# Rathballylong, Co. Wicklow: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Boystown, barony of Talbotstown Lower, Co. Wicklow; in Irish Ráth Bhaile an Longaigh.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 956,464 m² (95.65 ha, 236.35 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 15 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 2,899 m² (0.29 ha, 0.72 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 16 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Boystown, https://everytownland.com/wicklow/parish/boystown.md
- Barony: Talbotstown Lower
- Electoral division: Burgage, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 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.
- County: Co. Wicklow, https://everytownland.com/wicklow.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/54646
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 251161
- Centre: latitude 53.12467, longitude -6.550207 (WGS 84)

## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann)

15 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Rathballylong, from 195 m² to 287,388 m² (28.74 ha, 71.02 acres); 17 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 1248444: 287,388 m² (28.74 ha, 71.02 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1248444.md
- Parcel 5205449: 149,575 m² (14.96 ha, 36.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5205449.md
- Parcel 5488395: 138,629 m² (13.86 ha, 34.26 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5488395.md
- Parcel 1278504: 32,774 m² (3.28 ha, 8.1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1278504.md
- Parcel 1256396: 14,958 m² (1.5 ha, 3.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1256396.md
- Parcel 1279884: 4,062 m² (0.41 ha, 1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1279884.md
- Parcel 1278867: 3,505 m² (0.35 ha, 0.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1278867.md
- Parcel 5351016: 2,899 m² (0.29 ha, 0.72 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5351016.md
- Parcel 1261136: 2,606 m² (0.26 ha, 0.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1261136.md
- Parcel 5392198: 2,517 m² (0.25 ha, 0.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5392198.md
- Parcel 1278344: 2,013 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1278344.md
- Parcel 1299872: 1,951 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1299872.md
- Parcel 1268472: 1,903 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1268472.md
- Parcel 1296058: 508 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1296058.md
- Parcel 1256067: 195 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1256067.md

## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan)

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.

## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

16 applications, newest first.

- 29 Oct 2025, Wicklow County Council 2560868: Conditional. Retention. - 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. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560868/0
- 17 Oct 2025, Wicklow County Council 2560833: N/a. Retention. - 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. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560833/0
- 16 Aug 2023, Wicklow County Council 2360223: N/a. Permission. 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. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360223/0
- 3 Jul 2023, Wicklow County Council 2360137: N/a. Permission. 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. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360137/0
- 13 Jun 2023, Wicklow County Council 2360092: Refused. Permission. 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.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360092/0
- 8 Dec 2022, Wicklow County Council 221307: Conditional. Permission. 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. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/221307/0
- 31 May 2022, Wicklow County Council 22580: Conditional. Permission. 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. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/22580/0
- 13 May 2022, Wicklow County Council 22517: N/a. Permission, 1 home. 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. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/22517/0
- 3 Sept 2021, Wicklow County Council 211094: Refused. Permission. 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.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/211094/0
- 20 Aug 2021, Wicklow County Council 211043: N/a. Permission. 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. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/211043/0
- 30 Mar 2021, Wicklow County Council 21333: N/a. Permission, 1 home. single storey dwelling with a septic tank and percolation area , a new entrance and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/21333/0
- 18 Sept 2020, Wicklow County Council 20918: N/a. Permission, 1 home. single storey dwelling with a septic tank and percolation area, a new entrance and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/20918/0
- 9 Jul 2019, Wicklow County Council 19736: N/a. Permission. 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. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/19736/0
- 28 May 2018, Wicklow County Council 18582: N/a. Permission. 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. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/18582/0
- 13 Oct 2017, Wicklow County Council 171247: Conditional. Permission. 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. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/171247/0
- 13 Mar 2017, Wicklow County Council 17251: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. single storey dwelling, serviced with septic tank and percolation area to current EPA guidelines, recessed entrance and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/17251/0

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## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

- Special Protection Area: Poulaphouca Reservoir SPA, site code 004063, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/spa/004063
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Poulaphouca Reservoir, site code 000731

## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service)

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Rathballylong.

## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage)

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

## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland)

- 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: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887
- 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 flood maps of the Office of Public Works, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use.

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.

## Downloads

- DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, for a drawing program: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/rathballylong.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/rathballylong.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/rathballylong.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Rathballylong with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Wicklow: https://everytownland.com/wicklow.md

## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann)

- Boystown or Baltyboys Upper: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/boystown-or-baltyboys-upper.md
- Humphrystown: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/humphrystown.md
- Lugnagroagh: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/lugnagroagh.md
- Tulfarris: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/tulfarris.md

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.

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Everytownland reads the registered freehold land and the statutory boundaries of Tailte Éireann, the national zoning, planning file and heritage records of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Residential Property Price Register. 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; this site names no owner. A price is the price recorded for a past sale, not a valuation.

Sources: Cadastral Parcels Freehold, Townlands, Civil Parishes, Baronies, Electoral Divisions and Buildings, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0; national zoning of development plans (GZT, MyPlan) and National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0, applicants not shown; designated sites, National Parks and Wildlife Service, CC BY 4.0; Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, CC BY 4.0; Residential Property Price Register, Property Services Regulatory Authority, re-used with the source acknowledged.

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