Redcross

106 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Redcross, from 19 m² to 271,451 m² (27.15 ha, 67.08 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 28 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.

No zone of a development plan covers Redcross 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.

• 4 Apr 2026Conditional

  The Select Vestry of Dunganstown Union seeks permission for new 525sq.m single-storey multifunctional church building with car parking, new vehicular and pedestrian entrance including all associated site works at Redcross Church, Redcross, Co.Wicklow.

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2660266

• 20 Mar 2026Conditional

  • conversion of existing shed to independent living unit (‘granny-flat’); • connection to all public services; • all necessary ancillary works to facilitate this development

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2660209

• 10 Mar 2026Conditional

  new reception building with multiple check in windows for quicker check-in along with new man entrance configuration with longer vehicular check-in lane to aid with traffic congestion on Redcross Main Street and so alleviate the build-up of queues during the busy arrival time slots. Planning is also sought to provide additional parking for both guest and staff in designated areas along with removal of timber pets corner structure to facilitate new reception building including ancillary works

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2660167

• 8 Jan 2026Conditional

  a) alterations to 9 no houses as previously as granted under planning ref no. 20/500, alterations include additional floor areas to comply with current recommended design standards and minor alterations to external fenestration & materials; Planning Permission for: a) provision of community garden spaces to the main entrance; b) alterations to vehicular access road as granted under planning ref no. 20/500 as required to enhance road safety; all the above together with all ancillary services and associated site works

  Retention, 9 homes · Wicklow County Council, 2660009

• 17 Dec 2025N/a

  completion of 9 no. houses as granted under planning ref no. 20/500. Alterations to that previously granted include the following: a) permission for retention and completion of alterations to house types including additional floor areas to comply with current recommended design standards and minor alterations to external fenestration & materials, b) provision of community garden spaces to the main entrance, c) permission for alterations to vehicular access road as required to enhance road safety, all the above together with all ancillary services and associated site works

  Retention · Wicklow County Council, 2561035

• 26 Nov 2025Refused

  subdivision of an existing site for the provision of 1 new dwelling, site entrance, connection to public services and all associated site works

  Outline permission · Wicklow County Council, 2560960

• 20 Nov 2025N/a

  subdivision of an existing site for the provision of 1 new dwelling, site entrance, connection to public services and all associated site works

  Outline permission · Wicklow County Council, 2560947

• 1 Aug 2025Conditional

  demolition of existing unused cow kennel shed and underground slatted slurry storage shed and for construction of a calf rearing shed and underground effluent storage tank and all associated siteworks

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2560590

• 15 Jul 2025Conditional

  retention and completion of entrance to dwelling and associated works

  Retention · Wicklow County Council, 25191

• 29 May 2025Conditional

  1. construction of a porch extension. 2. construction of an extension to rear and side of existing house. 3. conversion of existing attic to habitable space to include 2 new dormer windows to rear. 4. changes to all elevations. 5. upgrade of existing treatment system and percolation area to current EPA standards

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2560403

• 17 Apr 2025N/a

  1. Construction of a porch extension 2. Construction of an extension to rear and side of existing house 3. Conversion of existing attic to habitable space to include 2 new dormer windows to rear. 4 Changes to all elevations. 5 Upgrade of existing treatment system and percolation area to current EPA standards

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2560291

• 23 Dec 2024Conditional

  the change of use of part of existing retail & convenience shop for use as an off licence to sell alcohol (beers, wines and spirits) and all associated site works

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 24505

• 1 Nov 2024Refused

  new vehicular entrance and associated works

  Retention · Wicklow County Council, 24439

• 30 Oct 2024N/a

  new vehicular entrance and associated works

  Retention, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 24436

• 17 Sept 2024N/a

  retention and completion of new vehicular entrance and associated works

  Retention · Wicklow County Council, 24372

• 27 Mar 2024Conditional

  change of use from existing vacant first floor hardware/commercial space into 3 no. apartments with new balconies to front and side and changes to all elevations including new signage to front of existing shop, connection to mains and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2460172

