Bray Commons

204 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Bray Commons, from 4 m² to 4,587 m² (0.46 ha, 1.13 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 22 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  Bray Municipal District Local Area Plan 2018, Wicklow · 215 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M2Town Centre (City/Town/village Centre, central area)
  Bray Municipal District Local Area Plan 2018, Wicklow · 6 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M5Mixed Use (Other mix of uses)
  Bray Municipal District Local Area Plan 2018, Wicklow · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G1Open Space (Open space, park)
  Bray Municipal District Local Area Plan 2018, Wicklow · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 18 Aug 2026N/a

  17sq.m coffee/acai bar sited within the existing gym facility at ground floor

  Retention · Wicklow County Council, 2660727

• 11 Aug 2026N/a

  section 42 - extension of appropriate period -21/906 - a new free-standing double garage together with associated site works and the removal of the existing, free-standing single car garage

  Extension of duration · Wicklow County Council, 26160

• 6 Aug 2026Conditional

  addendums to previously approved (Planning Ref. 2655) the addendums will be as follows; changing the previously approved flat roof to a mono-pitched roof to the single storey extension (22.2sqm) to the rear of existing mid-terrace house and all associated site works at 2 Belton Terrace, Bray, Co. Wicklow

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2660696

• 31 Jul 2026N/a

  addendums to previously approved (Planning Ref. 2655) the addendums will be as follows; changing the previously approved flat roof to a mono-pitched roof to the single storey extension (22.2sqm) to the rear of existing mid-terrace house and all associated site works

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2660675

• 29 Jul 2026Conditional

  demolition of existing commercial workshop measuring 66.5 sq. m. and construction of replacement workshop on the existing footprint with a slight increase in area to 70 sq. m. as a result of thinner external walls being constructed along with replacement signage and ancillary works at Unit 1 (to rear of 1 Fairview Terrace), Bray, Co. Wicklow

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2660670

• 24 Jul 2026N/a

  addendums to previously approved (Planning Ref. 26/55) single storey extension (22.2sqm) to the rear of existing mid-terrace house and all associated site works

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2660652

• 14 Jul 2026Conditional

  a porch and a two storey extension to the front of existing dwelling

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2660630

• 5 Jul 2026N/a

  a porch and a two storey extension to the front of existing dwelling

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2660607

• 27 Mar 2026Conditional

  rear first floor extension of 10.5 square metres above the existing annexe along with associated site works

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2660229

• 12 Mar 2026Conditional

  single storey extension (22.2 sqm) to the rear of the existing mid-terrace house and all associated works

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2655

• 21 Nov 2025Conditional

  section 254 licence - scaffolding

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 25333

• 14 Nov 2025Conditional

  removal of substandard rear extension at ground and first floor level, and replacement with new rear extension at ground and first floor level, new window to side elevation, new vehicular entrance to front of site and relocation of existing access gate to rear lane

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2560921

• 15 Aug 2025Conditional

  - demolition of the existing garden shed and internal garden wall; - new two storey end of terrace house with a single storey front lean-to element, and a two storey rear return within the side garden of existing dwelling; - integration of roof of new dwelling with existing dwelling; - new dwelling will be served by 1 no. car parking space off Green Park Road; and - all ancillary site development works

