221164: Proposed residential development comprising of the demolition of an existing commercial building & construction of a proposed 4-storey apartment block (3 storeys & a set-back penthouse level) comprising of 14 No. apartments (3 No. 1 bedroom units, 9 No. 2 bedroom units & 2 No. 3 bedroom units) & ancillary works including car & bicycle parking, access road, footpaths, bin storage, boundary treatment & communal open space with connection to public services
The Murrough, Wicklow
DecisionConditional grant
Decided11 July 2023
Application typePERMISSION
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Source documents
Original council portal records and source PDFs where available.- Application fileApplication file on www.eplanning.ieSource portal
- Notification Of DecisionSource: wicklowcoco.eplanning.ie / B252ab26-30a5-481d-a8fe-d480aa93645b.pdf / Document 497710Source PDF
- Chief Executives OrderSource: wicklowcoco.eplanning.ie / 28cd7176-b40b-4a2c-b00d-53ce097eb2a4.pdf / Document 497709Source PDF
- Final GrantSource: wicklowcoco.eplanning.ie / 3a69ed59-4925-4afe-a70d-a1d4b2015b76.pdf / Document 505924Source PDF
- Planners ReportSource: wicklowcoco.eplanning.ie / 8f7f96e4-5c91-4c55-ae24-6bbada79af75.pdf / Document 497713Source PDF
- Planners ReportSource: wicklowcoco.eplanning.ie / A1185a98-19b9-4004-bc23-55e3ffc8764d.pdf / Document 497714Source PDF
- F I Request LetterSource: wicklowcoco.eplanning.ie / Ffd7f0b6-da8f-4310-b19a-11c2eb9b48e1.pdf / Document 468866Source PDF
Nearby precedent
Similar nearby applications linked to this planning decision.- 21281Demolition of existing building formerly known as Wicklow Press Building, and proposed 1.8m high security fencing to the perimeter of the site with lockable gates, and associated works / 0.2 km away / 05 May 2021Granted
- 23878The construction of a 4-storey stand-alone building with an external terrace at the upper level, and an external rooftop plant area above the core. The building will serve as an Innovation Centre of 2248.50sq.m. Gross Internal Area providing office accommodation, cafeteria, exhibition space, staff facilities and ancillary uses. A new entrance from Murrough Road is proposed, leading to a surface car park situated south of the building which will accommodate 12 cars. Permission is also sought for a loading bay area at the north-east corner of the site, hard and soft landscaping within the site, external lighting, ESB substation, covered cycle parking and all ancillary site and development works on a site area of 0.254 ha. There is an existing permission for the demolition of the existing building under Planning Ref. 21281) / 0.2 km away / 26 March 2024Granted
- 22539Proposed change of use from industrial to educational use of 173 sqm at ground floor level and 103 sqm at first floor level and associated works / 0.2 km away / 08 July 2022Granted
- 2521Part 8 - submissions should be made to the relevant department as specified on the site notice (not to the Planning Department) - for open spaces, a pump track, 4 no. cantilevered platforms over the revetment, sensory garden, event space, adjusted fence line to the existing dog park, camper vehicle parking and camper waste facilities, toilet and ancillary facilities, wayfinding, seating and lighting, retention of existing playground and skatepark, relocation of the Murrough Memorial Garden; tree planting, hard and soft landscaped area, associated site works and environmental improvements / 0.2 km away / 19 May 2025Granted
- 199294 no two storey detached dwellings and associated site works / 0.3 km away / 09 March 2020Granted
- 20959Change of house type to units B, C & D as granted permission under Reg Ref 19/929. The development consists of revised house types, detached garages along with all associated site development works / 0.3 km away / 11 December 2020Granted
- 2138036 Msq rear, first floor extension to Unit D, as granted permission Reg Ref 20/959 together with all associated site development works / 0.3 km away / 20 May 2021Granted
- 2460825Development comprises of: 1. Demolition of all existing buildings on the site 2. Construction of a mixed use development comprising of the following uses: (a) A 116 no. bedroom hotel of circa 5,214 sq.m gross with a height of five storeys plus rooftop plant, and including ancillary hotel facilities including bar, restaurant and business centre. (b) 107 no. residential units in a mix of houses (28 no.), townhouses (60 no.) and duplexes (19 no.) with a total residential floorspace of 12,492 sq.m gross. The overall residential mix is: 12 no. one beds, 5 no. 2 beds, 78 no. 3 beds and 12 no. four beds. There will be 16 no. three bed and 12 no four bed houses, 60 no. three bed townhouses, and 12 no. one beds, 5 no. two beds, and 2 no. three bed apartment duplexes. House Type 1, Townhouse Type 1, Townhouse Type 2, and Duplex Type 2 are three storeys in height. House Type 2 and Duplex Type 1 are two storeys in height. (c) The provision of own door offices of circa 223 sq.m and a shop/café of circa 160 sq.m in a single block of 2 storeys in height (d) A creche of circa 454 sq.m in a two storey building. 3. A total of 216 no. surface car parking spaces (including visitor, accessible and EV charging spaces), comprising of: 6 no. spaces for the creche, 3 no. spaces for the shop/café, 3 no. spaces for the own door offices, 66 no. spaces for the hotel, and 138 no. spaces for residential. 4. A total of 72 no. bicycle parking comprising of: (a) 28 no. spaces for the duplex units; (b) 28 no. spaces visitor/public in sheltered bicycle storage; (c) 6 no. spaces for the hotel. (d) 4 no. spaces for the office use (e) 2 no. spaces for the shop/café (f) 4 no. spaces for the creche 5. Open space comprising of: (a) 4,200 sq.m public open space including pocket parks and playgrounds; (b) 598 sqm of communal open space to serve the duplex units. 6. 2 no. new vehicular access The Murrough Road, 1 no. for the hotel and 1 no. for the residential units. 7. Infrastructure works to serve the proposed development to include the internal road network, ESB substations/switchrooms, PV panels, green roofs, lighting, site drainage works including pumping station, hard and soft landscaping, boundary treatment, and all ancillary site services and development works above and below ground. A Natura Impact Statement is submitted to the Planning Authority with this application / 0.3 km away / 18 June 2025Granted