Church Hill , Season Park , Newtownmountkennedy
REFUSEDPlanning application 2560130
Wicklow - Wicklow County Council
Proposed Development
1. Minor amendments to elevations of house types A, B, C, D and E, including amendments to window and/or door size and design. 2. Minor amendments to house type G comprising of reduction in footprint and floor area; changes to side gable elevation design; removal of flat roof to side; addition of pitched roof to rear ground floor projection and minor internal layout changes. 3. Minor amendments to duplex types F1 and F2 comprising minor internal layout changes, change of rear projection flat roof to lean to roof, change of front projection to maisonette en-trance from flat roof to lean to roof and reduction in height from three storey to single storey, size of entrance area at ground floor area providing access to upper floor apartments reduced, ridge height reduced by circa 100mm, and stone cladding to front elevation extended to eaves level. 4. Lowering of finished floor level of units 42 and 43 by 500mm and of units 36 to 40 both inclu-sive by 225mm. 5. Minor layout changes including relocation of accessible parking opposite duplex block 1 to space between duplex block 1 and block 2, amendments to road and footpath levels, amendments to communal and public open space levels and configurations including removal of retaining walls. And design of private rear gardens revised to eliminate steps. 6. Reduction in overall roof height of house types by circa 1.51 metres for Type A, 1.38 metres for house types B, 1.32 metres for house type C, 1.51 for house type D, 706mm for house type G, and 100mm for duplex types F1 and F2, and an increase to ridge height of 230 mm for house type E. 7. All associated and ancillary works
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Application received
27 Feb 2025
Further information requested
17 Apr 2025
Further information received
10 Sept 2025
Decision: REFUSED
6 Oct 2025
Decision due
7 Oct 2025
Application Details
- Location
- Church Hill , Season Park , Newtownmountkennedy
- Applicant
- N/A
- Application Type
- PERMISSION
- Planning Authority
- Wicklow County Council
- Site Area
- 1.57 ha
Timeline
- Registration Date
- 27 February 2025
- Status
- APPLICATION FINALISED
- Decision
- REFUSED
- Decision Date
- 6 October 2025
Location
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2 storey mixed use streetscape building comprising of ground floor crèche and attached external play area together with 2 no. 3 bedroom apartments at first floor level. * 3/4 storey, 21 no. apartment building (Block A) comprising of the following: - 7 no. 3 bedroom apartments, 7 no. 2 bedroom apartments and 7 no. 1 bedroom apartments. * 4 storey, 20 no. apartment building (Block B) comprising the following: - 8 no. 3 bedroom apartments, 8 no. 2 bedroom apartments and 4 no. 1 bedroom apartments. * 22 no. 2 storey, 3 bedroom mid terraced dwellings. * 6 no. 2 storey, 4 bedroom end of terraced dwellings. All together with ancillary landscaping, public, private and communal open space areas, car and cycle parking, refuse storage areas and services connections
Church Hill , Season Park , Newtownmountkennedy
58 No. residential units comprising a) 4 No. 2 bedroom semi-detached bungalows; b) 22 No. two-storey houses made up of 8 No. 3 bedroom terraced dwellings; 10 No. 3 bedroom semi-detached dwellings and 4 No. 4 bedroom semi-detached dwellings; c) 32 No. three-storey terraced duplex apartments made up of 16 No. 2 bedroom ground floor apartments and 16 No. 3 bedroom apartments at first and second floor levels; all together with ancillary footpaths and cycle paths, landscaping and boundary treatments, public, private and communal open space areas, car and bicycle parking, refuse storage areas, all ancillary site development works and services connections
Church Hill , Season Park , Newtownmountkennedy
construction of the following: 6 No. 2 storey, 4 bedroom semi-detached dwellings. 16 No. 2 storey, 3 bedroom semi-detached dwellings. 1 No. 2 storey, 4 bedroom detached dwellings. 5 No. 2 storey, 2 bedroom terraced dwellings. 6 No. 2 storey, 3 bedroom terraced dwellings. 3 storey, apartment and retail/ commercial building comprising of: 470m2 of ground floor commercial/ retail area. - 6 No. 2 bedroom apartments at first and second floor level. - 2 No. 3 bedroom apartments at first & second floor levels. 3 storey, apartment building comprising of 6 No. 2 bedroom apartments. All together with ancillary landscaping, public, private and communal open space areas, car and cycle parking, refuse storage areas and services connections
Church Hill , Season Park , Newtownmountkennedy
1. minor amendments to elevations of house type A, including amendments to window and door sizes and design and window banding. 2. minor amendments to elevations of house type B, including amendment to window sizes. 3. minor amendments to house type C, including amendments to window sizes. 4. minor amendments to house type D, including removal of banding to windows and amendments to window sizes. 5. minor amendments to house type E, including amendments to window sizes. 6. minor amendments to house type G comprising of reduction in footprint, flat roof to side and rear reduced and adjusted to 25 degree pitch roof, and minor internal layout changes. 7. minor amendments to duplex types F1 and F2 comprising minor internal layout changes, change of rear projection flat roof to lean to roof, change of front projection to maisonette entrance from flat roof to lean to roof and reduction in height from three storey to single storey, Size of entrance area at ground floor area providing access to upper floor apartments reduced, ridge height reduced by circa 100mm, and stone cladding to front elevation extended to eaves level. 8. lowering of finished floor level of units 42 and 43 by 500mm and of units 36 to 40 both inclusive by 225mm. 9. minor layout changes including relocation of accessible parking opposite duplex block 1 to space between duplex block 1 and block 2, amendments to road and footpath levels, amendments to communal and public open space levels and configurations including removal of retaining walls. And design of private rear gardens revised to eliminate steps. 10. reduction in overall roof height of house types by circa 1.51 metres for Type A, 1.38 metres for house types B, 1.32 metres for house type C, 1.51 for house type D, 706mm for house type G, and 100mm for duplex types F1 and F2, and an increase to ridge height of 230 mm for house type E. 11. minor amendments to landscape layout and boundary treatment as illustrated on the submit-ted landscape drawings. 12. all associated and ancillary works. The amendments for which planning permission are sought comprise of the following: 1. treatment to the RC retaining wall comprising a combination of stone cladding and self coloured render to the external face of the wall and timber cladding with soft landscaping to the site internal pats of the wall