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2560634

• 24 Mar 2025Conditional

  mixed-use development comprising 341 no. residential units, commercial spaces (total gross floor area c. 10,778 sq.m), retail/retail services spaces (total gross floor area c. 8,155 sq.m), car and bicycle parking for residents and visitors, open spaces and associated supporting development infrastructure. The residential component will consist of: (i) 94 no. terraced houses (2-3 storeys in height) comprising 62 no. 3-bedrooms and 32 no. 4-bedrooms; all houses are provided with private open space, internal storage space, and refuse storage. (ii) 106 no. duplex own-door units (2-3 storeys in height) comprising 53 no. 2-bedrooms located at ground level and 53 no. 3-bedrooms at the upper floor level; all duplex own-door units are provided with private open space, internal storage space, and refuse storage. (iii) 109 no. apartments in Block E (3-15 storeys in height) consisting of 9 no. 1-bedroom, 83 no. 2-bedrooms, 9 no. 3-bedrooms and 8 no. 4-bedrooms and residential amenity spaces (c. 602 sq.m); all apartments are provided with balconies or terraces, internal storage space, and refuse storage within 1 no. internal refuse storage area on the undercroft floor level; (iv) 32 no. apartments in Block H (3-4 storeys in height) consisting of 18 no. 1-bedroom, 12 no. 2-bedrooms and 2 no. 3-bedrooms; all apartments are provided with balconies or terraces, internal storage space, and refuse storage within 2 no. internal refuse storage areas on the ground floor level; The commercial and retail/retail services component will consist of: (i) Block E comprising 1 no. public house (c. 804 sq.m), 2 no. retail units (combined c. 908 sq.m); (ii) Block G (1-2 storeys in height) comprising 3 no. retail units (total gross floor area c. 2,550 sq.m); (iii) Block H comprising 1 no. medical centre (c. 706 sq.m), 1 no. childcare facility (c. 762 sq.m), and 1 no. retail unit (c. 94 sq.m); and (iv) Block I (3-7 storeys in height) comprising 1 no. hotel of 150 no. rooms (c. 10,016 sq.m) with associated wellbeing centre and pool (c. 1,169 sq.m), wedding/function venue (c. 633 sq.m), rooftop restaurant (c. 883 sq.m), and 1 no. retail unit (c. 408 sq.m). In addition, the proposed development will also comprise the provision of supporting and ancillary infrastructure, including 532 car parking spaces, 1,003 bicycle parking spaces, open spaces, and all associated ancillary site works

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2560207

• 26 Feb 2025Conditional

  a) 7.3m2 single-story extension to connect existing house with existing block built shed and first floor balcony; b) incorporation of 17.7m2 shed within the dwelling; c)associated elevational changes; d)any associated site works

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2560120

• 22 Jan 2025Conditional

  removal of existing roof over existing offices and workshop, construction of two new floors over existing offices and workshop for new office space, internal layout changes to existing ground floor and associate works

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2560026

• 28 Nov 2024Conditional

  division of existing two storey house to create family flat to side, retention of first floor dormer window to the rear, retention of partially constructed shed and permission to complete to the rear

  Retention · Wicklow County Council, 2460745

• 21 Oct 2024N/a

  (1) retention of division of existing two storey house to create family flat to side (2) retention of first floor dormer window to the rear, (3) retention of partially constructed shed and permission to complete to the rear

  Retention · Wicklow County Council, 2460646

• 10 Oct 2024N/a

  retention of division of existing two storey house to create family flat to side and retention of first floor dormer window to the rear, the retention and completion of partially constructed shed to the rear

  Retention · Wicklow County Council, 2460622

• 2 Oct 2024N/a

  division of existing two storey house to create family flat to side and retention of first floor dormer window to the rear, & retention of partially completed shed to the rear

  Retention · Wicklow County Council, 2460602

• 25 Sept 2024N/a

  retention of division of existing two storey house to create family flat to side and retention of first floor dormer window to the rear

  Retention · Wicklow County Council, 2460583

• 29 Aug 2024Conditional

  demolition of existing single storey extension, single storey outhouse ,covered store to rear of existing house ,demolition of existing chimney and construction of single storey extension to rear of house,attic dormer roof extension to rear, rooflight to main roof to rear and bicycle and bin storage to front of house

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2460528

• 19 Jul 2024Conditional

  (A) the addition of a new second floor comprising of an extended stairwell & 1 number, three bedroom apartment of c.120sqm, to the building which was previously granted planning permission Ref 22/203. This would result in an increase of total apartment units from the 4 number approved previously to 5 number in total now proposed (B) minor layout changes to the ground & first floors of the previously permitted building (C) new elevations & material treatments to the previously permitted building, and to now include for the addition of the new proposed second floor unit.; with associated private open spaces, parking, landscaping and drainage works

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2460430

• 15 Jul 2024Refused

  the removal of an existing single storey extension to rear of house and for the construction of a two-storey extension to rear of house and for the provision of a number of windows on side gable of existing house including ancillary works

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2460414

• 14 Jun 2024Conditional

  (S254) for a scaffold

  N/a · Wicklow County Council, 24271

The 25 most recent of 97 applications.

