Laragh East

251 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Laragh East, from 3 m² to 281,444 m² (28.14 ha, 69.55 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 36 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• C5Tourism Corridor (Tourism and related)
  Laragh - Glendalough Settlement & Tourism Plan, Wicklow · 17 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M2Primary Development Area (City/Town/village Centre, central area)
  Laragh - Glendalough Settlement & Tourism Plan, Wicklow · 12 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R3Secondary Development Area (Residential, mixed residential and other uses)
  Laragh - Glendalough Settlement & Tourism Plan, Wicklow · 9 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 9 Oct 2026N/a

  change of use (removal of planning condition No.3 of planning register reference No.19/409) from restricted use as a dwelling to use by all classes of persons

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2660907

• 26 Aug 2026N/a

  for subdivision of existing site and new site boundaries, a new dwelling, upgrading existing entrance onto public road for proposed and existing dwelling, wastewater treatment unit and soil polishing filter for proposed dwelling, connection to public water mains for proposed dwelling and associate works and associate works

  Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 2660760

• 15 Jul 2026Conditional

  new door to side of existing dwelling, converting existing window to a door to side of existing dwelling, change of use from residential to short-term letting use, removal of existing septic tank, new wastewater treatment unit & soil polishing filter and associate works

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2660631

• 15 Jul 2026Conditional

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

  Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 2660632

• 18 Jun 2026N/a

  subdivision of existing site, the construction of a new dwelling, connection to mains water and foul services for proposed dwelling, connection to foul mains services for existing dwelling, upgrade existing laneway and entrance onto public road and associate works

  Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 2660546

• 17 Jun 2026N/a

  new door to side of existing dwelling, converting existing window to a door to side of existing dwelling, change of use from residential to short-term letting use, removal of existing septic tank, new wastewater treatment unit & soil polishing filter and associate works

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2660530

• 17 Jun 2026N/a

  subdivision of existing site, the construction of a new dwelling, connection to mains water and foul services for proposed dwelling, connection to foul mains services for existing dwelling, upgrade existing laneway and entrance onto public road and associate works

  Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 2660532

• 25 Feb 2026N/a

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

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2660135

• 28 Jan 2026Refused

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

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2660052

• 21 Jan 2026N/a

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

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2660030

• 8 Oct 2025N/a

  retention permission for upgrading of existing entrance, driveway and parking area for domestic use and permission for demolition of stone walls, construction of side extension, converting existing window to a door, change of use from residential to short-term letting use, removal of existing septic tank, new wastewater treatment unit & soil polishing filter, new site boundary and associate works

  Retention · Wicklow County Council, 2560801

• 6 Oct 2025Conditional

  (1). Retention permission is being sought for an existing dwelling and associated site works as constructed on site (2)Full Planning Permission for the removal of an existing septic tank and percolation area and the installation of a new proposed secondary treatment system and percolation area to current EPA guidelines and all associated site works

  Retention · Wicklow County Council, 2560793

• 3 Oct 2025Conditional

  retention of revised house type on previously granted site under planning ref No. 07/1576, retention of domestic shed/tools store & associated works and permission for change of use (removal of condition no. 2 of planning ref no. 07/1576) from restricted use as a dwelling to use by all classes of persons

  Retention · Wicklow County Council, 25293

• 2 Oct 2025N/a

  (1). Retention permission is being sought for an existing dwelling and associated site works as constructed on site (2)Full Planning Permission for the removal of an existing septic tank and percolation area and the installation of a new proposed secondary treatment system and percolation area to current EPA guidelines and all associated site works

  Retention · Wicklow County Council, 2560785

• 21 Aug 2025Conditional

  change of use of Trooperstown Wood Lodge from dwelling with guest accommodation (granted under ref. PRR 98/9189) to guesthouse use. The retention of miscellaneous extensions and alterations to provide for an increase in guest bedrooms from 4 (at ground level only) to 9 (at ground and first floor level) and for family/staff accommodation at ground level only; Retention of self-contained guest suite no 10 to the rear, guest yoga studio and guest wellness building, together with 3 no. storage sheds, all ancillary to the use of existing guesthouse as constructed to the North and North West of the subject site; and for retention of extension of car park. Planning permission is also sought for minor front & rear extensions at ground and first floor level to provide accommodation in accordance with Failte Ireland guesthouse guidelines, together with upgrade works to the existing treatment system, all together with associated site works

