# Mullycagh Upper, Co. Wicklow: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Hollywood, barony of Talbotstown Lower, Co. Wicklow; in Irish Mullach Catha Uachtarach. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,602,432 m² (160.24 ha, 395.97 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 25 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 29,391 m² (2.94 ha, 7.26 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 3 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Hollywood, https://everytownland.com/wicklow/parish/hollywood.md - Barony: Talbotstown Lower - Electoral division: Hollywood, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 820 people lived in 271 households in the Hollywood electoral division. 85% of households owned their home. 32% of homes were built since 2001. 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 5% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Wicklow, https://everytownland.com/wicklow.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/54777 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 251089 - Centre: latitude 53.057355, longitude -6.619236 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 25 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Mullycagh Upper, from 250 m² to 284,002 m² (28.4 ha, 70.18 acres); 18 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 1289934: 284,002 m² (28.4 ha, 70.18 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1289934.md - Parcel 1282422: 253,737 m² (25.37 ha, 62.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1282422.md - Parcel 1278976: 248,168 m² (24.82 ha, 61.32 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1278976.md - Parcel 1267447: 233,526 m² (23.35 ha, 57.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1267447.md - Parcel 1292234: 161,458 m² (16.15 ha, 39.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1292234.md - Parcel 1256601: 85,383 m² (8.54 ha, 21.1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1256601.md - Parcel 1298752: 66,452 m² (6.65 ha, 16.42 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1298752.md - Parcel 1259130: 57,407 m² (5.74 ha, 14.19 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1259130.md - Parcel 1294510: 44,214 m² (4.42 ha, 10.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1294510.md - Parcel 1289196: 40,386 m² (4.04 ha, 9.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1289196.md - Parcel 2726263: 36,300 m² (3.63 ha, 8.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2726263.md - Parcel 1277580: 31,112 m² (3.11 ha, 7.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1277580.md - Parcel 1297511: 29,391 m² (2.94 ha, 7.26 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1297511.md - Parcel 1296177: 5,634 m² (0.56 ha, 1.39 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1296177.md - Parcel 1280610: 4,097 m² (0.41 ha, 1.01 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1280610.md - Parcel 1273614: 3,844 m² (0.38 ha, 0.95 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1273614.md - Parcel 1284372: 3,120 m² (0.31 ha, 0.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1284372.md - Parcel 1283993: 3,116 m² (0.31 ha, 0.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1283993.md - Parcel 1274486: 2,753 m² (0.28 ha, 0.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1274486.md - Parcel 1276210: 2,109 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1276210.md - Parcel 1270988: 1,812 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1270988.md - Parcel 1285553: 1,262 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1285553.md - Parcel 1285167: 943 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1285167.md - Parcel 1286770: 723 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1286770.md - Parcel 1286366: 250 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1286366.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Mullycagh Upper in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application. ## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage) 3 applications, newest first. - 4 Apr 2025, Wicklow County Council 2560247: Conditional. Permission. construction of a Solar PV development, a Battery Energy Storage System facility (BESS) and all ancillary works on a ca. 65.4 ha site consisting of: Solar PV panels laid out in arrays across the Site; A 38kV substation building ((13.8 (l) and 7.4 (w)) and associated compound area, a transformer unit (ca. 5.8m x ca. 8.45m) and associated bund; 192 number Battery Energy Storage System units comprising 22 modules (ca. 3.1m x ca.3.1m); 6 MV Skid/Power Hubs (ca. 9.45m x ca.2.1m), 24 number inverter units (ca. 3m x ca.2.6m); Upgrade of 1 No. existing Site entrance; 1 No. temporary construction compound; Electrical and communications cabling; Pole-mounted security cameras; Perimeter security fencing (2m high) and security gates; Internal access tracks; All associated ancillary development, landscaping and reinstatement works. The operational lifetime of the proposed development will be 40-years. A Natura Impact Statement will accompany the planning application. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560247/0 - 28 Mar 2025, Wicklow County Council 2560226: N/a. Permission. development which will consist of the construction of a Solar PV development, a Battery Energy Storage System facility (BESS) and all ancillary works on a ca. 65.4 ha site consisting of: (I) Solar PV panels laid out in arrays across the Site; (ii)A 38kV substation building ((13.8 (l) and 7.4 (w)) and associated compound area, (iii)a transformer unit (ca. 5.8m x ca. 8.45m) and associated bund; (iv)192 number Battery Energy Storage System units comprising 22 modules (ca. 3.1m x ca.3.1m); (iv)6 MV Skid/Power Hubs (ca. 9.45m x ca.2.1m), (v)24 number inverter units (ca. 3m x ca.2.6m); (vi)Upgrade of 1 No. existing Site entrance; (vii)1 No. temporary construction compound; (viii)Electrical and communications cabling; (ix)Pole-mounted security cameras; (x)Perimeter security fencing (2m high) and security gates; (xi)Internal access tracks; and, (xii)All associated ancillary development, landscaping and reinstatement works The operational lifetime of the proposed development will be 40-years. A Natura Impact Statement will accompany the planning application. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560226/0 - 17 May 2019, Wicklow County Council 19537: Conditional. Permission. temporary period of up to 5 years, of a new electricity double circuit transmission tower approximately 52 metres high at a position located between tower numbers 3 and 4 along the existing 220 kV Donard test (non energised) overhead line (OHL), and it will be used as part of an uprate trial along this test OHL, the permanent replacement of the existing single circuit tower number 3 with a new, upgraded single circuit tower of similar design and dimensions, approximately 35m in height, additional ancillary temporary development includes 3 no temporary pole structures, 2 no line puller / tensioners located either side of the proposed tower, a temporary landmat access road approximately 400m long and 5m wide, hardstanding areas with a combined area of approximately 840 sqm, a self contained pre fabricated site office of area 291 sqm, fencing and all other ancillary site works. The line will remain non-energised for the duration of the trial and following the conclusion of the development. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/19537/0 Applicants are not shown. ## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service) - Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Hollywood Glen, site code 002053 ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - WI015-025: Mound, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CWI015-025----. Situated on a gentle E-facing slope over­looking the steep edge of Hollywood Glen towards the E. Circular mound (diam. 15m; H 1.8m) defined by a kerb of small boulders along the S edge. The site is bisected by a field boundary; to the S of this it is considerably denuded. 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 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 Mullycagh Upper. ## 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 Mullycagh Upper, 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: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Mullycagh Upper. - 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/mullycagh-upper.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/mullycagh-upper.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/mullycagh-upper.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Mullycagh Upper 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) - Conlans Hill: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/conlans-hill.md - Crehelp: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/crehelp.md - Kilbaylet Upper: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/kilbaylet-upper.md - Mullycagh Lower: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/mullycagh-lower.md - Woodenboley: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/woodenboley.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/mullycagh-upper - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/wicklow/mullycagh-upper