Kellystown , Ashford , Co. Wicklow
- 15 Feb 2017Received
- 12 Mar 2018Conditional
- 21 Jan 2024Permission expires
- Status
- Appeal decided — granted
- Decision
- Conditional · 12 Mar 2018
- Council
- Wicklow County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Site
- 41.11 ha
What’s proposed
ten year permission. The development will consist of film studios with ancillary facilities in twelve buildings A, B, B1, B2, C, C1, C2, D, E, F, F1 and F2 to accommodate film making, support offices, visitors centre, costume storage, make up room, set construction, paint shop, plaster shops, metal shop, timber shop, electrical, special effects, chemical store, set assembly and toilets. Building A is four storeys, has a gross internal floor area of 9914 sqm with a total height of 16.8m. Building B is three storeys, has a gross internal floor area of 7990 sqm with a total height of 16.8 m, building B1 is four storeys, has a gross internal floor area of 4422 sqm with a total height of 16.8m, building B2 is four storeys has a gross internal floor area of 4422 sqm with a total height of 16.8m, building C is three storeys, has a gross internal floor area of 7925 sqm with a total height of 16.8m, building C1 is four storeys, has a gross internal floor area of 4422 sqm with a total height of 16.8m, Building C2 is four storeys, has a gross internal floor area of 4422 sqm with a total height of 16.8m, building D is four storeys, has a gross internal floor area of 4422 sqm with a total height of 16.8m, building E is single storey has a gross internal floor area of 952 sqm with a total height of 16.8m, building F is three storeys has a gross internal floor area of 7865 sqm with a total height of 16.8m, building F1 is four storeys has a gross internal floor area of 4422 sqm with a total height of 16.8m, building F2 is four storeys has a gross internal floor area of 4422 sqm with a total height of 16.8m giving a total gross internal floor area of 65,600 sqm, demolition of existing agricultural building covering 1024 sqm, the provision of 648 ancillary staff and 200 visitor car parking spaces and 101 coach parking spaces, site works and associated landscaping all on a site of approx 39.81 hectares, a new access onto the L5068 and use of an existing access onto R772 for emergency purposes. An EIS will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application
17163 is a planning application to Wicklow County Council for ten year permission. The development will consist of film studios with ancillary, received on 15 Feb 2017; permission was granted with conditions on 12 Mar 2018.
Planning details
- Reference
- 17163
- Local authority
- Wicklow County Council
- Status
- Appeal decided — granted · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
- Received
- 15 Feb 2017
- Observations close
- 22 Mar 2017 (closed 3475 days ago)
- Decision due
- 13 Mar 2018 · decided 12 Mar 2018
- Decision
- Conditional on 12 Mar 2018
- Proposed development
- ten year permission. The development will consist of film studios with ancillary facilities in twelve buildings A, B, B1, B2, C, C1, C2, D, E, F, F1 and F2 to accommodate film making, support offices, visitors centre, costume storage, make up room, set construction, paint shop, plaster shops, metal shop, timber shop, electrical, special effects, chemical store, set assembly and toilets. Building A is four storeys, has a gross internal floor area of 9914 sqm with a total height of 16.8m. Building B is three storeys, has a gross internal floor area of 7990 sqm with a total height of 16.8 m, building B1 is four storeys, has a gross internal floor area of 4422 sqm with a total height of 16.8m, building B2 is four storeys has a gross internal floor area of 4422 sqm with a total height of 16.8m, building C is three storeys, has a gross internal floor area of 7925 sqm with a total height of 16.8m, building C1 is four storeys, has a gross internal floor area of 4422 sqm with a total height of 16.8m, Building C2 is four storeys, has a gross internal floor area of 4422 sqm with a total height of 16.8m, building D is four storeys, has a gross internal floor area of 4422 sqm with a total height of 16.8m, building E is single storey has a gross internal floor area of 952 sqm with a total height of 16.8m, building F is three storeys has a gross internal floor area of 7865 sqm with a total height of 16.8m, building F1 is four storeys has a gross internal floor area of 4422 sqm with a total height of 16.8m, building F2 is four storeys has a gross internal floor area of 4422 sqm with a total height of 16.8m giving a total gross internal floor area of 65,600 sqm, demolition of existing agricultural building covering 1024 sqm, the provision of 648 ancillary staff and 200 visitor car parking spaces and 101 coach parking spaces, site works and associated landscaping all on a site of approx 39.81 hectares, a new access onto the L5068 and use of an existing access onto R772 for emergency purposes. An EIS will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the applicationAs published by the register.
- Site area
- 41.11 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
- Applicant
- Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register
Nearby 5 applications within 500 m in the last 5 years
Homes nearby
- Withdrawn7 The Glen, Vartry Wood, Ashford, Co. Wicklow, A67 W7P6
- Sold1 The Glen, Vartry Wood, Ashford, Co. Wicklow
- Sold16 The Walk, Vartry Wood, Ashford, Co. Wicklow
- Sold25 The Willows, Ballinahinch Wood, Ashford, Co. Wicklow
- For sale24 The Willows, Ballinahinch Wood, Ashford, Co. Wicklow, A67 PT38
- Sold3 The Walk, Vartry Wood, Ashford, Co. Wicklow
Appeal
The register records appeal ABP-301391-18 (status unknown) but we have not matched the ACP case yet.
Commencement
No commencement notice matched to this reference.
Zoning at the site
No zoning objective covers this site in the current plan.
Designations within 250 m
No OPW flood extent nearby.
- Radon risk area · 1
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 155546). 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/17163/0.
Source: npad · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51
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