Kilpoole Lower
Townland in the civil parish of Kilpoole, barony of Arklow, Co. Wicklow; in Irish Cill Phóil Íochtarach
- Area
- 90.9 ha
- 225 acres
- Land parcels
- 195
- registered freehold, median 264 m²
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 36
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
195 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Kilpoole Lower, from 1 m² to 218,336 m² (21.83 ha, 53.95 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 33 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
No zone of a development plan covers Kilpoole Lower 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
28 Jul 2026Conditional
extension to side of existing house
Retention · Wicklow County Council, 2660659
30 Jan 2026Conditional
demolition of existing utility and boiler room (9m²). Proposed single storey extensions (22.9m²) including all associated elevational changes, 4 no. rooflights and new pedestrian gate to courtyard. All works to existing single storey dwelling
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2660062
12 Dec 2025Conditional
demolition of an existing courtyard wall and construction of a new single-storey extension of 9.3m² to the side of the existing dwelling, together with all associated site works at 59 The Briary, Blainroe, Kilpoole Upper, Co. Wicklow
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2561015
11 Dec 2025N/a
permission for the demolition of an existing courtyard wall and construction of a new single-storey extension of 9.3m² to the side of the existing dwelling, together with all associated site works at 59 The Briary, Blainroe, Kilpoole Upper, Co. Wicklow
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2561010
2 Jul 2025Refused
a single storey dwelling, effluent disposal system to current EPA requirements, relocation of agricultural field entrance to form new residential & agricultural entrance, landscape plan, new screening earth banking & associated site works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2560490
26 Jun 2025Conditional
bedroom extension to side of existing house
Retention · Wicklow County Council, 2560472
26 Feb 2025Conditional
(A) retention of revisions to previously granted dwelling constructed under planning reference No. 09/658 and (B) change of use (removal of planning condition No. 2 of planning reference No. 09/658) from restricted use as a dwelling to use by all classes of persons, and associated works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2545
21 Jun 2024Conditional
additional windows
Retention · Wicklow County Council, 2460362
21 May 2024Conditional
the construction of 2 No. Padel Courts, as well as associated lighting and fencing in the area of existing Tennis Court facilities along with all associated siteworks
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2460278
10 May 2024N/a
the construction of 2 No. Padel Courts, as well as associated lighting and fencing in the area of existing Tennis Court facilities along with all associated siteworks
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2460262
3 Apr 2024Conditional
partially constructed and permission for completion of same for: (a) Construction of 5sqm entrance porch. (b) Existing utility room to be converted into habitable office whilst raising flat roof to link in with new porch. (c) Rear side extension for office and Utility rooms
Retention · Wicklow County Council, 2460190
13 Feb 2024N/a
partially constructed and permission for completion of same for: (a) Construction of 5sqm entrance porch. (b) Existing utility room to be converted into habitable office whilst raising flat roof to link in with new porch. (c) Rear side extension for office and Utility rooms
Retention · Wicklow County Council, 2460076
16 Nov 2023N/a
a single storey dwelling, effluent disposal system to current EPA requirements, upgrade of existing agricultural field entrance to residential entrance, landscaping and associated site works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2360417
10 Oct 2023N/a
A planning application for proposed development comprising of “a dwelling house, entrance, effluent disposal system to current EPA requirements, landscaping and associated site works” at Kilpoole Lower, Wicklow, Co. Wicklow.
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2360331
22 Feb 2023Conditional
proposed extension to dwelling, internal alterations and two velux roof windows
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 23164
29 Jun 2022N/a
storey and a half type dwelling house along with proposed effluent disposal systems to current EPA requirements and associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 22721
10 Mar 2022Conditional
single story extension to front and side of existing dwelling along with all associated ancillary site works and services
Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 22229
11 Feb 2022Conditional
enclosure of existing recessed front porch only, all at ground floor level
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 22123
15 Dec 2021N/a
single storey extension to front and side of existing dwelling along with all associated ancillary site works and services
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 211505
30 Nov 2021Conditional
construction of a new 122 sq m bungalow with double garage, including onsite effluent disposal system and new bored well. Together with landscaping and necessary site works
Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 211428
28 Sept 2021Conditional
construction of an extension (including demolition of existing boiler and utility rooms) to existing house
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 211172
30 Jul 2021N/a
new dwelling, garage, new entrance, new section of laneway to join existing lane, wastewater treatment unit, soil polishing filter, new well and associate works
Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 21944
29 Jul 2020Conditional
alterations and renovations comprising new matching pitch roof over garage and new entrance, bay window in bedroom and change garage into part living area and storage
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 20733
7 Apr 2020Conditional
construction of a new machinery shed (circa 24 sqm), fencing and all associated site works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 20351
15 Oct 2019Conditional
single storey extension to front (south west) elevation of existing dwelling, minor alterations to north east elevation, alterations to courtyard elevations and new rooflights, alterations to existing roof light and existing hipped roof, ground works, landscaping, boundary treatment and all other associated site works necessary to facilitate the development
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 191120
The 25 most recent of 36 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 Kilpoole Lower.
Recorded monuments
- WI031-006 Enclosure
Description
Situated on a gentle E-facing slope in improved pasture. Oval enclosure (dims. c. 20m x 15m) marked on the 1838 OS 6-inch map. Not visible at ground level. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wicklow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 December 2008
- WI031-009 Enclosure
Description
Situated on level ground. Oval enclosure (dims. c. 32m E-W; 25m N-S) defined by a fosse visible as a cropmark on aerial photograph (CUCAP, BDJ 84). Area now occupied by a housing estate. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wicklow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 December 2008
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Kilpoole Lower.
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 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_3406 (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 Kilpoole Lower with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Wicklow.
The townland
- Name
- Kilpoole Lower · Cill Phóil Íochtarach
- Area
- 908,755 m² (90.88 ha, 224.56 acres)
- Civil parish
- Kilpoole, and its townlands
- Barony
- Arklow
- Electoral division
- Wicklow Rural, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Wicklow Rural electoral division: 10,247 people in 3,334 households; 73% of households own their home; 56% of homes were built since 2001; 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 3% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Blainroe Lower, Blainroe Upper, Dunbur Upper, Kilpoole Hill, Kilpoole Upper
- Placenames
- Kilpoole Lower 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.