Bray
Oldcourt · Bray West · Wicklow
Publicly owned land. Held by The Industrial Development Authority
- Site area
- 2.75 ha (6.80 acres)
- Zoning
- C2.1
- Townland
- Oldcourt
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Why this site
- Publicly owned land
Planning on this site
- 2660284 · conditional · lodged 10 Apr 2026
Planning applications within 500 m (on Planning Register)
Developers active near this site
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Who owns it
The registered owner is on the Land Registry folio. Search the map on landdirect.ie at 53.19115, -6.12228 and buy a copy of the folio: €5 online, and it names the owner and any charge on the land. Most land in Ireland is registered; older unregistered titles are in the Registry of Deeds.
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Planning on and around the site
- Radius m
- 250
Near
- Years
- 5
- Total
- 18
Appeals
- Total
- 1
- Tagged
- 0
Inspector recommendations are shown only where the inspector's report has been read and tagged; "not extracted" is not the same as "no recommendation". Sources: npad, 12 Oct 2026; acp, 9 Oct 2026; bcms, 11 Oct 2026
Deadlines running
- Radius m
- 250
- Count
- 1
Clocks (1)
| Kind | Entity type | Occurred at | Deadline at | Deadline kind | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| application_received | application | 29 Sept 2026 | 3 Nov 2026 | observation | 2660870: application received — (a) demolition of single storey sun room to rear, (b) construction of single storey extension to front, side and rear, ( |
Deadlines are computed once, by the connector that saw the event, from the statutory rule; never estimated here. Sources: acp, 9 Oct 2026; consult, 12 Oct 2026; moderngov, 12 Oct 2026; npad, 12 Oct 2026; rzlt, 11 Oct 2026
Zoning and the RZLT map
Rzlt
- Available
- Yes
- On site
- Yes
- Note
- This land is on the council's final map for the vacant land tax. Unless it is a home someone lives in (or its garden), the owner pays 3% of the land's value a year until homes are built or the zoning changes.
Zones (4)
| Code | Label | Meaning | Objective text | Plan id | Valid from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C2.1 | Economic development and employment | Zoned for employment uses. Housing is not the intended use here. | Employment: To provide for the development of enterprise and employment | WI-001:LAP:bray-municipal-district-local-area-plan-2018 | 10 Jun 2018 |
| M5 | Mixed use — outer core | A mix of uses complementing a town centre, with less retail and residential than the core itself. | Mixed Use: To provide for mixed-use development. | WI-001:LAP:bray-municipal-district-local-area-plan-2018 | 10 Jun 2018 |
| R2 | Existing residential | An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour'… | Existing Residential: To protect, provide and improve residential amenities of existing residential areas. | WI-001:LAP:bray-municipal-district-local-area-plan-2018 | 10 Jun 2018 |
| R2 | Existing residential | An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour'… | Existing Residential: To protect, provide and improve residential amenities of existing residential areas. | WI-001:LAP:bray-municipal-district-local-area-plan-2018 | 10 Jun 2018 |
Objective text is quoted from the development plan as published on MyPlan (GZT). The plain-English line is our gloss. Sources: zoning, 11 Oct 2026; rzlt, 11 Oct 2026
Constraints
- Available
- Yes
- Buffer m
- 50
- Opw flood extent nearby
- No
- Opw flood extent close
- No
- Flood close m
- 100
Kinds (2)
| Kind | Label | Count |
|---|---|---|
| radon | Radon risk area | 1 |
| smr | Recorded monument | 1 |
