# Bollarney Murragh, Co. Wicklow: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Rathnew, barony of Newcastle, Co. Wicklow; in Irish Muiríoch Bhuaile Airne. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 168,266 m² (16.83 ha, 41.58 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 4 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 3,309 m² (0.33 ha, 0.82 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): C2.1 Employment, the zone with the most parcels - Planning (National Planning Applications): 13 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Rathnew, https://everytownland.com/wicklow/parish/rathnew.md - Barony: Newcastle - Electoral division: Wicklow Rural, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): Wicklow Rural electoral division: 10,247 people in 3,334 households; 73% of households own their home; 56% of homes were built since 2001; 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 3% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Wicklow, https://everytownland.com/wicklow.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/55763 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 250400 - Centre: latitude 52.993655, longitude -6.049498 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 4 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Bollarney Murragh, from 542 m² to 12,183 m² (1.22 ha, 3.01 acres); 3 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 5653330: 12,183 m² (1.22 ha, 3.01 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5653330.md - Parcel 5536458: 5,545 m² (0.55 ha, 1.37 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5536458.md - Parcel 5536158: 1,073 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5536158.md - Parcel 5536447: 542 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5536447.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) - C2.1 Employment (Industrial, enterprise, employment): Wicklow Town - Rathnew Local Area Plan, Wicklow; 4 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.wicklow.ie/Living/Services/Planning/Development-Plans-Strategies/Local-Area-Town-Settlement-Plans/Wicklow-Town-Rathnew/Wicklow-Town-Rathnew-Local-Area-Plan-2025-2031 - M1 Waterfront (Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site): Wicklow Town - Rathnew Local Area Plan, Wicklow; 1 parcel. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.wicklow.ie/Living/Services/Planning/Development-Plans-Strategies/Local-Area-Town-Settlement-Plans/Wicklow-Town-Rathnew/Wicklow-Town-Rathnew-Local-Area-Plan-2025-2031 - N6 Public Utility (Other networks and basic infrastructure/utilities uses): Wicklow Town - Rathnew Local Area Plan, Wicklow; 1 parcel. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.wicklow.ie/Living/Services/Planning/Development-Plans-Strategies/Local-Area-Town-Settlement-Plans/Wicklow-Town-Rathnew/Wicklow-Town-Rathnew-Local-Area-Plan-2025-2031 - G3 Natural Areas (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape): Wicklow Town - Rathnew Local Area Plan, Wicklow; 1 parcel. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.wicklow.ie/Living/Services/Planning/Development-Plans-Strategies/Local-Area-Town-Settlement-Plans/Wicklow-Town-Rathnew/Wicklow-Town-Rathnew-Local-Area-Plan-2025-2031 ## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage) 13 applications, newest first. - 7 Nov 2024, Wicklow County Council 2460683: N/a. Permission. permission for extension of existing storage yard with a hard surfaced finish area and associate works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460683/0 - 31 Jul 2024, Wicklow County Council 2460464: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. a new commercial unit for general storage purposes, new entrance onto public road, new concrete yard and parking area, demolishing of existing temporary storage structure and associate works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460464/0 - 20 Dec 2022, Wicklow County Council 221370: Conditional. Permission. development at unit3, The Murrough, Wicklow Town, Co Wicklow. The development will consist of an increase in the quantity of bulky waste accepted and managed at their existing waste facility from 900 tonnes per annum to 3,000 tonnes per annum. The applicant does not propose making any infrastructural changes at the application site under this planning application.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/221370/0 - 28 Sept 2022, Wicklow County Council 221030: Conditional. Retention. Alterations/extension to the existing detached fully serviced dwelling house to include the following: 1 single storey flat roof extension on north gable elevation (6sq.m) rebuilt on footprint of previous structure; 2 raised height of pitched roof/change in roof profile; 3 single storey hipped roof extension on south gable elevation (26.5 sq.m) partly rebuilt on footprint of previous structure; 4 non-habitable attic store room (29 sq.m) with 1 no. rooflight; and 5 1 no. window within habitable bedroom on west elevation. Full planning permission for the following: 1 replacement of existing low-level timber louvre fixed panel on south façade with metal balustrade fixed panel; and 2 new waste-water treatment plant and percolation area. