Residential land off Vale Road, Yardland

Arklow · Wicklow

On the RZLT map, no permission. RZLT-liable and no live permission for 10+ homes on it

Site area: 2.77 ha (6.84 acres)
Zoning: R2
Townland: Yardland

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Why this site

On the RZLT map, no permission· Residential Zoned Land Tax
On the RZLT map, no permission · RZLT-liable and no live permission for 10+ homes on it · 1 Jan 2027 · source
On the RZLT map (3% land tax)· Residential Zoned Land Tax
On the RZLT map (3% land tax) · On the 2027 draft RZLT map · 1 Jan 2027 · source

Planning applications within 500 m (on Planning Register)

Developers active near this site

Knockinver Limited
2 schemes within 1 km (32 homes) · Typical scheme 32 homes, smaller than your site
Certain Assets of Dawnhill and Windhill Limited
1 scheme 1.3 km away (86 homes) · Typical scheme 86 homes, close to what your site could take

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Who owns it

The registered owner is on the Land Registry folio. Search the map on landdirect.ie at 52.79966, -6.16895 and buy a copy of the folio: €5 online, and it names the owner and any charge on the land. Most land in Ireland is registered; older unregistered titles are in the Registry of Deeds.

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Planning on and around the site

Radius m: 250

Near

Years: 5
Total: 9

Appeals

Total: 2
Tagged: 0

Inspector recommendations are shown only where the inspector's report has been read and tagged; "not extracted" is not the same as "no recommendation". Sources: npad, 12 Oct 2026; acp, 9 Oct 2026; bcms, 12 Oct 2026

Deadlines running

Radius m: 250
Count: 0

Deadlines are computed once, by the connector that saw the event, from the statutory rule; never estimated here. Sources: acp, 9 Oct 2026; consult, 13 Oct 2026; moderngov, 13 Oct 2026; npad, 12 Oct 2026; rzlt, 11 Oct 2026

Zoning and the RZLT map

Rzlt

Available: Yes
On site: Yes
Note: This land is on the council's draft map for the vacant land tax; the final map decides whether it is due.

Zones (6)

Code	Label	Meaning	Objective text	Plan id	Valid from
G4	Open space	Open space and recreational amenity, to be preserved as such.	Active Open Space: To protect and enhance existing and provide for new active open space	WI-001:LAP:arklow-and-environs-local-area-plan	4 Mar 2018
R1	New residential	Zoned for new residential communities. This is where large housing schemes are expected to go, subject to the social and physical infrastructure arriving wit…	New Residential - R28: To provide for new residential development and supporting facilities during the lifetime of the plan - Residential @28/ha	WI-001:LAP:arklow-and-environs-local-area-plan	4 Mar 2018
R1	New residential	Zoned for new residential communities. This is where large housing schemes are expected to go, subject to the social and physical infrastructure arriving wit…	New Residential - R28: To provide for new residential development and supporting facilities during the lifetime of the plan - Residential @28/ha	WI-001:LAP:arklow-and-environs-local-area-plan	4 Mar 2018
R1	New residential	Zoned for new residential communities. This is where large housing schemes are expected to go, subject to the social and physical infrastructure arriving wit…	New Residential - R28: To provide for new residential development and supporting facilities during the lifetime of the plan - Residential @28/ha	WI-001:LAP:arklow-and-environs-local-area-plan	4 Mar 2018
R2	Existing residential	An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour'…	Existing Residential: To protect, provide and improve residential amenities of existing residential areas	WI-001:LAP:arklow-and-environs-local-area-plan	4 Mar 2018
S5	Sustainable neighbourhood infrastructure	Reserved for the schools, creches, community and health facilities a neighbourhood needs.	Community & Education: To provide for civic, community and educational facilities	WI-001:LAP:arklow-and-environs-local-area-plan	4 Mar 2018

Objective text is quoted from the development plan as published on MyPlan (GZT). The plain-English line is our gloss. Sources: zoning, 11 Oct 2026; rzlt, 11 Oct 2026

Constraints

Available: Yes
Buffer m: 50
Opw flood extent nearby: No
Opw flood extent close: No
Flood close m: 100

Kinds (1)

Kind	Label	Count
radon	Radon risk area	1

Flood extents are OPW data we may not redistribute: shown as a yes/no and a link to floodinfo.ie. Sources: constraints, 27 Sept 2026; constraints.radon, 27 Sept 2026

Homes planned nearby

Radius m: 1,000

Totals

Sites: 3
Homes: 146
Started: 84
Sites started: 1
Unbuilt: 62
Sites unbuilt: 2
Sites lapsing: 0
Sites lapsed: 0
Sites appealed: 0
Started pct: 58
Not started: 62

As of

Computed at: 2026-10-10T22:02:23+00:00
Sites in table: 4,197

Sites (3)

Source	Application id	Council	Ref	Name	Address
application	166,308	WICKLOW	2560756	Upper Main Street	Upper Main Street , Arklow , Co. Wicklow
application	167,051	WICKLOW	2460611	Riverside Apartments	Riverside Apartments , Main Street , Arklow Co. Wicklow
application	157,806	WICKLOW	20235	Heatherside	Heatherside , Vale Road , Yardland Td

Applicants (1)

Name	Sites	Homes
Knockinver Limited	1	32

Grants of 10+ homes. "Unbuilt" means no commencement notice has been matched; "lapsing" expires within a year. Sources: bcms, 12 Oct 2026; npad, 12 Oct 2026

Public land nearby

Radius m: 1,000

Sources: lda_lands, 11 Sept 2026; moderngov, 13 Oct 2026

Transport and schools

Radius m: 1,000
Stop count: 8
Facility count: 21

Stops (8)

Agency	Stop id	Name	Distance m
nta	8350LL14879	Yardland	167.7
nta	8350LL14878	Yardland	275.2
nta	8350B351481	Arklow W	622.2
nta	8350B355211	Arklow W	644.8
nta	8350B1355401	Arklow	676.4
nta	8350LL10680	Arklow Stn	820.1
nta	8350B1355301	Arklow	832
nta	8350IR0118	Arklow	897.9

Schools (7)

Kind	Ref	Name	Council	Distance m	Path
school_postprimary	76106S	Gaelcholáiste na Mara	WICKLOW	240.8	/school/gaelcholaiste-na-mara-76106s
school_primary	20469R	St John's Senior School	WICKLOW	264.9	/school/st-johnis-senior-school-20469r
school_postprimary	61770U	Arklow CBS	WICKLOW	294.1	/school/arklow-cbs-61770u
school_postprimary	70740M	Glenart College	WICKLOW	520.5	/school/glenart-college-70740m
school_postprimary	61780A	St Marys College	WICKLOW	838.5	/school/st-marys-college-61780a
school_primary	20080M	GAELSCOIL AN INBHIR MHOIR	WICKLOW	900.7	/school/gaelscoil-an-inbhir-mhoir-20080m
school_primary	20470C	St Michael's and St Peter's Junior School	WICKLOW	910.6	/school/st-michaelis-and-st-peteris-junior-school-20470c

Sources: gtfs, 11 Oct 2026; schools, 27 Sept 2026

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Figures as of 11 Oct 2026. Sources: acp (9 Oct 2026); bcms (12 Oct 2026); constraints (27 Sept 2026); constraints.radon (27 Sept 2026); consult (13 Oct 2026); gtfs (11 Oct 2026); lda_lands (11 Sept 2026); moderngov (13 Oct 2026); npad (12 Oct 2026); parcels (11 Sept 2026); places (4 Oct 2026); rzlt (11 Oct 2026); schools (27 Sept 2026); zoning (11 Oct 2026).

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