Fassaroe
Townland in the civil parish of Kilmacanoge, barony of Rathdown, Co. Wicklow; in Irish An Fásach Rua
Parcel 5266330
- Area
- 2,206 m² (0.22 ha, 0.55 acres)
- Buildings
- 1 building touches it, 178 m² on the ground
- Zoning
- R2 Existing Residential (Bray Municipal District Local Area Plan 2018) The objective
- Townland
- Fassaroe
Planning applications on this parcel
16 Nov 2022Conditional
1 no. new storey 5 bedroom detached dwelling with 3no. rooflights, removal of 2no. existing entrance gateways and replacement with 3no. vehicular entrance gateways, automated gates and boundary walls, all associated site, landscaping, drainage and ancillary works including roof terraces, driveway and parking areas
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 221216
8 Sept 2020Conditional
two storey detached dwelling (256sq.m) with future habitable attic space (68sq.m) on a site with shared existing entrance and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 20883
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Designated sites
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches this parcel.
Recorded monuments around it
This parcel is in the zone of notification of 1 recorded monument.
- WI007-027 Castle - tower house
Description
Situated on a SE-facing slope overlooking the Dargle valley. Built by William Brabazon, the Treasurer of Ireland, in 1535 (Fitzgerald, 1909-11, 129), only two walls (the W and S) of this granite-built tower house survive, although traces of the foundations of the other two can be identified. A substantial part of the barrel vault extends from the S wall over the first floor. Embrasures and aumbries survive at the ground- and first-floor levels in both walls. The barrel vault and the soffits of the embrasures retain traces of wicker centering. The doorway and stairwell were on either the E or N side and no trace of them survives. 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. 120/1940).
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands on this parcel.
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).
Ground and risks
- Radon
- About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3341 (ZIP).
- 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.
Download this parcel: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its neighbours and buildings, for a drawing program; GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map; KML, for Google Earth.
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. 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.
- Area
- 233.4 ha
- 577 acres
- Land parcels
- 126
- registered freehold, median 954 m²
- Zoning
- R2
- Existing Residential
- Planning
- 51
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
126 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Fassaroe, from 1 m² to 598,014 m² (59.8 ha, 147.77 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 16 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
Bray Municipal District Local Area Plan 2018, Wicklow · 66 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - C2.1Employment (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
Bray Municipal District Local Area Plan 2018, Wicklow · 17 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G1Passive Open Space (Open space, park)
Bray Municipal District Local Area Plan 2018, Wicklow · 15 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R1New Residential - R-HD (New/proposed residential)
Bray Municipal District Local Area Plan 2018, Wicklow · 11 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G1Open Space (Open space, park)
Bray Municipal District Local Area Plan 2018, Wicklow · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - P1Objective B (Agriculture)
COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022-2028, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - O2Objective GB (General)
COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022-2028, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - N6Public Utility (Other networks and basic infrastructure/utilities uses)
Bray Municipal District Local Area Plan 2018, Wicklow · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G4Active Open Space (Active open space)
Bray Municipal District Local Area Plan 2018, Wicklow · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R2Objective A (Existing residential)
COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022-2028, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - C5Tourism (Tourism and related)
Bray Municipal District Local Area Plan 2018, Wicklow · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - M5Mixed Use (Other mix of uses)
Bray Municipal District Local Area Plan 2018, Wicklow · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - M3Neighbourhood Centre (District, neighbourhood centre)
Bray Municipal District Local Area Plan 2018, Wicklow · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - S5Community & Education (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
Bray Municipal District Local Area Plan 2018, Wicklow · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
9 Sept 2026N/a
new dwelling , Garage, a new well, a proposed new secondary treatment system and percolation area to current EPA guidelines, a new vehicular entrance , connection to services where possible and all associated site works.
