Baltinglass East , Baltinglass , Co. Wicklow

What’s proposed

conversion 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

171534 is a planning application to Wicklow County Council for conversion of and change of use of existing disused / vacant premises (Rathcoran House, received on 22 Dec 2017; permission was granted with conditions on 22 Jun 2018.

Planning details

Reference: 171534
Local authority: Wicklow County Council
Status: Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 22 Dec 2017
Observations close: 5 Feb 2018 (closed 3156 days ago)
Decision due: 28 Jun 2018 · decided 22 Jun 2018
Decision: Conditional on 22 Jun 2018
Proposed development: conversion 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
As published by the register.
Site area: 2.79 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant: Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register

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Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 155305). Deadlines were computed by the store from the received / decided dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000 and are recorded as events, not recomputed here. Council register: http://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/171534/0.

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