# Threecastles, Co. Wicklow: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Blessington, barony of Talbotstown Lower, Co. Wicklow; in Irish Baile na dTrí Chaisleán. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 2,737,530 m² (273.75 ha, 676.46 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 119 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 3,182 m² (0.32 ha, 0.79 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 32 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Blessington, https://everytownland.com/wicklow/parish/blessington.md - Barony: Talbotstown Lower - Electoral division: Blessington, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): Blessington electoral division: 4,588 people in 1,608 households; 71% of households own their home; 39% of homes were built since 2001; 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Wicklow, https://everytownland.com/wicklow.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/54641 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 251286 - Centre: latitude 53.187837, longitude -6.483439 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 119 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Threecastles, from 79 m² to 482,070 m² (48.21 ha, 119.12 acres); 35 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 1260678: 482,070 m² (48.21 ha, 119.12 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1260678.md - Parcel 1258541: 334,122 m² (33.41 ha, 82.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1258541.md - Parcel 1294455: 277,727 m² (27.77 ha, 68.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1294455.md - Parcel 1269621: 230,041 m² (23 ha, 56.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1269621.md - Parcel 5406676: 145,580 m² (14.56 ha, 35.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5406676.md - Parcel 5406696: 133,728 m² (13.37 ha, 33.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5406696.md - Parcel 5321877: 129,201 m² (12.92 ha, 31.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5321877.md - Parcel 1270083: 106,073 m² (10.61 ha, 26.21 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1270083.md - Parcel 5406637: 87,582 m² (8.76 ha, 21.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5406637.md - Parcel 6105210: 66,377 m² (6.64 ha, 16.4 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6105210.md - Parcel 1269768: 65,170 m² (6.52 ha, 16.1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1269768.md - Parcel 1259176: 54,814 m² (5.48 ha, 13.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1259176.md - Parcel 1297462: 46,882 m² (4.69 ha, 11.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1297462.md - Parcel 3383396: 46,765 m² (4.68 ha, 11.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3383396.md - Parcel 5559910: 36,123 m² (3.61 ha, 8.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5559910.md - Parcel 5321846: 21,925 m² (2.19 ha, 5.42 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5321846.md - Parcel 4734809: 21,842 m² (2.18 ha, 5.4 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4734809.md - Parcel 1270958: 21,131 m² (2.11 ha, 5.22 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1270958.md - Parcel 1265677: 17,482 m² (1.75 ha, 4.32 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1265677.md - Parcel 4921258: 15,698 m² (1.57 ha, 3.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4921258.md - Parcel 3383418: 14,530 m² (1.45 ha, 3.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3383418.md - Parcel 5406645: 14,372 m² (1.44 ha, 3.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5406645.md - Parcel 1271325: 13,358 m² (1.34 ha, 3.3 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1271325.md - Parcel 5557636: 13,141 m² (1.31 ha, 3.25 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5557636.md - Parcel 1276271: 12,431 m² (1.24 ha, 3.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1276271.md - Parcel 1282875: 11,619 m² (1.16 ha, 2.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1282875.md - Parcel 2655763: 10,344 m² (1.03 ha, 2.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2655763.md - Parcel 6207779: 7,597 m² (0.76 ha, 1.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6207779.md - Parcel 1262390: 7,347 m² (0.73 ha, 1.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1262390.md - Parcel 2655765: 6,831 m² (0.68 ha, 1.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2655765.md - Parcel 1260182: 6,742 m² (0.67 ha, 1.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1260182.md - Parcel 1263000: 6,704 m² (0.67 ha, 1.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1263000.md - Parcel 4924283: 6,337 m² (0.63 ha, 1.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4924283.md - Parcel 1284350: 6,330 m² (0.63 ha, 1.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1284350.md - Parcel 1275653: 5,823 m² (0.58 ha, 1.44 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1275653.md - Parcel 1265991: 5,737 m² (0.57 ha, 1.42 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1265991.md - Parcel 6132068: 5,180 m² (0.52 ha, 1.28 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6132068.md - Parcel 5668742: 5,168 m² (0.52 ha, 1.28 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5668742.md - Parcel 1258783: 4,517 m² (0.45 ha, 1.12 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1258783.md - Parcel 1299581: 4,508 m² (0.45 ha, 1.11 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1299581.md - Parcel 1261445: 4,312 m² (0.43 ha, 1.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1261445.md - Parcel 2692091: 4,305 m² (0.43 ha, 1.06 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2692091.md - Parcel 1300327: 4,226 m² (0.42 ha, 1.