Castleruddery Upper

25 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Castleruddery Upper, from 28 m² to 297,761 m² (29.78 ha, 73.58 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 22 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Castleruddery Upper 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.

• 4 Feb 2026Refused

  406 sqm soil screening storage shed for existing infill site and associate works

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2660073

• 22 Mar 2022Refused

  Finger post sign

  N/a · Wicklow County Council, 22273

• 27 Jan 2021Refused

  10 year permission for Construction of up to 5 No. wind turbines with a maximum overall blade top height of 165m, with a transformer at each turbine and associated hard stand area; 1No. 38kV electrical substation and all associated infrastructure and works; 20kV underground cables facilitating the connection of turbines to 38kV electrical substation and all associated infrastructure and works; Circa 6.5km of 38kV underground cabling and all associated works along public roads to facilitate the connection of the proposed 38kV wind farm electrical substation to the existing Stratford 38/110kV substation referred to as 'the grid route', Provision of a heritage trail circa 1km in length to include associated information signage (located at the key heritage assets) and parking area; Replacement of existing grass verge with a new 1 metre wide footway at each bridge crossing along the 'grid route'; New site tracks, upgraded site tracks and all associated works; 1 No. 30m permanent meteorological mast and all associated infrastructure and works; A temporary site compound and all associated works; and All associated and ancillary site development works The application site includes Protected Structures. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and Natura Impact Statement (NIS) have been prepared in respect of the proposed development and will be submitted with the application.

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2160

• 19 Jan 2021N/a

  10 year permission for Construction of up to 5 No. wind turbines with a maximum overall blade top height of 165m, with a transformer at each turbine and associated hard stand area; 1No. 38kV electrical substation and all associated infrastructure and works; 20kV underground cables facilitating the connection of turbines to 38kV electrical substation and all associated infrastructure and works; Circa 6.5km of 38kV underground cabling and all associated works along public roads to facilitate the connection of the proposed 38kV wind farm electrical substation to the existing Stratford 38/110kV substation referred to as 'the grid route', Provision of a heritage trail circa 1km in length to include associated information signage (located at the key heritage assets) and parking area; Replacement of existing grass verge with a new 1 metre wide footway at each bridge crossing along the 'grid route'; New site tracks, upgraded site tracks and all associated works; 1 No. 30m permanent meteorological mast and all associated infrastructure and works; A temporary site compound and all associated works; and All associated and ancillary site development works. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and Natura Impact Statement (NIS) have been prepared in respect of the proposed development and will be submitted with the application

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2128

• 17 Dec 2020Conditional

  importation of inert soil and stones for use, including through screening and soil recovery, in site restoration of an area of 1.26 hectares with a former gravel pit, at a rate of 10,000 tonnes per annum (100,000 tonnes total), along with permission to construct a wheel wash and weighbridge, use of a mechanical screener, internal access arrangements and the use of existing public road access, for a period of ten years

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 201291

• 7 Jun 2019N/a

  change of use (removal of condition 2 of Planning Reg Ref 01/5522) from restricted use as a dwelling to use by all classes of persons

  Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 19621

• 3 Jan 2019Refused

  importation of soil and stone for the raising of an agricultural field in order to improve the agricultural output of the field and the construction of a new temporary haul road and all associated works

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 199

• 18 Dec 2018N/a

  importation of soil and stone for the raising of an agricultural field in order to improve the agricultural output of the field and the construction of a new temporary haul road and all associated works

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 181416

• 1 Oct 2018N/a

  importation of concrete, the storing of concrete, the processing of concrete including crushing and the storage of the crushed concrete product pending reuse offsite

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 181077

• 28 Sept 2018Refused

  importation of soil and stone for the raising of an agricultural field in order to improve the agricultural output of the field and the construction of a new temporary haul road and all associated works

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 181068

• 15 May 2018Refused

  A-roof shed (agricultural building), relocate / upgrade existing agricultural entrance and associated site works

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 18529

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: Slaney River Valley SAC 000781

Recorded monuments

• WI021-017001 Cairn - unclassified
  Description

  One of two unclassified cairns on a gentle W-facing slope overlooking a steeper slope with good views to W. Listed in the RMP (1986) as 'Hut sites - possible'. A subcircular area (diam. c. 13m NW-SE; c. 11m NE-SW) defined by a contiguous ring of large granite stones (L 1.5-1.8m) described by Leask (NMI/OPW Topographical files, undated) as a cairn circle comprising as many as 24 stones. Another unclassified cairn (WI021-017002-) lies 12m to the S. A third unclassified cairn (WI021-017003-) lies c. 140m to the NNE. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 5 December 2012

• WI021-017002 Cairn - unclassified
  Description

  One of two unclassified cairns on a gentle W-facing slope overlooking a steeper slope with good views to W. Listed in the RMP (1986) as 'Hut sites - possible'. A circular area (diam. c. 18m) defined by a number of granite stones. Another unclassified cairn (WI021-017001-) lies 12m to the N. A third unclassified cairn (WI021-017003-) lies c. 140m to the NNE. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 5 December 2012

• WI021-017003 Cairn - unclassified
  Description

  On top of a N-S ridge. A poorly preserved circular area (diam. 11.9m) defined by a number of granite stones. Two unclassified cairns (WI021-017001-, WI021-017002-) lie c. 140m to the SSW. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 5 December 2012

• WI021-030 Designed landscape feature
  Description

  On a WNW-facing slope in an area with other designed landscape features (WI021-031----, WI021-084----). Listed in the SMR (1986) as ‘Enclosure – square’ this is a square, sunken, marshy area (80m x 80m) with three wide terraces cut into the natural slope immediately to the E. These may have been shooting platforms. A raised area in the SW quadrant of the square may have been a small island. Castleruddery embanked stone circle (WI021-032----) lies c. 100m to the S. (CUCAP, BDR 39) Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 5 December 2012

• WI021-031 Designed landscape feature
  Description

  On the summit of a low ridge with higher ground to the E and a steep slope to the W in an area with other designed landscape features (WI021-030----, 40m to the SW and WI021-084----, 110m to the NE). Listed in the SMR (1986) as a fish pond and named ‘Lead pond’ on the 1st ed. OS 6-inch map. A long rectangular area (max. dims. 110m x 22m) defined by a steep, wide, earthen bank (Wth 8m; H 1.6-2m) which also encloses the terminals. The sunken central area is c. 3.5m below the top of the banks and is flat. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 5 December 2012

• WI021-084 Designed landscape feature
  Description

  On level ground in a marshy area at the foot of a steep W-facing slope with higher ground on all sides. A rectangular feature defined by a wide bank (Wth 10m) with an external fosse at the NW end. Internally there are 6 pits in two rows of three, each joined to the next by a ditch. Another designed landscape feature (WI021-031----) lies c. 100 to the SW. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 5 December 2012

Architectural heritage

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

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 Castleruddery Upper, about 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The Geological Survey did not answer.

Terrain model

The Geological Survey did not answer.

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

Name

Castleruddery Upper · Caisleán an Ridire Uachtarach

Area

846,137 m² (84.61 ha, 209.09 acres)

Civil parish

Donaghmore, and its townlands

Barony

Talbotstown Upper

Electoral division

Donaghmore, the unit of the census

Census 2022

463 people lived in 148 households in the Donaghmore electoral division. 83% of households owned their home. 31% of homes were built since 2001. 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Castleruddery Lower, Deerpark, Donaghmore, Newtown, Whitestown Lower

Placenames

Castleruddery Upper 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.