Wingfield
Townland in the civil parish of Kilmacanoge, barony of Rathdown, Co. Wicklow; in Irish Wingfield
- Area
- 47.5 ha
- 117 acres
- Land parcels
- 16
- registered freehold, median 3,703 m² (0.37 ha, 0.92 acres)
- Zoning
- R2
- Existing Residential
- Planning
- 13
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
16 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Wingfield, from 192 m² to 161,229 m² (16.12 ha, 39.84 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 27 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
Bray Municipal District Local Area Plan 2018, Wicklow · 16 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G1Passive Open Space (Open space, park)
Bray Municipal District Local Area Plan 2018, Wicklow · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - M5Local Shops & Services (Other mix of uses)
Bray Municipal District Local Area Plan 2018, 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
10 May 2024Refused
dwelling, effluent disposal system to EPA standards, connection to mains water, shared access from upgraded existing entrance and associated siteworks
Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 2460265
7 Nov 2022Conditional
1. New domestic wastewater treatment system consisting of new sewerage treatment plan with effluent pumped to a new percolation area consisting of sand and stone polishing system replacing the existing septic tank system and percolation; 2. Modifications to existing dwelling to include revised fenestration of windows and doors, internal alterations, external wall insulation system with rendered and painted finish, installation of solar PV panels to roof pitched roofs, and associated ancillary site works; 3. New single-storey hobby studio 39.3sqm (gross internal area) located in front garden consisting of a timber-framed and timber-clad structure with flat roof, an artist’s wash station, serviced by power, water and drainage connections, and ancillary site works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 221177
2 Nov 2022N/a
1. New domestic wastewater treatment system consisting of new sewerage treatment plan with effluent pumped to a new percolation area consisting of sand and stone polishing system replacing the existing septic tank system and percolation; 2. Modifications to existing dwelling to include revised fenestration of windows and doors, internal alterations, external wall insulation system with rendered and painted finish, installation of solar PV panels to roof pitched roofs, and associated ancillary site works; 3. New single-storey hobby studio 39.3sqm (gross internal area) located in front garden consisting of a timber-framed and timber-clad structure with flat roof, an artist’s wash station, serviced by power, water and drainage connections, and ancillary site works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 221160
7 Oct 2022Conditional
2 no. x detached 3 storey split level flat roof dwellings with plant room at roof level. New footpaths, landscaping, boundary walls, 2 no. vehicular entrances with parking in front gardens and associated site development works including new drainage connections
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 221079
19 Apr 2022Unconditional
finger post sign
N/a, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 22406
31 Mar 2021Conditional
a modification to the permission granted under application register reference 20/425, to comprise the change of use from permitted retail use to retain use including sale of alcohol for consumption off the premises (i.e. off licence use) within the overall retail unit, where the floor area for the off licence use is 5sqm and is ancillary to the primary retail use
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 21350
7 May 2020Conditional
(i) demolition of existing car show-room, (ii) internal and external alterations and change of use of existing premises to provide a new forecourt amenity building with retail area (100 sq.m max), ancillary restaurant/café area with hot and cold meals and refreshments for sale for consumption on and off the premises, associated Customer seating, Customer WCs, Back of House with ancillary office, staff welfare facilities, storage and plant areas, (iii) revisions to site layout including new car parking, line marking and associated and retaining wall and line marking. (iv) all associated site and development works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 20425
31 Jul 2019Conditional
16/1069 for detached dormer dwelling and on site wastewater treatment system to EPA standards, together with all ancillary site works including a revised site entrance to create a dual entrance for existing and proposed dwelling, and the construction of a single storey detached domestic garage
Permission consequent, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 19837
10 Apr 2019Refused
demolition (c 339 sqm) of the 2 no 2 storey residential dwellings on site and the construction of 24 no 3 bed terraced style house units (2-3 storeys in height) ranging in size from c104.8 - 131.1 sqm and each with an associated private rear garden area. The development shall also provide for vehicular and pedestrian access via Ballywaltrim Lane, the provision of new pedestrian footpaths and associated works along Ballywaltrim Lane (to connect with the R768 and R768), 52 no car parking spaces, bicycle storage areas, bin storage area, public open space area of c 3960 sqm a wastewater pumping station of c 96 sqm all boundary treatment and landscaping works and all associated site development works
Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 19391
13 Apr 2018Unconditional
reconfigure the layout of the N11 north of Junction 8 to restrict direct access from private lands onto the southbound M11 mainline on the immediate approach to Junction 8 within the townland of Kilmacanogue. Delineation and construction of segregation islands to facilitate the installation of a parallel service road for approximately 600m on the south bound approach to Junction 8 Kilmacanogue on the N.11. Construction of 3 gantries to facilitate signage of the proposed road layout. Widening of the N.11 into the central reserve to facilitate the proposed works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 18382
13 Feb 2018Conditional
single storey dwelling with detached parking garage, new vehicle entrance and new sewage treatment system together with all necessary ancillary works to facilitate the development
Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 18141
6 Jun 2017Refused
6 no dwellings and effluent treatment systems to EPA standard, 1 no main entrance off the existing public road, access road to service said dwellings, revision to boundaries of existing dwelling on site, all together with associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 17667
30 Mar 2017Conditional
change of use of former garage to independent dwelling unit with two levels of accommodation, constructed mansard roof. Permission is sought for subidivision of house curtilage by establishment of boundary between the development site and adjoining dwelling to the west (Wingfield), installation of new wastewater treatment system to serve the subject dwelling, construction of new entrance and driveway from Ballywaltrim Lane, reconfiguration of internal layout to provide living accommodation at ground floor and 2 no bedrooms and bathroom at attic level, landscaping, boundary treatments, car parking and ancillary site works and services
Retention, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 17332
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 Wingfield.
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Wingfield.
Architectural heritage
- Wingfield House, house, 1790–1810 · Regional interest
Description
Detached eight-bay two-storey former house, built c.1800 as a dower house for the Wingfield family of Powerscourt, now in use as a school. The front door is flanked by Tuscan order columns which have a semi-circular petal fanlight over. The house is finished in render. The roof is hipped and largely hidden by a parapet. To the south-west side there are a series of large modern wings. Window openings are flat-headed with six over six timber sash frames. The building is located within a large estate, set well back behind a replacement gate and wall.
- The Ram"", monument, 1990–1995 · Regional interest
Description
Freestanding sculpture, 1994, by Dick Joynt (1938-2003) depicting an over-scaled ram. The sculpture is made up of four tooled granite blocks and is set on the side of a slipway between two roundabouts.
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
- About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are made ground and water.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3341 (ZIP).
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Wingfield with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Wicklow.
The townland
- Name
- Wingfield · Wingfield
- Area
- 475,367 m² (47.54 ha, 117.47 acres)
- Civil parish
- Kilmacanoge, and its townlands
- Barony
- Rathdown
- Electoral division
- Kilmacanoge, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Kilmacanoge electoral division: 15,082 people in 4,983 households; 74% of households own their home; 20% of homes were built since 2001; 3% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballywaltrin, Glencormick North, Glencormick South, Hollybrook, Kilbride, Kilcroney, Newtown
- Placenames
- Wingfield 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.