Rathballylong

15 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Rathballylong, from 195 m² to 287,388 m² (28.74 ha, 71.02 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 17 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Rathballylong 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.

• 29 Oct 2025Conditional

  - retention of brick façade with corner granite quoins to the front, rear and side elevations of the single storey house and detached garage, and all ancillary works

  Retention · Wicklow County Council, 2560868

• 17 Oct 2025N/a

  - retention of red brick with corner quoins corner façade to the front, rear and sides of the single storey house and detached garage, and all ancillary works

  Retention · Wicklow County Council, 2560833

• 16 Aug 2023N/a

  the development consists of the demolition of the rear external stairs and the removal of the existing glazed doors of the ground floor bar. The construction of a single-storey extension at the rear of the hotel, adding 125m2 of floor area to the existing bar. Additionally, a 125m2 outdoor terrace will be provided at first-floor level, facilitated by a new external stairs. The development will also consist of the retention of works previously undertaken of the set-down area located adjacent to the entrance of the hotel. Retention is also sought for a window to the rear façade of the hotel at first floor level. All landscaping and site works are included

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2360223

• 3 Jul 2023N/a

  the demolition of the rear external stairs and the removal of the existing glazed doors of the ground floor bar. The construction of a single-storey extension at the rear of the hotel, adding 125m2 of floor area to the existing bar. Additionally, a 125m2 outdoor terrace will be provided at first-floor level, facilitated by a new external stairs. The development will also consist of the retention of works previously undertaken of the set-down area located adjacent to the entrance of the hotel. Retention is also sought for a window to the rear façade of the hotel at first floor level. All landscaping and site works are included

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2360137

• 13 Jun 2023Refused

  the proposed works would consist of the following: - Importation and insertion of excavation spoil comprising natural materials of clay, silt, sand, gravel or stone for the purposes of restoration of a previously extracted area to restore the site to a beneficial agricultural and ecological afteruse; - It is estimated that c. 130,000m3 (200,000 tonnes) of inert material will be imported to the site. It is considered that the site would be active for 3 to 5 years. The shortest period of infill of 3 years has been used to assess impacts in this EIAR.

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2360092

• 8 Dec 2022Conditional

  change of use (removal of condition 8(a) of planning reg. 89/5158) from restricted use as a person engaged in farming to use by all classes of persons

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 221307

• 31 May 2022Conditional

  retention of 52m2 kitchen extension with dormer roof to rear of existing 1940s bungalow, retention of 32m2 free standing single storey garage to side of existing house. Permission to convert existing garage to habitable space and for single storey extension to the side and rear of existing garage with single storey glazed link from rear of existing house

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 22580

• 13 May 2022N/a

  retention of 52m2 kitchen extension with dormer roof to rear of existing 1940s bungalow, retention of 32m2 free standing single storey garage to side of existing house. Permission to convert existing garage to habitable space and for single storey extension to the side and rear of existing garage with single storey glazed link from rear of existing house

  Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 22517

• 3 Sept 2021Refused

  importation and insertion of excavation spoil comprising natural materials of clay, silt, sand, gravel or stone for the purposes of restoration of a previously extracted area to restore the site to a beneficial agricultural and ecological after use. The site compound will include, mobile portacabin office and welfare facilities, material inspection and quarantine area, weighbridge, wheelwash, fencing surrounding the site boundary. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report will be submitted to the planning authority with the planning application.

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 211094

• 20 Aug 2021N/a

  Importation and insertion of excavation spoil comprising natural materials of clay, silt, sand, gravel or stone for the purposes of restoration of a previously extracted area to restore the site to a beneficial agricultural and ecological after use

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 211043

• 30 Mar 2021N/a

  single storey dwelling with a septic tank and percolation area , a new entrance and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 21333

• 18 Sept 2020N/a

  single storey dwelling with a septic tank and percolation area, a new entrance and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 20918

• 9 Jul 2019N/a

  two storey spa extension to the existing two storey hotel located on the south east elevation including proposed reception area, male and female changing rooms, a pool area and various treatment and relaxation rooms, associated staff and circulation areas, outdoor hot tub and exterior landscaped courtyards, associated internal and roof plant areas, ancillary site works located within the curtilage of a protected structure

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 19736

• 28 May 2018N/a

  proposed 2 storey extension to the rear of the existing hotel consisting of; a) a new restaurant and associated kitchen at ground floor level, b) an extension to the existing dining room at first floor level, c) a reconfiguration and refurbishment of the existing ground floor bar area, d) new gents toilets on ground and first floors e) minor internal alterations to the existing hotel entrance foyer, f) associated site works all located within the curtilage of a protected structure

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 18582

• 13 Oct 2017Conditional

  change of use of the existing single storey lodge house from hotel administration to a golf clubhouse, the relocation of the existing golf club facilities from the manor house to the existing lodge house, the demolition of the existing single storey machinery store shed, the construction of a single storey extension on the eastern elevation of the lodge house including minor internal modifications and associated site works located within the curtilage of a protected structure

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 171247

• 13 Mar 2017Conditional

  single storey dwelling, serviced with septic tank and percolation area to current EPA guidelines, recessed entrance and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 17251

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

Designated sites

• Special Protection Area: Poulaphouca Reservoir SPA 004063
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Poulaphouca Reservoir 000731

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Rathballylong.

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Rathballylong.

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 Rathballylong, 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 water.

Terrain model

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

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

Name

Rathballylong · Ráth Bhaile an Longaigh

Area

956,464 m² (95.65 ha, 236.35 acres)

Civil parish

Boystown, and its townlands

Barony

Talbotstown Lower

Electoral division

Burgage, the unit of the census

Census 2022

2,243 people lived in 656 households in the Burgage electoral division. 79% of households owned their home. 58% of homes were built since 2001. 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Boystown or Baltyboys Upper, Humphrystown, Lugnagroagh, Tulfarris

Placenames

Rathballylong 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.