Appendix 4 Record of Protected Structures

Wicklow County Council - Record of Protected Structures 

Each development plan must include policy objectives to protect structures or parts of structures of special interest within its functional area under Section 10 of the Planning and Development Act, 2000. The primary means of achieving this objective is for the planning authority to compile and maintain a record of protected structures to be included in the development plan. A planning authority is obliged to include in the Record of Protected Structures every structure which, in its opinion, is of special architectural, historical, archaeological, artistic, cultural, scientific, social or technical interest. 

A ‘protected structure’ is defined as any structure or specified part of a structure, which is included in the Record of Protected Structures. A structure is defined by the Planning and Development Act, 2000 as ‘any building, structure, excavation, or other thing constructed or made on, in or under any land, or any part of a structure’. In relation to a protected structure, the meaning of the term ‘structure’ is expanded to include: 

(a)    the interior of the structure;
(b)    the land lying within the curtilage of the structure;
(c)    any other structures lying within that curtilage and their interiors, and
(d)    all fixtures and features which form part of the interior or exterior of the above structures.

Where indicated in the Record of Protected Structures, protection may also include any specified feature within the attendant grounds of the structure which would not otherwise be included. It should also be noted that there are no categories or grades of protected structures under the Act. A structure is either a protected structure or it is not. 

This schedule and the associated maps are provided in this document in the interest of clarity and for ease of reference. Protected structures are indicated on the maps provided. This however is not intended to define the precise extent of the protected structure. Where house names may have changed recently, the former name may be provided in the list. In any case where boundary walls, gates or other such features or any building or structure are listed but not mapped, they shall be deemed to be listed. Likewise, in any case where a building or structure is mapped but not listed, it shall be deemed to be listed. 

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