Ballyronan

16 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballyronan, from 125 m² to 162,497 m² (16.25 ha, 40.15 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 40 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  Newtownmountkennedy Town Plan, Wicklow · 14 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• N2.2Public Utility (Wastewater)
  Newtownmountkennedy Town 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.

• 27 Apr 2026N/a

  part 8 - submissions should be made to the relevant department as specified on the site notice (not to the Planning Department) - construct the N11 Kilpedder 'Rat-Run' Road Safety Improvement Scheme. The scheme will enhance cyclist safety by providing a northbound cycle route through Kilpedder enabling northbound cyclists to bypass the N11 from south of junction 11 (Kilpedder) to north junction 10 (Delgany)

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2680

• 30 Mar 2026Conditional

  agricultural storage shed ancillary to existing yard use, and associated works

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2667

• 8 Jul 2024Refused

  Section 42(1) on PRR 10/2123 (access road from the south western roundabout of the Ballyronan interchange to the site entrance. The road continues northward for an additional c 0.3km terminating in a cul de sac formed by bollards at its junction with the laneway located at the northern site boundaries (total road length c 1.1km). The proposed road will include a two way cycle track and a footpath and will involve restoration / modification of the existing Demesne wall; closure of the existing left in / left out access to Mountkennedy House (protected structure) off the N.11. Access will be provided to the existing laneway directly from the proposed access road, 10 no identical two storey Data Centre units each measuring c 10,915 sqm gross. The ground floor of each unit comprises plant areas, storage, workshops, reception / lobby, office space, inspection area, breakroom, internal loading areas and circulation space. The first floor of each unit comprises a net technical area, offices, ancillary plant, storage and circulation space. Each Data Centre unit will also have an ancillary service yard that will incorporate a sprinkler tank, a pump house, an MV switchroom, ESB switch rooms, electrical transformers enclosed within a post and wire mesh fence and a fuel storage tank, an auxillary cooling compound located to thee rear of each building and adjacent to the service yard, an enclosed electrical compound located centrally along the southern site boundary providing for a future step down transformer from the existing 220/110kv overhead power line, a primary dry cooling compound in area housing dry cooling units located to the west of the site; 3 no heat exchanger buildings located on site at the south west corner, north west corner and to the south of the site entrance at the eastern boundary, 250 car parking spaces including 40 electric car parking spaces and 20 disabled car parking spaces; a temporary waste water treatment plant and percolation area located centrally within the site; 1 main security hut located at the site entrance and 10 individual security huts located at the entrance to each individual Data Centre unit; landscape berming and additional planting at the site boundaries; all ancillary site developments works. The proposed development comprises or is for the purposes of an activity that may require an Integrated Pollution Prevention Control Licence and has a total gross floor area of 111,228 sqm)

  Extension of duration · Wicklow County Council, 24306

• 25 Jun 2024Conditional

  alterations to development previously approved under Reg. Ref. 21/1296 comprising: (a) minor repositioning of the indoor arenas; (b) minor repositioning of and reduction in the floor area of the single- storey horticultural training, learning & educational building with classroom, workshop, W.C./changing rooms and kitchen (from 643sq.m to 438sq.m); (c) minor repositioning of and reduction in the floor area of the part-single part two-storey therapeutic/support building and training, learning & educational facility with classrooms, quiet rooms, W.C./changing rooms, canteen, administration/office space, farm shop, kitchen and plant store (from 980sq.m to 894sq.m); (d) minor repositioning of the covered stable building (no change to building floor area) and relocation of the manure bay; (e) minor reconfiguration of car parking area (with no change to number of car parking spaces (86 no); (f) omission of the percolation area; (g) provision of new single-storey stable building to the immediate north of the approved covered stable building; (h) removal of lunge arena to the immediate east of the outdoor arena and provision of new multi-purpose arena and new covered seating area to the immediate north of the outdoor arena; (i) provision of integrated constructed wetlands within the north-west corner of the site; and, (j) all associated site development and infrastructural works, inclusive of tree planting, hedgerow planting, landscaping, boundary treatments, lighting, signage, pedestrian/horse paths and SuDS drainage infrastructure, necessary to facilitate the development. No works are proposed to Belfield House under this application. Belfield House is a Protected Structure. This application is lodged by Festina Lente Enterprises, a registered charity (Charity No. 16821)

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2460368

• 23 Feb 2022Conditional

  outdoor sheltered Montessori class unit, proposed 3 no. WCs, all ancillary to existing Montessori school and associated works