Church Hill , Season Park , Newtownmountkennedy
58 no. residential units comprising a) 4 no. 2 bedroom semi-detached bungalows; b) 22 no. two-storey houses made up of 8 no. 3 bedroom terraced dwellings; 10 no. 3 bedroom semi-detached dwellings and 4 no. 4 bedroom semi-detached dwellings; c) 32 no. three-storey terraced duplex apartments made up of 16 no. 2 bedroom ground floor apartments and 16 no. 3 bedroom apartments at first and second floor levels; all together with ancillary footpaths and cycle paths, landscaping and boundary treatments, public, private and communal open space areas, car and bicycle parking, refuse storage areas, all ancillary site development works and services connections
Church Hill , Season Park , Newtownmountkennedy
The amendments for which retention and completion are sought comprise of the following: 1. Minor amendments to elevations of house type A, including amendments to window and door sizes and design and window banding. 2. Minor amendments to elevations of house type B, including amendment to window sizes. 3. Minor amendments to house type C, including amendments to window sizes. 4. Minor amendments to house type D, including removal of banding to windows and amend-ments to window sizes. 5. Minor amendments to house type E, including amendments to window sizes. 6. Minor amendments to house type G comprising of reduction in footprint, flat roof to side and rear reduced and adjusted to 25 degree pitch roof, and minor internal layout changes. 7. Minor amendments to duplex types F1 and F2 comprising minor internal layout changes, change of rear projection flat roof to lean to roof, change of front projection to maisonette en-trance from flat roof to lean to roof and reduction in height from three storey to single storey, Size of entrance area at ground floor area providing access to upper floor apartments re-duced, ridge height reduced by circa 100mm, and stone cladding to front elevation extended to eaves level. 8. Lowering of finished floor level of units 42 and 43 by 500mm and of units 36 to 40 both inclu-sive by 225mm. 9. Minor layout changes including relocation of accessible parking opposite duplex block 1 to space between duplex block 1 and block 2, amendments to road and footpath levels, amendments to communal and public open space levels and configurations including remov-al of retaining walls. And design of private rear gardens revised to eliminate steps, 10. Reduction in overall roof height of house types by circa 1.51 metres for Type A, 1.38 metres for house types B, 1.32 metres for house type C, 1.51 for house type D, 706mm for house type G, and 100mm for duplex types F1 and F2, and an increase to ridge height of 230 mm for house type E. 11. Minor amendments to landscape layout and boundary treatment as illustrated on the submit-ted landscape drawings. 12. All associated and ancillary works. The amendments for which planning permission are sought comprise of the following: 1. Treatment to the RC retaining wall comprising a combination of stone cladding and self col-oured render to the external face of the wall and timber cladding with soft landscaping to the site internal pats of the wall
Church Hill Season Park , Newtownmountkennedy , Co. Wicklow
• Demolition of existing 2 storey building and portion of existing boundary stone wall. • Alterations to existing kerb and turning head layout. • Construction of new 2 storey building, comprising of 4 No. 1 bedroom own door apartment units, with first floor balconies to the front and patio areas to the rear. • All together with associated site works, boundary treatments, landscaping and service connections necessary to complete this development
Season Park , Newtownmountkennedy , Co. Wicklow
• Demolition of existing 2 storey building and portion of existing boundary stone wall. • Alterations to existing kerb and turning head layout. • Construction of new 2 storey building, comprising of 4 No. 1 bedroom own door apartment units, with first floor balconies to the front and patio areas to the rear. • All together with associated site works, boundary treatments, landscaping and service connections necessary to complete this development
Season Park , Newtownmountkennedy , Co. Wicklow
the demolition of existing structures on site (c. 106 sqm in total), and the construction of a single storey discount retail store with off-licence use and internal Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) unit (c. 1,887 sqm gross floor area, c. 1,300 sqm net floor area), car parking (96 spaces) and loading bay, with vehicular and pedestrian access from the recently constructed link road off Main Street. All associated works to facilitate the development including landscaping, lighting, boundary treatments and retaining walls, internally illuminated signage (c. 15.33 sqm at south, east and west elevations of building, c. 10.22 sqm at double sided pole sign 6 metres in height at entrance), external plant, separate single storey ESB substation and switch room (c. 21 sqm) accessed from the link road, PV panels at roof level and 20 cycle parking spaces across 2 no. cycle parking shelters. A Natura Impact Statement has been prepared and will be submitted to the planning authority with the application
A c. 0.87ha site (in the townland of Seasonpark) , at the newly constructed link road (permitted under WCC Reg. Refs. 066101 [ABP-PL27.227704] 18381 and ABP-TA27.313208) accessed from the Main Street , Newtownmountkennedy
1) Construct alterations to façade, move hall door and middle window and associated works. 2) Construct 10.35 sq.m extension to rear of house
Church Hill , Newtownmountkennedy , Co. Wicklow
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