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Wicklow County Development Plan 2022–2028 – Volume 1 Written Statement

The council's development plan written statement: its strategy, policies, objectives and development standards.

Wicklow County Council · 2022–2028 · 465 pages

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  1. 24 Woodland Coolattin Estate 25 Woodland Coolattin Estate 26 Woodland Coolattin Estate 27 Woodland Coolattin Estate 28 Woodland Coolattin Estate 29 Woodland Coolattin Estate 30 Woodland Coolattin Estate 31 Woodland Coolattin Estate 32 Woodland Coolattin Estate 33 Woodland Coolattin Estate 34 Woodland Coolattin Estate 35 Woodland Coolattin Estate 36 Woodland Coolattin Estate 37 Woodland Coolattin Estate 38 Woodland Coolattin Estate 39 Woodland Coolattin Estate 40 Oak, Pine Ornamental & boundary trees Kendalstown Rise, Kindlestown Upper, Delgany 41 Woodlands & trees in the Dargle Glen Tinahinch Newtown, Cookstown and Kilcroney townlands 42 Larch, Scots Pine & Sycamore groups of trees Knockrobin, Wicklow town 43 Roadside Beech trees Holy Faith Convent, Kilcoole 44 Sycamore and Beech trees Manor Kilbride, Blessington (map updated) 45 Scots Pine and Spruce trees Morepark, Newtownmountkennedy 46 Trees Donard Lower (Ref 7654/02) 47 Mature Scots Pine, mature Beech trees, mature Monterey pine, Monterey Cypress, Blue Atlas Cedars, east of N11 bridge at roundabout Kilmacanogue, east of N11 bridge at roundabout 48 A group of c. 33 mature sessile oak and large mature Scots pine. Rathnew; Knockrobin 49 Large mature woodland consisting of mature oak, ash, sweet chestnut, beech and sycamore Rathnew; Burkeen Wood 50 Corsican Pine trees at Kynoch’s Lodge Arklow, Coast Road 51 Trees in the Parnell Memorial Park; including blue atlas cedar, common alder, sycamore (4 No.), Scots pine. Rathdrum, Parnell Memorial Park 52 Small woodland containing c. 150 trees of predominantly beech, with sycamore, oak and pine. Manor Kilbride, east of Kilbride Bridge373
  2. Wicklow Town ID Description Location WTC01 Chestnut Tree Parochial Hall, St Patrick's Road, Wicklow Town Bray ID Location B1 Kilbride Lane B2 Violet Hill B3 Brook House School and Killarney Glen, Herbert Road B4 Ballywaltrim Grove, Killareny Road B5 Oldcourt House and Vevay House, Swan River Valley ‘including row of mature oak and beech trees along the western boundary of Charnwood Estate; stand alone mature oak in open area to west of Charnwood, to east of Swan River valley woodlands’ B6 Grounds of Loreto Convent B7 Grounds of Presentation College B8 Bray Head B9 Duncairn Terrace B10 Swan river valley to Bray Bridge (The Maltings) B11 Small woodland and ecclesiastical remains, Fairyhill housing estate B12 Florence Road B13 Ballywaltrim Lane B14 Entrance to Elgin Wood, Killarney Road B15 Wooded slopes east of Dargle River B16 Wooded slopes from St. Valery’s Bridge to Kilbride Church B17 Ledwidge Crescent B18 Richmond Park A: 1st green, Mature Redwood B: 2nd green, Scots Pine (2 No.), Beech (4 No.) B19 Rockbrae House (FCA) Redwood, left of entrance B20 Ravenswell School Large Pine right of entrance374
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  8. Natural Heritage & Biodiversity Map No. 17.06 Scale 1:300,000 @A4 Legend Wicklow County Council Planning Department © Ordnance Survey Ireland. All rights reserved Licence number 2022/35/CCMA/Wicklow County Council WICKLOW COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022-2028380
  9. Legend Scale 1:300,000 @A4 County Geological Sites Natural Heritage & Biodiversity Map No. 17.07 Wicklow County Council Planning Department © Ordnance Survey Ireland. All rights reserved Licence number 2022/35/CCMA/Wicklow County Council WICKLOW COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022-2028381
