# Butterhill, Co. Wicklow: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Blessington, barony of Talbotstown Lower, Co. Wicklow; in Irish Cnoc an Ime.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,654,960 m² (165.5 ha, 408.95 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 55 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 3,260 m² (0.33 ha, 0.81 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 9 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Blessington, https://everytownland.com/wicklow/parish/blessington.md
- Barony: Talbotstown Lower
- Electoral division: Blessington, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): Blessington electoral division: 4,588 people in 1,608 households; 71% of households own their home; 39% of homes were built since 2001; 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Wicklow, https://everytownland.com/wicklow.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/54624
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 250437
- Centre: latitude 53.168598, longitude -6.498677 (WGS 84)

## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann)

55 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Butterhill, from 355 m² to 377,504 m² (37.75 ha, 93.28 acres); 26 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 1292179: 377,504 m² (37.75 ha, 93.28 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1292179.md
- Parcel 1281169: 229,739 m² (22.97 ha, 56.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1281169.md
- Parcel 1265317: 171,573 m² (17.16 ha, 42.4 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1265317.md
- Parcel 1280575: 142,589 m² (14.26 ha, 35.23 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1280575.md
- Parcel 1250497: 128,866 m² (12.89 ha, 31.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1250497.md
- Parcel 1296115: 116,229 m² (11.62 ha, 28.72 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1296115.md
- Parcel 1268263: 101,928 m² (10.19 ha, 25.19 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1268263.md
- Parcel 1261212: 66,714 m² (6.67 ha, 16.49 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1261212.md
- Parcel 2755203: 45,367 m² (4.54 ha, 11.21 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2755203.md
- Parcel 2404356: 36,535 m² (3.65 ha, 9.03 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2404356.md
- Parcel 3376073: 25,464 m² (2.55 ha, 6.29 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3376073.md
- Parcel 1287324: 25,027 m² (2.5 ha, 6.18 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1287324.md
- Parcel 1282293: 19,010 m² (1.9 ha, 4.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1282293.md
- Parcel 1263789: 18,855 m² (1.89 ha, 4.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1263789.md
- Parcel 1282872: 18,054 m² (1.81 ha, 4.46 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1282872.md
- Parcel 1248825: 13,619 m² (1.36 ha, 3.37 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1248825.md
- Parcel 1273277: 9,554 m² (0.96 ha, 2.36 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1273277.md
- Parcel 1272803: 8,790 m² (0.88 ha, 2.17 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1272803.md
- Parcel 1289859: 8,662 m² (0.87 ha, 2.14 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1289859.md
- Parcel 1284752: 7,617 m² (0.76 ha, 1.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1284752.md
- Parcel 1290199: 6,278 m² (0.63 ha, 1.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1290199.md
- Parcel 2736655: 6,217 m² (0.62 ha, 1.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2736655.md
- Parcel 1257894: 6,044 m² (0.6 ha, 1.49 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1257894.md
- Parcel 4956236: 4,581 m² (0.46 ha, 1.13 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4956236.md
- Parcel 1284259: 4,472 m² (0.45 ha, 1.1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1284259.md
- Parcel 1269144: 3,968 m² (0.4 ha, 0.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1269144.md
- Parcel 5385283: 3,875 m² (0.39 ha, 0.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5385283.md
- Parcel 1281877: 3,260 m² (0.33 ha, 0.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1281877.md
- Parcel 4956170: 3,120 m² (0.31 ha, 0.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4956170.md
- Parcel 1266928: 2,762 m² (0.28 ha, 0.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1266928.md
- Parcel 1287034: 2,642 m² (0.26 ha, 0.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1287034.md
- Parcel 1277493: 2,637 m² (0.26 ha, 0.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1277493.md
- Parcel 1272982: 2,576 m² (0.26 ha, 0.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1272982.md
- Parcel 1260183: 2,449 m² (0.24 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1260183.md
- Parcel 1268972: 2,390 m² (0.24 ha, 0.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1268972.md
- Parcel 1269546: 2,312 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1269546.md
- Parcel 1250762: 2,253 m² (0.23 ha, 0.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1250762.md
- Parcel 1270956: 2,193 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1270956.md
- Parcel 1539860: 2,188 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1539860.md
- Parcel 1286664: 2,131 m² (0.21 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1286664.md
- Parcel 1287450: 2,072 m² (0.21 ha, 0.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1287450.md
- Parcel 2497442: 2,067 m² (0.21 ha, 0.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2497442.md
- Parcel 1285100: 1,828 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1285100.md
- Parcel 1291351: 1,377 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1291351.md
- Parcel 1267913: 1,252 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1267913.md
- Parcel 3250712: 1,042 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3250712.md
- Parcel 1266509: 939 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1266509.md
- Parcel 1266727: 912 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1266727.md
- Parcel 1259178: 864 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1259178.md
- Parcel 1285600: 524 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1285600.md
- Parcel 1249493: 473 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1249493.md
- Parcel 1249964: 419 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1249964.md
- Parcel 1248826: 393 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1248826.md
- Parcel 1249491: 392 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1249491.md
- Parcel 1265108: 355 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1265108.md

## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan)

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

## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

9 applications, newest first.

