# Bray Upper, Co. Kildare: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of St. Michael's, barony of Kilkea and Moone, Co. Kildare; in Irish Bré Uachtarach.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 974,157 m² (97.42 ha, 240.72 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 53 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 2,595 m² (0.26 ha, 0.64 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 12 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: St. Michael's, https://everytownland.com/kildare/parish/st-michaels.md
- Barony: Kilkea and Moone
- Electoral division: Athy Rural, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 4,548 people lived in 1,506 households in the Athy Rural electoral division. 65% of households owned their home. 66% of homes were built since 2001. 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Kildare, https://everytownland.com/kildare.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/24856
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 80225
- Centre: latitude 52.984988, longitude -6.942805 (WGS 84)

## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann)

53 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Bray Upper, from 18 m² to 374,584 m² (37.46 ha, 92.56 acres); 35 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 4175602: 374,584 m² (37.46 ha, 92.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4175602.md
- Parcel 1081199: 72,905 m² (7.29 ha, 18.02 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1081199.md
- Parcel 1089421: 70,987 m² (7.1 ha, 17.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1089421.md
- Parcel 4175597: 52,709 m² (5.27 ha, 13.02 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4175597.md
- Parcel 1022041: 47,262 m² (4.73 ha, 11.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1022041.md
- Parcel 1025727: 43,837 m² (4.38 ha, 10.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1025727.md
- Parcel 1086861: 39,761 m² (3.98 ha, 9.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1086861.md
- Parcel 1020221: 37,418 m² (3.74 ha, 9.25 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1020221.md
- Parcel 1060094: 35,063 m² (3.51 ha, 8.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1060094.md
- Parcel 1031615: 34,852 m² (3.49 ha, 8.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1031615.md
- Parcel 3447910: 27,635 m² (2.76 ha, 6.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3447910.md
- Parcel 1025248: 21,742 m² (2.17 ha, 5.37 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1025248.md
- Parcel 1059401: 12,446 m² (1.24 ha, 3.08 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1059401.md
- Parcel 3307674: 10,925 m² (1.09 ha, 2.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3307674.md
- Parcel 1081193: 10,925 m² (1.09 ha, 2.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1081193.md
- Parcel 3498296: 8,274 m² (0.83 ha, 2.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3498296.md
- Parcel 3307686: 5,581 m² (0.56 ha, 1.38 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3307686.md
- Parcel 1023252: 5,479 m² (0.55 ha, 1.35 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1023252.md
- Parcel 1024328: 4,376 m² (0.44 ha, 1.08 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1024328.md
- Parcel 1075687: 4,276 m² (0.43 ha, 1.06 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1075687.md
- Parcel 2670229: 4,244 m² (0.42 ha, 1.05 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2670229.md
- Parcel 1031320: 4,227 m² (0.42 ha, 1.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1031320.md
- Parcel 4698432: 3,779 m² (0.38 ha, 0.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4698432.md
- Parcel 1058157: 3,405 m² (0.34 ha, 0.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1058157.md
- Parcel 1090342: 3,148 m² (0.31 ha, 0.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1090342.md
- Parcel 1068399: 2,857 m² (0.29 ha, 0.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1068399.md
- Parcel 1042672: 2,595 m² (0.26 ha, 0.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1042672.md
- Parcel 1026196: 2,593 m² (0.26 ha, 0.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1026196.md
- Parcel 3060335: 2,427 m² (0.24 ha, 0.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3060335.md
- Parcel 1078043: 2,383 m² (0.24 ha, 0.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1078043.md
- Parcel 1014247: 2,379 m² (0.24 ha, 0.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1014247.md
- Parcel 1018494: 2,362 m² (0.24 ha, 0.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1018494.md
- Parcel 3218566: 2,119 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3218566.md
- Parcel 1055697: 2,046 m² (0.2 ha, 0.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1055697.md
- Parcel 3498273: 1,984 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3498273.md
- Parcel 1054285: 1,919 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1054285.md
- Parcel 1073984: 1,267 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1073984.md
- Parcel 1072317: 1,245 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1072317.md
- Parcel 2670234: 1,143 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2670234.md
- Parcel 4885639: 993 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4885639.md
- Parcel 3218546: 780 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3218546.md
- Parcel 3307692: 685 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3307692.md
- Parcel 3060435: 548 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3060435.md
- Parcel 5537390: 518 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5537390.md
- Parcel 3218626: 441 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3218626.md
- Parcel 3498290: 397 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3498290.md
- Parcel 3060695: 377 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3060695.md
- Parcel 5537389: 324 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5537389.md
- Parcel 2679564: 309 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2679564.md
- Parcel 2559503: 235 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2559503.md
- Parcel 3218686: 176 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3218686.md
- Parcel 3498312: 42 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3498312.md
- Parcel 3307665: 18 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3307665.md

## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan)

No zone of a development plan covers Bray Upper 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)

12 applications, newest first.