Outline permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 2660815
19 Aug 2026N/a
new dwelling , garage, a new well, a proposed new secondary treatment system and percolation area to current EPA guidelines, a new vehicular entrance , connection to services where possible and all associated site works
Outline permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 2660733
13 May 2026Conditional
Planning permission for 2 no. roof windows to front roof of existing attic conversion with associated ancillary works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2660412
15 May 2025Conditional
substantial alterations to planning permission previously granted under Planning Reference Number 22/1346. Alterations include changes to roof geometry, extensions, window configuration and ancillary
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2560359
14 Apr 2025Conditional
removal of existing materials and works on site and the erection of 1. no. storage shed with a GFA of c. 1,222 sq.m. with a maximum height of c. 12.2 metres, located to the south of the existing sorting unit on site, and all other associated site development and landscape works. The building will be finished in concrete, and vertical cladding to the walls and roof. The development relates to an existing waste material recovery site which is operated under a Waste Licence granted by the Environmental Protection Agency
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2560278
28 Jun 2024Conditional
a three storey detached dwelling with connections to private access road, drainage services, landscaping, soak way and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 24290
28 Jun 2024Conditional
a three storey detached dwelling with connections to private access road, drainage services, landscaping, soakway and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 24291
25 Jun 2024N/a
a three storey detached dwelling with connections to private access road, drainage services, landscaping, soakway and all associated siteworks at a Site A, Glenora, Fassaroe, Bray, County Wicklow, A98 NX45. The planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of Wicklow County Council, County Buildings, Wicklow during its public opening hours and a submission or observation in relation to the application may be made to the authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2460370
25 Jun 2024N/a
a three storey detached dwelling with connections to private access road, drainage services, landscaping, soakway and all associated siteworks
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2460371
13 May 2024Conditional
alterations to previously approved planning application Reg Ref: 22/1216 consisting of a revised entrance gateway / access in the northern boundary. All associated site, landscaping, drainage and ancillary works including driveway, and parking areas
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2460266
3 Feb 2024Conditional
the refurbishment, extension and alteration to the dwelling house and the provision of a new wastewater treatment system and associated site works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2460053
26 Oct 2023Conditional
landscaping of an open space area at La Vallee House and its use by employees. The landscaping measures will comprise: I. A new pedestrian pathway and stone steps. ii. New planting throughout the area. iii. New pedestrian access from the existing basement to the landscaped area. iv. New guarding along the riverside. v. The provision of 2 no. external pod units bolted to concrete bases, with central communal table, and benches, c. 7.8sqm and c. 2.2m in height. vi. The level of the entire external area is to be raised by c. 200mm, to allow for new paths, topsoil and drainage. vii. Removal of existing decking area and associated steps. viii. All associated works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2360379
23 Aug 2023N/a
the development of a strategic Park & Ride facility located to the west of M11 Junction 6 at Fassaroe in the townlands of Fassaroe. The proposed development comprises a car park with a capacity of 388 parking spaces, including 26 spaces for mobility impaired users and 42 spaces for charging of electric vehicles. The project includes the construction of a new bus area that consists of two bus bays, two passenger shelters, and a designated turning circle. A new all-movement junction is proposed at Fassaroe Lane, incorporating a dedicated lane for right turning traffic. The existing bus lay-by on the northern carriageway of Fassaroe Lane will be removed. The development also plans to incorporate paved areas for bike shelters and lockers, facilitating connections for active travel and ancillary works. In accordance with Article 120 (1) (b) (i) of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended), Wicklow County Council had concluded following the completion of an Environmental Impact Assessment Screening Report that there is no real likelihood of significant effects on the environment arising from the proposed development and that an Environmental Impact Assessment is not required.
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 23667
7 Jul 2023Conditional
new, 2 storey, detached, 3 bedroom, dwelling, with 2 no car parking spaces, new vehicular access, new boundary fence, associated site works including retaining walls
Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 2360143
26 Jun 2023N/a
new, 2 storey, detached, 3 bedroom, dwelling, with 2 no car parking spaces, new vehicular access, new boundary fence, associated site works including retaining walls
Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 2360118
6 Apr 2023Refused
S254 - advertising structure - finger post
1 Mar 2023Conditional
to consist of landscaping of an open space area at La Vallee House and its use by employees. The landscaping measures will comprise: (i) A new pedestrian pathway and stone steps. (ii) New planting throughout the area (iii) new external stairs from the upper level of the garden to the lower level (iv) new guarding along the riverside. (v) the provision of 2 no. external pod units bolted to concrete bases, with central communal table, and benches c. 6sqm and c2.2min height. (vi)the level of the entire external area is to be raised by c. 200mm, to allow for new paths, topsoil and drainage. (vii) removal of existing decking area and associated steps. (viii) all associated works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 23201
16 Feb 2023Conditional
a three storey detached dwelling with connections to private access road, drainage services, landscaping, soakway and all associated siteworks
Outline permission · Wicklow County Council, 23138
16 Feb 2023Conditional
three storey detached dwelling with connections to private access road, drainage services, landscaping, soakway and all associated siteworks
Outline permission · Wicklow County Council, 23139
16 Feb 2023Refused
three storey detached dwelling with connections to private access road, drainage services, landscaping, soakway and all associated site works
Outline permission · Wicklow County Council, 23140
15 Dec 2022Conditional
proposed two storey pitched roof extension to side of existing building and single storey flat roof infill extension and flat roof dormer to rear. Modifications to front elevation to include pitched roof dormer and front door overhanging detail along with associated internal modifications and siteworks
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 221346
16 Nov 2022Conditional
1 no. new storey 5 bedroom detached dwelling with 3no. rooflights, removal of 2no. existing entrance gateways and replacement with 3no. vehicular entrance gateways, automated gates and boundary walls, all associated site, landscaping, drainage and ancillary works including roof terraces, driveway and parking areas
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 221216
27 Jul 2022N/a
installation of footpaths and public lighting , consisting of works as follows (a) regrading of verges, vegetation clearance and tree felling as required (b) construction of about 410m of concrete kerb and macadam footpaths varying from 1.5 - 1.8m in width (c) reducing roadway width to 6.0m on straight sections and 6.5m on curves, including widening of existing concrete footpath. Existing width on hairpin bend maintained. (d) install cable ducts, maximum 6m high lighting columns and S2 class lighting. (e) Install an advisory pedestrian crossing and ancillary warning signs on the route (f) new road surface over lay and landscaping disturbed ground at completion of other civil works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 22829
22 Jul 2022Refused
proposed dwelling with connection to services and associated works
Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 22811
14 Jun 2022Conditional
the removal of the existing acoustic & dust screen, which consist of stacked shipping containers with mesh netting on top to allow for the erection of an extension to an existing permitted materials recovery facility. The extension is located to the western elevation of the existing building, which has a gross floor area of 1,006 sqm. The maximum height of the western extension is 10.25 metres with all associated site development works above and below ground. The development relates to a waste material recovery site which is operated under a Waste Licence granted by the EPA
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 22659
The 25 most recent of 51 applications.