- 4 Aug 2026, Wicklow County Council 2660684: N/a. Permission. insertion of a 5.0m x 8.0m domestic garage and all ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660684/0
- 29 Jul 2026, Wicklow County Council 2660669: N/a. Permission. insertion of a 5.0m x 8.0m domestic garage and all ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660669/0
- 6 Apr 2020, Wicklow County Council 20345: Conditional. Retention. 1. A single storey garage to the rear of existing dwelling and 2. revised window opes to that previously granted under planning ref: 03/9780 on the rear elevation of existing house and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/20345/0
- 16 Mar 2020, Wicklow County Council 20265: N/a. Retention. 1. a single storey garage to the rear of existing dwelling and 2. revised window opes to that previously granted under planning ref: 03/9780 on the rear elevation of existing house and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/20265/0
- 10 Jul 2019, Wicklow County Council 19738: Conditional. Retention. 58 sqm single storey stable / storage block and permission for alterations and revisions to the internal layout of the original farm outbuildings and for change of use into 3 no tourist accommodation units, upgrade the existing effluent disposal system for additional loading along with all associated site development works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/19738/0
- 14 Aug 2018, Wicklow County Council 18923: Conditional. Extension of duration, 1 home. extend the appropriate period of a permission - 12/6921 - relocate dwelling granted under planning ref 08/628 by a distance of 35 mts to the north east, also relocate the granted entrance by 10mts to the south west. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/18923/0
- 31 May 2018, Wicklow County Council 18589: Conditional. Retention. revised house and garage position to that previously granted under planning reference 15/1036 with retention for a single storey sunroom to the side of existing dwelling and associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/18589/0
- 11 Jul 2017, Wicklow County Council 17836: Conditional. Permission. sheep shed incorporating effluent tank and animal handling yard. Demolition of existing sheed shed is also required and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/17836/0
- 23 Jan 2017, Wicklow County Council 1759: Refused. Permission. sheep shed incorporating slatted tank and animal handling yard and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/1759/0

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## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

- Special Protection Area: Poulaphouca Reservoir SPA, site code 004063, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/spa/004063
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Poulaphouca Reservoir, site code 000731

## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service)

- WI005-052: Mound, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CWI005-052----. Situated on the summit of a low hill with extensive views to W, N and E and towards Lugnagun mountain to the SSE. Oval mound (dims. 44m E-W; 39m N-S; H c. 4m) surrounded by a wide berm (Wth 10-12m) which appears to have been created when the material for the mound was scarped from its immediate environs. The summit (diam. 15m) is surrounded by a low earthen bank (Wth 2.5-3m; H 0.5-0.8m) which may not be an original feature. Part of the site on the NE side has been quarried away. (Price and Walshe 1933, 48) 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 This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 108/1940).
- WI005-125: Bullaun stone, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CWI005-125----. Located at what was a N-facing slope overlooking the valley of the River Liffey before it was flooded and turned into the Pollaphuca reservoir. The reduced water level has revealed archaeological features on the newly exposed ground. The granite stone is D-shaped in plan with two straight edges (L 42cm and 23cm), although it has a maximum ‘width’ of 40cm, almost as great as its long side. The height varies from 14cm to 22 cm and it has probably been shaped into its present form, which would just about contain one basin when completed. The underside is generally rounded but it has a skelp removed which was probably accidental and accounts for the different height of the stone at different sides. The upper surface has a single basin (diam. 19cm x 20cm; max. D 4cm). The peck marks used to excavate the basin can be seen clearly, so the bullaun stone was never finished and used as otherwise the surface of the basin would have been ground smooth. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Michael Moore Date of upload: 4 October 2018
- WI005-126: Standing stone, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CWI005-126----. Located at what was a N-facing slope overlooking the valley of the River Liffey before it was flooded and turned into the Pollaphuca reservoir. The standing stone is just on the NW side (by c. 1-2m) of a relict field bank extending off to the NE and visible now as the stumps of bushes. This field bank is marked on the Cassini OS map. The standing stone is on a point jutting out into the reservoir at the moment, and this would agree with the contours on the Cassini map suggesting it is a low spur. There is a wide view out from W-N-E and three passage tombs on top of mountains to the E are within view. The shore is very steep here and even though the standing stone is only about 3m out from firm ground a black silt has accumulated between the stone and shore. The mud makes it impossible to get near the stone but the firm ground can be felt 45cm below its surface. The visible height above the mud is 85cm and it comes to a point. The stone is probably granite and at the mud surface it has a rectangular cross-section 35cm x 25cm with the long axis aligned 290 degrees (magnetic). It has a total height above the subsoil of 1.3m. The stone leans a little to the N and its point is over the N side. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Michael Moore Date of upload: 4 October 2018

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).

## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage)

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

## 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 moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are water.
- Terrain model: LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2978, https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/LiDAR/OPW_NASC/OPW_2978.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/butterhill.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/butterhill.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/butterhill.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Butterhill 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)

- Blackrock: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/blackrock-250378.md
- Crosscoolharbour: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/crosscoolharbour.md
- Knockieran Lower: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/knockieran-lower.md
- Knockieran Upper: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/knockieran-upper.md
- Oldcourt: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/oldcourt-251117.md
- Rathnabo: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/rathnabo.md
- Threecastles: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/threecastles.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.

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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.

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