  10. Schedule 17.07 County Geological Sites Site Name Site Description Recommended candidate NHA Geological Feature 1 Powerscourt Waterfall A large corrie with a notable waterfall in the corrie backwall Important for both the glacial feature and for the rocks influence in forming the waterfall 2 Bray Head Coastal headland with extensive natural exposure and sea cliffs, plus railway cuttings • The Cambrian trace fossils found on Bray Head are a type locality for some species, and important 3 Greystones Beach A 2 km long coastal section exposing several units of glacial till • A particularly impressive exposure into deep glacial tills, with several unique elements exposed 4 Rocky Valley This site comprises a very small, disused quarry on side of the Rocky Valley • Palynological data provide the most reliable age so far obtained for the Bray Group rocks 5 Slieveroe lane and rail cutting A lane and a short section of railway cutting • Graptolite fossils from black slates and a rich assemblage of brachiopods and trilobites 6 Mottee Stone A large erratic boulder, perched at approximately 250m above sea level on a prominent hill An important site in terms of imagining the power of glaciation 7 Powerscourt Deerpark Cave A small cave, which may have been enlarged by excavation, within a stream bed • This cave is the only known natural cave in Wicklow 8 Avoca - Connary Connary mine site is on high ground surrounded by rolling farmland and private dwellings • Mining last took place in Connary in the 19th Century; subsequently, open shafts were capped 9 Avoca - Cronebane Cronebane is centred on Cronebane open mine pit • The site covers the area of the 19th-century Cronebane mine site, of which little remains 10 Avoca - Tigroney East A narrow site containing a deep open pit, as well as extensive mine-waste covered ground • Tigroney East was the site of intensive mining in the 18th, 19th, and the 20th century 11 Avoca - Tigroney West This site includes a flat area and a steep, partly wooded section hosting huge volumes of mine waste • Tigroney West contains the largest and bestpreserved engine house at Avoca 12 Avoca - West Avoca West Avoca occupies a hillside site above the Avoca River and a large grassy site on the river bank • The West Avoca site incorporates two major 19th-century mine sites, Ballygahan and Ballymurtagh 13 Glendasan - St. Kevins St. Kevin’s mine site is on the north bank of the Glendasan River The St. Kevin’s site is unusual in Glendasan as it was the focus of extensive 20th-century mining 14 Glendasan - Foxrock Foxrock mine site is located on the north side of the Glendasan River The Foxrock site is one of the most prominent mine sites in the Glendasan valley 15 Glendasan - Hero The site, in two parts, is on the south bank of the Glenealo River • This is one of the best preserved and studied 19th-century ore processing sites in the country 16 Glendasan - Ruplagh The site is spread over an area in excess of 8 hectares in moorland The Ruplagh site is the western-most mine site in the Glendasan valley 17 Glendasan - Luganure The site comprises two 19th century mine sites on the northern slopes of Camaderry Mountain The Luganure–Hawkrock site is one of the most substantial 19th century mine sites in the valley 18 Ballyknockan Quarries Inactive granite quarries are surrounded by a dispersed village The economic importance of the stone quarrying industry to the growth of Dublin was significant 19 Glasnamullen A long stream section with rock exposures in the bed and banks The site is a rare piece of evidence of faulting in eastern Ireland from the Miocene 20 Athdown Moraine The Athdown Moraine is a large body of sands & gravels deposited at the end of the lastIceAge. The Athdown Moraine includes a distinctive hummocky topography at Athdown 21 Blessington Delta A large accumulation of sands and gravels which has been quarried extensively • A high, striking example of a dry sand and gravel ridge, standing proud of the surrounding landscape 22 Britonstown Two interlocking glacial meltwater channels, formed by water escaping from Glacial Lake Blessington A site with good teaching potential on glacial meltwater erosion, as the feature is accessible382

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