Scratenagh
Scratenagh is a townland in the civil parish of Ennereilly, barony of Arklow, Co. Wicklow. Its name in Irish is Scratarnach.
- Area
- 61.5 ha
- 152 acres
- Land parcels
- 25
- registered freehold, median 8,939 m² (0.89 ha, 2.21 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 7
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
25 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Scratenagh, from 53 m² to 136,745 m² (13.67 ha, 33.79 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 14 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, or as GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Scratenagh 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.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
13 Dec 2024Conditional
proposed demolition of existing lean to storage area and workshop (667m2) which form part of an overall manufacturing building as granted previously under 93/1027. Refurbishment of the existing remaining manufacturing building (774m2.). To include new roof and cladding to façade. Permission for the construction of an extension to manufacturing building for same use (2700m2). To include all associated works. Revisions of existing site layout to include: Existing container storage shed/workshop to be removed (356m2). New parking and yard layout to include EV charging and accessible disabled Car parking and bicycle parking. Existing Septic Tank & Percolation area Car Park to be decommissioned and replaced/upgraded with new tank and percolation to current EPA Guidelines. To include site lighting and all ancillary services and site works associated with the development. All accessed from the existing vehicle side access onto the L6674
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2460791
18 Jul 2024Refused
the reclamation of land through the filling of material comprising of clay, silt, sand, gravel or stone on a site having an area of circa 3.5282 hectares for the purpose of improvement of land for agricultural use. Access will be taken from the existing L6674 local road via a previously approved vehicular entrance and infill site. The previously approved site infrastructure including a vehicular entrance, haul road, portable truck wheel-wash, office/ chemical toilet granted planning permission under Ref. 19/98 will be retained for a further period to serve the proposed infill development. The application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement (NIS). The proposed development relates to an activity which requires a Waste Licence
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2460422
22 Mar 2022N/a
proposed reclamation of land through the filling of material comprising clay, silt, sand, gravel or stone on a site having an area of circa 3.743 hectares for the purpose of improvement of land for agricultural use and a temporary haul road together with a proposed vehicular entrance and ancillary works including portable truck wheel wash, office/chemical toilet
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 22276
14 Aug 2020Conditional
removal of the existing septic tank, installation of new wastewater treatment unit, polishing filter to current standards and associate works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 20786
4 Feb 2019Conditional
reclamation of land through the filling of material comprising of clay, silt, sand, gravel or stone on a site having an area of circa 3.762 hectares for the purpose of improvement of land for agricultural use and temporary haul road together with vehicular entrance and ancillary works including portable truck wheel wash, office chemical toilet and truck passing bay on the L6674 public road. The proposed development relates to an activity which requires a Waste Licence
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 1998
2 Jun 2017Conditional
extend the appropriate period of a permission - 06/5701 - business park development including 15 no. units of varying design. The heights of the units range from 2 to 3 stories (inclusive of interanal mezzanine floors) with a maximum height of 17.5m. The units will accomodate a range of employment/enterprise/business activities including office, warehouse, light manufacturing, light industrial, warehouse distribution, science & technology, medical services & a creche. A total of 650 car parking spaces are to be provided. Access to be provided on an interim basis from the N11 Scratenagh Crossroads junction, via the local road to Kilpatrick, pending upgrade of the N11. The total gross floor area of the development is 38,300sqm on a site area of 6.62 hectares. Development to include all site development works, landscaping, lighting, ESB substations, waste disposal /recycling facilities and internal roads
Extension of duration · Wicklow County Council, 17650
14 Mar 2017N/a
extend the appropriate period of a permission - 06/5701 - business park development including 15 no. units of varying design. The heights of the units range from 2 to 3 stories (inclusive of interanal mezzanine floors) with a maximum height of 17.5m. The units will accomodate a range of employment/enterprise/business activities including office, warehouse, light manufacturing, light industrial, warehouse distribution, science & technology, medical services & a creche. A total of 650 car parking spaces are to be provided. Access to be provided on an interim basis from the N11 Scratenagh Crossroads junction, via the local road to Kilpatrick, pending upgrade of the N11. The total gross floor area of the development is 38,300sqm on a site area of 6.62 hectares. Development to include all site development works, landscaping, lighting, ESB substations, waste disposal /recycling facilities and internal roads
Extension of duration · Wicklow County Council, 17258
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Scratenagh.
Recorded monuments
- WI036-056 Burnt spread
Description
This is the record for the burnt spread with associated trough, hearth, pit and stakeholes, excavated by Goorik Dehaene (E3206) on the N11 road improvement scheme. Radiocarbon dates place the site in the late Neolithic/early Bronze Age. (Dehaene 2009b) Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 15 January 2013
- WI036-057 Burnt mound
Description
This is the record for the burnt mound and two associated troughs excavated by Goorik Dehaene (E3207) on the N11 road improvement scheme. A radiocarbon date places the site in the middle Bronze Age. (Dehaene 2009c) Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 15 January 2013
- WI036-058 Burnt mound
Description
This is the record for the burnt mound and associated stakeholes and pits, excavated by Goorik Dehaene (E3208) on the N11 road improvement scheme. Three flint flakes associated with these features suggest a date for the site in the Bronze Age. (Dehaene 2009d) Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 15 January 2013
- WI036-059 Pit
Description
This is the record for the pit excavated by Goorik Dehaene (E3208). Radiocarbon dates place the pit in the Iron Age. (Dehaene 2009d) Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 15 January 2013
- WI036-060 Burnt mound
Description
This is the record for the burnt mound and associated trough, hearth, pits and postholes, excavated by Goorik Dehaene (E3209). Radiocarbon dates place the site in the late Neolithic/early Bronze Age. (Dehaene 2009e) Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 15 January 2013
- WI036-061 Pit
Description
This is the record for the pit excavated by Goorik Dehaene (E3210) on the N11 road improvement scheme. A radiocarbon date places the pit in the late Bronze Age/early Iron Age. (Dehaene 2009f) Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 15 January 2013
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Scratenagh.
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).
Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- Radon
- At the centre of the townland of Scratenagh, about 1 in 20 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 low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Scratenagh.
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Scratenagh with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Wicklow.
The townland
- Name
- Scratenagh · Scratarnach
- Area
- 615,348 m² (61.53 ha, 152.06 acres)
- Civil parish
- Ennereilly, and its townlands
- Barony
- Arklow
- Electoral division
- Ennereilly, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 465 people lived in 168 households in the Ennereilly electoral division. 78% of households owned their home. 26% of homes were built since 2001. 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 8% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballymoyle, Ballyrogan Lower, Clonpadden, Coolmore, Kilpatrick
- Placenames
- Scratenagh 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.