Kilruddery Demesne West

579 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Kilruddery Demesne West, from 5 m² to 33,544 m² (3.35 ha, 8.29 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 12 neighbouring parcels touch it.

• R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  Bray Municipal District Local Area Plan 2018, Wicklow · 570 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C2.1Employment (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
  Bray Municipal District Local Area Plan 2018, Wicklow · 10 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G3Kilruddery Demesne Conservation & Tourism Zone (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  Bray Municipal District Local Area Plan 2018, Wicklow · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G1Open Space (Open space, park)
  Bray Municipal District Local Area Plan 2018, Wicklow · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R1New Residential - R20 (New/proposed residential)
  Bray Municipal District Local Area Plan 2018, Wicklow · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C2.1Employment - Special (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
  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.

• 6 Aug 2026N/a

  alterations & extensions to my dwelling to include a front porch extension of 3.2sqm, also for the elevational changes to the front (southeast) and side (northeast) elevations and external wrapping of insulation together with all associated and ancillary site works

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2660703

• 17 Jul 2026Conditional

  1. modification to the as-granted Unit 1 from a two-storey detached two-bedroom dwelling to a three-storey detached four-bedroom dwelling. 2. modification to the as-granted Units 2–9 from three-storey detached three-bedroom dwellings to three-storey detached four-bedroom dwellings. 3. minor associated amendments to elevations, floor plans, roof profiles and all associated site development works required to facilitate the proposed modifications, the total number of residential units permitted under the previously granted planning permission shall remain unchanged at 9 dwellings, the proposed modifications relate solely to amendments to the approved dwelling designs, including an increase in the number of bedrooms, together with associated ancillary changes

  Permission, 9 homes · Wicklow County Council, 2660638

• 26 Feb 2026Conditional

  alterations to existing roof profile to include a gable side dormer roof window and an attic conversion to non-habitable attic room and velux window to the rear

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2660140

• 20 Feb 2026Conditional

  removal of the existing rear extension (party wall to remain) and the construction of a new single-storey side and rear extension comprising a kitchen extension, a bedroom, a bathroom, and a utility room. The works will include a new landscaped patio area to the rear (retaining 25sqm of private open space), the provision of a new bin and bicycle store in the front garden, and all associated site and development works

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2660120

• 10 Feb 2026N/a

  • provision of new vehicular entrance off Southern Cross Road with associated internal access road. • construction of 2 No. warehousing buildings via Southern Cross Road with ancillary office areas. • provision of 70 no. vehicular parking spaces, inclusive of 2 No. electric charging spaces and 3 no. accessible parking spaces and 70 no. bicycle parking spaces. • provision of 1 no. totem signage post to be located at the entranced of proposed development. • construction of new low level boundary wall and railings to southern boundary of site. • all together with ancillary works, inclusive of tree-planting, hard/soft landscaping, boundary treatment, provision of solar panels and SuDS drainage infrastructure, necessary to facilitate the development

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2660088

• 15 Sept 2025Conditional

  constructing a 17m2 lobby extension and replacement of the existing single-storey entrance canopy as part of a localised renovation of the entrance to the production facility. Permission to include for the replacement of a localised area of the adjacent façade, replacement of surrounding paving, construction of new planter beds and relocation of existing gulleys

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2560727

• 22 Aug 2025Conditional

  provision of a new single storey bay window extension to the front of the existing house, the provision of new single story extension to the rear of the existing house, associated internal alterations, and associated alterations to the elevations including the provision of new windows and doors to the south elevation

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2560658

• 19 Aug 2025N/a

  new single storey bay window extension to the front of the existing house, the provision of new single story Extension to the rear of the existing house, associated internal alterations, and associated alterations to the elevations including the provision of new windows and doors to the south elevation

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2560638

• 28 Jul 2025Conditional

  construction of a single storey timber 'barrel' sauna, and the retention of: a raised timber deck, a single storey timber lean-to structure including 4 changing bays and an outdoor shower area

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2560576

• 20 Jun 2025Conditional

  renovation of the existing ground floor, a two-storey extension to the side, relocation of the main entrance from the existing porch to the new side extension, replacement of the existing entrance door with an openable window—maintaining the existing door opening proportions—and a new extension to the rear

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2560461

• 27 Nov 2024Refused

  retention permission is sought for a change of use of part of existing building to Film production. Retention is also sought for self-storage containers to the central part of site. Planning permission for a new film studio, associated parking along with a Film Backlot area. Planning permission for expansion of self-storage containers to the rear of the site along with all associated site works

