Mountusher

27 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Mountusher, from 120 m² to 168,426 m² (16.84 ha, 41.62 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 16 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• G1Open Space (Open space, park)
  Ashford Town Plan, Wicklow · 10 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G4Active Open Space (Active open space)
  Ashford Town Plan, Wicklow · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  Ashford Town Plan, Wicklow · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R1New Residential (New/proposed residential)
  Ashford Town Plan, Wicklow · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• N2.2Public Utility (Wastewater)
  Ashford Town Plan, Wicklow · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 9 Sept 2022N/a

  second phase residential scheme of 99 no. housing units and landscaping works, access to and provision of indoor and outdoor sports and community facilities with total carparking for 252 no. spaces, and associated works over a total application site area of 7.1ha. The residential accommodation proposed consists of 99 no. detached and semi-detached one, one and a half and two storey houses (26 no. 4 bedroom end of terrace, 26 no. 3 bedroom terrace, 30 no. 3 bedroom semi-detached and 1 no. 3 bedroom bungalow dormer), and 8 no. 1 bedroom apartments with 8 no. 2 bedroom duplexes above in 2 no. three storey blocks and with dedicated carparking for 192 no. spaces. The proposed residential accommodation lies to the east of Inchanappa House which is a Protected Structure (Wicklow County Council RPS No. 25-10) and south-east of Phase 1 residential development. An existing wooded area (2.83ha.) under the control of the applicant is intended to be utilised as a community park that will be open to all including prospective residents of this second phase of development. Included to the south as Phase 2 is proposed is a running track, soccer pitch, a sports/community centre incorporating 1 no. indoor basketball court, multi-purpose rooms, function room, changing rooms, toilets and storage, and 60 no. car parking spaces dedicated for sport and recreation use and attenuation area to be shared with the third phase of development. Vehicular and pedestrian access to the proposed development will be from the R772 via a new proposed roundabout junction and a new footpath is proposed along the eastern edge of the R772. Development will include all associated site infrastructure; potable water, foul and surface water drainage; attenuation areas; public lighting, landscaping works and all associated site development works above and below ground. This application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement (NIS)

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 22983

• 9 Sept 2022N/a

  third phase residential scheme of 99 no. housing units and landscaping works, , and associated works over an application site area of 4.7ha. The residential accommodation proposed consists of 99 no. detached and semi-detached one, one and a half and two storey houses (28 no. 4 bedroom end of terrace, 30 no. 3 bedroom terrace, 2 no. 3 bedroom semi-detached, 1 no. 3 bedroom bungalow dormer and 2 no. 2 bedroom bungalow), and 18 no. 1 bedroom apartments with 18 no. 2 bedroom duplexes above in 2 no. three storey blocks and with dedicated carparking for 165 no. spaces. The proposed residential accommodation lies to the south of Inchanappa House which is a Protected Structure (Wicklow County Council RPS No. 25-10) and south of Phase 1 and 2 residential development. An existing wooded area (2.83ha.) under the control of the applicant is intended to be utilised as a community park that will be open to all including prospective residents of this third phase of development. Vehicular and pedestrian access to the proposed development will be from the R772 via a new proposed roundabout junction and a new footpath is proposed along the eastern edge of the R772. Development will include all associated site infrastructure; potable water, foul and surface water drainage; attenuation areas; public lighting, landscaping works and all associated site development works above and below ground. This application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement (NIS)