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/221030/0 - 21 Oct 2021, Wicklow County Council 211263: Conditional. Permission. new infrastructure and alterations at the existing sludge treatment centre to increase the volume of liquid sludge imports for dewatering, so that it can operate as a Satellite Dewatering Centre in addition to its current operation for sludge treatment. The proposed development comprises: Lime silo. Mixer shed. Trailer shed. Control room/kiosk. Odour control unit. Pumps and other mechanical and electrical works associated with the above. All associated ancillary site development works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/211263/0 - 1 Oct 2021, Wicklow County Council 211186: N/a. Permission. new infrastructure and alterations at the existing sludge treatment centre to increase the volume of liquid sludge imports for dewatering, so that it can operate as a Satellite Dewatering Centre in addition to its current operation for sludge treatment. The proposed development comprises: Lime silo. Mixer shed. Trailer shed. Control room/kiosk. Odour control unit. Pumps and other mechanical and electrical works associated with the above. All associated ancillary site development works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/211186/0 - 20 Aug 2020, Wicklow County Council 20814: N/a. Retention. alterations/extension to the existing detached fully serviced dwelling house to include the following: 1. Single storey flat roof extension on north gable elevation (6 sq.m) partly rebuilt on footprint of previous structure; 2. Raised height of pitched roof/change in roof profile; 3. Single storey hipped roof extension on south gable elevation (26.5 sq.m) partly rebuilt on footprint of previous structure; 4. Non-habitable attic store room (29 sq.m) with 1 no. rooflight; and 5. 1 no. window within habitable bedroom on west elevation together with all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/20814/0 - 9 Jun 2020, Wicklow County Council 20534: Conditional. Permission. The development will consist of the following: The company proposes on accepting 900 tonnes of Bulky Waste (Old Furniture) at its proposed facility per annum. A fraction of this waste furniture will be reworked/restored within the premises where viable, and the rest manually dismantled and sorted into the following different waste streams (i.e. wood, metal, plastic, residual waste). Each waste stream which arises during the dismantling of furniture will be sorted and deposited in a designated skip for that waste type. These skips will be contained inside the premises. Once a skip is filled, it will be collected and brought to an appropriate waste facility authorised to take that waste type. This activity constitutes a Material Change of Use of the site under the Planning and Development Act. This activity also constitutes a pre-treatment waste activity under the Waste Management (Facility Permit and Registration) Regulations. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/20534/0 - 16 Dec 2019, Wicklow County Council 191345: Refused. Permission. waste management facility for the acceptance, storage, sorting and transfer of non hazardous skip waste, construction and demolition waste, green waste and mixed dry recyclables and a public recycling centre for the acceptance of non hazardous household bulky waste, timber, dry recyclable waste, green biodegradable (landscaping type) waste, metal, glass and household WEEE and batteries. The total waste intake at the facility will be up to 24,500 tonnes per annum. The development will include the construction of a waste management facility to include site entrance, waste reception sorting and storage building, office building, a weighbridge, a weighbridge reception hut, car parking facilities, concrete hardstanding, a wastewater treatment system, foul water holding tank, surface water soakaway, silt trap, interceptor and all associated site works and additionally, the construction of a public recycling centre to include site entrance, non fixed waste receptacles (skips, bins, cages and bottle banks) a reception hut, traffic barriers and all associated site works. Works will also include the demolition of existing derelict buildings on the site (approx. 1960 sqm area) and the clean up and removal of historical waste at the existing site, the erection of boundary walls and railings and entrance gates, landscaping and native wildflower patches and provision of suitable lighting. It is proposed to operate the facility from 08.00 until 17.00 Monday to Friday and 08:00 to 14:00 on Saturdays. It is not proposed to operate the facility on Sundays or Bank Holidays. The development will require a waste management facility permit from Wicklow County Council. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the Planning Authority. