Kilbaylet Lower
Kilbaylet Lower is a townland in the civil parish of Donard, barony of Talbotstown Lower, Co. Wicklow. Its name in Irish is Cill Bhéalad Íochtarach.
Parcel 1270355
- Area
- 2,279 m² (0.23 ha, 0.56 acres)
- Buildings
- No building touches it.
- Zoning
- No zone of a development plan covers it in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply.
- Townland
- Kilbaylet Lower
Planning applications on this parcel
No planning application touches this parcel in the national file, which goes back to 2010.
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Designated sites
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches this parcel.
Recorded monuments around it
No zone of notification of a recorded monument touches this parcel.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands on this parcel.
Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. 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).
Ground and risks
- Radon
- At the centre of this parcel, about 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as low.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of this parcel.
- Flooding
- The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.
Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under CC BY 4.0. 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.
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Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. 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.
- Area
- 94.9 ha
- 235 acres
- Land parcels
- 23
- registered freehold, median 4,309 m² (0.43 ha, 1.06 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 10
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
23 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Kilbaylet Lower, from 53 m² to 365,693 m² (36.57 ha, 90.36 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 19 neighbouring parcels touch it.
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Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Kilbaylet Lower in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
27 Aug 2025Conditional
change of house type to that granted under planning ref 22/1069 and associate works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2560667
2 Apr 2024Conditional
a single storey dwelling house, domestic garage, onsite sewerage treatment system, new entrance, bored well and all ancillary site works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 24158
25 Jan 2024Conditional
to renovate and extend an existing one storey detached cottage with a two storey extension to the rear, install a new effluent treatment system and polishing filter, provide a new combined recessed entrance and all associated site works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2460028
24 Jan 2024N/a
to renovate and extend an existing one storey detached cottage with a two storey extension to the rear, install a new effluent treatment system and polishing filter, provide a new combined recessed entrance and all associated site works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2460025
19 Dec 2023Conditional
construct a single storey dwelling house, domestic garage, O'Reilly Oaktown sewerage treatment system, new entrance and all ancillary site work
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 23911
20 Nov 2023Conditional
refurbishment of existing derelict dwelling to include; (1) demolition of existing roof and chimney with new roof structure and finish, (2) renovation of existing derelict dwelling to include first floor extension with dormer windows to the rear and 2no. velux roof lights, (3) external insulation to the existing dwelling, (4) erection of 126sqm single storey extension to the front of the existing dwelling, (5) new waste water treatment system, (6) relocation of existing site entrance and all associated site works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 23844
17 May 2023Refused
1) demolition of existing derelict dwelling, 2) erection of 272sqm single storey dwelling with new waste water treatment system, 3) relocation of existing site entrance and all associated site works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 23468
5 Oct 2022Conditional
a. a part two storey, part single storey dwelling, b. constructing a single storey domestic garage, c. installation of a waste water treatment system, d. construction of a new vehicular entrance and ancillary site works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 221069
2 Sept 2022N/a
dwelling house, domestic garage, O'Reilly Oaktown sewerage treatment system, new entrance and alterations to roadside fence, bored well and all ancillary site works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 22958
2 Jun 2020Conditional
demolish existing prefabricated unit (single storey) and construct a part single storey, part two storey dwelling, new entrance, septic tank and percolation area, bored well and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 20509
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Kilbaylet Lower.
Recorded monuments
- WI015-054 Settlement cluster
Description
Situated on a SW-facing mountain slope on the SW side of a narrow valley. A series of irregular fields (with ridge and furrow cultivation) and enclosures covering an area of c. 8 hectares. At least five rectangular house foundations are visible on the ground (CUCAP, AYP 36) and a group of three houses occur in a small natural hollow in the centre of the system. 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
- WI015-055 Enclosure
Description
Situated the summit of a natural platform (H 2.3m) with a steep drop to the S and W. Roughly oval enclosure (dims. 37m N-S; 25m E-W) defined by a slight bank (Wth 2m; H 0.8-1m) and by a slight fosse at the N and E. No indication of an entrance or internal features. 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
- WI015-056 Enclosure
Description
Situated on a gentle SE-facing slope overlooking a steep narrow valley. Small square enclosure (dims. c. 25m x 25m) defined by a bank and fosse (Price 1953, 192). 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
- WI015-064 Rock art
Description
Situated immediately to the S of a ringfort (WI015-065----) above the flood plain of the 'Doll's Brook'. A large earthfast granite boulder (H 1.2m; 2.6m N-S x 1.5m E-W) with nineteen cupmarks (diam. c. 0.08m; D 0.03m) concentrated at the SE side with a single outlier towards the N end. The cups are noticeably shallower, and perhaps more weathered, towards the centre of the stone. The SE edge of the stone features the scars of quarrying, indicating that a portion of the stone here has been removed. Compiled by: Matt Kelleher Date of upload: 24 December 2012
- WI015-065 Ringfort - rath
Description
Situated at the SW end of a slight ridge with gentle slopes to the W and a marked drop to the marshy floor of Dolls Brook to the E and S. Oval area (dims. 35m NE-SW; 25m NW-SE) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 2-4m; int. H 1m) set on the perimeter of a slight platform (H c. 1m), and an external fosse (Wth 2.5-3.5m; D 0.5m). There is an entrance gap (Wth 1m) at the N with a shallow internal fosse (Wth 2m) inside it cutting off a small portion of the interior. Several large hollows also occur in the interior. A subrectangular annexe (dims. 14.5m NE-SW; c. 18m NW-SE) is attached on the SW. This is defined at the E by the continuation of the ringfort bank and fosse; these features have been removed elsewhere by an adjacent road. The ringfort and annexe are separated by the ungapped ringfort bank. A gap (Wth 1.5m) in the bank at the SE side of the annexe, immediately S of the junction with the ringfort, may be the entrance. Another ringfort (WI015-066----) lies 30m to the NE. 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. 126/1940).
- WI015-066 Ringfort - unclassified
Description
Situated on the level top of a slight ridge (NE-SW) with gentle slopes to the W and a marked drop to the marshy floor of Dolls Brook to the E. Circular steep-sided platform (diam. 21m; max. H 2.2m) with a slight perimeter bank (Wth 1.5m; max. H 1m). An access ramp at the NE may indicate the entrance. No indication of internal features or an external fosse. Another ringfort (WI015-065----) lies 30m to the SW. 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. 126/1940).
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Kilbaylet Lower.
Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. 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).
Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- Radon
- At the centre of the townland of Kilbaylet Lower, about 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Kilbaylet Lower.
- Flooding
- The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.
Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under CC BY 4.0. 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Kilbaylet Lower with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Wicklow.
The townland
- Name
- Kilbaylet Lower · Cill Bhéalad Íochtarach
- Area
- 949,412 m² (94.94 ha, 234.6 acres)
- Civil parish
- Donard, and its townlands
- Barony
- Talbotstown Lower
- Electoral division
- Donard, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 586 people lived in 206 households in the Donard electoral division. 71% of households owned their home. 30% of homes were built since 2001. 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballymooney, Intack, Kilbaylet Upper
- Placenames
- Kilbaylet Lower on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland
Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics by electoral division, Central Statistics Office, CC BY 4.0. 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.