Wicklow County Council grants permission for 751-home scheme at Newtownmountkennedy, Co. Wicklow

In context

It is one of 107 housing scheme applications Wicklow County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 1,548 nationally. Of the 3,018 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 2024. If no appeal is lodged, the council’s decision stands and a final grant issues. The applicant sought a 5-year permission, which sets how long they have to start the development.

The development description, as lodged

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

a 5-year permission for a LRD comprising amendments to the previously permitted application (WCC Reg Ref 06/6101/ ABP Reg. Ref. PL27.227704 extended by WCC Reg. Ref. 18/381). The proposed development comprises: (a) An increase of 6 no. residential units to the overall number of residential units permitted under (WCC Reg. Ref. 06/6101 / ABP Reg, Ref. PL27.227704 extended by WCC reg. Ref. 18/381 and further amendment application WCC Reg. Ref. 17/1735, WCC Reg. Ref. 17/740 and WCC Reg. Ref. 22/556) now providing a total of 751 residential units. (b) Amending Estate 4 from previously permitted 85 no. houses, and creche to provide 87 no. dwellings. (c) Amending Estate 6 from previously permitted 83 no. apartments, 5 commercial units and 3 community units to 48 no. dwellings. (d) Amending Estate 8 from previously permitted 36 no. houses to 75 no. dwellings. (e) Re-location of the childcare facility previously permitted in Estate 4 to the Community and Educational zoned lands, and the re-design of same from previously permitted c. 249.03sqm to c. 655sqm. (f) Re-location of 3 no. community rooms (totalling c. 400sqm) previously permitted in Estate 6 and the provision of 1 no. two-storey community facility (c. 400 sqm) on the Community and Educational zoned land. (g) The total provision of 514 no. car parking spaces to include 24 no. EV spaces and 145 no. bicycle parking spaces. (h) Minor amendments to internal residential access roads and cyclist/pedestrian paths within the amended Estates 4,6 and 8. (i) Minor amendments to the previously permitted open space to now provide c. 9,218 sqm Public Open Space & c. 1,226 sqm Communal Open Space. (j) All associated site development works to include services provision, infrastructural and drainage works, provision of 3 no. substations, bin stores, bicycle stores, car parking, public lighting, landscaping, open space and boundary treatment works.