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CONDITIONALWicklow - Wicklow County Council
Proposed Development
LARGE-SCALE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT consisting of 329 residential units and associated site works , the development will also include : the extension of the Blessington Inner Relief Road (approx. 700m long) from the existing 4-arm roundabout at Blessington Demesne Lands, running north west of Blessington Business Park, and north of the Woodleigh residential area to a new four-arm roundabout junction on the N81 Dublin Road. The new roundabout will consolidate existing junctions with Holyvalley, Doran's Pit and the Roadstone quarry site. A new junction will be provided to the Roadstone Quarry Access Road north of the road's alignment. The scheme will comprise a two-lane single carriageway road with cycle lanes and foothpaths, landscaping and drainage works (including attenuation ponds & Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDS)); road signage and all ancillary site services and development works above and below ground. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report and a Natura Impact Statement have been prepared in respect of the proposed development and are submitted with the application
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Application received
5 Sept 2023
Further information requested
27 Oct 2023
Further information received
19 Dec 2023
Decision: CONDITIONAL
12 Apr 2024
Decision due
16 Apr 2024
Appeal submitted
19 Jun 2025
Appeal decided: MODIFIED
22 Aug 2025
Application Details
- Location
- Site c. 25.14 ha on lands within the townlands of , Blessington Demesne Newpaddocks and Santryhill , Blessington
- Applicant
- N/A
- Application Type
- PERMISSION
- Planning Authority
- Wicklow County Council
- Site Area
- 25.14 ha
Timeline
- Registration Date
- 5 September 2023
- Status
- APPLICATION FINALISED
- Decision
- CONDITIONAL
- Decision Date
- 12 April 2024
- Permission Expires
- 21 August 2030
An Coimisiún Pleanála Appeal
- Appeal Reference
- 322479-25
- Decision
- MODIFIED
- Submitted
- 19 June 2025
- Decided
- 22 August 2025
Location
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