Powerscourt Demesne

162 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Powerscourt Demesne, from 4 m² to 47,737 m² (4.77 ha, 11.8 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 31 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  Bray Municipal District Local Area Plan 2018, Wicklow · 118 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R1New Residential - R20 (New/proposed residential)
  Bray Municipal District Local Area Plan 2018, Wicklow · 47 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G1Open Space (Open space, park)
  Bray Municipal District Local Area Plan 2018, Wicklow · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M2Town Centre (City/Town/village Centre, central area)
  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.

• 25 Jun 2026Conditional

  attic conversion with dormer to rear roof to create 1 habitable bedroom, bathroom and office room, proposed gable windows to both sides. proposed change of roof profile to existing rear dormers all with associated ancillary works

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2660581

• 16 Apr 2026Conditional

  alterations to existing house to include raising the ridge height to facilitate an attic conversion for use as a home office & storage room, plus new master bedroom to the rear within the new roof space over a new ground floor extension to the rear. The new master bedroom includes a balcony to the rear. Alterations to front (north) elevation including alterations to existing windows & relocation of entrance door with a new covered porch area. The application also includes a new pedestrian entrance gate & pillar in front garden wall

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2660311

• 10 Apr 2026N/a

  alterations to existing house to include raising the ridge height to facilitate an attic conversion for use as a home office & storage room, plus new master bedroom to the rear within the new roof space over a new ground floor extension to the rear. The new master bedroom includes a balcony to the rear. Alterations to front (north) elevation including alterations to existing windows & relocation of entrance door with a new covered porch area. The application also includes a new pedestrian entrance gate & pillar in front garden wall

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2660285

• 6 Feb 2026Conditional

  redevelopment of two existing single storey farmyard storage buildings (circa 283 msq). The works are comprised of the subdivision of the existing storage areas, with new concrete floors and new façade cladding and roof finishes to the existing building fabric, with elevational changes to include new doors and screens to existing and new openings within the new façades. All existing associated site services including surface water drainage will be retained and repaired as required

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2630

• 17 Dec 2025N/a

  redevelopment of two existing single storey farmyard storage buildings (circa 283 msq). The works are comprised of the subdivision of the existing storage areas, with new concrete floors and new façade cladding and roof finishes to the existing building fabric, with elevational changes to include new doors and screens to existing and new openings within the new façades. All existing associated site services including surface water drainage will be retained and repaired as required

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 25351

• 29 Aug 2025Conditional

  redevelopment and change of use of existing single storey farmyard building to office use (circa 340Msq) comprising studio space, meeting room, cellular offices, production and flexible working spaces and ancillary staff facilities. Upgrade of existing building fabric and elevational changes to include new glazed doors and screens to existing and new openings. All associated site development works including foul and surface water drainage works connections to existing services with new permeable surface to existing courtyard. Car Parking will be accommodated in existing public car park

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 25249

• 18 Jul 2025N/a

  redevelopment and change of use of existing single storey farmyard building to office use (circa 340Msq) comprising studio space, meeting room, cellular offices, production and flexible working spaces and ancillary staff facilities. Upgrade of existing building fabric and elevational changes to include new glazed doors and screen to existing and new openings. All associated site development works including foul and surface water drainage works connections to existing services with new permeable surface to existing courtyard. Car Parking will be accommodated in existing public car park

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 25195

• 3 Jun 2025Unconditional

  Section 42 Extension of Appropriate Period - 27 no detached dwellings (1 no single storey 2 bed houses (c102 sqm), 3 no single storey 3 bed houses (118 sqm), 7 no two storey 3 bed houses (c144-175 sqm) 11 no two storey 4 bed houses (c214-267 sqm) and 5 no 2 storey 5 bed houses (c321sqm) all with on curtilage car parking spaces, a public park (c10,351 sqm) and all ancillary and associated site development, landscaping, drainage and boundary works, including new vehicular access from regional road R760

