Slievecorragh
Slievecorragh is a townland in the civil parish of Hollywood, barony of Talbotstown Lower, Co. Wicklow. Its name in Irish is An Sliabh Corrach.
- Area
- 312.1 ha
- 771 acres
- Land parcels
- 100
- registered freehold, median 4,370 m² (0.44 ha, 1.08 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 18
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
100 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Slievecorragh, from 82 m² to 531,915 m² (53.19 ha, 131.44 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 33 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, or as GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Slievecorragh 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.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
10 Jul 2025Conditional
Re-sagging (“re-tensioning”) of the existing conductor along an approximate distance of 16km of the Maynooth - Turlough Hill 220 kV overhead line (OHL) circuit within County Wicklow; and re-sagging of approximately 1.5km of the existing conductor along the Dunstown - Turlough Hill 220 kV OHL circuit within County Wicklow; A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared to accompany this planning application
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2560525
26 Jun 2025N/a
Re-sagging (“re-tensioning”) of the existing conductor along an approximate distance of 16km of the Maynooth - Turlough Hill 220 kV overhead line (OHL) circuit within County Wicklow; and re-sagging of approximately 1.5km of the existing conductor along the Dunstown - Turlough Hill 220 kV OHL circuit within County Wicklow; A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared to accompany this planning application
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2560469
22 Sept 2023Conditional
an agricultural shed with all associated site works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2360303
26 Apr 2023Conditional
change of use; removal of condition number 11 for planning reference 82/8108 from restricted use as a dwelling to use by all classes
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 23410
16 Nov 2021N/a
The development will consist of the extraction of sand and gravel materials from the site. The proposed site area is ca. 20.308 hectares and the proposed extraction area is ca. 17.79 hectares. The proposed development also includes a surface mounted weighbridge , a wastewater treatment system and percolation area, portacabin office, canteen and welfare facilities on site together with all site ancillary works, drainage, wheel wash and fencing. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) has been prepared in respect of the proposed development.
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 211372
5 Nov 2021N/a
extraction of sand and gravel materials from the site. The proposed site area is ca. 20.308 hectares, and the proposed extraction area is ca. 17.79 hectares. The proposed development also includes a surface mounted weighbridge, a wastewater treatment system and percolation area, portacabin office, canteen and welfare facilities on site together with all site ancillary works, drainage, wheel wash and fencing. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) has been prepared in respect of the proposed development.
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 211354
26 Oct 2021N/a
extraction of sand and gravel materials from the site. The proposed site area is ca 20.308 hectares and the proposed extraction area is ca 17.79 hectares. The proposed development also includes a portacabin office and canteen on site together with all site ancillary works, drainage, wheel wash and fencing. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) has been prepared in respect of the proposed development
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 211281
4 Oct 2021Conditional
a new one storey and half 4 bedroom dwelling, garage, new well, percolation area, new foul drainage and soil polishing filter system all to current EPA guidelines treatment, surface water soakaways, landscaping, altered entrance and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 211191
4 Oct 2021Conditional
new single storey 4 bedroom dwelling, garage, new well, percolation area, new foul drainage and soil polishing filter system all to current EPA guidelines treatment, surface water soakaways, landscaping, altered entrance and all associated site work
Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 211192
13 Jul 2021Conditional
single storey dwelling serviced with a small on site wastewater treatment system to current EPA guidelines, entrance via existing field access and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 21832
5 Nov 2019Conditional
48.63sqm single storey extension to rear of dwelling with attic storage over together with all ancillary works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 191198
27 May 2019Conditional
demolition of an existing detached single storey domestic shed, construction of a new detached single garage with a floor area of 50 sqm and all associated site development works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 19577
2 Jan 2019Conditional
garage conversion to side (39 sqm) storage area with link to existing house (13.75 sqm), extension to rear (29.76 sqm) porch to front (4sqm) and existing septic tank
Retention · Wicklow County Council, 196
16 Jul 2018Conditional
minor alterations to dwelling as built, namely the reduction in floor area from 173.5 sqm to 158.5 sqm approx. by eliminating the permitted sun lounge to the southwest side, revised fenestration arrangements and for 3 no rooflights to front. The dwelling was previously granted under planning permission reg ref 09/994
Retention, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 18812
9 Apr 2018Conditional
extend the appropriate period of a permission - 12/6711 - dwelling with an on site effluent disposal system and all associated site works
Extension of duration, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 18360
12 Dec 2017N/a
single storey four bedroom house, new road entrance, new well, foul drainage treatment and percolation area, surface - water soakaways, landscaping and all ancillary works
Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 171469
18 Jul 2017N/a
single storey four bedroom house, new road entrance, new well, foul percolation area, surface water soakaways, landscaping and all ancillary works
Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 17868
11 Jul 2017Conditional
agricultural shed for storing hay and fee stock
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 17837
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Slievecorragh.
Recorded monuments
- WI009-021 Enclosure
Description
Scarped into a steep S/SW-facing slope. Oval enclosure (max. ext. dims. 11.3m E-W; 9.25m N-S) defined by a drystone wall (Wth 0.7-1.3m; H 0.45m). The wall is constructed at the S by radially set rectangular blocks of stone. 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
- WI010-050 Enclosure
Description
Situated on an E-facing slope. Approximately circular enclosure (diam. 8-10m) defined by some large deeply set boulders with other looser stones built up around them. (Information A. O' Sullivan) 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
- WI016-021 Cross-inscribed stone
Description
On the face of granite outcrop/boulder (dims. 95cm x 28cm) exposed in a cut of a lane/gravel track. A simple cross (H 0.21m; Wth 0.16m) formed by an incised line (Wth 0.025 - 0.03m; D 0.005m). Compiled by: Matt Kelleher Date of upload: 15 January 2013
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Slievecorragh.
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).
Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- Radon
- At the centre of the townland of Slievecorragh, 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 Slievecorragh.
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
- Slievecorragh, Hollywood8 sales
The townland
- Name
- Slievecorragh · An Sliabh Corrach
- Area
- 3,121,498 m² (312.15 ha, 771.34 acres)
- Civil parish
- Hollywood, and its townlands
- Barony
- Talbotstown Lower
- Electoral division
- Hollywood, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 820 people lived in 271 households in the Hollywood electoral division. 85% of households owned their home. 32% of homes were built since 2001. 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 5% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Broughills Hill, Coonmore, Dragoonhill, Hollywood Upper, Johnstown, Lugglass Upper, Scalp, Toor, Walterstown
- Placenames
- Slievecorragh 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.