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 Bray Commons.

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Bray Commons.

Architectural heritage

• House, 1850–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Two pairs of largely uniform semi-detached two-bay one and a half-storey houses, built c.1860. Both groups are handed, each pair sharing a central projecting gabled bay. The façade of each house is finished in pebbledash, (probably applied c.1920), with plain render quoins and window surrounds, whilst the pitched roofs are covered in artificial slate and have rendered chimneystacks and parapets. One of the properties has a large rear extension whose roofline rises above that of the original roof. Each house has a small dormer to the front, some gabled, others replacement versions with flat roofs. The entrances are set to the sides of the shared projecting bays and have a mixture of timber and timber and glazed doors. The windows are flat-headed and have a mixture of original timber and replacement timber and uPVC frames with a mixture of casement and top-hung openings. The property to the east end has a veranda extension of c.1995. The rainwater goods are a variety of uPVC and cast-iron. The properties front onto a street but are separated from it relatively long gardens enclosed by rendered walls.

• House, 1840–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  Semi-detached three-bay single-storey house, built c.1850, with single storey extension to the north side of c.1920. The façade is finished in painted render, however much of the front elevation is clad in ivy growth. The gable-ended pitched roof is slated and has rendered chimneystacks and felt-covered parapets. The entrance consists of a replacement timber and glazed door with plain rectangular fanlight, whilst the flat-headed windows have replacement mullioned and transomed timber frames, with a timber casement frame to the small window on the north elevation of the extension. uPVC rainwater goods. The main section of the property faces onto a road, but is separated from it by a small garden enclosed by a low rendered wall. The extension faces directly onto the roadside.

• Saint Catherine's House, house, 1850–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Semi-detached three-bay single-storey over basement house, built c.1860. The façade is finished in unpainted render whilst the gable-ended pitched roof is covered in artificial slate and has rendered chimneystacks. The entrance consists of a plain sheeted timber door with narrow sidelights and segmental fanlight. The doorway is approached by a short flight of stone steps with low rendered walls. The windows are flat-headed and have two over two timber sash frames and moulded surrounds. Cast-iron rainwater goods. The property faces onto a road but is separated from it by a small garden enclosed by a low rendered wall and simple wrought-iron gate.

• House, 1925–1945 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terrace of eight two-bay two-storey local authority houses, built c.1935, with the house to the east end extended by a bay c.2000. The façade of the whole block is rendered and largely covered in creeping plant growth, whilst the pitched roof has hipped ends and is covered in artificial slate with shared rendered chimneystacks. The entrances all have replacement timber or uPVC doors. The windows are flat-headed and are mainly filled with replacement timber or uPVC frames, however three properties have retained their original timber casement frames. Cast-iron rainwater goods. The terrace is set on high ground overlooking a road and is approached by flights of steps at either end of a tall retaining wall which lead to a shared laneway. The retaining wall itself is finished in unpainted render and roughcast and topped with simple metal railings and square piers.

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

About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are made ground.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3360 (ZIP).

Flooding

The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both 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 Bray Commons with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Wicklow.

Name

Bray Commons · Coimín Bhré

Area

234,094 m² (23.41 ha, 57.85 acres)

Civil parish

Oldconnaught, and its townlands

Barony

Rathdown

Electoral division

Bray No. 1, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Bray No. 1 electoral division: 1,876 people in 764 households; 49% of households own their home; 14% of homes were built since 2001; 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Bray, Cork Great (Co. Dublin), Killarney, Little Bray, Oldconnaught, Ravenswell

Placenames

Bray Commons 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.