Ballyraine Lower

24 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballyraine Lower, from 228 m² to 32,655 m² (3.27 ha, 8.07 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 16 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• G1Passive Open Space (Open space, park)
  Arklow and Environs Local Area Plan, Wicklow · 11 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C2.1Employment (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
  Arklow and Environs Local Area Plan, Wicklow · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G3pNHA (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  Arklow and Environs Local Area Plan, Wicklow · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G4Active Open Space (Active open space)
  Arklow and Environs Local Area Plan, Wicklow · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 9 Apr 2025Unconditional

  Part 8 - submissions should be made to the relevant department as specified on the site notice (not to the Planning Department) - construct 2 No. social housing units and all associated works. The accommodation shall consist of the following: 1 No. 2 bed and 1 No. 3 bed single storey units

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2584

• 16 May 2023Conditional

  the proposed development will consist of replacing the existing boundary fence on three of the site boundaries with a stronger more secure type of fence as shown on the drawings submitted with this application

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2360047

• 9 May 2023N/a

  The proposed development will consist of replacing the existing boundary fence on three of the site boundaries with a stronger more secure type of fence as shown on the drawings with this application.

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2360037

• 2 Dec 2020Conditional

  replacement of 2 no. semi detached houses (House Type C) at sites 1a & 2a The Drive to 2 no semi-detached houses (House Type ABs) and for the replacement of 4 no. terrace houses (House Type E) at sites 8, 9, 10 & 11 The Green to 4 no. terrace houses (House Type D1t), together with all associated site works within an existing estate (Heatherside being constructed at present) pursuant to Plan Reg. Ref 08/610066, 13/610035 & 19/373

  Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 201228

• 13 Jul 2020Conditional

  1) A portal fame structure 20 metres long by 14 metres wide by 7.5 metres high (floor area 280m2). The building will be used as a store to house spare parts and maintenance equipment. 2) A single storey office 5.0m by 3.5m within the proposed store to keep records and specification details of the spare parts and equipment stored. 3) Associated site works

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 20662

• 5 Apr 2019Unconditional

  extend the appropriate period of a permission - 08/66 - residential development comprising a creche; 185 houses with 4 house types; 8 duplex units over 8 apartments; new access/relief road and infrastructure linking Vale Road to Lamberton Avenue; all services and ancillary site development works; relocation of part of existing overhead ESB lines; with temporary effluent treatment plant and sewerage pumping station at Yardland Td

  Extension of duration, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 19373

• 17 Dec 2018Conditional

  portal frame structure 69m long by 15.4 m wide by 6.5m high (floor area 1063 sqm) to enclose existing drum storage bund in pharmaceutical complex

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 181404

• 11 Dec 2018N/a

  extend the appropriate period of a permission - 08/66 - residential development comprising a creche; 185 houses with 4 house types; 8 duplex units over 8 apartments; new access/relief road and infrastructure linking Vale Road to Lamberton Avenue; all services and ancillary site development works; relocation of part of existing overhead ESB lines; with temporary effluent treatment plant and sewerage pumping station at Yardland Td

  Extension of duration · Wicklow County Council, 181382

• 20 Aug 2018Conditional

  demolition of buildings & structures on site & construction of Data Storage Facility comprising 3 data storage buildings & all assoc site infrastructure: data storage facility 1 (6 Pod Data Centre) located to north of site served by 1 gas generator compound to south of Data Storage building including 5 flues & 2 bunded fuel tanks located to south east & south west of Data Storage building & powered by (-part grid / - part gas) with emergency diesel fuel backup. Data storage facility 2 (8 pod data centre) located to south of Data Storage Facility 1 served by 1 gas generator compound to the south of building incl 6 flues & 2 bunded fuel tanks located to south east & south west of Data Storage building & powered by (-part grid / -part gas) with emergency diesel fuel backup. Data storage 3 (8 pod data centre) located to south of site served by 1 diesel generator compound to north of building incl 8 flues & 2 bunded fuel tanks, located to north east & north west of Data Storage building & powered by grid. The dev will consist of upgrade of existing 100 kV substation to provide a Substation Compound comprising Gas Insulated Switchgear (GIS) equipment with 4 50 mega Volt Amp bays within a single storey MV building 10 lighting protection masts, 4 oil filled transformers, with c2.4m high palisade fence, provision of 1 single storey security guard house at primary access to data storage facilities, provision of 4 vehicular access points off Shelton Abbey (access rd) on western side (2 to serve Data Storage Facilities, 1 to serve GIS substation & 1 to serve MV building), internal access roads, surface level car parking, site services (foul & surface water drainage & water supply) incl 1 pump house with 3 water tanks to sough west, 1 attenuation pond to south east, waste water treatment plant to the west of Shelton Abbey (access road), landscaping, boundary & site dev works above & below ground. Accompany by EIAR

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 18940

• 10 Aug 2018N/a

  demolition of buildings & structures on site & construction of Data Storage Facility comprising 3 data storage buildings & all assoc site infrastructure: data storage facility 1 (6 Pod Data Centre) located to north of site served by 1 gas generator compound to south of Data Storage building including 5 flues & 2 bunded fuel tanks located to south east & south west of Data Storage building & powered by (-part grid / - part gas) with emergency diesel fuel backup. Data storage facility 2 (8 pod data centre) located to south of Data Storage Facility 1 served by 1 gas generator compound to the south of building incl 6 flues & 2 bunded fuel tanks located to south east & south west of Data Storage building & powered by (-part grid / -part gas) with emergency diesel fuel backup. Data storage 3 (8 pod data centre) located to south of site served by 1 diesel generator compound to north of building incl 8 flues & 2 bunded fuel tanks, located to north east & north west of Data Storage building & powered by grid. The dev will consist of upgrade of existing 100 kV substation to provide a Substation Compound comprising Gas Insulated Switchgear (GIS) equipment with 4 50 mega Volt Amp bays within a single storey MV building 10 lighting protection masts, 4 oil filled transformers, with c2.4m high palisade fence, provision of 1 single storey security guard house at primary access to data storage facilities, provision of 4 vehicular access points off Shelton Abbey (access rd) on western side (2 to serve Data Storage Facilities, 1 to serve GIS substation & 1 to serve MV building), internal access roads, surface level car parking, site services (foul & surface water drainage & water supply) incl 1 pump house with 3 water tanks to sough west, 1 attenuation pond to south east, waste water treatment plant to the west of Shelton Abbey (access road), landscaping, boundary & site dev works above & below ground. Accompany by EIAR

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 18914

• 18 Jan 2018Conditional

  erection of 3 illuminated signs at pharmaceutical complex to reflect a rebranding of the company as a subsidiary of Merck KGaA. Two signs are to be located at the entrance to the site and will replace two existing signs at the site entrance. The third sign will be located on the south west gable of the existing distribution warehouse building

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 1831

• 17 Nov 2017N/a

  signs at pharmaceutical complex to reflect a rebranding of the Company as a subsidiary of Merck KGaA

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 171386

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

Designated sites

• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Arklow Town Marsh 001931

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Ballyraine Lower.

Architectural heritage

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

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 10 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

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3327 (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.

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

Name

Ballyraine Lower · Baile an Ráithín Íochtarach

Area

312,508 m² (31.25 ha, 77.22 acres)

Civil parish

Arklow, and its townlands

Barony

Arklow

Electoral division

Arklow Rural, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Arklow Rural electoral division: 1,415 people in 498 households; 80% of households own their home; 30% of homes were built since 2001; 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 6% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballyraine Middle, Glenart, Marsh, Shelton Abbey, Yardland

Placenames

Ballyraine Lower 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.