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2560074

CONDITIONAL

Wicklow - Wicklow County Council

Proposed Development

a proposed development comprising 71 No. residential units and a retail/commercial space of approx. 96sq.m on a site of approx. 0.75 hectares adjoining generally the public road at Newtown Centre to the north, Newtown Square and apartments to the East and ‘Downshire Park’ residential development to the west and south. The residential development will consist of 35 No. 1 & 2 bedroom apartment units within a four storey building (Block 1), and 36 No. 2 & 3 bedroom duplex apartments within 3 No. three storey buildings (Blocks 2,3 & 4) comprising 5 No. 1 Bed Units, 48 No. 2 Bed Units and 18 No. 3 Bed Units together with all site development works and proposed access roads, car parking, bicycle parking, footpaths, bin storage, boundary treatments, public lighting, open space, soft and hard landscaping, electricity sub-station/switch room and new vehicular entrance onto the existing public road bounding the site to the north (Opposite Dunnes Stores) together with vehicular services access and provision for a future access to adjoining lands to the east from existing access road alongside the eastern site boundary and proposed connections to main services including surface water attenuation, foul sewers, surface water sewers and watermains

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Application Timeline

  1. Application received

    13 Feb 2025

  2. Further information requested

    8 Apr 2025

  3. Further information received

    15 Jan 2026

  4. Decision: CONDITIONAL

    10 Feb 2026

  5. Decision due

    11 Feb 2026

  6. Appeal submitted

    5 Mar 2026

  7. Appeal decided: CONDITIONAL

    8 Jul 2026

Application Details

Location
Newtown Centre/Newtown Square , Blessington Demesne , Blessington
Applicant
N/A
Application Type
PERMISSION
Planning Authority
Wicklow County Council
Site Area
0.75 ha

Timeline

Registration Date
13 February 2025
Status
APPLICATION FINALISED
Decision
CONDITIONAL
Decision Date
10 February 2026
Permission Expires
7 July 2031

An Coimisiún Pleanála Appeal

Appeal Reference
PL-500906-WW-26
Decision
CONDITIONAL
Submitted
5 March 2026
Decided
8 July 2026

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