2560942
REFUSEDWicklow - Wicklow County Council
Proposed Development
demolition of an existing dilapidated warehouse totalling c.291sqm and ancillary walls throughout the site, the reinstatement of the Old Chimney together with alterations to the boundaries of the site, and the construction of a mixed use residential development ranging from 2 storey over ground floor to 6 storey over ground floor in height as follows: Provision of 54 no. residential units, in the form of 2 no. new apartment and duplex buildings (Blocks 1 & 2), as follows: Block 1 (6 storey over ground floor) comprising 53 no. apartment and duplex units (1 no. studio unit, 4 no. 1-bed units, 29 no. 2-bed units & 19 no. 3 bed units, a tenant gym, a coffee shop and 2 no. office units). Block 2 (2 storey over ground floor) comprising 1 no. 3 bed unit and 1 no. bin store (c. 60 sqm) at ground level. Open space (c. 1116 sq. m) is proposed in the form of public open space (c. 690 sq. m) at podium level (Block 1), and residential communal open space (c. 426 sq. m) provided as a rooftop garden on top floor level of Block 1. Each residential unit is afforded with associated private open space in the form of balconies. The development will be served by 2 no. access/egress points for vehicular and pedestrian access to the east of the site via The L19545 Road (1 no. existing site access point & 1 no. new vehicular and pedestrian access point). An access point to the west of the site for emergency vehicles and pedestrians only is provided. Car park proposed on the ground floor level below podium. A total of 15 no. car parking spaces are proposed, which includes 12 no. spaces for residential units and 3 no. for the commercial units. A total of 178 no. bicycle spaces are proposed within Block 1, which includes 2 no. spaces for the commercial units. 1 no. ESB substation, 1 no. switch room, 1 no. cold water storage room & 1 no. sprinkler plant area are provided at ground floor level within Block 1. Bin Storage areas for the Block 1 & 2 are proposed at ground level within Block 2. All associated site and infrastructural works above and below ground to include provision for water services; foul and surface water drainage and connections; internal roads, attenuation proposal; permeable paving; all landscaping works including green infrastructure zones; green roofs; and general plant areas; landscaped boundary treatment; footpaths; public lighting; and electrical services
View the full application file on the council's planning portal →Application Timeline
Application received
19 Nov 2025
Further information requested
19 Jan 2026
Further information received
1 Jul 2026
Decision: REFUSED
29 Jul 2026
Decision due
2 Aug 2026
Application Details
- Location
- Site of c. 0.3 ha at Riverside Works , Bray , Co. Wicklow
- Applicant
- N/A
- Application Type
- PERMISSION
- Planning Authority
- Wicklow County Council
- Site Area
- 0.3 ha
Timeline
- Registration Date
- 19 November 2025
- Status
- APPLICATION FINALISED
- Decision
- REFUSED
- Decision Date
- 29 July 2026
Location
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