  Retention · Wicklow County Council, 22174

• 29 Oct 2021Conditional

  (a)removal of existing vehicular entrance serving Belfield Hse via the N11 & provision of replacement vehicular entrance & assoc access driveway, to serve Belfield Hse via Ballyronan Rd; (b)construction of an equestrian, horticultural & community-based training, learning & educational facility, to be served by vehicular/pedestrian entrance/exit points via Ballyronan Rd & comprising of: (i)2 no. indoor horse-riding arenas (combined 80m length x 30m width) with assoc viewing galleries & adjoining part-single/part 2-storey building containing conference room with external terrace, admin/office space, classrooms, equipment rooms, W.C./changing rooms & mechanical horse circuit; (ii)single-storey horticultural training, learning & educational building with classroom, workshop, W.C./changing rooms & kitchen; (iii)single-storey therapeutic/support building with classrooms, quiet rooms, W.C./changing rooms, administration /office space & plant store; (iv)single-storey training, learning & educational canteen facility with assoc W.C./changing rooms, kitchen, plant store & external dining terrace; (v)part-single part 2-storey admin/farm shop building comprising board room, admin/office space, reception & internal/external farm sales areas with associated store room; (vi)stable yard with horse–walker, horse-box parking area, ancillary equine/site management sheds & single-storey stable facility accommodating 36 no. individual horse stalls with 18 no. adjoining outdoor stalls & assoc equipment/feed/service/staff rooms; (vii) single-storey garden workshop building containing workshop, storeroom, W.C./changing rooms, chemical store & plant store; (viii)2 no. polytunnels (each of 6m width & 18m length) & allotment garden (approx 2,300sq.m) providing individual planting plots/spaces; (ix)outdoor horse-riding arena (80m length x 30m width) with assoc water training area & lunge arena; &; (x)vehicular parking area comprising 87 no. car parking spaces (inclusive of 6 no. accessible & 8 no. electric vehicle charging spaces), 20 no. bicycle parking spaces & assoc drop-off/bus parking area; & (c)all associated site development & infrastructural works, inclusive of tree removal/planting, hedgerow removal/planting, landscaping, boundary treatments, lighting, signage, internal access/service roadways, pedestrian/horse paths, ESB substation & SuDS drainage infrastructure, necessary to facilitate the development. No works are proposed to Belfield se under

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 211296

• 6 May 2021Conditional

  change of use of the existing car garage granted under application reg. ref. 931044 and subsequently amended by application reg. ref. 09280 to use as a one bed-space community dwelling including modifications to the existing north, west and south elevations, the addition of a single storey lean-to boiler house to the north western corner of the existing garage structure, the reconfiguration of the existing car parking area, the replacement of the existing septic tank with a new wastewater treatment system, and any site works above and below ground associated with the above mentioned development

  Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 21520

• 22 Apr 2021N/a

  change of use of the existing car garage granted under application ref. ref. 931044 and subsequently amended by application reg. ref. 09280 to use as a one bed-space community dwelling, the reconfiguration of the existing car parking area, the replacement of the existing septic tank with a new wastewater treatment system, and any site works above and below ground associated with the above mentioned development

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 21449

• 9 Nov 2018Conditional

  change of use (removal of condition 2 Section 47 from granted planning Reg Ref 05/3605) from restricted use to use by all classes of persons

  Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 181254

• 2 Feb 2018Refused

  dwelling with garage, packaged wastewater treatment system and polishing filter, splayed entrance and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 1899

• 30 Jan 2018N/a

  dwelling with garage, packaged wastewater treatment system and polishing filter, splayed entrance and all associated site works

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 1872

• 9 Aug 2017Conditional

  258.90 sqm dormer dwelling as constructed and (2) waste water treatment unit and associated percolation area all to EPA standards

  Retention, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 17974

• 15 Jun 2017N/a

  change of use (removal of condition 2 of planning reference 05/3605) from restricted use as a dwelling to use by all classes of persons

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 17708

• 23 May 2017Conditional

  part single and part two storey extension, including an open porch and the reroofing of a glazed roof in slate to the rear and side

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 17587

• 20 Jan 2017Conditional

  extension to existing garage and retention of conversion of garage and retained extension to preschool facility and associated works

  Retention · Wicklow County Council, 1751

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

Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Ballyronan.

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Ballyronan.

Architectural heritage

• Belfield, house, 1770–1790 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay two-storey house, built c.1780. The house is finished in roughcast render and has distinctive curved ends to the front elevation. To the north rear there are later returns. The panelled front door and timber and projecting porch are both replacement and are flanked by plain granite pilasters. The window openings are flat-headed with six and nine over six timber sash frames. The pitched roof is finished with natural slate. The house is set within extensive grounds.

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

At the centre of the townland of Ballyronan, about 1 in 10 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 moderately low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3366 (ZIP).

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.

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

Name

Ballyronan · Baile Uí Rónáin

Area

619,998 m² (62 ha, 153.2 acres)

Civil parish

Kilcoole, and its townlands

Barony

Newcastle

Electoral division

Kilcoole, the unit of the census

Census 2022

12,163 people lived in 4,109 households in the Kilcoole electoral division. 74% of households owned their home. 68% of homes were built since 2001. 3% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballygarret, Kilpedder East, Kilpedder West, Kilquade, Mount Kennedy Demesne, Seaview

Placenames

Ballyronan 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.