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1300327.md - Parcel 3589141: 4,203 m² (0.42 ha, 1.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3589141.md - Parcel 1299669: 4,175 m² (0.42 ha, 1.03 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1299669.md - Parcel 4662306: 3,992 m² (0.4 ha, 0.99 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4662306.md - Parcel 5148116: 3,969 m² (0.4 ha, 0.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5148116.md - Parcel 1286661: 3,921 m² (0.39 ha, 0.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1286661.md - Parcel 1282292: 3,798 m² (0.38 ha, 0.94 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1282292.md - Parcel 1278055: 3,673 m² (0.37 ha, 0.91 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1278055.md - Parcel 1260549: 3,652 m² (0.37 ha, 0.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1260549.md - Parcel 1272979: 3,633 m² (0.36 ha, 0.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1272979.md - Parcel 1300196: 3,562 m² (0.36 ha, 0.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1300196.md - Parcel 1270163: 3,548 m² (0.35 ha, 0.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1270163.md - Parcel 2764160: 3,533 m² (0.35 ha, 0.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2764160.md - Parcel 1300241: 3,525 m² (0.35 ha, 0.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1300241.md - Parcel 2724571: 3,443 m² (0.34 ha, 0.85 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2724571.md - Parcel 5272910: 3,331 m² (0.33 ha, 0.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5272910.md - Parcel 1262617: 3,212 m² (0.32 ha, 0.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1262617.md - Parcel 1286258: 3,182 m² (0.32 ha, 0.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1286258.md - Parcel 1296877: 3,005 m² (0.3 ha, 0.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1296877.md - Parcel 1269544: 2,869 m² (0.29 ha, 0.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1269544.md - Parcel 1259755: 2,833 m² (0.28 ha, 0.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1259755.md - Parcel 1291349: 2,777 m² (0.28 ha, 0.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1291349.md - Parcel 1297821: 2,746 m² (0.27 ha, 0.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1297821.md - Parcel 1299539: 2,467 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1299539.md - Parcel 5710181: 2,408 m² (0.24 ha, 0.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5710181.md - Parcel 1294263: 2,385 m² (0.24 ha, 0.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1294263.md - Parcel 1264171: 2,351 m² (0.24 ha, 0.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1264171.md - Parcel 1267378: 2,327 m² (0.23 ha, 0.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1267378.md - Parcel 1259712: 2,192 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1259712.md - Parcel 1265315: 2,133 m² (0.21 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1265315.md - Parcel 1273080: 2,133 m² (0.21 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1273080.md - Parcel 1293775: 2,060 m² (0.21 ha, 0.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1293775.md - Parcel 1294105: 1,962 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1294105.md - Parcel 1295677: 1,953 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1295677.md - Parcel 1298446: 1,942 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1298446.md - Parcel 1268698: 1,929 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1268698.md - Parcel 1289856: 1,882 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1289856.md - Parcel 2672413: 1,878 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2672413.md - Parcel 1263320: 1,858 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1263320.md - Parcel 1283362: 1,850 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1283362.md - Parcel 1257759: 1,844 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1257759.md - Parcel 1267911: 1,840 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1267911.md - Parcel 1283871: 1,821 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1283871.md - Parcel 1299293: 1,741 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1299293.md - Parcel 3383379: 1,725 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3383379.md - Parcel 1259833: 1,672 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1259833.md - Parcel 1268262: 1,655 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1268262.md - Parcel 1291204: 1,629 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1291204.md - Parcel 1269628: 1,622 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1269628.md - Parcel 1261863: 1,614 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1261863.md - Parcel 1277009: 1,449 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1277009.md - Parcel 1266927: 1,265 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1266927.md - Parcel 2655764: 1,229 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2655764.md - Parcel 1263102: 1,209 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1263102.md - Parcel 1259402: 1,162 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1259402.md - Parcel 1277491: 1,149 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1277491.md - Parcel 1277882: 1,124 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1277882.md - Parcel 1294251: 1,049 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1294251.md - Parcel 5405779: 938 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5405779.md - Parcel 1272981: 783 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1272981.md - Parcel 4832246: 639 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4832246.md - Parcel 1274543: 639 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1274543.md - Parcel 1292897: 597 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1292897.md - Parcel 1264676: 590 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1264676.md - Parcel 1288385: 531 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1288385.md - Parcel 5695437: 493 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5695437.md - Parcel 4915193: 463 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4915193.md - Parcel 1272980: 442 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1272980.md - Parcel 5321874: 407 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5321874.md - Parcel 1258498: 391 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1258498.md - Parcel 1258688: 247 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1258688.md - Parcel 1270159: 214 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1270159.md - Parcel 1281168: 212 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1281168.md - Parcel 1271749: 125 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1271749.md - Parcel 1264759: 104 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1264759.md - Parcel 1293678: 89 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1293678.md - Parcel 5196009: 79 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5196009.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Threecastles 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) 32 applications, newest first. - 3 Apr 2026, Wicklow County Council 2660264: Conditional. Retention. the change of use (removal of condition 2 from planning number 06/6387) from restricted use as a dwelling by persons engaged in agriculture to use by all class of persons. Retention permission is also sought for (1) the building that accommodates the domestic garage, grooming parlour & holding kennels, (2) the site layout as constructed. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660264/0 - 16 Jul 2025, Wicklow County Council 2560539: Conditional. Permission. construction of two storey dwelling with a treatment plant, soil polishing filter and a new entrance along with all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560539/0 - 13 Mar 2025, Wicklow County Council 2560177: Conditional. Retention. retain a detached single storey domestic garage to rear of property. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560177/0 - 12 Mar 2025, Wicklow County Council 2560171: N/a. Retention. retain a detached single storey domestic garage to rear of property. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560171/0 - 21 Feb 2025, Wicklow County Council 2560110: N/a. Retention. detached single storey domestic garage to rear of property. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560110/0 - 29 Oct 2024, Wicklow County Council 2460659: N/a. Permission. Two Storey Dwelling with on-site treatment plant and soil polishing filter along with all associate site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460659/0 - 24 Oct 2024, Wicklow County Council 2460651: N/a. Permission, 1 home. two storey dwelling with on-site treatment plant and soil polishing filter along with all associate site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460651/0 - 27 Jun 2024, Wicklow County Council 2460378: N/a. Permission, 1 home. two storey dwelling with on-site treatment plant and soil polishing filter along with all associate site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460378/0 - 27 Jun 2024, Wicklow County Council 2460380: Conditional. Permission. a dormer extension to the side of existing dwelling and all associate site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460380/0 - 24 Jun 2024, Wicklow County Council 2460367: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. removal of the restriction prohibiting the construction of a dwelling on this site, as required under the previous grant of planning permisison ref. PRR 95/2630; permission for construction of a new single storey dwelling with study at attic level, new single-storey shed, new on-site waste water treatment system with sand polishing filter, new vehicular entrance and all associated landscaping works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460367/0 - 14 Jun 2024, Wicklow County Council 2460338: N/a. Permission, 1 home. removal of Condition 2 of Planning Permission PRR 95/2630 prohibiting construction of a dwelling on the site; construction of a new single storey dwelling with study at attic level, new single-storey shed, new on-site waste water treatment system with sand polishing filter, new vehicular entrance and all associated landscaping works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460338/0 - 8 May 2024, Wicklow County Council 2460257: Conditional. Permission. permission for a period of 10 years to construct and complete a solar PV energy development and grid route, with a total site area of 28 hectares comprising of the construction of PV panels mounted on metal frames, transformer stations, new access tracks, perimeter fencing with CCTV cameras and access gates, temporary construction compounds, 20 kV underground cabling connecting the solar farm to the existing Blessington 38kV ESB Substation, and all ancillary grid infrastructure and associated works. The solar farm would be operational for 35 years. A Natura Impact Statement has been prepared in respect of the application for planning permission. