Knockfadda

66 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Knockfadda, from 20 m² to 450,636 m² (45.06 ha, 111.35 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 30 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Knockfadda 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.

• 17 Sept 2026N/a

  10-year planning permission for the Vartry Security of supply project at the existing Vartry waterworks site south of the Vartry reservoir in the townlands of Roundwood in the electoral division of Oldtown, and Knockfadda in the electoral division of Newcastle Upper, County Wicklow, the proposed development consists of, i) 60 megalitres treated water storage in two new 30 megalitres capacity structures, ii) a new underground dichlorination chamber, iii) a permanent pre-cast concrete bridge over the Vartry River on existing bridge abutments, iv) solar photovoltaic panels installation on both reservoir roof areas, v) a temporary storage area for excavated material, vi) ancillary works including, a. water supply pipes, b. surface water drainage, c. temporary lighting during the construction stage only, d. temporary compound area for the construction period, e. hardstanding adjacent to the existing Callowhill Pumphouse, f. extension of internal access road to the inlet / outlet chamber of the reservoirs and, g. associated landscaping works

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2660840

• 15 Sept 2026N/a

  single storey extension to the rear of existing dwelling, detached domestic garage (with home office over) to side existing dwelling & detached shed to front of existing dwelling

  Retention · Wicklow County Council, 2660831

• 5 Feb 2026Conditional

  construction of new rear extension which can be seen from the front of the dwelling, internal layout changes to existing section of dwelling, removal of windows on existing section of dwelling, removal of existing septic tank, new wastewater treatment unit & soil polishing filter, widening existing entrance onto public road, enlarging driveway area and associate works

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2660076

• 4 Feb 2026N/a

  change of house type to that granted under planning ref 25/60024

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2660070

• 4 Feb 2026N/a

  change of house type to that granted under planning ref 25/60564

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2660071

• 24 Jul 2025Conditional

  construction of a new dwelling, garage, wastewater treatment unit and polishing filter, new well, new entrance onto public road and associate works

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2560564

• 11 Jul 2025Conditional

  installation of new wastewater treatment unit and soil polishing filter to current regulations and associate works

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2560528

• 22 Jan 2025Conditional

  construction of a new dwelling, garage, wastewater treatment unit and polishing filter, new well, new entrance onto public road and associate works

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2560024

• 28 Sept 2024Refused

  a single storey extension to the rear of existing dwelling & a detached domestic garage (with Games Room over)

  Retention · Wicklow County Council, 2460596

• 27 Apr 2022Conditional

  a proposed new dwelling, new garage, well, a proposed new secondary treatment system to current EPA guidelines with percolation area, a new entrance off public road and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 22454

• 18 Feb 2022Conditional

  a) demolition of existing old buildings b) construction of an agricultural shed incorporating a milking parlour, dairy, drafting and handling facilities, and a straw bedded area c)construction of a livestock waiting yard with underground slatted soiled water and slurry storage tanks d)erection of a meal bin and water storage tank e) construction of an agricultural shed consisting of cubicles and underground slatted slurry storage tanks and all associated siteworks

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 22162

• 1 Jul 2021N/a

  amendments to the development granted under plan ref. 18/291, to include for alterations to the existing farm dwelling for which a change of use to a short-term holiday letting was permitted and the sub-division of the short-term holiday let from the replacement farm dwelling and therefore not to be held in single ownership as required under Condition 4 of PRR 18/291 and associated site works

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 21779

• 11 Jun 2021N/a

  Alterations to existing short term holiday let dwelling consisting of 1. Current lower floor level to rear of property raised to main house floor level with exterior ramps installed to achieve level entry (disabled access) to rear entrance 2. Existing flat roof replacement 3. Minor elevational revisions and external wall insulation and render finish to all elevations to match existing nap render finish 4. Permission is also sought for revision of condition 4 from planning reference 18/921 while maintaining current use as a short term holiday letting

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 21694

• 24 May 2021Conditional

  the construction of an agricultural building (44m2) for use as a learning space, ancillary to the existing agricultural programmes provided on site, together with planning permission for the upgrade of existing effluent treatment system, all together with associated site works

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 21603

• 21 Dec 2020Conditional

  proposed extensions and alterations to an existing 175 sq. m dwelling. The works will include the following 1; alterations to the existing ground floor layout with the provision of a new 13.5 sq. m extension to front and a 7.8 sq. m extension to side of dwelling - works will include a proposed new canopy porch entrance area and 2; A proposed new circa 50 sq. m habitable loft area incorporating proposed new roof alignment to front and a new dormer and balcony to rear to accommodate 2 no bedrooms and ancillary rooms as well as all associated site works

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 201313

• 9 Jun 2020Conditional

  removal of detached garage and for the construction of a single storey extension to the side of existing house consisting of games room and family lounge room including alterations to window configuration to exiting kitchen/dining room and the insertion of two number roof windows to kitchen area including ancillary works

