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Wexford County Council grants permission for 103-home scheme at Coolcots, Wexford Rural, Co. Wexford
9 July 2025 · Permission.ie Planning Wire · from the Wexford County Council planning register · published 27 August 2026
Wexford County Council granted permission on 9 July 2025 for a 103-home scheme at Coolcots, Wexford Rural, an application first lodged on 1 November 2024.
Key facts
- Reference
- 20241358
- Planning authority
- Wexford County Council
- Location
- Coolcots, Wexford Rural
- Received
- 1 November 2024
- Application type
- Permission
- Site area
- 3.8 hectares
- Homes
- 103
- Permission sought
- 10 years
- Status
- Appealed
- Decision
- Granted (Conditional)
- Decision date
- 9 July 2025
- Appeal
- ACP-323192-25 · Refused
In context
It is one of 24 housing scheme applications Wexford County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 1,557 nationally. Of the 3,030 such applications decided by councils in the past three years, 79% were granted.
What happens next
The applicant, or anyone who made a submission on the application, can appeal the decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála within four weeks of 9 July 2025. If no appeal is lodged, the council’s decision stands and a final grant issues. The applicant sought a 10-year permission, which sets how long they have to start the development.
The development description, as lodged
Verbatim from the Wexford County Council register. This is the source for every figure in the story above.
A 10-year planning permission for a proposed residential development
Cite this story
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Source: Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, "Wexford County Council grants permission for 103-home scheme at Coolcots, Wexford Rural, Co. Wexford", 9 July 2025. https://www.permission.ie/news/wexford-county-council/20241358
<p>Source: <a href="https://www.permission.ie/news/wexford-county-council/20241358">Wexford County Council grants permission for 103-home scheme at Coolcots, Wexford Rural, Co. Wexford</a>, Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, 9 July 2025.</p>
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