Tober Upper

29 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Tober Upper, from 188 m² to 376,202 m² (37.62 ha, 92.96 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 27 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Tober 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.

• 19 Mar 2026Conditional

  construct a new agricultural entrance to my agricultural lands and all ancillary site works and services

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2660206

• 10 Mar 2026N/a

  phased extension to the existing quarry, measuring c. 14.13 hectares, located to the south/south-east of the existing extraction area, to be excavated to final floor levels ranging from approximately 202.7 m OD at the north-western extent of the extension area to approximately 227.7 m OD at the south-eastern extent of the extension area (as shown on the application drawings) and the extraction of approximately 150,000 tonnes per annum (being the maximum total output from the quarry as a whole) of sand, gravel and stone using mechanical means only. The development will also consist of: the provision of an additional wash plant (to supplement the existing wash plant); drainage infrastructure; fencing; boundary treatments (including berms and tree planting and the importation of geochemically suitable inert soil material, where required, to support berm construction); internal roads and access/haul routes; and all associated site works. (The proposed extension will operate using the existing permitted access to the R756, together with the existing internal haul road and all previously permitted processing and ancillary facilities, including: sand storage and testing lab shed, wash plant, water recycling system, sludge storage bay, water storage tank, wheelwash, well, pumphouse, temporary portacabin office, canteen, portaloo, berms, and mobile screening plant). The proposed extension of the existing quarry will operate for a period of 10 years from commencement of extraction within the extension area, after which an approved restoration and remediation plan will be implemented. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) has been prepared in respect of the proposed development will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2660169

• 18 Feb 2026N/a

  phased extension to the existing quarry, measuring c. 14.13 hectares, located to the south/south-east of the existing extraction area, to be excavated to final floor levels ranging from approximately 202.7 m OD at the north-western extent of the extension area to approximately 227.7 m OD at the south-eastern extent of the extension area (as shown on the application drawings) and the extraction of approximately 150,000 tonnes per annum (being the maximum total output from the quarry as a whole) of sand, gravel and stone using mechanical means only. The development will also consist of: the provision of an additional wash plant (to supplement the existing wash plant); drainage infrastructure; fencing; boundary treatments (including berms and tree planting and the importation of geochemically suitable inert soil material, where required, to support berm construction); internal roads and access/haul routes; and all associated site works. (The proposed extension will operate using the existing permitted access to the R756, together with the existing internal haul road and all previously permitted processing and ancillary facilities, including: sand storage and testing lab shed, wash plant, water recycling system, sludge storage bay, water storage tank, wheelwash, well, pumphouse, temporary portacabin office, canteen, portaloo, berms, and mobile screening plant.) The proposed extension of the existing quarry will operate for a period of 10 years from commencement of extraction within the extension area, after which an approved restoration and remediation plan will be implemented. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) has been prepared in respect of the proposed development will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2660114

• 4 Dec 2025N/a

  construct a new agricultural entrance to agricultural lands and all ancillary site works and services

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2560986

• 22 Sept 2025Unconditional

  section 42 extension of appropriate period - 20/1101 - construct a dwelling house, secondary sewerage treatment system and percolation area, domestic garage, new entrance, alterations to roadside boundary fence and all associated site works

  Extension of duration · Wicklow County Council, 25279

• 26 Aug 2022Conditional

  revised site layout plan to Planning Application Reference number 20/1101 (planning permission for dwelling house, secondary sewerage treatment system and percolation area, domestic garage, new entrance, alterations to roadside boundary fence and all associated site works). The revisions refer to a new finished floor level to the dwelling house and domestic garage

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 22951

• 19 Aug 2022N/a

  revised site layout plan to Planning Application Reference number 20/1101 (planning permission for dwelling house, secondary sewerage treatment system and percolation area, domestic garage, new entrance, alterations to roadside boundary fence and all associated site works). The revisions refer to a new finished floor level to the dwelling house and domestic garage

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 22909

• 27 Jun 2022Conditional

  a 406sqm sand storage and testing lab shed for existing quarry and associated works

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 22706

• 13 Apr 2021Conditional

  dormer type bungalow , domestic garage, effluent treatment system and ancillary works

  Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 21399

• 16 Dec 2019N/a

  dwelling house, secondary sewerage treatment system and percolation area, domestic garage, entrance, alterations to roadside boundary fence and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 191343