  Retention · Wicklow County Council, 2560651

• 14 Aug 2025N/a

  change of use of Trooperstown Wood Lodge from dwelling with guest accommodation (granted under ref. PRR 98/9189) to guesthouse use. The retention of miscellaneous extensions and alterations to provide for an increase in guest bedrooms from 4 (at ground level only) to 9 (at ground and first floor level) and for family/staff accommodation at ground level only; Retention of self-contained guest suite no 10 to the rear, guest yoga studio and guest wellness building, together with 3 no. storage sheds, all ancillary to the use of existing guesthouse as constructed to the North and North West of the subject site; and for retention of extension of car park. Planning permission is also sought for minor front & rear extensions at ground and first floor level to provide accommodation in accordance with Failte Ireland guesthouse guidelines, together with upgrade works to the existing treatment system, all together with associated site works

  Retention · Wicklow County Council, 2560630

• 5 Aug 2025N/a

  change of use (removal of planning condition No. 3 of planning register reference No. 19/409) from restricted use as a dwelling to use by all classes of persons

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2560598

• 4 Jul 2025Conditional

  utility room extension to the side of existing dwelling and associated works

  Retention · Wicklow County Council, 25180

• 22 May 2025N/a

  proposed new dwelling (with tourist accommodation), a new secondary treatment system and percolation area to current EPA guidelines, a new vehicular entrance off public road, connection to services and all associated site works

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2560383

• 7 Apr 2025Conditional

  1. change of use of garage structure to short-term residential letting use. 2. demolition and removal of existing 103sqm garage and replacement with new 47.5sqm shed together with all associated ancillary works to facilitate the above

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2560250

• 30 Mar 2025N/a

  the following: 1. Change of use of garage structure to short-term residential letting use. 2. Demolition and removal of existing 103sqm garage and replacement with new 47.5sqm shed together with all associated ancillary works together with all associated ancillary works to facilitate the above at, Laragh East, Laragh, Co. Wicklow.

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2560229

• 13 Mar 2025N/a

  1. Retention permission sought for the conversion of double garage structure to residential accommodation. 2. Planning Permission sought for the change of use of item 1 above from residential use to short-term letting use. 3. Demolition and removal of existing 103sqm garage and replacement with new 47.5sqm shed together with all associated ancillary works to facilitate the above

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2560173

• 8 Nov 2024Refused

  for the conversion of double garage structure to residential accommodation. Retention permission sought for Shed comprising 103 sq.m. Planning Permission sought for the change of use of item 1 above from residential use to short-term letting use together with all associated ancillary works to facilitate the above

  Retention · Wicklow County Council, 2460689

• 1 Nov 2024Conditional

  proposed new dwelling, a proposed new secondary treatment system to current EPA guidelines and percolation area, and a new entrance off the public road and all associated site works and connection to services

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2460670

• 23 Oct 2024Refused

  consolidation of the planning status of Trooperstown Wood Lodge in guesthouse use including permission for works and for retention of miscellaneous extensions and alterations to the rear of the guesthouse from that as granted under PRR 98/9189. Planning permission for the retention of 3No. storage sheds ancillary to the use of existing guesthouse, of retention of secondary service access & additional guest car park, together with planning permission for the retention of a self-contained unit, guest yoga studio and guest spa building ancillary to the use of existing guesthouse as constructed to the north and north west of the subject site. Planning permission is also sought for a front & rear extension to provide accommodation in accordance with Failte Ireland Guesthouse guidelines, together with upgrade works to the existing treatment system, all together with associated site works

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 24425

The 25 most recent of 67 applications.

