Kilbaylet Upper

58 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Kilbaylet Upper, from 42 m² to 292,566 m² (29.26 ha, 72.29 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 19 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Kilbaylet Upper 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.

• 5 Aug 2026N/a

  part single storey part two storey house, a domestic garage, a wastewater treatment system, new entrance and all ancillary works

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2660686

• 21 Nov 2025Conditional

  single storey extension with two bedrooms, kitchen-dining area, boot room and bathroom. Decommissioning of the existing septic tank and replacement with new foul water treatment system and polishing filter. Demolishing of existing horse stables, site works, surface water drainage and landscaping

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2560950

• 14 Nov 2025N/a

  construction of a single storey extension with two bedrooms, kitchen-dining area, boot room and bathroom. Decommissioning of the existing septic tank and replacement with new foul water treatment system and polishing filter. The provision of solar panels, site works, surface water drainage and landscaping

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2560922

• 16 Apr 2025Refused

  construction of a two-bedroom, single storey extension, with kitchen, living and dining area, and boot room, to the existing single-storey two-bedroom (with additional home office) bungalow, decommissioning of the of existing septic tank, and replacement with a new foul water treatment system and polishing filter. The proposed extension also includes provision for solar panels, site works including surface water drainage and landscaping, and all ancillary works

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2560287

• 8 Jun 2020N/a

  partially constructed garage and permission for completion of same. Permission sought for conversion of completed garage to a 2 bedroom unit, new percolation area to serve existing dwelling house and new sewerage treatment system to serve proposed converted unit and all ancillary site works

  Retention, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 20526

• 3 Jun 2020Conditional

  demolition of the existing dwelling and construction of a new dwelling, new wastewater treatment unit and polishing filter, new well, upgrading of existing entrance, upgrading of existing lane and associate works

  Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 20521

• 25 May 2020N/a

  demolition of the existing dwelling and construction of a new dwelling, new wastewater treatment unit and polishing filter, well, upgrading of existing entrance, upgrading of existing lane and associate works

  Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 20479

• 8 May 2020N/a

  partly built domestic garage and permission sought for conversion of this partly constructed garage to a 2 bedroom apartment unit, new percolation area to serve existing dwelling house and new sewerage treatment system to serve proposed apartment unit and all ancillary site works

  Retention, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 20429

• 16 Dec 2019Conditional

  change of use (removal of condition2 of Planning Reg 04/627) from restricted use to use by all classes of persons

  Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 191340

• 14 May 2019N/a

  demolition of existing dwelling and construction of a new replacement dwelling, new wastewater treatment system and polishing filter, new well, upgrading of existing entrance and associate works

  Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 19515

• 20 Jul 2018Refused

  temporary change of use, of the existing granted permission under ref 04/551, to long term letting for a period of 5 years

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 18835

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 the townland of Kilbaylet Upper.

Recorded monuments

• WI015-043 Ritual site - holy/saint's stone
  Description

  A flat slab called 'The Kings Stone' said to have an impression in the form of St Kevin's foot; possibly a bullaun. Not located. 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

• WI015-045 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated on the flat summit of a steep-sided knoll. Circular enclosure (diam. c. 25m) defined by a low earth and stone bank (Wth 1.5m). No indication of external fosse, 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

• WI015-046 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on the lower W slopes of Church mountain. Circular enclosure (diam. c. 35m) defined at the S and E by a low bank or scarp (Wth c. 5m). The rest of the site has been levelled. 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

• WI015-047 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on a gentle SW-facing slope with steeper slopes downhill. Circular area (diam. 20m) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 2-2.8m; int. H 0.2-0.5m; ext. H 1.6m) and an external fosse (Wth 3.4-5.5m) which is not visible at the W (downslope). A field boundary cuts across the N perimeter of the site. A gap at the SW (Wth 2m) partly due to disturbance, may mark the entrance. No indication of 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

• WI015-048 Field system
  Description

  Situated on a gentle to steep W-facing slope overlooking a narrow steep-sided valley. A settlement site represented on the ground by the presence of some old field boundaries. (Information J. Brindley) 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

• WI015-050 Stone row
  Description

  Listed as an 'alignment' in the SMR (1986) and as a possible 'stone alignment' in the RMP (1995). At the summit of a small rock knoll on a steep W-facing slope overlooking a ravine. Two pairs of uprights, c. 5m apart along the line of an outcropping ridge. Of the NW pair, the largest stone (H 2m; Wth 1.30m; T 0.70m), leans to the NW. The pairs form an alignment NW-SE. While the stones appear to have been set upright their function is unknown. Compiled by: Matt Kelleher Date of upload: 21 December 2012

• WI015-059 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on a gentle NW-facing slope. An oval, partly artificial platform (dims. 27m NNW-SSE; 19.50m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 2-2.3m; H 0.8m) along the perimeter from SW-NE and at the SE, a steep scarp (H 2m) marking the bank of a stream at the S, and a similar scarp dropping to marshy ground at the E. There is an external flat-bottomed fosse (Wth 4.7m; D 2m) and an outer bank (Wth 1.9m; H 1m) from SW-NE. No indication of an entrance or internal features. Another ringfort (WI015-060----) lies 10m to the SE. 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

• WI015-060 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated in marshy ground on the N edge of a stream. Steep-sided circular platform (diam. 25m; H 0.9m) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 2-3m; int. H 0.35-0.65m; ext. H 1.2-1.6m) along the perimeter. The entrance (Wth 1.5m) is at the SW beside a stream with a bank projecting to the W to flank the entrance. No indication of an external fosse or internal features. Another ringfort (WI015-059----) occurs 10m to the NW. 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

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Kilbaylet Upper.

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).

Radon

At the centre of the townland of Kilbaylet Upper, 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 Upper.

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.

No address of the register names Kilbaylet Upper with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Wicklow.

Name

Kilbaylet Upper · Cill Bhéalad Uachtarach

Area

1,949,654 m² (194.97 ha, 481.77 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, Blackmoor, Intack, Kilbaylet Lower, Mullycagh Lower, Mullycagh Upper, Woodenboley

Placenames

Kilbaylet Upper 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.