  Retention · Wicklow County Council, 2460744

• 15 Oct 2024Conditional

  removal of the existing hipped roof to the side of the existing two storey semi-detached dwelling and replacing it with a new gable end wall and roof to facilitate a new attic conversion with two new velux windows to the rear, new window to the side elevation at attic level and to include any ancillary works

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 24409

• 11 Jan 2024Conditional

  a single story rear extension including alterations to rear elevation and associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 2460010

• 28 Sept 2023Conditional

  a visitor parking area and all associated landscaping, drainage, ancillary site works and services, and is material change of use from lawn/pasture area to a multi bay vehicular parking area. Kilruddery House (RPS Ref. No. 08-33) and Kilruddery House Gates (RPS Ref. No. 08-34) are included on the record of Protected Structures. The current application does not involve any works or change of use of these protected structures

  Retention · Wicklow County Council, 23736

• 14 Aug 2023Conditional

  complete entrance granted under planning reference number 15/1168 with alterations to layout so that the entrance will differ from conditions 8 & 9 granted under that permission. it is now proposed to recess the entrance 5m from edge of road with splayed walls with overall width of 6-8m but to retain as much of the masonry wall as possible in order to protect privacy to both the dwelling house granted under 15/1168 and adjoining properties to the east of the main road

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 23651

• 8 Aug 2023Conditional

  the removal of the existing Chiller 7 structure and its associated primary pumps and concrete plinth at the northeastern portion of the site and the construction of a new concrete plinth to facilitate the installation of a heatpump, two no. chiller’s, a dry air cooler, pressurisation unit and electrical panel. The development will also include associated pipe connections back to the Takeda Building; b) the provision of a new concrete plinth to the southeastern portion of the site to provide a new Battery Energy Storage System compound which will contain a BESS container and a HV switchgear Container and associated transformer and inverters, cabling, ducting, landscaping and ancillary infrastructure and site development works necessary to facilitate the development

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2360205

• 4 Apr 2023Conditional

  1) demolition of existing derelict house and walls; 2) the construction of 9 houses comprising, one detached two storey two bedroom house with covered parking, five detached three storey three bedroom houses with covered parking and three detached three storey three bedroom houses and 3) alterations to vehicle area and new internal access road; 4) connection to public sewer; 5) removal of existing fence to southern boundary and 6) all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 23338

• 28 Mar 2023Conditional

  revised house design to previously granted detached two storey dwelling house to the side of existing house on site, alteration of the existing garden wall, shared vehicular access and general site development works previous planning ref 20/76 the new design will include a bedroom at second floor level

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 23315

• 10 Feb 2023Conditional

  1. attic conversion (38m2) and the construction of 2no. dormer windows; one to the rear and one to the front. The dormers will be clad in zinc metal or similar. 2. The changing of the hipped tiled roof to have a full gable on the south side; and that this new raised gable will have a new 1.2m X 1m window. 3. The alteration and increase in area of the existing ground floor rear extension by 8m2, this involves extending the rear building line, 0.65m full width to the rear, and the construction of a new pitched roof to rear extension

  Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 23118

• 16 Dec 2022Conditional

  alteration of existing roof profile and the construction of a new gable wall over the existing wall to the side elevation of the property and the construction of new dormer roof space to the rear of the property with total second floor area of 31 sq.m. Also the addition of two roof light windows to the front of the property with all associated work

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 221360

• 18 Nov 2022Conditional

  alterations to previously approved permission Reg. Ref. 22/10. The proposed alterations arise as a result of the applicant's interest within the wider development site area reducing from 2.816 hectares to 2.027 hectares and are as follows: (i) amalgamation of Blocks B & C and associated reduction in internal floor area of these blocks from 6,398sqm to 4,624sqm; (ii) reduction in number of vehicular parking spaces from 132 no. to 109 no. and reduction in number of bicycle parking spaces from 24 no. to 16 no.; and, (iii) all ancillary works, inclusive of SuDS drainage, necessary to facilitate the proposed development

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 221226

• 12 Oct 2022Conditional

  alterations to previously approved extension granted under planning ref. no. 22/489. The application is sought for the reconfiguration of the ground floor extension and maintaining an area of 16.24sq.m already approved

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 221091

• 7 Jun 2022Conditional

  a single and part two storey extension at the rear and at the side of the dwelling. Including altering the existing ground floor front window to form a bay window and to extend the hallway and front door at the front of the dwelling

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 22620

• 24 May 2022N/a

  two storey extension at the rear and the side of the dwelling together with a single storey extension at the rear. Including altering the existing ground floor front window to from a bay window and to extend the hallway and front door at the front of the dwelling

  Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 22563

• 5 May 2022Conditional

  Alterations to the existing roof profile including the creation of a gable wall to the side elevation and the construction of a new dormer roof space to the rear of the property with dormer window to front elevation with a total second floor area measuring 31.5sqm. Permission is also sought for the extension to the existing ground floor annex to form a kitchen/dining area with an extension area of 16.25sqm including ancillary works

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 22489

The 25 most recent of 56 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 Kilruddery Demesne West.

