2460551: & Permission sought for changes to existing residential development previously granted under Refs. 19/1348 & 17/1534 as follows: 1. Retention of existing basketball court / MUGA with associated fencing, 2. Retention of existing boundary treatment throughout development in accordance with revised Landscape Masterplan, 3. Permission for new dust surface paving along footpaths within main front open space area and grass margin around basketball court / MUGA, 4. Permission for wooden gates at shared open spaces serving corner duplex units 5. Permission for planting of additional native trees in accordance with revised Landscape Masterplan. Rathcoran House (St. Joseph’s Convent) is listed as a Protected Structure in the current Wicklow County Development Plan
Rathcoran, Baltinglass East Baltinglass, Co. Wicklow
DecisionConditional grant
Decided15 May 2025
Application typeRETENTION
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Nearby precedent
Similar nearby applications linked to this planning decision.- 171534Conversion of and change of use of existing disused / vacant premises (Rathcoran House formerly known as Saint Joseph's Convent) from educational use into 16 no 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments including alterations and extensions together with the demolition and construction of part of building and alterations and extension to existing northern wing including the raising of roof, demolition of existing outbuilding, construction residential development (total 40 units) comprising 24 no 2 storey, 1, 2 and 3 bedroom semi detached and terraced houses and 16 no 1 bedroom units to be located to the north west and east of Rathcoran House and ancillary site development works including access roads (with vehicular / pedestrian / cycle access onto Chapel Hill and pedestrian cycle access only through existing entrance onto Hacketstown Road), car parking, landscaped public and private open space and associated site services. Rathcoran House is a protected structure in the Wicklow Co Dev Plan 2016 - 2022 / 0.0 km away / 22 June 2018Conditional grant
- 191348Amendments to approved residential development (Ref 17/1534) currently under the course of construction including (1) 8 no additional dwellings comprising 4 no 1 bedroom apartment units and 4 no 2 bedroom apartment units within 2 no 2 storey buildings (2) ancillary site development works including landscaped communal and private open space, bin and bicycle storage, boundary treatment and revisions to car parking arrangements and site services. The adjoining St Joseph's Church & Rathcoran House (St Joseph's Convent) are both listed as protected structures in the current Wicklow County Development Plan 2016 - 2022 / 0.0 km away / 12 March 2020Conditional grant
- 171533Primary care centre including HSE demise, ambulance station and GP quarters comprising of a part 2 storey, part single storey building (floor area 1743.57 sqm). The building will include health related accommodation, GP suites, ambulance base, administration, offices, staff facilities, kitchen, toilets, storage, plant areas, reception / waiting and circulation areas together with ancillary site development works including access roads (with access onto Chapel Hill), car parking, landscaping / planting, site services and the demolition of an existing disused former school premises. The proposed development is located adjacent to Rathcoran House (St Joseph's Convent) to the east and the former National School to the south which are both listed as protected structures / 0.1 km away / 20 February 2018Conditional grant
- 2360485The following: 1. An existing outdoor beer garden which covers 153.18 sq. metres and which is situated between the rear of Lizzie Keogh’s Public House and an existing 2 storey stone building. 2. A concrete block storage structure which covers an area of 29.75 sq. metres located to the rear of the existing 2 storey stone building. Permission for the following: 3. The refurbishment of an existing two-storey stone building which covers an area of 48.38 sq. metres and which is located behind Lizzie Keogh’s Public House and the use of this structure as a restaurant, with a mezzanine level. 4. The use of the open space between the rear of Lizzie Keogh’s Public House and the existing 2 storey stone building as a beer garden and as an outdoor dining area in conjunction with the proposed new restaurant. 5. To convert and use the concrete block structure storage area located to the rear of the 2 storey stone building as a kitchen, food preparation area and a store, in conjunction with the proposed restaurant. 6. All associated site and building improvement works / 0.1 km away / 07 March 2024Conditional grant
- 2360084Is sought to construct a first floor extension over existing single single storey portion of offices to the rear of existing Credit Union office building, full planning permission is sought to construct first floor area over existing entrance lobby, all ancillary site works and services / 0.2 km away / 26 July 2023Conditional grant
- 23782A wooden hoarding bounding the footpath for about 15 metres / 0.2 km away / 08 December 2023Conditional grant
- 185151 no two storey block comprising of 2 no semi detached two storey townhouses, all ancillary site works and services / 0.2 km away / 13 December 2018Conditional grant
- 18336Change of use of ground floor surgery for use as living accommodation ancillary to the existing first floor apartment, including alterations to accommodate same, full planning permission is sought for alterations to the front elevation of existing two storey building including 1 no new access doorway to provide separate access to mews building as constructed to the rear, all ancillary site works and services / 0.2 km away / 29 June 2018Conditional grant