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

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: Wicklow Mountains SAC 002122
• Special Protection Area: Wicklow Mountains SPA 004040

Recorded monuments

• WI017-006 Standing stone - pair
  Description

  On flatish portion of ridge with good views to E, S and W, the Devil's Glen and Irish Sea are visible in the distance to the E in the gap between the two stones. Aligned roughly N-S, with the N stone (H 1m; Wth 0.75m; T 0.75m) c. 1.7m away from the S stone (H 1.03m; 0.65m N-S; 0.55m E-W). Known as the 'Gossan stones' and 'Gossam stones'. (SMR file) Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 08 February 2013

• WI023-017 Barracks
  Description

  Drumgoff Barracks dates from around 1800, and was one of a group of barracks built on the Military Road constructed after the 1798 rising. Not long after it was constructed, Michael Dwyer and the other rebels were captured or surrendered so it had a very short life as a barracks. The other barracks in the group were at Laragh (demolished), Aughavannagh (an An Oige hostel in 1993, present status unknown) and Glencree (now restored by OPW). 19th century crenellated house which replaced 18th century barracks. Date of upload: 12 October 2012

• WI023-054 Church
  Description

  According to the local landowner who was informed by the previous landowner that this was the site of an 'old mud chapel' in a field known locally as Killalane (pers. comm. Richard Cullen 27/11/2019). Present remains consist of a square-shaped slightly sunken area (approx. dims. 14m x 14m) defined by a pile of stones on E side and by a scarp at W which is intersected by a field wall at N. Situated in river valley on W facing slope of rising ground with the summit of Paddock Hill 720m to E and Glenmacnass River 180m to SW. Stone pair (WI017-006---) known as the 'Gossan Stones' stand 1km to NE. A bullaun stone (WI018-038001-) was moved from these stones and relocated to the grounds of Glendalough House. May be the same site as the church site of Killafeen [church of Aifín/ Killalane?] recorded in 1945 as ‘the site of the old church is near the eastern boundary of Laragh East, almost opposite the stream which divides Trooperstown and Castlekevin’ (Price 1945, 36). He goes on to state that ‘the site was near the place where the road leading to Glendalough from the east crossed the river’ (ibid., 36). No evidence of any church site could be found in the location marked on the RMP map for Co. Wicklow. The above 'Killalane Church Site' differs in the location of the church within the townland described by Price, however it is possible that he was incorrect when locating the church in the eastern quadrant of Laragh East townland. The placename 'Killalane' refers to the field in which this sunken earthwork is located and could be a corruption of 'Killafeen'. The earthwork in this field be the remains of a Penal chapel known as 'Killalane' or the medieval church of 'Killafeen'. Compiled and revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 28 November 2019

• WI024-026 Bullaun stone
  Description

  On a S facing slope above the Avonmore River, in an area of recently felled forestry. A granite boulder 1.9m ENE-WSW x c. 1.4m NNW-SSE. Flat topped, level, and partially covered by sod at the N. Stands 45cm high above the ground at the S, where the ground level falls away. The stone features 2 basins. The larger of the two is a circular bowl 34 x 30cm across, and 14-15cm deep. 10cm to the W is a second, shallower bowl 28 x 26cm across, and 7cm deep. Compiled by: Chris Corlett Date of upload: 19 October 2012

Architectural heritage

• Mill (water), 1845–1865 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay four-storey mill, built c.1855, now derelict. The building is rectangular in plan with a small lean-to shed extension to the north. The building is constructed in rubble with some portions of the façade rendered, whilst the half-hipped roof is slated. There are two entrances to the east elevation, both with replacement timber doors with sidelights. The uniformly arranged windows have the remains of timber sash, casement top-hung frames. There is a small lean-to shed extension to the north. The building is set within overgrown grounds.

• RIC barracks, 1845–1865 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey former constabulary barrack, built c.1855 and now is use as a private house. The building, which appears to have been extended to the rear in the mid 1900s, is roughly square in plan with a projecting gabled porch to the front (west) elevation. The façade is finished in unpainted roughcast with moulded quoins, but is now largely covered in ivy growth. The slated hipped roof has a slight overhang and rendered chimneystacks. The pitched roof of the porch is also slated and has an overhang supported on timber brackets. The entrance is to the north face of the porch. The windows are mainly flat-headed with two over two timber sash frames, though some larger windows to the north and south elevations have metal frames of c.1950, and that to the porch is semi-circular headed with timber multiple-pane frames. Replacement metal rainwater goods. The building is set on an elevated position next to a roadside, but is separated from the road by a garden enclosed by a tall wall.

