# Knockanree Lower, Co. Wicklow: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Castlemacadam, barony of Arklow, Co. Wicklow. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,418,974 m² (141.9 ha, 350.64 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 54 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 2,359 m² (0.24 ha, 0.58 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): M2 Primary Development Area, the zone with the most parcels - Planning (National Planning Applications): 4 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Castlemacadam, https://everytownland.com/wicklow/parish/castlemacadam.md - Barony: Arklow - Electoral division: Ballyarthur, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 1,144 people lived in 397 households in the Ballyarthur electoral division. 77% of households owned their home. 49% of homes were built since 2001. 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Wicklow, https://everytownland.com/wicklow.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/55307 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 250931 - Centre: latitude 52.864116, longitude -6.198108 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 54 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Knockanree Lower, from 50 m² to 405,653 m² (40.57 ha, 100.24 acres); 22 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 1270747: 405,653 m² (40.57 ha, 100.24 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1270747.md - Parcel 1270748: 299,669 m² (29.97 ha, 74.05 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1270748.md - Parcel 1258950: 179,502 m² (17.95 ha, 44.36 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1258950.md - Parcel 1270746: 132,047 m² (13.2 ha, 32.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1270746.md - Parcel 1255829: 91,058 m² (9.11 ha, 22.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1255829.md - Parcel 1256031: 55,852 m² (5.59 ha, 13.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1256031.md - Parcel 1279101: 41,001 m² (4.1 ha, 10.13 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1279101.md - Parcel 1257457: 37,657 m² (3.77 ha, 9.31 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1257457.md - Parcel 5439644: 22,923 m² (2.29 ha, 5.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5439644.md - Parcel 6085416: 16,201 m² (1.62 ha, 4 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6085416.md - Parcel 1298947: 14,840 m² (1.48 ha, 3.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1298947.md - Parcel 1287004: 11,489 m² (1.15 ha, 2.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1287004.md - Parcel 1270311: 10,391 m² (1.04 ha, 2.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1270311.md - Parcel 1296307: 9,545 m² (0.95 ha, 2.36 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1296307.md - Parcel 1292936: 7,274 m² (0.73 ha, 1.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1292936.md - Parcel 1260921: 7,053 m² (0.71 ha, 1.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1260921.md - Parcel 1289704: 4,845 m² (0.48 ha, 1.2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1289704.md - Parcel 1250001: 4,171 m² (0.42 ha, 1.03 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1250001.md - Parcel 1290783: 4,025 m² (0.4 ha, 0.99 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1290783.md - Parcel 2955914: 3,809 m² (0.38 ha, 0.94 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2955914.md - Parcel 1270625: 3,317 m² (0.33 ha, 0.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1270625.md - Parcel 1292477: 3,074 m² (0.31 ha, 0.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1292477.md - Parcel 1267345: 3,074 m² (0.31 ha, 0.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1267345.md - Parcel 1287841: 2,975 m² (0.3 ha, 0.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1287841.md - Parcel 5326857: 2,532 m² (0.25 ha, 0.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5326857.md - Parcel 1273495: 2,449 m² (0.24 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1273495.md - Parcel 1263520: 2,402 m² (0.24 ha, 0.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1263520.md - Parcel 1287923: 2,316 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1287923.md - Parcel 1292717: 2,218 m² (0.22 ha, 0.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1292717.md - Parcel 1279992: 2,187 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1279992.md - Parcel 1278723: 2,128 m² (0.21 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1278723.md - Parcel 1288518: 2,043 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1288518.md - Parcel 1282486: 1,987 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1282486.md - Parcel 1288163: 1,934 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1288163.md - Parcel 1267148: 1,880 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1267148.md - Parcel 1289467: 1,854 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1289467.md - Parcel 1271509: 1,828 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1271509.md - Parcel 1266685: 1,650 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1266685.md - Parcel 1272259: 1,549 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1272259.md - Parcel 1264707: 1,466 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1264707.md - Parcel 5241216: 1,286 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5241216.md - Parcel 1269331: 1,095 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1269331.md - Parcel 1277688: 1,040 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1277688.md - Parcel 1284317: 950 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1284317.md - Parcel 1272867: 864 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1272867.md - Parcel 5391102: 835 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5391102.md - Parcel 1283866: 795 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1283866.md - Parcel 1264567: 431 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1264567.md - Parcel 1262443: 383 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1262443.md - Parcel 1267527: 273 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1267527.md - Parcel 1257458: 243 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1257458.md - Parcel 1266093: 218 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1266093.md - Parcel 1256030: 138 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1256030.md - Parcel 1266492: 50 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1266492.