RefusedDecided 27 August 2025Wicklow County Council

Site located in the townland of Moneybig and Bogland, to the north of Existing Kish Business Park, Arklow

Planning application 2560516
DecisionRefused
Decided27 August 2025
Application typePERMISSION
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- 2 no. warehouse buildings with a gross floor area (GFA) of c. 3,364 sq.m each and a total height of c. 14.1m. Each warehouse includes a warehouse area of c. 2,419 sq.m, reception area, office, staff facilities, toilets, plant and storage areas at ground floor level, and office space, meeting rooms, staff facilities, toilets, plant and storage facilities at mezzanine level (c. 581 sq.m). - The provision of a service yard with a security hut (c. 34 sq.m) located at the main entrance, HGV unloading areas and 4 no. associated loading bay docks on the eastern elevation of each warehouse building. - The provision of 68 no. car parking spaces including 4 no. accessible spaces and 10 no. EV parking spaces serving staff and visitors. - The provision of 40 no. cycle parking spaces serving staff and visitors. - The provision of a sprinkler tank, sprinkler pump house (c. 13.3 sq.m), fire hydrant tank, hydrant pump house (c. 13.3 sq.m) and ESB substation (c. 25 sq.m) - Construction of a solar farm development consisting of photovoltaic (PV) panel arrays covering an area of approximately c. 15.7 ha on ground mounted steel frames, associated power trunk building (c. 539 sq.m) and 2 no. transformer compounds, underground cabling and ducting, new internal tracks for maintenance and all associated site services works. - Site access from the permitted development to south (WCC Reg. Ref.: 20/1088 as amended WCC Reg. Ref.: 23/62 and 24/88), which is subject to a current separate amendment application under WCC Reg. Ref.: 25/60350, and extension of the permitted inner relief road through the site. - The provision of a new statcom compound including a single storey control and valve building with a GFA of c. 253 sq.m and associated equipment adjacent to the permitted inner relief road to the south of the main site area. The proposed development also includes for the provision of associated landscaping and planting, berms, boundary treatments, internal road network, pedestrian and cyclist infrastructure, signage zones, site lighting, drainage works, sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) and all ancillary site development works

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Chief Executives Order2 pages indexed
WICKLOW COUNTY COUNCIL PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT ACTS 2000 (as amended) CHIEF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO: CE/PERD/2025/919 y ! Reference Number: 25/60516 nl O Name of Applicant: Crag Wicklow Limited Address: c/o John Spain es John Spain Associates, os 39 Fitzwilliam Place, Dublin 2 rp D02 ND61 Pu Nature of Application:...
Notification Of Decision4 pages indexed
Áras An Chontae / County Buildings Cill Mhantáin / Wicklow Guthán / Tel: (0404) 20148 Faics / Fax: (0404) 69462 Rphost / Email: plandev@wicklowcoco.ie Pleanáil, Forbairt Eacnamaíochta agus Tuaithe Suíomh / Website: www.wicklow.ie Planning, Economic and Rural Development PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT ACTS 2000 (as amended)...
Planners Report23 pages indexed
Planner Report HO’C WICKLOW COUNTY COUNCIL PLANNING DEPARTMENT PL AN N I NG R E PO RT TO: EDEL BERMINGHAM S.P / PATRICE RYAN S.E.P FROM: HOLLY O’CONNOR EP SUBJECT REF: 25/60516 ! NAME: CRAG WICKLOW LIMITED y nl DEVELOPMENT: 2 NO. WAREHOUSE BUILDINGS WITH A GROSS FLOOR AREA (GFA) OF C. 3,364 SQ.M EACH AND A TOTAL...
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