  Extension of duration · Wicklow County Council, 25148

• 8 May 2025Conditional

  demolition of the existing detached garage to the side and the construction of a single storey double garage attached to the side of the house with a utility room, wc and kitchen to the rear of it and a 2 storey extension to the rear of the existing house with a dining/family room at ground floor level and extending the study and 2 No bedrooms at first floor level all with ancillary siteworks

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 25112

• 2 Jan 2025Conditional

  house and garage as constructed. Permission for removal of condition 2 of planning register reference 6857/81 and 118/84 to allow for a reduced site size and change of use removal of condition 1 of planning registry reference 6857/81 and 118/84 from restricted use as a dwelling to use by all classes of persons

  Retention · Wicklow County Council, 2560001

• 6 Dec 2024Conditional

  construction of a new single storey gardeners compound (294 msq.), comprising machinery stores, offices, staff facilities and ancillary drainage works with vehicular access off existing internal estate road

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 24482

• 18 Oct 2024Conditional

  a single storey extension (67Msq) to side of existing residential dwelling

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 24413

• 10 Oct 2024N/a

  single storey extension (67Msq) to side of existing residential dwelling

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 24402

• 3 Sept 2024Conditional

  (i) extension of the existing single-storey garage to the front; (ii) existing 1no. pitched attic level dormer window at rear serving first floor to be replaced with 1no. larger roof dormer window to serve first and attic floors; (iii) single-storey canopy structure to rear at ground floor level to form covered terrace area; (iv) The proposal also includes alterations to all elevations, roof lights, internal alterations, all associated landscaping, boundary treatments, and site and engineering works necessary to facilitate the development

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 24357

• 26 Aug 2024N/a

  (I) extension of the existing single-storey garage to the front; (ii) existing 1no. pitched attic level dormer window at rear serving first floor to be replaced with 1no. larger roof dormer window to serve first and attic floors; (iii) single-Storey canopy structure to rear at ground floor level to form covered terrace area; (iv) the proposal also includes alterations to all elevations, roof lights, internal alterations, all associated landscaping, boundary treatments, and site and engineering works necessary to facilitate the development

  Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 24351

• 27 May 2024Refused

  demolition of the existing garage to the side and the construction of a detached 2 storey 5 bedroom house with ancillary siteworks in the rear garden

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 24243

• 29 Feb 2024Conditional

  construction of a new single storey Electrical Main Distribution Board Room to be linked to existing main metering panel at this site Powerscourt House, Powerscourt Demesne, Enniskerry, Co. Wicklow which is in the curtilage of a protected structure, namely Powerscourt House

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2496

• 18 Sept 2023Conditional

  the construction of a single storey extension to the side and rear of the existing house

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 23711

• 9 Feb 2023Refused

  construction of a dwelling and all associated site works

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 23113

• 25 Aug 2022Refused

  (i) the construction of a farmyard comprising a single-storey storage barn (55sq.m), stable structure (286sq.m), manure pit (46sq.m), bored well and percolation area; (ii) construction of a detached, single-storey, three-bedroom dwelling with on-curtilage car parking, private amenity space and associated wastewater treatment system, percolation area, bored well and surface water soakaway. Utilisation of the existing entrance to the south with new replacement gates now proposed to access the dwelling via L10150; and (iii) all associated works including boundary treatments, landscaping and site works necessary to facilitate the development. Retention permission is sought for: (i) 1 no. replacement vehicular entrance gate to the north west serving the paddock and 1 no. new vehicular agricultural entrance gate to the south east; (ii) 1 no. horse paddock (2170sq.m), 1 no. foaling stable and chicken coop (47sq.m); (iii) 3 no. storage containers (total 276sq.m) and 1 no. small storage shed (7.6sq.m); and (iv) ancillary services including meter box and pump house