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) - M2 Primary Development Area (City/Town/village Centre, central area): Avoca Town Plan, Wicklow; 5 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.wicklow.ie/Portals/0/adam/Documents/S2aHlZGzV0unmO-miczJdw/Link/Level%206%20Avoca%20Town%20Plan%202022%20-%202028.pdf - R3 Secondary Development Area (Residential, mixed residential and other uses): Avoca Town Plan, Wicklow; 3 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.wicklow.ie/Portals/0/adam/Documents/S2aHlZGzV0unmO-miczJdw/Link/Level%206%20Avoca%20Town%20Plan%202022%20-%202028.pdf ## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage) 4 applications, newest first. - 31 Aug 2026, Wicklow County Council 2660779: N/a. Retention. the conversion of the former carport to habitable floorspace, including a slight front extension and associated elevational alterations, the provision of a first-floor extension to the front of the dwelling, including associated roof and elevational alterations, an additional window to the western side elevation serving the principal ground-floor bedroom, the upgrade and relocation of the on-site wastewater treatment system, including the installation of a new pumped secondary treatment system and tertiary polishing filter and, all associated site, development, upgrade and drainage works to facilitate the development. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660779/0 - 23 Sept 2021, Wicklow County Council 211160: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. demolition of the existing rear extension and replacement with a new extension to the side and rear of the existing cottage and for decommissioning the existing septic tank and installation of a new effluent treatment system to current EPA standards and all ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/211160/0 - 30 Jan 2018, Wicklow County Council 1868: Conditional. Retention. wastewater treatment system and associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/1868/0 - 11 Aug 2017, Wicklow County Council 17982: Conditional. Permission. demolition of existing bay window and permission for construction of extension to front and to increase height of existing dormer roof, changes to all elevations, to decommission existing septic tank and upgrade the effluent treatment system to current EPA standards and all ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/17982/0 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 Knockanree Lower. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - WI035-034: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CWI035-034----. Situated on a very gentle W-facing slope on W side of a slightly dome-topped ridge, in improved pasture. Circular enclosure (diam. c. 25m) visible as a cropmark on aerial photograph (CUCAP, BDP 11). Not indicated on the 1838 OS 6-inch map. 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 - WI035-041: Cist, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CWI035-041----. Situated on level ground towards the SW end of a low ridge. Small cist (dims. c. 0.43m x 0.3m) of four slabs with a capstone containing a food vessel, discovered in 1933. It was found in a rectangular enclosure marked on the 1838 OS 6-inch map. What remains on the site is a small cairn, with traces of stone facing, which may be part of the enclosure. (Dargan 1916, 77-8; Waddell 1990, 163) 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 - WI035-041001: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CWI035-041001-. Situated on level ground towards the SW end of a low ridge. A small cist (dims. c. 0.43m x 0.3m) of four slabs with a capstone containing a food vessel (WI035-041----), discovered in 1933 within a rectangular enclosure (WI035-041001-) marked on the 1838 OS 6-inch map. What remains on the site is a small cairn (WI035-041002-), with traces of stone facing, which may be part of the enclosure. (Dargan 1916, 77-8; Waddell 1990, 163) 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: 06 September 2013 This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 136/1940). - WI035-041002: Cairn - unclassified, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CWI035-041002-. Situated on level ground towards the SW end of a low ridge. A small cist (dims. c. 0.43m x 0.3m) of four slabs with a capstone containing a food vessel (WI035-041----), discovered in 1933 within a rectangular enclosure (WI035-041001-) marked on the 1838 OS 6-inch map. What remains on the site is a small cairn (WI035-041002-), with traces of stone facing, which may be part of the enclosure. (Dargan 1916, 77-8; Waddell 1990, 163) 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: 06 September 2013 This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 136/1940). - WI035-067: Standing stone, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CWI035-067----. On a steep W facing slope of an elevated ridge with good views from W to N. A triangular shaped stone (H 1.8m; Wth at base 0.86m; Wth at top 0.15m; T at base 0.56m; T at top 0.2m) with the long axis oriented N-S. The upper portion of the stone at the S end has broken away and the W face and N end are heavily pocked. Compiled by: Claire Breen and Chris Corlett Date of upload: 25 April 2013 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 Knockanree Lower. ## 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 Knockanree Lower, about 1 in 5 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 high, moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred. - Terrain model: LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3292, https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/LiDAR/OPW_NASC/OPW_3292.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/knockanree-lower.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/knockanree-lower.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/knockanree-lower.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Knockanree Lower 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) - Ballinastraw: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/ballinastraw-250103.md - Ballinvally (Wisdom): https://everytownland.com/wicklow/ballinvally-wisdom.md - Cherrymount: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/cherrymount.md - Kilmagig Lower: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/kilmagig-lower.md - Knockanree Upper: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/knockanree-upper.md - Tigroney East: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/tigroney-east.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/knockanree-lower - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/wicklow/knockanree-lower