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 22984

• 5 Sept 2022N/a

  second phase residential scheme of 99 no. housing units and landscaping works, access to and provision of indoor and outdoor sports and community facilities with total carparking for 252 no. spaces, and associated works over a total application site area of 5.42ha. The residential accommodation proposed consists of 99 no. detached and semi-detached one, one and a half and two storey houses (26 no. 4 bedroom end of terrace, 26 no. 3 bedroom terrace, 30 no. 3 bedroom semi-detached and 1 no. 3 bedroom bungalow dormer), and 8 no. 1 bedroom apartments with 8 no. 2 bedroom duplexes above in 2 no. three storey blocks and with dedicated carparking for 192 no. spaces. The proposed residential accommodation lies to the east of Inchanappa House which is a Protected Structure (Wicklow County Council RPS No. 25-10) and south-east of Phase 1 residential development. An existing wooded area (2.83ha.) under the control of the applicant is intended to be utilised as a community park that will be open to all including prospective residents of this second phase of development. Included to the south is proposed running track, soccer pitch, a sports/community centre incorporating 1 no. indoor basketball court, multi-purpose rooms, function room, changing rooms, toilets and storage, and 60 no. car parking spaces dedicated for sport and recreation use and attenuation area to be shared with the third phase of development. Vehicular access to the proposed development will be from the R772 via a new junction proposed under Wicklow Rg. Ref. 21/1407 and pedestrian access is to be provided within Phase 1 development including a new footpath on the eastern side of the R772. Development will include all associated site infrastructure; potable water, foul and surface water drainage and attenuation; public lighting, landscaping works and all associated site development works above and below ground. This application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement (NIS)

  Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 22965

• 10 Mar 2022Conditional

  new, single storey extension to existing dwelling together with all necessary ancillary site works to facilitate this development

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 22225

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 the townland of Mountusher.

Recorded monuments

• WI025-050 Habitation site
  Description

  Archaeological monitoring (Licence No. 02E1547) of topsoil-stripping revealed several spreads of charcoal covering an area of 15m by 15m, containing several small post-holes and a pit (Bennett 2004, 539) Date of upload: 23 October 2012

• WI025-051 Ring-ditch
  Description

  Archaeological excavation (Licence No. 02E1434) revealed a circuar area (int. diam. 14.5m; ext. diam. 18.8m) defined by a ditch (Wth 4m; D 0.4-0.7m). The interior contained a post-hole structure and three urn burials. A fourth urn burial had been placed just outside the SW edge of the ditch (Bennett 2004, 538). Date of upload: 23 October 2012

• WI025-096 Excavation - miscellaneous
  Description

  Five areas of archaeological activity were noted here during archaeological test trenching in 2005 (Excavation Licence 05E1193, Site 7). 'These generally represent area of burning and may be associated with domestic/industrial activity. Fragments of burnt bone were found throughout the features. Fragmented prehistoric pottery and some slag were also identified.' (Delaney 2005, 13). Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 20 December 2012

• WI025-097 Excavation - miscellaneous
  Description

  Thirteen areas of archaeological activity were noted here during archaeological test trenching in 2005 (Excavation Licence 05E1193, Site 8). 'These generally represent area of burning and may be associated with domestic/industrial activity. Fragments of burnt bone were found throughout the features. Fragmented prehistoric pottery and some slag were also identified.' (Delaney 2005, 13). Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 20 December 2012

Architectural heritage

• Post box, 1895–1905 · Regional interest
  Description

  Wall-mounted cast-iron fronted post box of c.1905 with Edward VII monogram; now painted green.

• Mountusher House, house, 1920–1925 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached multiple-bay two-storey house, built 1922. There are large irregular shaped wings to the north rear. There is a long two-storey house built in the 1990s to the rear of the house. It is finished in render. To the south front there are two two-storey bow-fronted bays. Windows are casement. The hipped roof is finished in natural slate with cast-iron rainwater goods. The house is set within landscaped demesne.

• Mountusher House, gate lodge, 1900–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached four-bay single-storey gate lodge built c.1905. The gate lodge is constructed in brick. The sheeted timber door is set within a square-headed opening. Window openings are generally square headed with a mixture of top-hung and timber sash. Some are set within canted single-storey bays with hipped roofs. The chimneystacks are in brick with slightly corbelled caps. The pitched roof is finished with natural slate and has cast-iron rainwater goods. The gate lodge is set adjacent but outside the gates of Mountusher House. Eaves are overhanging and the gable peaks have mock half-timber designs.

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

About 1 in 20 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_3371 (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.

No address of the register names Mountusher with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Wicklow.

Name

Mountusher · An Móinteach

Area

525,131 m² (52.51 ha, 129.76 acres)

Civil parish

Rathnew, and its townlands

Barony

Newcastle

Electoral division

Glenealy, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Glenealy electoral division: 2,861 people in 1,004 households; 76% of households own their home; 30% of homes were built since 2001; 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ashford, Ballinapark, Broomfield, Inchanappa South, Newrath, Rossana Lower, Rossana Upper

Placenames

Mountusher 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.