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460257/0 - 28 Mar 2024, Wicklow County Council 2460186: N/a. Permission. permission for a period of 10 years to construct and complete a solar PV energy development and grid route, with a total site area of 28 hectares comprising of the construction of PV panels mounted on metal frames, transformer stations, new access tracks, perimeter fencing with CCTV cameras and access gates, temporary construction compounds, 20 kV underground cabling connecting the solar farm to the existing Blessington 38kV ESB Substation, and all ancillary grid infrastructure and associated works. The solar farm would be operational for 35 years. A Natura Impact Statement has been prepared in respect of the application for planning permission. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460186/0 - 7 Mar 2024, Wicklow County Council 2460130: Refused. Permission. construction of a new single storey dwelling with study at attic level, new single-storey shed, new on-site waste water treatment system with sand polishing filter, new vehicular entrance and all associated landscaping works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460130/0 - 5 Sept 2023, Wicklow County Council 23690: Refused. Extension of duration. of PRR 17/908 and PRR 21/1237. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/23690/0 - 3 Oct 2022, Wicklow County Council 221058: Conditional. Retention. revised single storey extension to that previously granted under planning reference 95/2410 and full planning permission to upgrade existing septic tank to a treatment plant and soil polishing filter along with retention of existing stable block and hayshed and all associated site work. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/221058/0 - 3 Oct 2022, Wicklow County Council 221060: Conditional. Permission. 1. change of use (removal of condition number two of planning reference 06/5121) from restricted use as a dwelling to use by all classes, 2. retention permission for a dry dash finish to the external elevations, 3. retention for a single storey garage to the rear of the dwelling and revised boundaries to that previously granted under planning red 06/5121 and 06/6529 and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/221060/0 - 30 Aug 2022, Wicklow County Council 22942: Conditional. Permission. two storey dwelling with garage, oakstown treatment plant with soil polishing filter and widening of existing access laneway and all associated site work. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/22942/0 - 16 Aug 2022, Wicklow County Council 22891: Conditional. Retention. conversion of attic to storage rooms and a bathroom with velux windows to the front and a new window to the side gable of existing dwelling and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/22891/0 - 20 Jul 2022, Wicklow County Council 22801: Conditional. Permission. a domestic garage with home office, and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/22801/0 - 30 Mar 2022, Wicklow County Council 22309: Conditional. Permission. full renovation and extension of existing single dwelling two-storey stone farm house. Works are to include a new two storey extension on rear return of36sqm, rebuilding of adjoining shed into 80sqm single storey extension, alterations to rear and side facades, demolition of adjacent sheds of 121 sqm, new waste treatment and percolation area to EPA standards, adjustments to vehicular entrance, and all ancillary site worsk. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/22309/0 - 7 Mar 2022, Wicklow County Council 22202: N/a. Permission, 1 home. full renovation and extension of existing single dwelling two-storey stone farm house. Works are to include a new two storey extension on rear return of 36. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/22202/0 - 14 Oct 2021, Wicklow County Council 211237: Conditional. Permission. amend the design of the approved development (Planning Reference 17/908) which comprises consent for a Solar PV Energy Development. Proposed amendments include (1) Project lifetime proposed to be extended from 30 years to 35 years (2) Substation to increase in size (3)Change in height and angle of solar panels (4) Transformer containers to increase in size (5) Removal of the customer substation (6) Deer fencing to increase in size (7) MW output to be increased from 10.8 to 15MW to align with existing grid connection offer (8) Slight alteration to the access tracks and (9) Number of CCTV cameras to reduce. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/211237/0 - 8 Jun 2021, Wicklow County Council 21683: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. (1) removal of restriction prohibiting the construction of a dwelling on this site, as required under the previous grant of planning permission Planning Reference 95/2630 (2) permission for a dwelling, domestic garage, effluent treatment system and entrance. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/21683/0 - 28 Apr 2021, Wicklow County Council 21482: Conditional. Permission. extension and alterations to front of dwelling house and all ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/21482/0 - 16 Mar 2021, Wicklow County Council 21279: Conditional. Retention. single storey extension to the rear of existing dwelling along with retention for a pitched roof to the side of existing dwelling along with all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/21279/0 - 2 Oct 2019, Wicklow County Council 191076: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. single storey dwelling with attic storage space, a domestic garage, a wastewater treatment system and a new entrance together with all ancillary works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/191076/0 - 24 May 2019, Wicklow County Council 19567: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. removal of the restriction prohibiting the construction of a dwelling on this site, as required under the previous grant of planning permission Planning Reference 95/2630. Full Permission for the construction of a part two storey and part single storey dwelling, single storey garage, entrance, wastewater treatment plant and percolation ara and all ancillary and associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/19567/0 - 19 Jun 2018, Wicklow County Council 18676: Conditional. Permission. convert the existing attic of dwelling into habitable use. The proposed works include 10no. rooflights together with new gable windows/balcony and all other associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/18676/0 - 5 Oct 2017, Wicklow County Council 171210: N/a. Permission. convert existing attic of dwelling into habitable use. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/171210/0 - 26 Jul 2017, Wicklow County Council 17908: Conditional. Permission. solar PV panel array comprising photovoltaic panels on ground mounted frames within a site area of 21.04 ha, 8 no single storey MV substations, 1 no single storey DSO substation, 1 no single storey customer substation with 1 no communications pole attached, 1 no single storey spares building, boundary securing fencing and access gates, CCTV, associated electrical cabling and ducting, upgraded and new access tracks and all associated ancillary development and landscaping works. The planning application includes a Natura Impact Statement. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/17908/0 - 20 Jul 2017, Wicklow County Council 17890: N/a. Permission. solar PV panel array comprising photovoltaic panels on ground mounted frames within a site area of 21.04 ha, 8 no single storey MV substations, 1 no single storey DSO substation, 1 no single storey customer substation with 1 no communications pole attached, 1 no single storey spares building, boundary securing fencing and access gates, CCTV, associated electrical cabling and ducting, upgraded and new access tracks and all associated ancillary development and landscaping works. The planning application includes a Natura Impact Statement. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/17890/0 Applicants are not shown. ## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service) - Special Protection Area: Poulaphouca Reservoir SPA, site code 004063, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/spa/004063 - Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Poulaphouca Reservoir, site code 000731 ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - WI005-031: Castle - tower house, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CWI005-031----. National Monument in state ownership No. 491. Situated on an E-facing slope overlooking the River Liffey. Rectangular three-storey tower house with a projecting stair turret at the NE angle. It originally had a structure attached at the W side, where the springing of a barrel vault is visible. A doorway above the present entrance gave access from the original building to the later addition. Another barrel vault roofs the third floor in the surviving portion. Ascent to the first floor appears to have been by stairs in the W structure. This floor level has a large fireplace, decorative mouldings on the windows, and a garderobe with a chute built into the wall thickness of the stair turret. The site of another castle (WI005-032----) is indicated on the OS 6-inch map 300m to the E. 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 This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 149/1940). - WI005-032: Castle - unclassified, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CWI005-032----. Situated on level ground on the SW edge of a ridge overlooking the steeper slopes of the Liffey valley. Marked on the 1838 OS 6-inch map as a small rectangular area and called 'Site of Castle'. Not visible at ground level. 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 Threecastles. ## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland) - Radon: 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: Susceptibility moderately high, moderately low, moderately low (inferred), low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are water. - Terrain model: LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2977, https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/LiDAR/OPW_NASC/OPW_2977.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/threecastles.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/threecastles.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/threecastles.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Threecastles 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) - Ballyward: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/ballyward.md - Butterhill: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/butterhill.md - Crosscoolharbour: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/crosscoolharbour.md - Goldenhill: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/goldenhill.md - Hempstown: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/hempstown.md - Kilbride: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/kilbride-250812.md - Oldcourt: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/oldcourt-251117.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/threecastles - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/wicklow/threecastles