Sandyhills

34 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Sandyhills, from 35 m² to 150,435 m² (15.04 ha, 37.17 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 14 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Sandyhills in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.

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

• 2 Sept 2026N/a

  the construction of a new dwelling, garage, wastewater treatment unit and polishing filter, new well, blocking up existing agriculture entrance onto public road, new entrance onto public road to serve existing agriculture lands and proposed dwelling and associate works

  Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 2660790

• 25 Jul 2026N/a

  alterations to the existing front door of the existing cottage; the construction of a twostorey extension to the side of the existing house incorporating a new ground-floor kitchen, dining, and family living area, and two first-floor bedrooms, one ensuite, and a main family bathroom; the provision of a first-floor balcony to the rear elevation; and all associated internal alterations, drainage, site works, and ancillary development

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2660654

• 24 Jun 2026Refused

  the importation, processing, recovery and recycling of construction and demolition materials including soil, stone and concrete to produce recycled aggregates, the applicant also seeks to import soil and stone for deposition over an area of 0.93 hectares and raising the ground level approximately 1 m, the annual tonnage proposed for acceptance at the site shall not exceed 25,000 tonnes per annum, a waste facility permit will be applied for to Wicklow County Council.-Install and operate an integrated crusher, screener and washer, quarantine/waste inspection bay, and portable office and welfare facilities -decommission an existing well and install a groundwater abstraction well adjacent to the crusher and screener -continue use of the existing weighbridge and weighbridge cabin, wheel wash, internal haul roads, and security fencing and security gate -egress/exit the site via the existing private access road -additional storage area for recycled C&D materials within a designated part of the site

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2660574

• 22 May 2026N/a

  the importation, processing, recovery and recycling of construction and demolition materials including soil, stone and concrete to produce recycled aggregates. The applicant also seeks to import soil and stone for deposition over an area of 0.93 hectares and raising the ground level approximately 1 m. the annual tonnage proposed for acceptance at the site shall not exceed 25,000 tonnes per annum. A waste facility permit will be applied for to Wicklow County Council -install and operate an integrated crusher, screener and washer, quarantine/waste inspection bay, and portable office and welfare facilities -decommission an existing well and install a groundwater abstraction well adjacent to the crusher and screener -continue use of the existing weighbridge and weighbridge cabin, wheel wash, internal haul roads, and security fencing and security gate -egress/exit the site via the existing private access road -additional storage area for recycled C&D materials within a designated part of the site.

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2660455

• 15 May 2026N/a

  consists of the importation, processing, recovery and recycling of construction and demolition materials (C&D) including soil, stone and concrete to produce recycled aggregates. The applicant also seeks to import clean, uncontaminated soil and stone for deposition over an area of 0.93 hectares

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2660422

• 10 Mar 2026N/a

  phased extension to the existing quarry, measuring c. 14.13 hectares, located to the south/south-east of the existing extraction area, to be excavated to final floor levels ranging from approximately 202.7 m OD at the north-western extent of the extension area to approximately 227.7 m OD at the south-eastern extent of the extension area (as shown on the application drawings) and the extraction of approximately 150,000 tonnes per annum (being the maximum total output from the quarry as a whole) of sand, gravel and stone using mechanical means only. The development will also consist of: the provision of an additional wash plant (to supplement the existing wash plant); drainage infrastructure; fencing; boundary treatments (including berms and tree planting and the importation of geochemically suitable inert soil material, where required, to support berm construction); internal roads and access/haul routes; and all associated site works. (The proposed extension will operate using the existing permitted access to the R756, together with the existing internal haul road and all previously permitted processing and ancillary facilities, including: sand storage and testing lab shed, wash plant, water recycling system, sludge storage bay, water storage tank, wheelwash, well, pumphouse, temporary portacabin office, canteen, portaloo, berms, and mobile screening plant). The proposed extension of the existing quarry will operate for a period of 10 years from commencement of extraction within the extension area, after which an approved restoration and remediation plan will be implemented. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) has been prepared in respect of the proposed development will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2660169