• 5 Dec 2023N/a

  proposed dwelling with carport and garage, waste water treatment system to EPA standards, access driveway from existing yard, and associated works

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 23886

• 12 Jul 2022Conditional

  garage and shed including ancillary works

  Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 22779

• 4 Oct 2021Conditional

  of houses 1 and 2 as constructed under PRR 03/9854 and PRR 06/6097 including amendments to floor layout and elevations

  Retention · Wicklow County Council, 211197

• 28 Jul 2021Conditional

  5 no. dwellings comprising of 2 townhouses on the main street, 2 semi-detached houses and 1 dormer bungalow to the rear with vehicular access to houses at rear through adjacent property connecting to mains services and all ancillary site works

  Permission, 4 homes · Wicklow County Council, 21937

• 2 Jul 2021Conditional

  hoarding / scaffolding

  N/a · Wicklow County Council, 21787

• 7 Dec 2020Unconditional

  main street improvement works

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 201241

• 27 Aug 2020Conditional

  (1) permission to erect an extension to the rear and side of existing dwelling and (2) permission to construct 2 no. dormer windows to attic and all associated site and ancillary works

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 20841

• 29 May 2020Conditional

  construction of 4 No. detached 2-storey 4-bedroom dwellings, 2 No. semi-detached 2-storey 3-bedroom dwellings and a terrace consisting of 3 No. 2-storey 3-bedroom dwellings. Site includes existing laneway providing access to Community Centre; this and the adjacent hedgerow are to be retained. Application includes provision of new service road, extension of public road footpath and connections to existing public services together with all ancillary site works

  Permission, 9 homes · Wicklow County Council, 20500

• 6 Jan 2020Conditional

  electric go kart with ancillary shelter / charging building, the construction of an Electrical Substation Building and for the change of use of part of existing foot golf course measuring 0.69 ha to an adventure playground including ancillary works

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 205

The 25 most recent of 43 applications.

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

Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Redcross.

Recorded monuments

• WI035-021 Church
  Description

  Situated on level ground in gently undulating terrain. The only church visible is the present one (built in 1829) which stands outside and to the W of an oval enclosure which surrounds a graveyard (dims. 45m E-W; 30m N-S). The graveyard is raised above the surroundings ground level (H c. 0.8m) and is defined by a slight bank (Wth 2m; max. H 1m) highest at the W. The graveslabs date mainly to the 18th century; the earliest is dated 1712. Among these are a large number of purple slate in the same style as those in Ballymoat (WI024-011001-). Marked 'Church, Grave Yard' on the 1838 OS 6-inch map, although no trace remained of the early church at that time (O'Flanagan 1928, 131). 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

• WI035-021002 Graveyard
  Description

  Situated on level ground in gently undulating terrain. The only church visible is the present one (built in 1829) which stands outside and to the W of an oval enclosure which surrounds a graveyard (dims. 45m E-W; 30m N-S). The graveyard is raised above the surroundings ground level (H c. 0.8m) and is defined by a slight bank (Wth 2m; max. H 1m) highest at the W. The graveslabs date mainly to the 18th century; the earliest is dated 1712. Among these are a large number of purple slate in the same style as those in Ballymoat (WI024-011001-). Marked 'Church, Grave Yard' on the 1838 OS 6-inch map, although no trace remained of the early church at that time (O'Flanagan 1928, 131). 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: 21 August 2013

Architectural heritage

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

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

About 1 in 20 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

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

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.

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

Name

Redcross · An Chrois Dhearg

Area

1,396,073 m² (139.61 ha, 344.98 acres)

Civil parish

Redcross, and its townlands

Barony

Arklow

Electoral division

Ballyarthur, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Ballyarthur electoral division: 1,144 people in 397 households; 77% of households own their home; 49% of homes were built since 2001; 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballydonnell, Ballygillaroe, Ballykean (Annesley), Ballykean (Penrose), Ballykean (Stringer), Coolanearl, Oghil Lower, Oghil Upper

Placenames

Redcross 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.