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 20533

• 14 Jan 2019Conditional

  dwelling, apartment and outbuildings as constructed with all associated site works

  Retention, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 1923

• 13 Dec 2018N/a

  dwelling and outbuildings as constructed

  Retention, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 181390

• 4 Dec 2018Conditional

  revisions to proposed dwelling as granted under Planning Register Reference 18/291 all together with associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 181350

• 18 Oct 2018N/a

  revisions to proposed dwelling as granted under 18/291 all together with associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 181160

• 26 Sept 2018Conditional

  extension to existing farm shed and all associated ancillary site works and services

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 181059

• 21 Mar 2018Conditional

  replacement of farm dwelling on the footprint of existing pre 1963 building, new carport, all together with associated site works including restoration of existing boundary walls to farmstead, repositioned site entrance and access road, landscape screening and effluent treatment system. Permission is also sought for change of use of existing farm dwelling to short term tourist letting use, all together with associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 18291

• 16 Mar 2018N/a

  dwelling, well, wastewater treatment system to current EPA standards and all associated site ancillary site works and services

  Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 18274

• 27 Feb 2018N/a

  dwelling, bored well, wastewater treatment system to current EPA standards and all associated site ancillary site works and services

  Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 18200

• 16 Feb 2018N/a

  dwelling, bored well, wastewater treatment system to current EPA standards and all associated site ancillary site works and services

  Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 18154

The 25 most recent of 32 applications.

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Vartry Reservoir 001771

Recorded monuments

• WI018-011 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated at a break in a marked SE-facing slope in rough upland pasture. The NW half of a circular enclosure (diam. c. 35m) preserved in a field boundary. Apparently defined by an earth and stone bank (Wth 2-2.4m; ext. H 0.5m; int. H 1.2m) with traces of an inner revetment of small boulders. No indication of the remainder of the site, which is shown as a circular enclosure on the 1838 OS 6-inch map. No indication of an entrance or external fosse. 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

• WI018-055 Mound
  Description

  Situated on a gentle S-facing slope, and it was first identified and recorded by Paul Duffy. This is a grass-covered and flat-topped oval mound (dims of base c. 15m NE-SW; c. 13m NW-SE; dims of top c. 7m NE-SW; c. 6m NW-SE; H c. 1.2m), which is slightly poached at W where granite stones are visible but there is no evidence of any burning. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 30/11/2015

Architectural heritage

• Vartry Reservoir, dam/reservoir/basin, 1860–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Single-stage stone-built valve tower, completed 1868, sited on the margin of Vartry Reservoir (1862-8). The valve tower was built to give access to underground draw-off pipes which stretch from the reservoir through a dam to the treatment plant on the opposite side of the road. The valve tower is constructed in squared rubble with roughly fashioned granite quoins and is topped with a crenellated parapet. There is a metal sheeted door to the south face which is set within a pointed arch recess with granite dressings. The valve tower is accessed via an iron girder bridge comprising twin latticed trusses with parabolic curved top chords which, in turn, is accessed via a tower-like gateway similar in style to the valve tower itself.

• Vartry Lodge, house, 1855–1875 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached multiple-bay two-storey house, built c.1865, possibly for the manager of the nearby Vartry Reservoir. Built in an eclectic mix of Tudor style and Venetian Gothic with an irregular plan, the front elevation has two outer two-storey projecting gabled bays of unequal height, with a diagonally set two-stage buttressed tower with steep pyramidal roof projecting from the eastern corner of the bay to west. The walls are finished in painted render, but were probably originally in brick and / or stone. The gable-ended pitched roof is slated and has rendered chimneystacks and stone parapets. The roof of the tower is lead sheeted. The lower stage of the tower is actually an open porch and within this is the entrance which consists of a pointed arch timber doorway. The windows are a mixture of pointed arch, flat-headed and cusped, many set within bevelled reveals with others set within gabled half dormers with decorative bargeboards and finials. Cast-iron rainwater goods. The house is set within spacious grounds with a gravel-covered forecourt.

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).

Radon

At the centre of the townland of Knockfadda, about 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred. Parts of the land are made ground and water.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Knockfadda.

Flooding

The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under 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.

No address of the register names Knockfadda with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Wicklow.

Name

Knockfadda · An Cnoc Fada

Area

4,317,738 m² (431.77 ha, 1,066.94 acres)

Civil parish

Upper Newcastle, and its townlands

Barony

Newcastle

Electoral division

Newcastle Upper, the unit of the census

Census 2022

4,790 people lived in 1,619 households in the Newcastle Upper electoral division. 82% of households owned their home. 37% of homes were built since 2001. 3% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballinahinch, Ballinahinch Upper, Callowhill Upper, Carrignamuck Upper, Knockadreet, Knockatemple, Knockraheen, Roundwood

Placenames

Knockfadda 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.