- 18 Aug 2026, Kildare County Council 2660935: N/a. Retention. Retention of a domestic garage / store. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660935/0
- 21 May 2026, Kildare County Council 2665: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. (A) permission to remove condition 3 of planning file 99/1433 regarding sterilisation of the lands subject to this application (B) permission for a new two storey dwelling house, domestic garage, effluent treatment system with percolation area, alterations to existing vehicle entrance to provide a shared entrance and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2665/0
- 2 May 2025, Kildare County Council 2560465: Conditional. Permission. for erection of a dry storage shed, along with concrete yards and ancillary works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560465/0
- 24 Apr 2025, Kildare County Council 2560426: N/a. Permission. for erection of a dry storage shed, along with concrete yards and ancillary works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560426/0
- 17 Jan 2025, Kildare County Council 256: Conditional. Retention, 1 home. for conservatory to side, bay window to rear, lobby to rear and side of dwelling to habitable accommodation. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/256/0
- 2 Dec 2024, Kildare County Council 2461277: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. for retention of the existing recessed vehicular entrance and boat house structure and will consist of widening of the existing entrance; the construction of a single-storey dwelling; and the provision of all other associated site excavation, infrastructural and site development works above and below ground, including a new wastewater treatment system and polishing filter and all ancillary site development works. Revised by Significant further Information consists of revisions to the site boundary. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2461277/0
- 14 Aug 2020, Kildare County Council 20905: Conditional. Permission. the construction of a single-storey extension to the front, side and rear of a detached two-storey dwelling and the provision of all other associated site excavation, infrastructural and site development works above and below ground. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/20905/0
- 30 Jul 2020, Kildare County Council 20838: N/a. Permission. the construction of a single-storey extension to the front, side and rear of a detached two-storey dwelling and the provision of all other associated site excavation, infrastructural and site development works above and below ground. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/20838/0
- 14 Dec 2018, Kildare County Council 181511: Conditional. Permission. 1. a concrete silage apron for temporary storage of livestock manure. 2. Effluent seepage tank. along with concrete yards and ancillary works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/181511/0
- 6 Nov 2017, Kildare County Council 171245: Conditional. Permission. for alterations to permitted planning permission register reference 15/1191 to change the volume of a slurry reception tank from 20,000L to 36,000L. Revised by significant further information consisting of; an agricultural shed structure on the lands for which retention is also sought. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/171245/0
- 13 Sept 2017, Kildare County Council 171030: Refused. Permission, 1 home. dormer bungalow, detached double garage, septic tank and percolation area, recessed entrance and associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/171030/0
- 3 Feb 2017, Kildare County Council 17104: N/a. Permission. alterations to permitted planning permission register reference 15/1191 to change the volume of a slurry reception tank from 20,000L to 36,000L. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/17104/0

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## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Bray Upper.

## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service)

- KD035-081: Ring-ditch, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKD035-081----. Aerial photograph (GB96.FZ.07) shows cropmark of a ring-ditch, forming part of a group of five ring-ditches located in close proximity. Compiled by: Gillian Barrett Date of upload: 07 December 2011
- KD035-083: Ring-ditch, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKD035-083----. Aerial photograph (GB96.FZ.07) shows cropmark of a ring-ditch, forming part of a group of five ring-ditches located in close proximity. Compiled by: Dr. Gillian Barrett Date of upload: 07 December 2011
- KD035-084: Ring-ditch, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKD035-084----. Aerial photograph (GB96.FZ.07) shows cropmark of a ring-ditch, forming part of a group of five ring-ditches located in close proximity. Compiled by: Dr. Gillian Barrett Date of upload: -7 December 2011
- KD035-085: Ring-ditch, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKD035-085----. Aerial photograph (GB96.FZ.07) shows cropmark of a ring-ditch, forming part of a group of five ring-ditches located in close proximity. Compiled by: Dr. Gillian Barrett Date of upload: 07 December 2011
- KD035-086: Ring-ditch, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKD035-086----. Aerial photograph (GB96.FZ.07) shows cropmark of a ring-ditch, forming part of a group of five ring-ditches located in close proximity. Compiled by: Dr. Gillian Barrett Date of upload: 07 December 2011

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 Bray Upper.

## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland)

- Radon: at the centre of the townland of Bray Upper, about 1 in 10 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: The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model: LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2452, https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/LiDAR/OPW_NASC/OPW_2452.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/kildare/bray-upper.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/kildare/bray-upper.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/kildare/bray-upper.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Bray Upper with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kildare: https://everytownland.com/kildare.md

## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann)

- Ardree: https://everytownland.com/kildare/ardree.md
- Bray Lower: https://everytownland.com/kildare/bray-lower.md
- Foxhill: https://everytownland.com/kildare/foxhill.md
- Gallowshill: https://everytownland.com/kildare/gallowshill.md
- Shanrath East: https://everytownland.com/kildare/shanrath-east.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.

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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.

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