# Enniskerry, Co. Wicklow: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Powerscourt, barony of Rathdown, Co. Wicklow; in Irish Áth na Sceire. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 23,142 m² (2.31 ha, 5.72 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 33 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 172 m² - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): R2 Existing Residential, the zone with the most parcels - Planning (National Planning Applications): 15 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Powerscourt, https://everytownland.com/wicklow/parish/powerscourt.md - Barony: Rathdown - Electoral division: Enniskerry, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 3,173 people lived in 970 households in the Enniskerry electoral division. 80% of households owned their home. 18% of homes were built since 2001. 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Wicklow, https://everytownland.com/wicklow.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/55052 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 250680 - Centre: latitude 53.193114, longitude -6.167974 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 33 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Enniskerry, from 55 m² to 6,028 m² (0.6 ha, 1.49 acres); 2 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 1284703: 6,028 m² (0.6 ha, 1.49 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1284703.md - Parcel 5522020: 1,904 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5522020.md - Parcel 1277508: 280 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1277508.md - Parcel 1292190: 253 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1292190.md - Parcel 1260091: 253 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1260091.md - Parcel 1283885: 237 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1283885.md - Parcel 1270964: 232 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1270964.md - Parcel 1287042: 228 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1287042.md - Parcel 1276175: 227 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1276175.md - Parcel 1269149: 227 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1269149.md - Parcel 1268277: 217 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1268277.md - Parcel 1285612: 210 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1285612.md - Parcel 1273683: 205 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1273683.md - Parcel 1277024: 201 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1277024.md - Parcel 1259189: 178 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1259189.md - Parcel 1540165: 172 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1540165.md - Parcel 1272367: 172 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1272367.md - Parcel 1267918: 171 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1267918.md - Parcel 1281887: 171 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1281887.md - Parcel 1270428: 170 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1270428.md - Parcel 1262400: 168 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1262400.md - Parcel 1275660: 167 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1275660.md - Parcel 1263800: 164 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1263800.md - Parcel 1285117: 164 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1285117.md - Parcel 1270739: 162 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1270739.md - Parcel 1283379: 160 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1283379.md - Parcel 1267567: 155 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1267567.md - Parcel 1268704: 150 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1268704.md - Parcel 1275004: 149 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1275004.md - Parcel 1290205: 146 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1290205.md - Parcel 1274061: 143 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1274061.md - Parcel 5034033: 57 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5034033.md - Parcel 5541970: 55 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5541970.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) - R2 Existing Residential (Existing residential): Bray Municipal District Local Area Plan 2018, Wicklow; 30 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.wicklow.ie/Living/Services/Planning/Development-Plans-Strategies/Local-Area-Town-Settlement-Plans/Bray/Bray-Municipal-District-Local-Area-Plan-2018-CDP - M2 Town Centre (City/Town/village Centre, central area): Bray Municipal District Local Area Plan 2018, Wicklow; 2 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.wicklow.ie/Living/Services/Planning/Development-Plans-Strategies/Local-Area-Town-Settlement-Plans/Bray/Bray-Municipal-District-Local-Area-Plan-2018-CDP - G1 Passive Open Space (Open space, park): Bray Municipal District Local Area Plan 2018, Wicklow; 1 parcel. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.wicklow.ie/Living/Services/Planning/Development-Plans-Strategies/Local-Area-Town-Settlement-Plans/Bray/Bray-Municipal-District-Local-Area-Plan-2018-CDP ## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage) 15 applications, newest first. - 4 Nov 2024, Wicklow County Council 2460673: Conditional. Permission. (I) the demolition of the existing single-storey commercial building and associated ancillary/forecourt structures; (II) construction of a residential development comprising 10 no. townhouses (5 no. house type A - two-storey, two-bedroom terraced work/live dwelling with terrace, roof terrace; 1 no. house type B - two-storey, two bedroom end-of-terrace dwelling with garden, roof terrace and 2 no. rooflights; and 4 no. house type C - two-storey, two-bedroom terraced dwelling with rear garden, roof terrace and 2 no. rooflights.) Each townhouse and work/live unit will have access to 1 no. parking bay (comprising a total of 10 no. vehicular parking spaces); access to 2 no. secure bicycle parking spaces (comprising a total of 20 no. secure bicycle parking spaces); and the addition of 10 No. visitor bicycle parking spaces; (III) Provision of an area of communal/public open space 352 sqm to the west of the site which comprises a planted seating space and is contained by the existing boundary wall fronting R117; and (IV) All ancillary works inclusive of footpaths, landscaping, boundary treatments and SuDS drainage (Sustainable Drainage Systems), necessary to facilitate the development. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460673/0 - 6 Apr 2023, Wicklow County Council 23367: Refused. N/a. S254 - advertising structure - finger post. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/23367/0 - 16 Nov 2022, Wicklow County Council 221218: N/a. Permission. (i) demolition of existing single-storey commercial building and associated ancillary/forecourt structures, (ii) construction of a residential development comprising 7 no. townhouses (1 no. house type A – two-storey three-bedroom detached dwelling with rear garden, roof terrace and 1 no. rooflight; 1 no. house type B – two-storey two-bedroom end-of-terrace dwelling with rear garden, roof terrace and 2 no. rooflights; and, 5 no. house type C – two-storey two-bedroom terraced dwelling with rear garden, roof terrace and 2 no. rooflights. Each townhouse/ work/live unit will have access to 2 no. shared parking bays comprising a total of 14 no. vehicular parking spaces and 47 bicycle parking spaces, (iii) provision of an area of communal/public open space 356sqm to the west of the western parking bay which comprises a planted seating space and is contained by the existing boundary wall front R117, and (iv) all ancillary works inclusive of footpaths, landscaping, boundary treatments and SuDs drainage, necessary to facilitate the development. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/221218/0 - 9 Nov 2022, Wicklow County Council 221186: N/a. Permission. (i) Demolition of existing single-storey commercial building and all associated ancillary/forecourt structures; (ii) construction of a residential development comprising 7 no. townhouses (1 no. house type A – two-storey three-bedroom detached dwelling with rear garden, roof terrace and 1 no. rooflight; 1 no. house type B – two-storey two bedroom end-of-terrace dwelling with rear garden, roof terrace and 2 no. rooflights; and, 5 no. house type C – two-storey two-bedroom terraced dwelling with rear garden, roof terrace and 2 no. rooflights) and 5 no. work/live units (5 no. house type D – two-storey, with attic level storage, tow-bedroom terraced dwelling with ground-level balcony, roof terrace and 2 no. rooflights. Each townhouse/work/live unit will have access to 2 no. shared parking bays comprising a total of 14 no. vehicular parking spaces and 47 bicycle parking spaces; (iii) provision of an area of communal/public open space 356sqm to the west of the western parking bay which comprises a planted seating space and is contained by the existing boundary wall fronting R117; and, (iv) all ancillary works inclusive of footpaths, landscaping, boundary treatments and suDS drainage, necessary to facilitate the development. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/221186/0 - 5 Aug 2022, Wicklow County Council 22873: Conditional. Permission. works to existing bungalow to include ground floor extension to rear, first floor dormer extension, new on-site waste water treatment system, new garage & shed building, widening of the existing vehicular entrance with new piers & bellmouth, landscaping and associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/22873/0 - 13 Dec 2021, Wicklow County Council 211486: N/a. Permission. (i) removal and replacement of non-original section of existing boundary wall and replacement with new boundary railing and 2 no. pedestrian access gates; (ii) construction of 3 no. single-storey mono-pitched roof commercial pod units (each 15 sq. m.) to provide retail/gallery/coffee dock uses; and (iii) all ancillary works, inclusive of internal footpaths, landscaping, boundary treatments and suds drainage, necessary to facilitate the development. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/211486/0 - 5 Aug 2021, Wicklow County Council 21972: Conditional. Retention. 1) Retention of previously granted temporary classroom accommodation 2) Change of use from classroom to pre-school & after school accommodation 3) retention of existing covered enclosure attached to classroom 4) Retention of an existing storage unit portacabin 5) Associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/21972/0 - 8 Jul 2021, Wicklow County Council 21810: Conditional. N/a. section 254 licence for outdoor tables & chairs. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/21810/0 - 16 Apr 2021, Wicklow County Council 21418: Unconditional. Permission. Carry out works to The Square, which includes protected structure 03/21, and Fair Green, Enniskerry, Co. Wicklow. The works shall consist of the following: • Close south side of the Town Clock to vehicle traffic except for emergency access controlled by demountable bollards. • Provide a new enhanced pedestrianised paved area on the south side of the Town Clock, new footpath around the Town Clock and wider paths around the square. • Provide raised level access courtesy pedestrian crossing points. • Provide additional street furniture including benches, planters and bicycle stands and amendments to existing street signs. • Create a bus bay west bound at the Parochial Hall to replace existing stop on the east side of the square. • Alterations to parking including a new disabled access and an age friendly parking bay beside the Parochial Hall, new loading bay on Church Hill and reduced number of general parking spaces. • Remedial work to the Town Clock and associated monument features and include for up-lighting of monument. • Create a Community Garden at the Fair Green. