Brittas

82 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Brittas, from 85 m² to 442,231 m² (44.22 ha, 109.28 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 36 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.

No zone of a development plan covers Brittas in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.

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

• 9 Sept 2026N/a

  rear extension to dwelling, landing with access doors to desk, upper level deck to rear of dwelling, double doors in place of original windows to front of dwelling , vine frame to front of dwelling, polytunnel, closed loop bathing pool, and proposed new polishing filter to EPA standards, and associated works

  Retention · Wicklow County Council, 26188

• 27 Mar 2025Refused

  as follows : 1. Retention planning permission for an existing mobile home, site entrance and all associated works and 2. Planning permission for a new mobile home (to replace the existing mobile home), effluent treatment system and polishing filter, use existing entrance and all associated site works

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2560224

• 19 Jun 2024N/a

  a farm diversification tourism accommodation & open farm project incorporating a full masterplan & landscaping scheme, incl: (1) Open farm visitor areas inc. farm sheds incl. 50sq.m petting shed, pens, paddocks, play areas, garden, connecting to existing/proposed accommodation by a ‘Farm Link Trail’, assoc. fences/gates; (2) Guest facilities farm yard cluster incl: i. Entry Building (total 44sq.m) incl. farm shop & coffee dock & reception; ii. Communal shelter (88sq.m) meeting area for picnics/BBQs; iii. Guest amphitheatre; & iv. Farm food building (100sq.m) incl. kitchen, catering & self-catering area, & communal dining areas with assoc. storage & toilets; (3) 12 no. hobbit type subterranean glamping pods; (4) Part demolition/re-use/part renovation & extension of existing farmhouse & buildings to create 4 no. holiday units (1 No. 1 Bed, 2 No. 2-Beds & 1 No. 3 Bed), with a 1st. fl. balcony; (5) 4 no. shepherd huts sited around a swale SuDS pond accessed by walkways; (6) Upgrading of existing farm entrances onto the L5605 with walls/pillars and security gates to serve scheme vehicles, pedestrians & cyclists; (7) New sections of internal road, footpaths (incl. “Farm Link Trail”), vehicle & bike parking areas, incl. disabled & EV charging spaces (incl. connections to existing Millrace Holiday Park); (8) New 24PE packaged effluent disposal system with mechanical aeration and polishing filter to current EPA standards to serve the north end of the site; (9) Connections to existing water & wastewater services (incl. to existing 160PE effluent disposal system per permission ref: 18/555) to the south side of the site; (10) Permanent indigenous landscape buffer with path to Potters River to be retained & improved to IFI standards; (11) Bin stores; (12) Solar panels to buildings; & (13) All associated site works. The planning application is accompanied by an Appropriate Assessment Screening Report

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2460353

• 2 May 2023N/a

  replacing existing mobile home with a new mobile home

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 23424

• 30 Oct 2020Refused

  erect a 24m high lattice telecommunications support structure together with antennas, dishes and associated telecommunications equipment all enclosed in security fencing

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 201095

• 12 Oct 2020Refused

  1. A proposed new storage shed circa 20.4 sqm for the existing park. 2. An extension of the existing park to include for 13 new caravan/mobile spaces, an office for park use circa 28.5 sqm, new access roads, fencing and ancillary works. The entire park will be served by an existing secondary treatment system with percolation area to current EPA guidelines and well previously granted and all associated site works

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 201010

• 24 Apr 2020Conditional

  change of use (removal of planning condition number 3 of Planning Reference 07/1810) from restricted use as a dwelling to use by all classes of persons

  Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 20387

• 28 Nov 2019Conditional

  alterations to existing dwelling to include: conversion of existing attached garage to habitable accommodation consisting of bedroom, kitchen - living area, and WC. Part infilling garage door ope and installing two number windows on front elevation. Raising height of existing window sill on side elevation, inserting additional window to rear elevation. Installing roof light to rear roof. Removal of chimney stack. Internal layout alterations to existing house

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 191277

• 14 Nov 2019N/a

  alterations to existing dwelling to include conversion of existing attached garage to habitable accommodation consisting of bedroom, kitchen - living area and WC. Part infilling garage door ope and installing 2 no windows on front elevation, raising height of window ope to side elevation, inserting additional window to rear elevation, inserting 2 no roof lights to rear roof, removal of chimney stack, internal layout alterations to existing house

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 191225

• 16 Jul 2019Conditional

  26.6 sqm single storey outhouse building used in the storage and handling of honey extraction including separately accessed WC facility and all related activities and works