• 1 Oct 2019Conditional

  wash plant, including a water recycling system, sludge storage bay, water storage tank and all ancillary works at the existing quarry

  Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 191069

• 11 Mar 2019N/a

  2 no dwelling houses, secondary sewerage treatment systems, domestic garages, alterations to existing roadside boundary fence, new entrance and all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 19256

• 6 Mar 2019N/a

  2 no dwelling houses, secondary sewerage treatment systems, domestic garages, alterations to existing roadside boundary fence, new entrance and all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 19240

• 8 Nov 2018Refused

  2 dwelling houses, sewerage treatment systems, percolation areas and all associated site works

  Permission, 2 homes · Wicklow County Council, 181248

• 22 Oct 2018N/a

  construct no.2 dwelling houses, sewage treatment systems, percolation areas and all associated site works

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 181175

• 19 Jun 2018Conditional

  8.4 hectare extension to the existing quarry permitted under PRR04/699 and substitute consent no. SU0012. Planning permission for the extraction of stone and gravel from the extended 8.4 hectare area at a rate of approximately 70,000 tonnes per annum. The proposed development also includes a portaloo, temporary portacabin office and canteen on site together with all ancillary works, wheelwash, weighbridge, well, pumphouse, berm and fencing

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 18677

• 7 Jun 2018N/a

  extraction of sand and gravel from an existing quarry which is additional to that permitted by planning reference 04/699 and substitute consent number SU0012. The proposed additional area is approximately 8.4 hectares where it is proposed to extract sand and gravel at a rate of approximately 70,000 tonnes per annum. The proposed development also includes a portaloo, temporary portacabin office and canteen on site together with all site ancillary works, wheel wash, weighbridge, well pumphouse, berm and fencing. The application is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Statement (not referred to an Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR))

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 18618

• 20 Jan 2017Conditional

  dwelling house, on site sewerage treatment system, improvements to existing laneway, connections to group water scheme and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 1754

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 Tober Upper.

Recorded monuments

• WI015-094 Burnt pit
  Description

  Archaeological test trenching by Yvonne Whitty under Licence 20E0571 for an 8.4-hectare extension to the existing quarry revealed two features of archaeological significance were identified at the southeast corner of the proposed quarry 3m from the field boundary and access laneway which will be preserved in situ. Following consultation with the client this area will not be excavated; the boundary ditch along the entire length of the proposed quarry will not be removed and a buffer of 10m will be left from the boundary ditch to the limit of excavation to store topsoil and prevent undermining of the laneway. There will be no topsoil stored at the location of the pits which will be fenced off with post and sheep wire to prevent accidental damage from wheel ruts. The results of the testing were described by Whitty (2021) as follows; 'Temporary fencing covering an area of 25 square meters has been erected around the features in the interim and the limit of excavation will be 7m from these features which was devoid of archaeology. The field is currently under pasture and it may take several years for the quarry to reach this limit. Two features of archaeological significance were identified at the east corner of the proposed quarry extension 3m from the field boundary and access laneway which will be preserved in situ. The two shallow pits filled with fractured, heat-affected subangular sandstone stones and black, ashy soil were exposed). The fill of both pits was identical and similar to the typical fills of burnt mounds. The pits were 0.75m apart. The most easterly pit had a diameter of 1.15m - 1.17m and a small slot showed a depth of 0.28m at the deepest, central point. The most westerly pit had a diameter of 0.90 - 1.09m. An area 15m by 10m was opened around the pits which was constrained by a lane to the north. No other features were encountered and no artefacts were recovered. If related features are present'. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Yvonne Whitty Date of upload: 6 May 2021

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Tober 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

About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Tober Upper.

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 Tober Upper with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Wicklow.

Name

Tober Upper · An Tobar Uachtarach

Area

1,246,363 m² (124.64 ha, 307.98 acres)

Civil parish

Tober, and its townlands

Barony

Talbotstown Lower

Electoral division

Tober, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Tober electoral division: 495 people in 159 households; 88% of households own their home; 29% of homes were built since 2001; 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Dunlavin Upper, Forristeen, Friarhill, Manofwar, Sandyhills, Tober Demesne, Tober Lower

Placenames

Tober 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.