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 22928

• 18 Jul 2022Conditional

  construction of development comprising of: enterprise and employment hub including incubator business units/offices and café unit (2,752sqm); community building; childcare facility; 31 residential units comprise: 8 no. 3 bed terraced houses, 5 no. 3 bed semi detached houses, 11 no. 4 bed semi detached houses, 7 no. 5 bed detached houses; two vehicular accesses off the Glencree Road; Repair, replacement and provision of new drainage and pedestrian infrastructure including lighting towards the town centre on Kilgarron Hill along the Glencree Road; All associated site development and infrastructural works including amenity spaces, landscaping, open space, boundary treatments, vehicular parking, bicycle parking, utilities, internal roads, footpaths and shared surfaces, playground, site clearance and temporary construction development. A Natura Impact Statement has been prepared in respect of the proposed development and accompanies this application

  Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 22794

• 15 Jul 2022Conditional

  construction of a development comprising: - enterprise and employment hub including incubator business units/offices and café unit (2,752sqm) - Community building - Childcare facility - 98 residential units comprise: -8no 2 bed terraced houses -32 no. 3 bed terraced houses - 34 no. 3 bed semi-detached houses - 2 no 3 bed detached bungalows - 8 no. 4 bed semidetached houses - 8 no. 4 bed detached houses - 6 no. 5 bed detached houses. - Two vehicular accesses off the Glencreee Road - repair, replacement and provision of new drainage and pedestrian infrastructure including lighting towards the town centre on Kilgarron hill along the Glencree Road - All associated site development and infrastructural works including amenity spaces, landscaping, open space, boundary treatments, vehicular parking, bicycle parking, utilities, internal roads, footpaths and shared surfaces, playground, site clearance and temporary construction development. A Natura Impact Statement has been prepared in respect of the proposed development

  Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 22789

• 2 Jun 2022Conditional

  a staff accommodation development within the grounds of Powerscourt Hotel comprising of 29 no. staff accommodation rooms (56 no beds), a communal kitchen/dining/living room and laundry room. The proposal also includes alterations to an existing car parking, and associated landscaping, bin stores and all associated site development works, boundary treatments and other servicing works

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 22598

• 23 Dec 2021Conditional

  the incorporation of adjacent two storey coach house into the existing main house by the addition of a new glass link corridor; (2) single storey extensions to the east and west of existing coach house; (3) addition of new opes in the North and South elevations of the coach house; (4) Internal layout changes to accommodation home office, gym and entertainment at ground floor and au pair room at first floor

  Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 211564

• 20 Dec 2021Conditional

  The development will consist of the construction of 74 no. dwellings and 10 no. voluntary/sheltered housing dwellings as follows: (A) 74 dwellings comprising 4 no. 2 bedroom 2 storey houses (semi-detached), 26 no. 3 bedroom 2 storey houses (semi-detached), 30 no. 4 bedroom 2 storey houses (semi-detached & detached) & 14 no. 5 bedroom houses (semi-detached & detached); (B) 10 no. single storey 2 bedroom sheltered housing dwellings (semi-detached); (C) Open space along southern boundary of c. 0.93 hectares [with pedestrian connections to boundary to ‘Lover’s Leap Lane’ to the south and to boundary to the east and west], hard and soft landscaping (including public lighting) and open space (including boundary treatment); (D) Vehicular access (including construction access) from the Cookstown Road from a new junction; (E) All ancillary development works including footpaths landscaping boundary treatments, lighting, public, private open space areas, car parking (159 no spaces) and bicycle parking, single storey ESB substations, regrading/re-profiling of site where required and all ancillary site development/construction works and provision of underground local pumping station to Irish Water specifications; (F) Surface water attenuation measures and underground attenuation systems as well as connection to water supply and provision of foul drainage infrastructure. (G) 3 no. temporary (for 3 years) marketing signage structures [2 no. at the proposed entrance and 1 no. at the junction of the R760 and the Cookstown Road] and a single storey temporary (for 3 years) marketing suite (c. 81 sq.m) within site; (H) Provision of footpath/public lighting to Powerscourt National School pedestrian entrance and lighting from Powerscourt National School entrance to the junction of the R7630 along southern side of Cookstown Road

  Permission, 84 homes · Wicklow County Council, 211533

The 25 most recent of 59 applications.

