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2460184
29 Jan 2024Refused
change of use from residential to short-term letting use and associated works
Retention, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 2460035
18 Aug 2023N/a
demolition of existing single storey dwelling, the construction of new 2 storey dormer style dwelling and site boundary works comprising the setting back of portion of the existing roadside boundary and all other ancillary works
Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 2360229
22 Jun 2023N/a
demolition of existing single storey dwelling, the construction of new 2 storey dormer style dwelling and site boundary works comprising the setting back of portion of the existing roadside boundary and all other ancillary works
Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 2360110
23 Dec 2022Conditional
use of building 2 as a self-contained granny flat including built in kitchen
Retention · Wicklow County Council, 221407
11 Nov 2022Conditional
domestic garage as built and associate works
Retention · Wicklow County Council, 221199
29 Jul 2022N/a
of 2 no. floodlights to illuminate the existing astro turf pitch
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 22838
8 Jul 2021Conditional
single storey extension (19.25 sqm) to side of existing dwelling, all above with associated site works
Retention · Wicklow County Council, 21815
25 Jun 2021Unconditional
extension of appropriate period of 15/1101 (the construction of an 80-bed nursing home (c.4610sqm) together with 34 no. independent (supervised) living units (c.2523sqm), an effluent treatment system, new access road, changes in level and associated landscaping works (c.7133sqm gross floor area). The proposed nursing home is a 2 storey with pitched roof providing bedrooms & communal areas around an internal courtyard. The 34 no. independent (supervised) living units are provided in 4 no. main house types as follows: 12 no. semi-detached 2-bed general needs houses (Type A, 2-storey c.74.7sqm); 4 no. semi-detached 2-bed general needs house (Type B, 2 storey c75.6sqm): 6 no. 2 bed apartments (Type C/C1, 2 storey c.65sqm plus c.92sqm communal/circulation areas). Parking is provided for 67 cars and access from the L2180 Arklow Road is permitted under Reg. Ref. 09/1169 (extended under Reg. Ref. 15/151). The development will also comprise changes in level including cut & fill works, provision of retaining walls, on-site waste water treatment system, hard & soft landscaping works, and all other associated site excavation & site development works above & below ground)
Extension of duration · Wicklow County Council, 21748
22 Apr 2021Conditional
alterations and additions comprising the demolition of existing single storey sunroom to gable end, and the construction of a new single storey living room extension in lieu of same, together with the construction of a new 2 storey dormer extension to the rear, including alterations to exiting window openings to each gable end at first floor level, and new patio doors in lieu of an existing window opening to front elevation at ground floor level, and all ancillary site works, connecting into existing services, at an existing detached 2-storey dormer dwelling
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 21450
2 Sept 2020Refused
bungalow, effluent treatment unit with discharge into public sewer and associated site works, revised location of access point from public road to adjoining Cherrybrook premises
Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 20866
20 Aug 2020N/a
bungalow and associated site works, revised location of access point from public road to adjoining Cherrybrook dwelling
Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 20812
5 Dec 2019Conditional
new single storey log cabin style structure for use as a home office/art studio/gym/store, floor area 34.25sqm, located to the rear of existing dwelling, along with all associated site works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 191306
21 Nov 2019N/a
single storey log cabin style structure for use as a home office / a studio / gym / store, floor area 34.25 sqm located to the rear of existing garden to rear of dwelling along with all associated site works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 191245
30 Oct 2019N/a
single storey log cabin style structure for use as a home office/an studio/gym/store, floor area 34.25 sqm, located to the rear of existing garden to the rear of dwelling, along with all associated site works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 191180
18 Oct 2019N/a
single storey log cabin style structure for use as a home office / art studio / gym / store, floor area 34.25 sqm located to the rear of the existing garden to the rear of our dwelling along with all associated site works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 191133
3 Sept 2019Conditional
change of use of Montessori school building for uses ancillary to the existing residence
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 19975
23 Aug 2019N/a
timber structure to be placed at the end of the rear garden
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 19932
The 25 most recent of 35 applications.
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 Kilmagig Upper.
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Kilmagig Upper.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Kilmagig 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 10 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
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3293 (ZIP).
- 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 Kilmagig Upper with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Wicklow.
The townland
- Name
- Kilmagig Upper · Cill Modhíoga Uachtarach
- Area
- 1,202,438 m² (120.24 ha, 297.13 acres)
- Civil parish
- Castlemacadam, and its townlands
- Barony
- Arklow
- Electoral division
- Ballyarthur, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Ballyarthur electoral division: 1,144 people in 397 households; 77% of households own their home; 49% of homes were built since 2001; 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballanagh, Ballinabrannagh, Ballinastraw, Ballycooleen, Kilmagig Lower
- Placenames
- Kilmagig 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.