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Wexford County Council grants permission for 74-home scheme at Churchtown (ED St. Helen's), St. Helen's, Co. Wexford

22 May 2026 · Permission.ie Planning Wire · from the Wexford County Council planning register · published 27 August 2026

Wexford County Council granted permission on 22 May 2026 for a 74-home scheme at Churchtown (ED St. Helen's), St. Helen's, an application first lodged on 8 October 2025.

Key facts

Reference: 20251281
Planning authority: Wexford County Council
Location: Churchtown (ED St. Helen's), St. Helen's
Received: 8 October 2025
Application type: Permission
Site area: 3.2 hectares
Homes: 74
Status: n/a
Decision: Granted (Conditional)
Decision date: 22 May 2026
Council file: View on the Wexford County Council planning portal

In context

It is one of 24 housing scheme applications Wexford County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 1,568 nationally. Of the 3,037 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 22 May 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 for the erection of 74 no. residential units within

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Source: Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, "Wexford County Council grants permission for 74-home scheme at Churchtown (ED St. Helen's), St. Helen's, Co. Wexford", 22 May 2026. https://www.permission.ie/news/wexford-county-council/20251281

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<p>Source: <a href="https://www.permission.ie/news/wexford-county-council/20251281">Wexford County Council grants permission for 74-home scheme at Churchtown (ED St. Helen's), St. Helen's, Co. Wexford</a>, Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, 22 May 2026.</p>

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