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Powerscourt Woodland 001768

Recorded monuments

• WI007-016 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  Situated in a wet area at the SE foot of a steep hillock. Circular shaft (dims. 0.85m x 0.8m; D 1.3m) with a lining of small granite stones. There appears to be a stone base to the shaft. A circular cut slab with one flat and one domed face has been wedged into the shaft near the base. 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

• WI007-017 Designed landscape feature
  Description

  Listed in the SMR (1986) as an 'enclosure' based on an aerial photograph (GSIAP O 172/173 (1973)). On inspection in 1989 it proved to be a nineteenth century plantation. Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 31 January 2013

• WI007-018001 Castle - motte
  Description

  Situated in gently undulating terrain. Oval steep-sided hillock (dims. c. 220m NW-SE; 170m NE-SW) of glacial gravel, with a level summit at the SE end (dims. c. 50m E-W; 40m N-S). It is now planted with conifers. Possibly part of the medieval borough of Mulsoe's Court (WI007-018----). (GSIAP, 0 172-3) 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

• WI007-019 Castle - unclassified
  Description

  Situated on level parkland in Powerscourt Estate. The present site of Powerscourt House has been identified with a castle built in Balyteny in 1316 which was in ruins by 1355 (Price 1953, 122-3). Between 1482 and 1500 a castle was built at Powers Courte by the 8th Earl of Kildare and this was destroyed by the O'Tooles in 1535. Repairs were carried out in the same year but in 1541 the castle passed into the hands of the O'Tooles. The castle was partly levelled in 1650 (Fitzgerald 1909-11, 127-39). The present house, itself destroyed by fire in 1974, was built before 1851 and may have incorporated part of the 16th-century structure (Price 1953, 122-3). There are no visible traces of early features. 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

• WI007-020 Church
  Description

  At the SE edge of a gentle SE facing slope with a steep to very steep slope to the S and SE. Church of Ireland parish church built in 1736 and associated graveyard used by the Wingfield family (Viscounts Powerscourt), estate and household staff and some local protestant families. In ruins since before 1908 and replaced by the present parish church - opposite the main entrance to the estate - at about that time. Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 31 January 2013

• WI007-035001 Church
  Description

  Situated on level ground on the edge of a sharp drop to the S and SE towards the Dargle River. This was called ‘Steach gConaill (Conall’s religious house)’ in Irish, which was the name of the parish (Pers. Com. Conchubhar O Crualaoich). Poorly preserved foundations of the W end of a church (surviving portion L 6m; Wth 5m) of uncoursed masonry (T 1m). It stands within a roughly triangular enclosure (dims. 40m E–W; 25m N–S) defined by an earth and stone bank (Wth 2m; int. H 0.5m) and an external fosse (Wth 3m; max. D 0.8m). Some eighteenth-century headstones occur in the area to the S and E of the church. 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: 31 January 2013

• WI007-035002 Graveyard
  Description

  A quadrangular enclosure named 'Churchtown Graveyard' on the OSi 1st. edition 6-inch map (map dims. c. 50m E–W; c. 30m N–S). Disused by 1908. The enclosure is defined by an earth and stone bank (Wth 2m; int. H 0.5m) and an external fosse (Wth 3m; max. D 0.8m) on the S and SE. Poorly preserved foundations of W end of church (WI007-035001-) survive just off centre. Some eighteenth-century headstones occur in the area to the S and E of the church. (SMR file) Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 31 January 2013