• The Old School House, school, 1830–1850 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay part single part two-storey Tudor-style national school built c.1840 and now in use as house. The national school consists of two gable-fronted two-storey ‘wings’ linked by a single-storey with attic section, which itself has a gable-ended projecting porch. It is constructed in rubble with brick lintels, whilst the pitched roof is slated and has stone parapets with corbels, rendered chimneystacks and some Velux windows. The entrance is to the south face of the porch. The windows are flat-headed and mainly have lattice-paned timber casement frames. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Painted timber shop signboard over one of the ground floor windows to front. The national school is set along the side of a road and surrounded by a spacious garden.

• Saint John's Church (Derrylossary), church/chapel, 1845–1850 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay single-storey Board of First Fruits style Church of Ireland church with three-stage tower, built 1847. The building consists of the rectangular gable-ended nave with a small gabled vestry projection to the east and the tower to the west. The façade is finished in unpainted roughcast with granite string courses to the tower. The pitched roof of the nave is slated as is that of the vestry projection, whilst the roof of the tower is hidden by a crenellated parapet with tall corner pinnacles. The entrance is to the west face of the tower and consists of a pointed arch timber tongue and groove door screen with double door with strap hinges. Stone steps with wrought-iron guardrail. The windows are uniform with pointed arch heads, timber Y-tracery frames and small leaded hexagonal panes. The church is set in a clearing in a well-wooded area with a short lane leading to the road.

• Laragh Bridge, bridge, 1955–1960 · Regional interest
  Description

  Single-span road bridge over Gleanmacnass River, built in 1956. The bridge is constructed in squared rubble with rounded granite coping to the parapets, whilst the segmental arch is edged in concrete.

• Laragh Castle, barracks, 1800–1805 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay two-storey former barracks with single-bay three-stage tower, built 1804 but with large sections to both the north and south demolished c.1860 and the remainder remodelled in romantic castle style for use as a house. The building now consists of a main rectangular section with the off-set tower to the north, porch projection to the west front, lean-to projections to the rear and a bartizan to the south-west. The façade is finished in unpainted lined render with granite dressings to the openings, whilst the rear is finished in roughcast. The front elevation of the main section, the tower, porch and the bartizan have corbelled crenellated parapets. The pitched roof of the main section is slated and has rendered chimneystacks, however the roofs of the porch, tower and bartizan are all hidden by their respective parapets. The entrance is to the south face of the porch and consists of a panelled timber door (reached via a short flight of stone steps). The windows are a mixture of semi-circular and flat-headed with eleven over six and six over six timber sash frames. Cast-iron rainwater goods. The building is set on a well wooded rise at the end of a long narrow lane with its large grounds enclosed by a tall rubble wall, now largely obscured by trees. The grounds, which are entered through an elliptical-arched gateway to the west, include the remains of a yard with outbuildings (to the east of the house).

• Avonmore House, gate lodge, 1940–1960 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay single-storey gate lodge in neo-Georgian style, built c.1950. To the rear is a large single-storey extension of c.1985. The original portion of the gate lodge is in rubble with granite quoins and brick dressings, whilst the extension is finished in painted render. The slated hipped roof of the original section has an overhang supported on brackets, and rendered chimneystacks. The extension has a similar roof, however it is covered in artificial slates and does not have brackets or chimneystacks. The entrance consists of a panelled timber door set under a timber Doric portico with pediment. The windows are flat-headed and have six over six timber sash frames, with top-hung timber frames to those to the extension. Metal rainwater goods. The gate lodge is set at the side of the main drive to Avonmore House.

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 Laragh East, about 1 in 5 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 high, moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

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

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 Laragh East with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Wicklow.

Name

Laragh East · An Láithreach Thoir

Area

8,931,268 m² (893.13 ha, 2,206.96 acres)

Civil parish

Derrylossary, and its townlands

Barony

Ballinacor North

Electoral division

Brockagh, the unit of the census

Census 2022

760 people lived in 257 households in the Brockagh electoral division. 70% of households owned their home. 20% of homes were built since 2001. 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 6% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballard, Brockagh, Castlekevin, Drummin, Glebe, Laragh West, Trooperstown

Placenames

Laragh East 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.