2560437
REFUSEDWicklow - Wicklow County Council
Proposed Development
change of use of the site from agriculture to light industrial use, including the existing sheds, to provide for a seed processing facility and ancillary plant and storage areas. The proposed development will also include: the demolition of two existing buildings on site (c. 1,038 sq m GFA and c. 834 sq m GFA, respectively) and the construction of two interconnecting replacement buildings (with a combined GFA of c. 1,473 sq m and a maximum ridge height of c. 13m), to accommodate a seed drying plant, with external conveyors and seed dyers (c. 15.5m in height) located to the south-west. The development will also consist of: the provision of an additional weigh bridge located to the south of the site; alterations to the existing vehicular site entrance located at the south-east boundary, including the provision of new entrance gates and boundary treatment; provision of a new gate on the eastern site boundary; staff car parking; waste management areas; surface water drainage; hard and soft landscaping and all associated infrastructural and site development works above and below ground. (The proposed change of use relates to all buildings on site except for the existing dwelling to the north-east, including its associated curtilage and vehicular entrance)
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Application received
12 Jun 2025
Decision: REFUSED
28 Jan 2026
Decision due
31 Jan 2026
Appeal submitted
23 Feb 2026
Appeal decided: CONDITIONAL
23 Jun 2026
Application Details
- Location
- Clough Upper , Baltinglass , Co. Wicklow
- Applicant
- N/A
- Application Type
- PERMISSION
- Planning Authority
- Wicklow County Council
- Site Area
- 1.424 ha
Timeline
- Registration Date
- 12 June 2025
- Status
- APPLICATION FINALISED
- Decision
- REFUSED
- Decision Date
- 28 January 2026
- Permission Expires
- 22 June 2031
An Coimisiún Pleanála Appeal
- Appeal Reference
- PL-500848-WW-26
- Decision
- CONDITIONAL
- Submitted
- 23 February 2026
- Decided
- 23 June 2026
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