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/21418/0 - 8 Mar 2021, Wicklow County Council 21237: N/a. Permission. Part 8 Application- Enniskerry Village Renewal - • Close south side of the Town Clock to vehicle traffic except for emergency access controlled by demountable bollards. • Provide a new enhanced pedestrianised paved area on the south side of the Town Clock, new footpath around the Town Clock and wider paths around the square. • Provide raised level access courtesy pedestrian crossing points.• Provide additional street furniture including benches, planters and bicycle stands and amendments to existing street signs. • Create a bus bay west bound at the Parochial Hall to replace existing stop on the east side of the square. • Alterations to parking including a new disabled access and an age friendly parking bay beside the Parochial Hall, new loading bay on Church Hill and reduced number of general parking spaces. • Remedial work to the Town Clock and associated monument features and include for up-lighting of monument. • Create a Community Garden at the Fair Green. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/21237/0 - 15 Jan 2021, Wicklow County Council 2126: Refused. Permission. (I) Demolition of existing single-storey commercial building and associated ancillary/forecourt structures; and (II) construction of a residential development comprising 1 no. two-storey two-bedroom detached dwelling (house type A) with 2 no. roof lights, roof terrace & balcony, 5 no. two-storey two-bedroom terraced units (house type C) with 3 no. roof lights, roof terrace & balcony and 1 no. two-storey two-bedroom terraced unit (house type B) with 3 no. roof lights, roof terrace & balcony. In addition to private balcony/roof terrace spaces, each dwelling will have access to an area of private amenity space at ground level and access to a shared vehicular parking area of 8 no. spaces. The proposal also includes all ancillary works inclusive of internal footpaths, landscaping, boundary treatments and SUDS drainage, necessary to facilitate the development. Outline planning permission is sought for construction of a three-storey mixed-use residential/commercial block comprising 3 no. one-bedroom apartments, 1 no. two-bedroom apartment, 3 no. duplex two-bedroom apartments and 3 no. commercial units. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/2126/0 - 14 Jun 2019, Wicklow County Council 19650: Conditional. N/a. scaffolding. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/19650/0 - 11 Jul 2018, Wicklow County Council 18783: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. 2 no dwellings to the rear of existing dwelling (Ferndale B & B) to be accessed through existing laneway, together with associated site works including reconfiguration of existing parking spaces to the rear of Ferndale B & B (accessed through aforementioned laneway) as granted under PRR 94/215 to service said B&B. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/18783/0 - 27 Jun 2018, Wicklow County Council 18724: N/a. Permission. construction of 2no. dwellings to the rear of the existing dwelling (Ferndale B&B) to be accessed through existing laneway, together with all associated site works including reconfiguration of existing parking spaces to the rear of Ferndale B&B (accessed through aforementioned laneway) as granted under PPR 94/215 to serve said B&B. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/18724/0 - 21 Dec 2017, Wicklow County Council 171525: Conditional. Permission. convert attic space to habitable space to include a flat roof dormer structure to the rear and 3 no roof lights to the front elevation. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/171525/0 Applicants are not shown. ## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service) No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Enniskerry. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) No recorded monument lies in the townland of Enniskerry. ## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Enniskerry. ## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland) - Radon: at the centre of the townland of Enniskerry, 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: The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as low, partly inferred. - Terrain model: LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3317, https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/LiDAR/OPW_NASC/OPW_3317.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/enniskerry.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/enniskerry.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/enniskerry.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Enniskerry 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) - Cookstown: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/cookstown.md - Knocksink: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/knocksink.md - Monastery: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/monastery.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/enniskerry - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/wicklow/enniskerry