# Tober Lower, Co. Wicklow: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Tober, barony of Talbotstown Lower, Co. Wicklow; in Irish An Tobar Íochtarach. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 543,582 m² (54.36 ha, 134.32 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 44 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 3,001 m² (0.3 ha, 0.74 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 15 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Tober, https://everytownland.com/wicklow/parish/tober.md - Barony: Talbotstown Lower - Electoral division: Tober, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 495 people lived in 159 households in the Tober electoral division. 88% of households owned their home. 29% of homes were built since 2001. 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Wicklow, https://everytownland.com/wicklow.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/54995 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 251313 - Centre: latitude 53.070634, longitude -6.694301 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 44 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Tober Lower, from 26 m² to 121,719 m² (12.17 ha, 30.08 acres); 17 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 1275594: 121,719 m² (12.17 ha, 30.08 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1275594.md - Parcel 1292323: 99,724 m² (9.97 ha, 24.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1292323.md - Parcel 6196240: 86,314 m² (8.63 ha, 21.33 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6196240.md - Parcel 4999689: 74,221 m² (7.42 ha, 18.34 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4999689.md - Parcel 1262340: 41,096 m² (4.11 ha, 10.15 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1262340.md - Parcel 1285156: 17,101 m² (1.71 ha, 4.23 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1285156.md - Parcel 1284792: 10,518 m² (1.05 ha, 2.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1284792.md - Parcel 1282994: 5,867 m² (0.59 ha, 1.45 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1282994.md - Parcel 4740970: 5,087 m² (0.51 ha, 1.26 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4740970.md - Parcel 1285548: 4,485 m² (0.45 ha, 1.11 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1285548.md - Parcel 1299976: 4,398 m² (0.44 ha, 1.09 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1299976.md - Parcel 1248508: 4,370 m² (0.44 ha, 1.08 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1248508.md - Parcel 2761371: 4,326 m² (0.43 ha, 1.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2761371.md - Parcel 6193542: 4,288 m² (0.43 ha, 1.06 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6193542.md - Parcel 2735364: 3,870 m² (0.39 ha, 0.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2735364.md - Parcel 1272738: 3,737 m² (0.37 ha, 0.92 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1272738.md - Parcel 1284368: 3,513 m² (0.35 ha, 0.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1284368.md - Parcel 1286769: 3,393 m² (0.34 ha, 0.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1286769.md - Parcel 2754859: 3,272 m² (0.33 ha, 0.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2754859.md - Parcel 2673757: 3,166 m² (0.32 ha, 0.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2673757.md - Parcel 4958459: 3,079 m² (0.31 ha, 0.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4958459.md - Parcel 1286364: 3,065 m² (0.31 ha, 0.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1286364.md - Parcel 1283391: 2,937 m² (0.29 ha, 0.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1283391.md - Parcel 1248916: 2,857 m² (0.29 ha, 0.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1248916.md - Parcel 4958414: 2,478 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4958414.md - Parcel 1257801: 1,854 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1257801.md - Parcel 1274477: 1,852 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1274477.md - Parcel 1257410: 1,636 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1257410.md - Parcel 1298745: 1,464 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1298745.md - Parcel 3321478: 1,427 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3321478.md - Parcel 1257409: 1,419 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1257409.md - Parcel 1261159: 1,345 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1261159.md - Parcel 1257405: 1,123 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1257405.md - Parcel 1263744: 1,030 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1263744.md - Parcel 1277640: 988 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1277640.md - Parcel 1249657: 928 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1249657.md - Parcel 1248507: 798 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1248507.md - Parcel 2735363: 757 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2735363.md - Parcel 1258198: 566 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1258198.md - Parcel 1285983: 447 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1285983.md - Parcel 5208270: 389 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5208270.md - Parcel 1278444: 350 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1278444.md - Parcel 1257408: 101 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1257408.md - Parcel 1281290: 26 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1281290.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Tober Lower 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) 15 applications, newest first. - 19 Mar 2026, Wicklow County Council 2660206: Conditional. Permission. construct a new agricultural entrance to my agricultural lands and all ancillary site works and services. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660206/0 - 4 Dec 2025, Wicklow County Council 2560986: N/a. Permission. construct a new agricultural entrance to agricultural lands and all ancillary site works and services. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560986/0 - 7 Apr 2025, Wicklow County Council 2560253: Conditional. Permission. revised house type on previously granted site (PRR 23576 ) for house type of Sarah Darcy and all ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560253/0 - 6 Feb 2025, Wicklow County Council 2560062: N/a. Permission. new farm entrance; alterations to road side boundary hedge, closure of existing entrance, Permission also sought for lean-to type sheep shed and fodder storage area and all ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560062/0 - 16 Feb 2024, Wicklow County Council 2475: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. 59.6 sq m single storey extension to 50.3 sq m farm dwelling house, new on-suite sewerage treatment system to serve dwelling house and all ancillary site works. Permission also sought for conversion of existing Dutch style hay shed to self catering agri-tourism accommodation, consisting of a two storey 3 bed room unit, and a single storey 2 bed room unit, conversion of old dairy to farm product workshop and conversion of old cattle shed to class room, 11 no. car parking spaces, new onsite sewerage treatment system to serve converted buildings. Alterations to existing entrance and all ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/2475/0 - 6 Oct 2023, Wicklow County Council 23751: Conditional. Retention. existing farmyard entrance and ancillary works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/23751/0 - 29 Sept 2023, Wicklow County Council 23740: N/a. Retention. sought to retain existing farmyard entrance and ancillary works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/23740/0 - 4 Jul 2023, Wicklow County Council 23576: Conditional. Permission, 2 homes. construction of 2 No. dwelling houses. O'Reilly Oaktown Sewerage Treatment Systems to serve each house, domestic garages, connections to public water-main, alterations to existing entrance and all ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/23576/0 - 30 Jun 2022, Wicklow County Council 22727: N/a. Permission, 1 home. construct 2 no. dwelling houses, O'Reilly Oaktown Sewerage Treatment Systems to serve each house, domestic garages, connection to public water-main, alterations to existing entrance and all ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/22727/0 - 8 Jun 2022, Wicklow County Council 22632: N/a. Permission, 1 home. construct 2 no. dwelling houses, O'Reilly Oaktown Sewerage Treatment Systems to serve each house, domestic garages, connections to public water- main, alterations to existing entrance and all ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/22632/0 - 16 Aug 2021, Wicklow County Council 211013: Conditional. Permission. construct a first floor extension to bungalow over the central section of house when viewed from the public road. The existing ground floor area is 216.01 sqm and this will remain unchanged while the new first floor extension will add 74.88sqm. Alterations to ground floor layout will include the changing of a bedroom into a utility room and the repurposing of a second bedroom to a stairwell. The proposed two new bedrooms will compensate for the loss of the ground floor bedrooms resulting in no additional loading to the approved septic tank system.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/211013/0 - 5 Mar 2020, Wicklow County Council 20225: Conditional. Retention. side extension to existing single storey house and permission for side and rear extension to existing single storey house and all associated site development works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/20225/0 - 28 Feb 2020, Wicklow County Council 20199: N/a. Retention. side extension to existing single storey house and permission for side and rear extension to existing single storey house and all associated site development works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/20199/0 - 27 Apr 2018, Wicklow County Council 18449: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. dwelling house, secondary sewerage treatment system and percolation area, domestic garage, alterations to existing entrance and all ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/18449/0 - 4 Sept 2017, Wicklow County Council 171071: Refused. Permission, 1 home. dwelling house, secondary sewerage treatment system, alterations to existing entrance, connection to existing water main and all ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/171071/0 Applicants are not shown. ## 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 Tober Lower. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) No recorded monument lies in the townland of Tober Lower. ## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Tober Lower. ## 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 Tober Lower, 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 moderately low, low, partly inferred. - Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Tober Lower. - 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/wicklow/tober-lower.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/tober-lower.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/tober-lower.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Tober Lower with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Wicklow: https://everytownland.com/wicklow.md ## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann) - Dunlavin Lower: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/dunlavin-lower.md - Dunlavin Upper: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/dunlavin-upper.md - Grange Beg (Co. Kildare): https://everytownland.com/kildare/grange-beg.md - Lugatryna: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/lugatryna.md - Tober Demesne: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/tober-demesne.md - Tober Upper: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/tober-upper.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. --- 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. - Page: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/tober-lower - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/wicklow/tober-lower