Wicklow County Council grants permission for 92-home scheme at Ballynerrin (E.D. Wicklow Rural), Ballynerrin, Co. Wicklow

In context

It is one of 108 housing scheme applications Wicklow County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 1,577 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 21 July 2026. 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.

section 42 - extension of appropriate period - 20/1296 - 92 dwelling units comprising 4 no 4 bed detached, 35 no 4 bed semi-detached; 25 no 3 bed semi-detached; 12 no 2 bed terrace; 8 no 3 bed duplex over 8 no 2 bed apartments, the development of public parkland, together with ancillary site development works and services with part connection to sewers on adjoining Meadows Estate