Ballyteige, Rathdrum

Circa 1 acre / circa 0.40 hectares of forestry land, located on regional road.

The land is being offered to the market on the “as is” OR subject to Planning Permission been obtained.

Guide Price: €65,000 as is or €120,000 subject to planning permission

An attractive opportunity to acquire approximately 1 acre of land in the peaceful rural setting of Ballyteige, near Rathdrum, Co. Wicklow.

The property benefits from road frontage and was replanted in 2024.

The land may offer an opportunity for a purchaser wishing to explore the possibility of constructing a one-off rural dwelling, subject to satisfying Wicklow County Council's rural housing planning policies and obtaining the necessary planning permission.
Conveniently situated within reach of Rathdrum village and its local amenities.

Key Features
• Approx. 1 acre
• Road frontage
• Replanted in 2024
• Rural location
• Potential for a one-off dwelling, subject to planning permission
• Close to Rathdrum, Co. Wicklow

All enquiries regarding planning suitability should be directed to Wicklow County Council.
Wicklow County Council assesses rural housing applications under its County Development Plan and the applicable rural housing policies. Wicklow has strict local needs restrictions and countryside plan-ning is controlled.

The main factors are:
• Local connection: Whether you have a genuine connection to the rural area, such as having lived there, having family roots there, or having a qualifying rural housing need.

• Housing need: Whether you need to live in the countryside for a genuine reason, rather than simply preferring a rural location.

• Location: Whether the site is in an area where rural housing is permitted in principle, restricted, or subject to additional criteria.

• Environmental suitability: Whether the site can accommodate a house, wastewater treatment system and safe access without unacceptable impacts

Local needs, rural housing policy, and site suitability, An acre gives opportunity, but approval de-pends on, please ensure you speak to a local architect to ensure that you meet the requirements