Flood extents are OPW data we may not redistribute: shown as a yes/no and a link to floodinfo.ie. Sources: constraints, 27 Sept 2026; constraints.radon, 27 Sept 2026; constraints.smr, 27 Sept 2026
Homes planned nearby
- Radius m
- 1,000
Totals
- Sites
- 6
- Homes
- 120
- Started
- 90
- Sites started
- 4
- Unbuilt
- 12
- Sites unbuilt
- 1
- Sites lapsing
- 0
- Lapsed
- 18
- Sites lapsed
- 1
- Sites appealed
- 0
- Started pct
- 75
- Not started
- 12
As of
- Computed at
- 2026-10-10T22:02:23+00:00
- Sites in table
- 4,197
Sites (6)
| Source | Application id | Council | Ref | Name | Address |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| application | 161,073 | WICKLOW | 2360133 | AO Smite Site | AO Smite Site , Boghall Road , Bray Co. Wicklow |
| application | 156,001 | WICKLOW | 171085 | Herbert Road | Herbert Road , Bray , Co. Wicklow |
| application | 156,971 | WICKLOW | 19534 | Ard Na Greine | Lands north of Ard Na Greine , West Ward , Bray |
| application | 158,558 | WICKLOW | 20825 | Cedar Court | Cedar Court , Schools Road , Ballymorris |
| application | 161,102 | WICKLOW | 21606 | Claren House | Claren House , Killarney Road , Bray |
| application | 161,958 | WICKLOW | 21378 | Kilbride Lodge Site | Kilbride Lodge Site , Killarney Road & Ballywaltrim Road , Bray |
Applicants (2)
| Name | Sites | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| Wicklow County Council | 1 | 18 |
| Lidl Ireland GmbH | 1 | 12 |
Grants of 10+ homes. "Unbuilt" means no commencement notice has been matched; "lapsing" expires within a year. Sources: bcms, 11 Oct 2026; npad, 12 Oct 2026
Public land nearby
- Radius m
- 1,000
On site (1)
| Code | Label | Detail | Observed at |
|---|---|---|---|
| public_land | Public land (LDA register) | Held by The Industrial Development Authority | 1 Jul 2023 |
Transport and schools
- Radius m
- 1,000
- Stop count
- 34
- Facility count
- 13
Stops (10)
| Agency | Stop id | Name | Distance m |
|---|---|---|---|
| nta | 8350DB008271 | Richmond Way | 135.7 |
| nta | 8350DB008272 | Richmond Way | 169 |
| nta | 8350DB008273 | Fairyhill | 222.8 |
| nta | 8350DB008270 | Fairyhill | 255 |
| nta | 8350DB004142 | Oldcourt | 269.9 |
| nta | 8350DB007522 | Oldcourt | 276.4 |
| nta | 8350DB004175 | St Fergal's Church | 349 |
| nta | 8350DB004179 | Cloverhill | 415.4 |
| nta | 8350DB002964 | Herbert Park | 453.6 |
| nta | 8350DB004180 | Killarney Road | 478.3 |
Schools (3)
| Kind | Ref | Name | Council | Distance m | Path |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| school_primary | 19754J | BRAY SCHOOL PROJECT N S | WICKLOW | 403.8 | /school/bray-school-project-n-s-19754j |
| school_primary | 20466L | St Fergal's National School | WICKLOW | 506.3 | /school/st-fergalis-national-school-20466l |
| school_postprimary | 91376L | St. Kilian's Community School | WICKLOW | 716.7 | /school/st-kilianis-community-school-91376l |
Other sites nearby
- Mixed-use land off Oldcourt Avenue, Bray · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Residential land off Colledoe, Killarney Road · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Residential land off Heatherton, Killarney Road · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Residential land off Ripley Hills, Bray · On the RZLT map, no permission
- AO Smite Site · Permitted, not started
- Residential land off Oldcourt Avenue, Bray · On the RZLT map (3% land tax)
Figures as of 11 Oct 2026. Sources: acp (9 Oct 2026); bcms (11 Oct 2026); constraints (27 Sept 2026); constraints.radon (27 Sept 2026); constraints.smr (27 Sept 2026); consult (12 Oct 2026); gtfs (11 Oct 2026); lda_lands (11 Sept 2026); moderngov (12 Oct 2026); npad (12 Oct 2026); parcels (11 Sept 2026); places (4 Oct 2026); rzlt (11 Oct 2026); schools (27 Sept 2026); zoning (11 Oct 2026).
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