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
- Special Area of Conservation: Ballyman Glen SAC 000713
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Ballyman Glen 000713
Recorded monuments
- WI007-024 Burial
Description
Situated on a gentle E-facing slope. Extended inhumation of an adult female (aged c. 35 years) in a unlined grave found during quarrying. The skeleton was aligned E-W with the head to the W. Part of a flint scraper and a flint blade came from a high level in the grave fill (NMI 1943-00316-7). The site has been removed through quarrying. (Keenan et al. 1944) 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
- WI007-026001 Font
Description
Octagonal limestone font described in the OS Letters (O'Flanagan 1928, 22) immediately to the E of the cross (WI007-026002-). No longer at this location. Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 31 January 2013
- WI007-026002 Cross
Description
National Monument in state guardianship No. 337. Situated on a gentle E-facing slope with a steeper slope immediately to the E. A granite cross (H 1.42m; T 0.16m) known as St Vallery's Cross with a circular head and chamfered edges. The west face has a depiction of Christ, represented as naked, with head inclined to the right. In the centre of the E face are two apparently bearded human heads in relief one possibly wearing a mitre. There are two other much worn heads, one on the lower S edge of the cross-head and one on the NE side of the base (Ó hÉailidhe 1958, 101). There is no trace of the octagonal limestone font described in the OS Letters (O'Flanagan 1928, 22) but a simple circular basin occurs in a small granite block immediately S of Fassaroe Castle (WI007-027----) from where the font is reputed to have been removed. Possibly the remains of an ecclesiastical site. Archaeological test excavations carried out in 2002 adjacent to this cross failed to reveal anything of archaeological significance (Tobin 2004, 534) 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: 17 January 2013 Revised by: Claire Breen This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 42/1935).
- WI007-026003 Cross
Description
The OS Letters (O' Flanagan 1928, 27) describe a second cross alongside WI007-026002- as follows: 'There is a piece of a stone, 2 feet six inches long, nine inches wide and five thick lying at the foot of the cross, having one end shaped for the purpose of filling a round hole or mortice, .... This was another cross, but the arms or circle was broken off and probably for the purpose of what is called a cap stone under a rick or stack of corn.' The present location of this cross is unknown. Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 16 November 2012
- WI007-027 Castle - tower house
Description
Situated on a SE-facing slope overlooking the Dargle valley. Built by William Brabazon, the Treasurer of Ireland, in 1535 (Fitzgerald, 1909-11, 129), only two walls (the W and S) of this granite-built tower house survive, although traces of the foundations of the other two can be identified. A substantial part of the barrel vault extends from the S wall over the first floor. Embrasures and aumbries survive at the ground- and first-floor levels in both walls. The barrel vault and the soffits of the embrasures retain traces of wicker centering. The doorway and stairwell were on either the E or N side and no trace of them survives. 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. 120/1940).
- WI007-060 Mound
Description
The Ordnance Survey Letters (1838/40) noted 'the North East part of Kilcroney townland terminates in a point between two streams; on this point is a hillock of considerable size, which the people call a moate; but they tell you that it was anciently called Poll and choradh, i.e. the hole of the weir, or the hole or grave of the champion.' (O' Flanagan 1928, 21). An oval enclosed area (dims. c. 90m E-W; c. 70m N-S) covered in trees and bounded by a stream on the E, is indicated in the NE part of Kilcroney townland on the 1st ed. OS 6-inch map (1838). In its present form it appears as an oval mound (dims. c. 50m N-S x c. 30m E-W; H c. 5m) with possible traces of a fosse along its N side and cut by the N11 on its E side. Referred to as the 'Rath field' and the 'Fairy fort' (Conboy 2007, 2-3). No archaeological features were encountered when constructing the foot bridge immediately to the S (ibid). Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of revision: 23 March 2013
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Fassaroe.
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).
Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- Radon
- About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility high, moderately high, moderately high (inferred), moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3317 (ZIP).
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Fassaroe with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Wicklow.
The townland
- Name
- Fassaroe · An Fásach Rua
- Area
- 2,333,875 m² (233.39 ha, 576.71 acres)
- Civil parish
- Kilmacanoge, and its townlands
- Barony
- Rathdown
- Electoral division
- Kilmacanoge, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Kilmacanoge electoral division: 15,082 people in 4,983 households; 74% of households own their home; 20% of homes were built since 2001; 3% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballyman (Co. Dublin), Cookstown, Kilbride, Kilcroney, Killarney, Monastery, Newtown, Oldconnaught (Co. Dublin)
- Placenames
- Fassaroe 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.