Recorded monuments

• WI008-006001 House - 16th/17th century
  Description

  Situated on gently undulating terrain beneath the Little Sugarloaf mountain. The present house was built in Elizabethan-Revival style to the design of Sir Richard Morrison for the 10th Earl of Meath. It was started in 1820 and substantially remodelled in the 1950s, and incorporated the front and other parts of the original seventeenth-century house (Bence-Jones 1978, 171–2). 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: 01 February 2013

• WI008-006002 Designed landscape - formal garden
  Description

  To the south of Kilruddery house (WI008-006001-) is a 'Late C17 and early C18 formal garden (WI008-006002-) on a grand scale, one of the very few surviving layouts of this kind in Ireland. Long double canal (WI008-006003-); alleys with hedges; miniature amphitheatre of grass banks.' (Bence-Jones 1978, 171) Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 01 February 2013

• WI008-006003 Designed landscape - ornamental canal
  Description

  To the south of Kilruddery house (WI008-006001-) is a 'Late C17 and early C18 formal garden (WI008-006002-) on a grand scale, one of the very few surviving layouts of this kind in Ireland. Long double canal (WI008-006003-); alleys with hedges; miniature amphitheatre of grass banks.' (Bence-Jones 1978, 171) Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 01 February 2013

• WI008-006004 Graveyard
  Description

  The Ordnance Survey Letters (1838/40) note 'There is no account of the particular spot on which the church of Kilruddery stood, but it is remembered that in the year 1820 when the Earl of Meath pulled down the old house and built the present, great quantities of human bones were found at the north side of the house, where the clock is now up; and that they were all put down together again in the same spot.' (O'Flanagan 1928, 35) Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 01 February 2013

Architectural heritage

• Killruddery, country house, 1810–1830 · National interest
  Description

  Detached multiple-bay part single part two part three and part four-storey Mansion, originally dating from the 17th century, but remodelled and extended in 1820 in Elizabethan style to designs by Sir Richard Morrison. Part of the front wing was demolished in the 1950s and the remainder of the wing was redesigned by Claud Phillimore. There are three principal fronts with pointed, crow-stepped and curvilinear gables. The entrance is set within a three-storey canted bay. Window openings are generally flat-headed and frames are a mixture of timber sash, timber casement and fixed lights. There are a number of half gabled dormers, oriel windows and mullioned and transomed windows. To the north is a range of offices which incorporate the 17th-century portion. To the south and west is a large domed conservatory. The house is set within a large landscaped demesne which include long paired canals to the south garden front.

• Killruddery, gate lodge, 1840–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay single-storey former gate lodge, built c.1850. A two-bay extension to the front and a gabled addition to the rear were added c.1980; the front door is now relocated to the gable. The house is finished in render with ashlar granite dressings. The replacement panelled door and screen is recessed within an open porch; this is within a recent projecting porch; this has a segmental-headed opening; and a broken bed pediment. Window openings are generally flat-headed with replacement casement and top hung timber frames. The pitched roof has a wide overhanging eaves and is finished with natural slate with cast-iron rainwater goods. The building is set adjacent to the demesne main entrance.

• Killruddery, farmyard complex, 1810–1830 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced multiple-bay two-storey grouping of stables offices and outbuildings built c.1820 around 17th-century buildings. The walls are finished in roughcast render and ashlar granite. The entrance to the yard is through a large open archway, which is flanked by Tuscan order columns, which support a frieze and cornice; blocking stones rise to support rampant dragons. To the first floor there is a projecting oriel mullioned and transomed window; this is surmounted by a clock. The hipped roof has bracketed overhanging eaves. The remaining buildings around the courtyard are relatively plain two-storey structures with hipped slated roofs. There are some advancing pedimented bays. The grouping is set slightly to the west of Killruddery.

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).

No address of the register names Kilruddery Demesne West with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Wicklow.

Name

Kilruddery Demesne West · Diméin Chill Ruaidhrí Thiar

Area

1,416,088 m² (141.61 ha, 349.92 acres)

Civil parish

Bray, and its townlands

Barony

Rathdown

Electoral division

Kilmacanoge, the unit of the census

Neighbouring townlands

Ballynamuddagh, Giltspur, Irishtown, Kilruddery Deerpark, Kilruddery Demesne East, Oldcourt, Paddock, Rathdown Upper

Placenames

Kilruddery Demesne West on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland

Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, 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.