• WI007-086 Barrow - ring-barrow
  Description

  Ring-barrow situated on the upper slope of a proposed development site with views of Bray Head to the E, Sugar Loaf Mountain to the SE, and Djouce mountain to the S. The public road located 70m to N marks the townland boundary with Parknasilloge. Unclassified megalithic tomb (WI007-021----) 370m to NNE, motte castle (WI007-018001-) 300m to SSW, St. Moling's holy well (WI007-016----) 550m to W. A detailed gradiometer survey was conducted by J. M. Leigh Surveys Ltd. under licence No. 18R0026 in the townland of Powerscourt Demesne, which identified a possible triple-ditched barrow (approx. overall diam. 25m). The site consists of a small circular area (approx. diam. 8m) enclosed by three widely spaced circular ditches. The outer circular ditch has a diameter of 25m, the middle ditch 16m and the inner ditch 8m (Leigh 2018, 4). Archaeological test trenching was undertaken by Irish Archaeological Consultancy Ltd. on behalf of Lota View Holdings Limited, under licence No. 18E0045 in order to archaeologically assess the results of the geophysical survey. The test trenching confirmed the presence of a probable barrow (c. 25m diameter), with three enclosing ditches. No evidence of a burial or cremated remains was identified during the test trenching (Lynch and Kavanagh 2018, i). The south‐western part of the barrow appears to have been removed by agricultural ploughing. Two of the three ditches were identified on the north‐eastern side of the site, although the outer ditch was sealed by a spread of archaeological material. The inner ditch was found to have a depth of 0.34m, which suggests that the entire monument has been subject to some truncation due to ploughing. A number of lithics were recovered during testing, including a quartz core, several individual pieces of quartz and a piece of flint debitage. The items were all recovered from the archaeological spread (C7) and the fill of one of the barrow ditches (ibid., 7). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 14 May 2018

Architectural heritage

• Powerscourt House, country house, 1730–1740 · International interest
  Description

  Detached multiple-bay part three-storey, part two-storey and part one-storey Palladian style former mansion, built 1731-40 to designs by Richard Castle, now in use as a visitors centre with gift shops. The house was extensively damaged by fire in 1974. It is constructed in granite. The central three-storey block is joined by single-storey links to two-storey wings. The central section is nine-bay with a five-bay pedimented break front and the two-storey wings are each four-bay. The first and second floors of the central bay are articulated with giant order Ionic pilasters; busts of roman emperors replace windows to the second floor. The composition is finished with curved walls which incorporate tall pedimented arched gateways and tall obelisks which carry eagles, the Wingfield crest. The house was constructed around the remains of an earlier castle and this causes the garden front to be slightly asymmetrical. To the south-east the garden front overlooks a formal garden and a lake; this has the Great Sugar Loaf mountain as a back drop. To the south is the Italian garden which incorporates many fine features including decorative gates and hot houses.

• Powerscourt House, farmyard complex, 1790–1810 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced multiple-bay part two, part one and a half, and part single-storey group of stables, outbuildings and estate workers dwellings, built c.1800 with later additions. The complex is gathered around three irregular courtyards and is mainly constructed in squared granite rubble, however there are substantial areas finished in render. Window openings are mainly flat-headed with a variety of frames including sash, fixed timber and cast metal. Roofs are mainly pitched with natural slate and cast-iron rainwater goods. The grouping lies to the south and west of Powerscourt House.

• Powerscourt House, shop/retail outlet, 1985–1995 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached single-storey gift shop, built, c.1990. The building is entirely glazed. It comprises of three staggered but joined barrel vaulted structures. These are completely open plan internally. The building is located to the south-west of the main house.

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 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility high, moderately high, moderately low, moderately low (inferred), low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Powerscourt Demesne.

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 Powerscourt Demesne with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Wicklow.

Name

Powerscourt Demesne

Area

3,445,051 m² (344.51 ha, 851.29 acres)

Civil parish

Powerscourt, and its townlands

Barony

Rathdown

Electoral division

Enniskerry, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Enniskerry electoral division: 3,173 people in 970 households; 80% of households own their home; 18% of homes were built since 2001; 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Annacrivey, Bahana, Ballinagee, Charleville Demesne, Cookstown, Coolakay, Kilgarran, Kilmalin, Knocksink, Onagh, Parknasilloge, Tinnehinch

Placenames

Powerscourt Demesne 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.