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/191345/0 - 16 Dec 2019, Wicklow County Council 191347: N/a. Permission. structural steel canopy over the existing loading and unloading bays, the canopy structure having a gross floor area of 316.55 sqm, the relocation of the existing site entrance to a location to the south of the existing entrance, the erection of fencing, as replacement for the existing fencing and site entrance, to the eastern site boundary and all associated site works, at the existing biofuels production facility. The proposed development relates to a development which requires a Technical Amendment to an existing Industrial Emissions License (EPA Registration No P0950-01). File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/191347/0 - 24 Jan 2019, Wicklow County Council 1964: N/a. Retention. alterations/extension to the existing detached fully serviced dwelling house to include the following: 1. Single storey flat roof extension on the north gable elevation (6sqm) rebuilt on footprint of previous structure; 2. Raised height of pitched roof/change in roof profile; 3. Single storey hipped roof extension on south gable elevation (26.5sqm) partly rebuilt on footprint of previous structure; 4. Non-inhabitable attic store room (29sqm) with 1 no. rooflight; and 5.1 no. window within habitable bedroom on west elevation. Together with historic established pedestrian/vehicular access and all associated site works and connection to existing mains water services. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/1964/0 - 7 Jan 2019, Wicklow County Council 1912: N/a. Retention. alterations / extension to the existing detached fully serviced dwelling house to include the following: 1 single storey flat roof extension on north gable elevation (6 sqm) rebuilt on footprint of previous structure, 2. raised height of pitched roof / change in roof profile, 3. Single storey hipped roof extension on south gable elevation (26.5 sqm) partly rebuilt on footprint of previous structure 4. Non habitable attic store room (29 sqm) with 1 no rooflight and 5. 1 no window within habitable bedroom on west elevation. Together with historic established pedestrian / vehicular access and all associated site works and connection to existing public mains services. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/1912/0 - 12 Jan 2017, Wicklow County Council 1721: Conditional. Permission. change of use in respect of one unit of the existing commercial storage facility, the unit comprising a gross floor area of 885 sqm from commercial storage use to light industrial use, and associated site works. The proposed development relates to a development which requires a review of the existing Industrial Emissions Licence (EPA Reg Number P0950-01). The application is accompany by an Environmental Impact Statement. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/1721/0 Applicants are not shown. ## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service) - Special Area of Conservation: The Murrough Wetlands SAC, site code 002249, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/002249 - Special Protection Area: The Murrough cSPA, site code 004186, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/spa/004186 - Proposed Natural Heritage Area: The Murrough, site code 000730 ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) No recorded monument lies in the townland of Bollarney Murragh. ## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Bollarney Murragh. ## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland) - Radon: About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887 - Landslides: Susceptibility low, on the 1:50,000 map. - Terrain model: LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3401, https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/LiDAR/OPW_NASC/OPW_3401.zip (ZIP). - Flooding: the flood maps of the Office of Public Works, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use. 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. ## Downloads - DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, for a drawing program: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/bollarney-murragh.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/bollarney-murragh.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/bollarney-murragh.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Bollarney Murragh with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Wicklow: https://everytownland.com/wicklow.md ## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann) - Corporation Murragh: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/corporation-murragh.md - Knockrobin Murragh: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/knockrobin-murragh.md 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. --- Everytownland reads the registered freehold land and the statutory boundaries of Tailte Éireann, the national zoning, planning file and heritage records of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Residential Property Price Register. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee; this site names no owner. A price is the price recorded for a past sale, not a valuation. Sources: Cadastral Parcels Freehold, Townlands, Civil Parishes, Baronies, Electoral Divisions and Buildings, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0; national zoning of development plans (GZT, MyPlan) and National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0, applicants not shown; designated sites, National Parks and Wildlife Service, CC BY 4.0; Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, CC BY 4.0; Residential Property Price Register, Property Services Regulatory Authority, re-used with the source acknowledged. - Page: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/bollarney-murragh - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/wicklow/bollarney-murragh