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Wexford County Council grants permission for 89-home scheme at Coolcotts, Wexford Rural, Co. Wexford
2 January 2026 · Permission.ie Planning Wire · from the Wexford County Council planning register · published 27 August 2026
Wexford County Council granted permission on 2 January 2026 for an 89-home scheme at Coolcotts, Wexford Rural, an application first lodged on 13 August 2025.
Key facts
- Reference
- 20250993
- Planning authority
- Wexford County Council
- Location
- Coolcotts, Wexford Rural
- Received
- 13 August 2025
- Application type
- Retention
- Site area
- 3.2 hectares
- Homes
- 89
- Status
- n/a
- Decision
- Granted (Conditional)
- Decision date
- 2 January 2026
In context
It is one of 24 housing scheme applications Wexford County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 1,561 nationally. Of the 3,032 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 2 January 2026. If no appeal is lodged, the council’s decision stands and a final grant issues.
The development description, as lodged
Verbatim from the Wexford County Council register. This is the source for every figure in the story above.
Permission as previously granted under Planning Register No. 20181375: -
Cite this story
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Source: Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, "Wexford County Council grants permission for 89-home scheme at Coolcotts, Wexford Rural, Co. Wexford", 2 January 2026. https://www.permission.ie/news/wexford-county-council/20250993
<p>Source: <a href="https://www.permission.ie/news/wexford-county-council/20250993">Wexford County Council grants permission for 89-home scheme at Coolcotts, Wexford Rural, Co. Wexford</a>, Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, 2 January 2026.</p>
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