Wicklow County Council grants permission for 341-home scheme at Bray, Co. Wicklow

In context

It is one of 107 housing scheme applications Wicklow 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 30 September 2025. 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.

mixed-use development comprising 341 no. residential units, commercial spaces (total gross floor area c. 10,778 sq.m), retail/retail services spaces (total gross floor area c. 8,155 sq.m), car and bicycle parking for residents and visitors, open spaces and associated supporting development infrastructure. The residential component will consist of: (i) 94 no. terraced houses (2-3 storeys in height) comprising 62 no. 3-bedrooms and 32 no. 4-bedrooms; all houses are provided with private open space, internal storage space, and refuse storage. (ii) 106 no. duplex own-door units (2-3 storeys in height) comprising 53 no. 2-bedrooms located at ground level and 53 no. 3-bedrooms at the upper floor level; all duplex own-door units are provided with private open space, internal storage space, and refuse storage. (iii) 109 no. apartments in Block E (3-15 storeys in height) consisting of 9 no. 1-bedroom, 83 no. 2-bedrooms, 9 no. 3-bedrooms and 8 no. 4-bedrooms and residential amenity spaces (c. 602 sq.m); all apartments are provided with balconies or terraces, internal storage space, and refuse storage within 1 no. internal refuse storage area on the undercroft floor level; (iv) 32 no. apartments in Block H (3-4 storeys in height) consisting of 18 no. 1-bedroom, 12 no. 2-bedrooms and 2 no. 3-bedrooms; all apartments are provided with balconies or terraces, internal storage space, and refuse storage within 2 no. internal refuse storage areas on the ground floor level; The commercial and retail/retail services component will consist of: (i) Block E comprising 1 no. public house (c. 804 sq.m), 2 no. retail units (combined c. 908 sq.m); (ii) Block G (1-2 storeys in height) comprising 3 no. retail units (total gross floor area c. 2,550 sq.m); (iii) Block H comprising 1 no. medical centre (c. 706 sq.m), 1 no. childcare facility (c. 762 sq.m), and 1 no. retail unit (c. 94 sq.m); and (iv) Block I (3-7 storeys in height) comprising 1 no. hotel of 150 no. rooms (c. 10,016 sq.m) with associated wellbeing centre and pool (c. 1,169 sq.m), wedding/function venue (c. 633 sq.m), rooftop restaurant (c. 883 sq.m), and 1 no. retail unit (c. 408 sq.m). In addition, the proposed development will also comprise the provision of supporting and ancillary infrastructure, including 532 car parking spaces, 1,003 bicycle parking spaces, open spaces, and all associated ancillary site works