# Rossana Upper, Co. Wicklow: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Rathnew, barony of Newcastle, Co. Wicklow. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 395,362 m² (39.54 ha, 97.7 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 32 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 2,503 m² (0.25 ha, 0.62 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): G1 Open Space, the zone with the most parcels - Planning (National Planning Applications): 6 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Rathnew, https://everytownland.com/wicklow/parish/rathnew.md - Barony: Newcastle - Electoral division: Glenealy, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 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. - County: Co. Wicklow, https://everytownland.com/wicklow.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/55488 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 251199 - Centre: latitude 53.003116, longitude -6.098798 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 32 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Rossana Upper, from 142 m² to 167,131 m² (16.71 ha, 41.3 acres); 22 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 5112169: 167,131 m² (16.71 ha, 41.3 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5112169.md - Parcel 1297758: 54,028 m² (5.4 ha, 13.35 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1297758.md - Parcel 1289374: 27,541 m² (2.75 ha, 6.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1289374.md - Parcel 1281320: 19,134 m² (1.91 ha, 4.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1281320.md - Parcel 1258312: 18,493 m² (1.85 ha, 4.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1258312.md - Parcel 1259988: 16,739 m² (1.67 ha, 4.14 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1259988.md - Parcel 1276154: 16,660 m² (1.67 ha, 4.12 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1276154.md - Parcel 1275548: 15,536 m² (1.55 ha, 3.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1275548.md - Parcel 1283942: 11,746 m² (1.17 ha, 2.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1283942.md - Parcel 5144766: 5,340 m² (0.53 ha, 1.32 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5144766.md - Parcel 1265515: 4,849 m² (0.48 ha, 1.2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1265515.md - Parcel 2675910: 4,458 m² (0.45 ha, 1.1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2675910.md - Parcel 2675921: 3,850 m² (0.38 ha, 0.95 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2675921.md - Parcel 1294669: 3,234 m² (0.32 ha, 0.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1294669.md - Parcel 3420039: 2,535 m² (0.25 ha, 0.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3420039.md - Parcel 1274039: 2,533 m² (0.25 ha, 0.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1274039.md - Parcel 1281859: 2,474 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1281859.md - Parcel 1278539: 2,436 m² (0.24 ha, 0.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1278539.md - Parcel 1286301: 2,371 m² (0.24 ha, 0.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1286301.md - Parcel 1273553: 2,186 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1273553.md - Parcel 1285237: 2,181 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1285237.md - Parcel 5247288: 1,742 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5247288.md - Parcel 5408856: 1,634 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5408856.md - Parcel 5497691: 1,551 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5497691.md - Parcel 1287724: 1,445 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1287724.md - Parcel 1248285: 1,076 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1248285.md - Parcel 1296319: 1,032 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1296319.md - Parcel 4970333: 653 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4970333.md - Parcel 5694633: 398 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5694633.md - Parcel 1286711: 157 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1286711.md - Parcel 1270033: 157 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1270033.md - Parcel 1287491: 142 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1287491.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) - G1 Open Space (Open space, park): Ashford Town Plan, Wicklow; 4 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.wicklow.ie/Portals/0/adam/Documents/20f5smOQ1U-B5QVUfmTyGw/Link/Level%205%20Ashford%20Town%20Plan%202022%20-%202028.pdf - N1.6 Public Utility (Other transport/general uses): Ashford Town Plan, Wicklow; 2 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.wicklow.ie/Portals/0/adam/Documents/20f5smOQ1U-B5QVUfmTyGw/Link/Level%205%20Ashford%20Town%20Plan%202022%20-%202028.pdf ## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage) 6 applications, newest first. - 6 Nov 2024, Wicklow County Council 24447: Unconditional. Permission. Part 8 for a strategic Park & Ride facility located to the west of M11 Junction 16 at Rosanna Upper in the village of Ashford. The proposed development comprises a car park with a capacity of 210 parking spaces, including 13 spaces for mobility impaired users and 21 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 development also plans to incorporate paved areas for bike shelters and lockers, facilitating connections for active travel and ancillary works (for submission details please see the development site notice). File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/24447/0 - 21 Oct 2024, Wicklow County Council 24420: Conditional. Retention. a 41m² rear extension and a 3m² front porch to a dwelling and the upgrade of the effluent treatment system to current EPA standards, together with associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/24420/0 - 28 Jun 2023, Wicklow County Council 23564: Conditional. Retention. a 41m²rear extension and a 3m² front porch to a dwelling and the upgrade of the effluent treatment system to current EPA standards, together with associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/23564/0 - 29 Jun 2020, Wicklow County Council 20611: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. dwelling, waste water treatment system to EPA standards, garage, entrance and associated works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/20611/0 - 7 Jun 2018, Wicklow County Council 18619: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. fully serviced dwelling house with detached domestic garage, on site sewage treatment system in accordance with EPA 2009 and associated site works and connection to public mains water. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/18619/0 - 6 Jun 2017, Wicklow County Council 17663: Refused. Permission, 1 home. dormer style dwelling, effluent disposal system to current EPA standards along with associated site development works and services including a driveway, provision of a shared entrance which will include upgrading of existing entrance to family home. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/17663/0 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 Rossana Upper. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - WI025-007: Mound, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CWI025-007----. Circular steep sided mound (diam. 21m, H. 3.70m) with level summit (diam. 6.8m). Level ground overlooking gentle NE slope to stream. Barrow (WI025-036----) 120m SW. Date of upload: 20 October 2012 - WI025-036: Ring-ditch, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CWI025-036----. Situated on level ground 120m SW of a tumulus (WI025-007----). Level circular area (diam. 11.5m) defined by a shallow fosse (Wth 1.7-1.9m; D 0.2m). 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) - Rossana House, country house, 1710–1730, Regional interest, registry number 16402509, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=WI®no=16402509. Detached five-bay three-storey country house, built c.1720. The house is constructed in Flemish bond red brick. Part of the dwelling was demolished in c.1950. To the rear (west) there are two, three-storey projecting bays one canted and one bowed. To the east front a replacement timber door surround has paired pilasters and a broken base pediment; it surrounds a part glazed panelled door which is set within a semi-circular headed opening. Window openings have a mixture of semi-circular arched and flat-heads; all have timber sash windows which include six over six and three over three. The double-piled pitched roof is finished with natural slate and has cast-iron rainwater goods. The chimneystacks are rendered and have tall diagonally set flues with clay pots. The house is set within a well wooded demesne. ## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland) - Radon: About 1 in 20 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: Susceptibility 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_3371, https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/LiDAR/OPW_NASC/OPW_3371.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/rossana-upper.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/rossana-upper.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/rossana-upper.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Rossana 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) - Ashford: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/ashford.md - Ballinalea: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/ballinalea.md - Milltown North: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/milltown-north.md - Mountusher: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/mountusher.md - Rossana Lower: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/rossana-lower.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/rossana-upper - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/wicklow/rossana-upper