Wicklow County Council grants permission for 86-home scheme at Kilbride, Arklow, Co. Wicklow

In context

It is one of 113 housing scheme applications Wicklow County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 1,641 nationally. Of the 3,067 such applications decided by councils in the past three years, 78% 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 5 April 2024. If no appeal is lodged, the council’s decision stands and a final grant issues.

The development description, as lodged

Verbatim from the Wicklow County Council register. This is the source for every figure in the story above.

86 no. residential units with a mix of detached, semi-detached, terraced houses and duplex apartments ranging in height from 2 to 3 storeys; comprising of 8 no. 1-bed and 8 no. 2-bed duplex apartments, 10 no. 2-bed houses and 60 no. 3-bed houses; all residential units will have associated private open spaces facing north/south/east/west; alterations to Kilbride Road (L6179) to provide a section of the new road into the wider Kilbride Masterplan lands with vehicular, pedestrian and cycle access provided; a new dedicated pedestrian and cyclist access will also be provided to the south-east of the development connecting via the Marshland's sports club lands, and through Avondale Crescent to the Dublin Road; landscaping, public open spaces and all associated site development works to enable the development including boundary treatments, attenuation storage area and other service provision