Tinahely
Townland in the civil parish of Kilcommon (shillelagh Ra), barony of Ballinacor South, Co. Wicklow; in Irish Tigh na hÉille
- Area
- 88.3 ha
- 218 acres
- Land parcels
- 236
- registered freehold, median 722 m²
- Zoning
- R2
- Existing Residential
- Planning
- 42
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
236 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Tinahely, from 5 m² to 120,107 m² (12.01 ha, 29.68 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 47 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
Tinahely Town Plan, Wicklow · 104 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - M2Town Centre (City/Town/village Centre, central area)
Tinahely Town Plan, Wicklow · 95 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R1New Residential (New/proposed residential)
Tinahely Town Plan, Wicklow · 16 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R1Special Residential (New/proposed residential)
Tinahely Town Plan, Wicklow · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - N2.2Public Utility (Wastewater)
Tinahely Town Plan, Wicklow · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G1Open Space (Open space, park)
Tinahely Town Plan, Wicklow · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - O1Strategic reserve, White land
Tinahely Town Plan, Wicklow · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - N2.1Public Utility (Water)
Tinahely Town Plan, Wicklow · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G3Passive Open Space (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
Tinahely Town Plan, Wicklow · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
13 Jul 2026Refused
change of use from dwelling to short term accommodation and internal alterations 2. permission to connect short term accommodation to Madelines B& B internally 3. permission for internal alterations to Madelines B&B to provide a connection to adjacent short term accommodation 4. permission to demolish chimney and permission to demolish two storied extension to the rear of existing dwelling 5. permission to build a two storied extension to the rear of existing dwelling and associated works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2660624
7 May 2026Conditional
A) proposed new 110 sq.m office/playroom/garage with attic storage located at the end of the garden with connection to existing services on site and all associated landscaping and site works and B) retention permission is sought for minor alterations to elevations and plans of previously granted dwelling under file ref 19/420, and all associated site works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2660387
7 Apr 2026N/a
1) complete partially constructed dwelling house granted under PRR 07/433. 2) planning permission for change of use, removal of condition 2 (a) of PRR 07/433 from restricted use as a dwelling to use by all classes of persons. 3) retention permission for garage granted under PRR 07/1351 for conversion to a two-bed unit residential unit
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2673
2 Mar 2026N/a
1) completion of partially constructed dwelling house; 2) change of use removal of condition 2 (a) of PPR 07/433 from restricted use as a dwelling to use by all classes of persons; 3) retention of garage granted under PPR 07/1351 for conversion to a two bedroom residential unit
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2648
21 Jan 2026Conditional
(1) change of use of agricultural land to community garden and allotments (2) lean-to, 2 bay open sided shelter with a water-harvesting tank (3) gravelled car park surface for 6 cars (4) removal of the existing steel gate to the field and replacement with a new, wider, wooden double gate, set back from the tarmac entrance and a concrete open channel with a gully and trench soakpit (5) removal of the existing roadside wire fences and setback of the proposed new 3 rail wood board fences, as well as the creation of additional grass verges on both sides to improve visibility and (6) associated site development works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2660034
14 Jan 2026N/a
(1) change of use of agricultural land to community garden and allotments (2) lean-to, 2 bay open sided shelter with a water-harvesting tank (3) gravelled car park surface for 6 cars and (4) associated site development works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2660016
24 Oct 2025Conditional
2 No. new dwelling, a new vehicular access road off public road to service both dwellings, including all required setbacks to provide adequate sight lines and footpaths, connections to all services, new boundary walls, fences and boundary screening and all associated ancillary site works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2560860
2 Oct 2025Refused
change of use removal of condition 2 (a) of PRR 07/433 from restricted use as a dwelling to use by all classes of persons
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 25291
29 Sept 2025N/a
change of use removal of condition 2(a) of PPR 07/433 from restricted use as a dwelling to use by all classes of persons
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 25286
9 Sept 2025Conditional
section 254 for hoarding
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 25263
9 Sept 2025Conditional