• 18 Feb 2026N/a

  phased extension to the existing quarry, measuring c. 14.13 hectares, located to the south/south-east of the existing extraction area, to be excavated to final floor levels ranging from approximately 202.7 m OD at the north-western extent of the extension area to approximately 227.7 m OD at the south-eastern extent of the extension area (as shown on the application drawings) and the extraction of approximately 150,000 tonnes per annum (being the maximum total output from the quarry as a whole) of sand, gravel and stone using mechanical means only. The development will also consist of: the provision of an additional wash plant (to supplement the existing wash plant); drainage infrastructure; fencing; boundary treatments (including berms and tree planting and the importation of geochemically suitable inert soil material, where required, to support berm construction); internal roads and access/haul routes; and all associated site works. (The proposed extension will operate using the existing permitted access to the R756, together with the existing internal haul road and all previously permitted processing and ancillary facilities, including: sand storage and testing lab shed, wash plant, water recycling system, sludge storage bay, water storage tank, wheelwash, well, pumphouse, temporary portacabin office, canteen, portaloo, berms, and mobile screening plant.) The proposed extension of the existing quarry will operate for a period of 10 years from commencement of extraction within the extension area, after which an approved restoration and remediation plan will be implemented. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) has been prepared in respect of the proposed development will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2660114

• 16 Jul 2025Conditional

  permission for change of use from restricted use as a dwelling to use by all classes of persons, (i.e. the removal of Condition 2(a) of Planning Reference 05-3728)

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2560542

• 27 Jun 2022Conditional

  a 406sqm sand storage and testing lab shed for existing quarry and associated works

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 22706

• 11 Nov 2019N/a

  bungalow, garage, on site treatment unit, entrance and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 191212

• 13 Jun 2019Conditional

  (i) the restoration of the authorised extraction area (3.7 Ha) as granted under planning permission 00/3343; (ii) the importation of inert soil and stones (EWC class 17 05 04) at a rate of 24,000 tones per annum to cumulative total of 96,000 tonnes; (iii) the renewed use of existing wheel wash and access area; (iv) the installation of a mobile welfare unit and portaloo for personnel working on site and associated civil works , within a landholding of 9.87 hectares for a term of five years

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 19648

• 19 Jun 2018Conditional

  8.4 hectare extension to the existing quarry permitted under PRR04/699 and substitute consent no. SU0012. Planning permission for the extraction of stone and gravel from the extended 8.4 hectare area at a rate of approximately 70,000 tonnes per annum. The proposed development also includes a portaloo, temporary portacabin office and canteen on site together with all ancillary works, wheelwash, weighbridge, well, pumphouse, berm and fencing

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 18677

• 7 Jun 2018N/a

  extraction of sand and gravel from an existing quarry which is additional to that permitted by planning reference 04/699 and substitute consent number SU0012. The proposed additional area is approximately 8.4 hectares where it is proposed to extract sand and gravel at a rate of approximately 70,000 tonnes per annum. The proposed development also includes a portaloo, temporary portacabin office and canteen on site together with all site ancillary works, wheel wash, weighbridge, well pumphouse, berm and fencing. The application is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Statement (not referred to an Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR))

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 18618

• 27 Mar 2017Conditional

  36m multi user free standing structure carrying telecommunications equipment, together with associated exchange containers enclosed with compound fencing, with access off an existing track which will be extended by 100m. The development will provide accommodation to Thre Ireland Ltd & Meteor Ltd for the provision of voice and mobile broadband services in the area and also provides future third party equipment as required

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 17318

• 20 Jan 2017Conditional

  dwelling house, on site sewerage treatment system, improvements to existing laneway, connections to group water scheme and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 1754

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 Sandyhills.

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Sandyhills.

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Sandyhills.

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

At the centre of the townland of Sandyhills, about 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as moderately low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

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

Flooding

The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under 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 Sandyhills with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Wicklow.

Name

Sandyhills

Area

927,613 m² (92.76 ha, 229.22 acres)

Civil parish

Tober, and its townlands

Barony

Talbotstown Lower

Electoral division

Tober, the unit of the census

Census 2022

495 people lived in 159 households in the Tober electoral division. 88% of households owned their home. 29% of homes were built since 2001. 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Crehelp, Kinsellastown, Lemonstown, Manofwar, Tober Demesne, Tober Upper, Wards of Tober

Placenames

Sandyhills 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.