  Retention · Wicklow County Council, 19758

• 8 May 2019N/a

  26.6 sqm single storey outhouse building used in the storage and handling of honey extraction including separately accessed WC facility and all related activities and works

  Retention · Wicklow County Council, 19490

• 28 Jan 2019Conditional

  single storey extension, alterations to all elevations and to install a new treatment system and percolation area and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 1977

• 9 Jan 2019Conditional

  minor alterations to site layout plan which will include minor revisions to boundaries and van locations as previously granted under ref no 18/555 and permission is also sought for amendments to condition 2 granted under previous planning file 18/555 and all associated site works

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 1920

• 14 Dec 2018N/a

  minor alterations to site layout plan which will include minor revisions to boundaries and van locations as previously granted under file ref number 18/555 and planning is also sought for amendments to condition 2 granted under previous planning file 18/555 and all associated site works

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 181406

• 21 May 2018Conditional

  (a) existing 16 caravan/mobilepark as constructed known as Millrace Holiday Park and all associated site works and (b) full planning permission for the following 1. upgrade of the existing caravan/mobile park to meet current standards 2. an extension of the existing park to include for 9 no additional caravan/mobile spaces, a new grass play area and soccer pitch, new access road and fencing. The entire park will be served by a proposed new secondary treatment system with percolation area to current EPA guidelines, a new well, a new sewage pumping chamber and new signage and all associated site works

  Retention · Wicklow County Council, 18555

• 10 Jan 2018N/a

  upgrade of an existing caravan / mobile park to meet current standards to include for (a) relocation of caravan / mobile (b) provision of bin storage area (c) alterations to entrance (d) new signage at entrance. 2. An extension of the existing park to include for 9 no caravan / mobile spaces, a new grass play area and soccer pitch, new access road and fencing. The entire park will be served by a proposed new secondary treatment system with percolation area to current EPA guidelines, a new well, a new sewage pumping chamber and all associated site works

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 1820

• 21 Dec 2017N/a

  upgrade of an existing 16 caravan / mobile park to meet current standards - works will involve the relocation and provision of a new well and secondary treatment system and percolation area to current EPA guidelines. Permission is also sought for proposed new signage at the existing entrance area, an extension of the existing park to include for an additional 9 no caravan / mobile spaces, a new grass play area and soccer pitch, new access road and a proposed new secondary treatment system with percolation area to current EPA guidelines, a new well and all associated site works

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 171528

• 14 Dec 2017Conditional

  two storey extension to the existing house, alterations to all elevations and for upgrade of effluent treatment system to current EPA standards and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 171480

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

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: Buckroney-Brittas Dunes and Fen SAC 000729
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Buckroney-Brittas Dunes And Fen 000729

Recorded monuments

• WI036-008 Megalithic tomb - portal tomb
  Description

  Situated on a marked NE-facing slope overlooking Potters River. The tomb consists of two portal stones, a backstone which leans markedly inwards and a displaced roofstone resting against the N portal-stone and backstone. A slab between the portals may be a displaced doorstone. The chamber faces uphill to the W. The monument is densely overgrown and field clearance has been piled up around its base. Some flint is visible on the S edge of the field. (Price 1934, 32-3, 37; Tuomey 1854-5, 187-9) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wicklow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 December 2008

• WI036-014 Moated site
  Description

  Situated on a gentle N-facing slope on the S edge of a small stream. Shown on the 1838 OS 6-inch map as a rectangular enclosure (max. dims. c. 50m NW-SE; c. 40m NE-SW). Not visible at ground level. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wicklow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 December 2008

• WI036-067 Burnt mound
  Description

  This is the record for the burnt mound excavated by Yvonne Whitty (E3226) on the N11 road improvement scheme. No associated trough was identified but two unmodified flint flakes of Bronze Age type were recovered from the feature. (Whitty 2009f) Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 21 january 2013

Architectural heritage

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

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

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Brittas.

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 Brittas with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Wicklow.

Name

Brittas · An Briotás

Area

2,613,440 m² (261.34 ha, 645.8 acres)

Civil parish

Dunganstown, and its townlands

Barony

Arklow

Electoral division

Dunganstown East, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Dunganstown East electoral division: 925 people in 305 households; 83% of households own their home; 26% of homes were built since 2001; 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 16% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballinaclea, Ballynacarrig, Bonagrew, Bonagrew Little, Castletimon, Cornagower East, Cornagower West, Tonlegee

Placenames

Brittas 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.