Section 254 Licence - scaffolding
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 25264
20 Aug 2025N/a
change of use removal of condition 2(a) of PRR 07/433 from restricted use as a dwelling to use by all classes of person
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 25233
12 Aug 2025N/a
change of use removal of Condition 2 (a) of PRR 07/443 from restricted use as a dwelling to use by al classes of persons
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 25224
21 Jul 2025Conditional
(1) retention of existing storage building (113 sq. m) & hard surface/ yard, (2) proposed detached dormer dwelling & ancillary site development works including a proposed vehicular entrance, site services (including an on-site proprietary sewage pumping station & foul rising main to connect to the existing foul sewer) & connection to public watermain & (3) removal of existing sheds/containers
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2560553
8 Jul 2025Conditional
section 254 licence - scaffolding
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 25182
3 Jul 2025Conditional
proposed new dwelling , a new vehicular entrance including all required set backs to provide adequate sight lines and footpaths, a new garage, connection to all services and all associated site works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2560496
2 Jul 2025N/a
proposed new dwelling , a new vehicular entrance including all required set backs to provide adequate sight lines and footpaths, a new garage, connection to all services and all associated site works for extensions and alterations to an existing 120.15m2 dwelling. The works will include: 1. existing building to allow for existing stonework to be exposed. 5. All associated siteworks and landscaping
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2560488
30 Apr 2025Conditional
Section 254 Licence - Scaffolding
22 Apr 2025Conditional
Section 254 scaffold licence
13 Mar 2025Refused
proposed detached dormer dwelling & ancillary site development works including a proposed vehicular entrance, site services (including an on-site proprietary sewage pumping station & foul rising main to connect to the existing foul sewer) & connection to public watermain
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2560174
30 Jan 2025Conditional
(Section 254) - Scaffolding
25 Oct 2024Conditional
change of use from disused Parochial Hall to use as a family home and works to partly restore the original footprint of the hall by removal of the non- original, mono pitched wc block and porch structures dating from the 20thC; works to reconstruct the existing rear (east) facing kitchen gable wall, formerly the church vestry; replacement of non-original windows; and insertion of 1 x no. Velux conservation rooflight to rear face of pitched roof, all to protect the structure which has fallen into disrepair and bring it back into use as a dwelling, comprising living accommodation to the original hall space, study, kitchen as existing, 3 bedrooms and family bathroom.
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2460653
30 Jul 2024Conditional
(S254) for a scaffold
18 Jun 2024Conditional
(1) The change of use of the existing building to residential from retail at gnd. fl. & commercial at 1st fl. to residential; (2) Works to convert the building into 4 no. 2 bedroom apartments with 2 each at gnd. level & 1st fl; (3) Private open spaces to serve each apartment including 2 no. raised externally accessed terraces & access stairs to rear; (4) Communal open space & play areas; (5) Bike store & bin store & 2 no. storage units; (6) Internal walls & external demolition work; (7) Served by existing mains water & foul drainage connections; & (8) All associated works incl. to all elevations, the roof & rear of the site. The site is located in the Tinahely Architectural Conservation Area
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2460346
14 Aug 2023Refused
change of use of a dwelling house from residential use to commercial short term letting use
Retention · Wicklow County Council, 23652
The 25 most recent of 42 applications.
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
- Special Area of Conservation: Slaney River Valley SAC 000781
Recorded monuments
- WI038-015 Ringfort - rath
Description
Situated at a break in a marked SE-facing slope. Circular area (diam. 29m) defined by a partly levelled earthen bank (Wth 7m; H 0.3-0.7m). No indication of an external fosse, entrance or internal features. 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
Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. 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).
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Tinahely with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Wicklow.
The townland
- Name
- Tinahely · Tigh na hÉille
- Area
- 883,114 m² (88.31 ha, 218.22 acres)
- Civil parish
- Kilcommon (shillelagh Ra), and its townlands
- Barony
- Ballinacor South
- Electoral division
- Tinahely, the unit of the census
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballinacor, Ballyshonog, Coolafunshoge, Coolross, Glenphilipeen, Lugduff
- Placenames
- Tinahely on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland
Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, 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.