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Wicklow County Council · 18936

Bray Head Hotel , Strand Road , Bray

  1. 17 Aug 2018Received
  2. 3 May 2019Conditional
  3. 30 Jan 2020Final grant
  4. 29 Jan 2025Permission expires
Status
Appeal decided — withdrawn
Decision
Conditional · 3 May 2019
Council
Wicklow County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Site
4,404 m²
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What’s proposed

partial demolition, refurbishment & reconfiguration of former Bray Head Hotel (incl refurbishment &alterations to front façade & removal of signage lettering The Bray Head) & construction of 4th floor (5th storey) penthouse above existing structure & construction of 5storey over podium res block to rear to provide for mixed use res & commercial dev with total of 46 car parking spaces & 114 cycle parking spaces. The proposed dev will comprise the demolition of single & 3 storey extensions & additions (total area of demolition c 575 sqm) to front, side & rear of existing structure, alterations & amendments to roof plant, & change of use & reconfiguration of part of ground floor to provide for restaurant / bar of c.346 sqm & café of c63 sqm with ancillary back of house / kitchen facilities, staff areas, storage facilities & WCs. The proposed residential dev will also comprise change of use & reconfiguration of existing upper floors of structure to provide for res apartments with refurbished balconies / terraces to front elevation, construction of new 5 storey over podium (6 storeys in total) residential block connected to hotel by 5 storey glazed link over podium with 2 no internal courtyards (c255 sqm) in total). The total no of proposed res units will be 46 comprising 1 studio unit, 12 1 bed units, 22 2 bed units & 11 3 bed units with new balconies to front, rear & internal courtyard elevations & 4 private roof terraces (to be accessed from units AO00, A045 & A046). The proposed dev will include internal ancillary space (incl lobby areas, stairs & circulation space) lift cores (incl roof plant) from ground floor to 5th floor level & partial excavation of rear embankment & provision of an undercroft car park for 40 car parking spaces (incl. 1 disabled space), 90 bicycle storage spaces, plant & waste storage room. The provision of public open space to front of site c652 sqm including children's play area with play equipment (c110 sqm), 6 at grade car parking spaces, 24 visitor cycle parking spaces, external circulation areas, seating terrace & garden seating area for restaurant / café use, all hard & soft landscaping, incl boundary treatments to include new pedestrian accesses & reinstatement of existing front balustrade, provision of suDS measures (including attenuation tank and green roofs); changes in level & all other assoc site excavation works, site dev works & site services above & below ground inc connection to drainage infrastructure

18936 is a planning application to Wicklow County Council for partial demolition, refurbishment & reconfiguration of former Bray Head Hotel (incl, received on 17 Aug 2018; permission was granted with conditions on 3 May 2019.

Planning details

Reference
18936
Local authority
Wicklow County Council
Status
Appeal decided — withdrawn · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received
17 Aug 2018
Observations close
21 Sept 2018 (closed 2928 days ago)
Decision due
8 May 2019 · decided 3 May 2019
Decision
Conditional on 3 May 2019
Proposed development
partial demolition, refurbishment & reconfiguration of former Bray Head Hotel (incl refurbishment &alterations to front façade & removal of signage lettering The Bray Head) & construction of 4th floor (5th storey) penthouse above existing structure & construction of 5storey over podium res block to rear to provide for mixed use res & commercial dev with total of 46 car parking spaces & 114 cycle parking spaces. The proposed dev will comprise the demolition of single & 3 storey extensions & additions (total area of demolition c 575 sqm) to front, side & rear of existing structure, alterations & amendments to roof plant, & change of use & reconfiguration of part of ground floor to provide for restaurant / bar of c.346 sqm & café of c63 sqm with ancillary back of house / kitchen facilities, staff areas, storage facilities & WCs. The proposed residential dev will also comprise change of use & reconfiguration of existing upper floors of structure to provide for res apartments with refurbished balconies / terraces to front elevation, construction of new 5 storey over podium (6 storeys in total) residential block connected to hotel by 5 storey glazed link over podium with 2 no internal courtyards (c255 sqm) in total). The total no of proposed res units will be 46 comprising 1 studio unit, 12 1 bed units, 22 2 bed units & 11 3 bed units with new balconies to front, rear & internal courtyard elevations & 4 private roof terraces (to be accessed from units AO00, A045 & A046). The proposed dev will include internal ancillary space (incl lobby areas, stairs & circulation space) lift cores (incl roof plant) from ground floor to 5th floor level & partial excavation of rear embankment & provision of an undercroft car park for 40 car parking spaces (incl. 1 disabled space), 90 bicycle storage spaces, plant & waste storage room. The provision of public open space to front of site c652 sqm including children's play area with play equipment (c110 sqm), 6 at grade car parking spaces, 24 visitor cycle parking spaces, external circulation areas, seating terrace & garden seating area for restaurant / café use, all hard & soft landscaping, incl boundary treatments to include new pedestrian accesses & reinstatement of existing front balustrade, provision of suDS measures (including attenuation tank and green roofs); changes in level & all other assoc site excavation works, site dev works & site services above & below ground inc connection to drainage infrastructure
As published by the register.
Site area
4,404 m² 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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Appeal

The register records appeal ABP-304563-19 (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

    OPW flood extent nearby — flag only (licence); floodinfo.ie.

    • Natural Heritage Area (incl. proposed) · 1
      Bray Head
    • NIAH-recorded building · 13
      Altona House; Neptune House; Sunningdale
    • Radon risk area · 3
      About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels; About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels; About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
    • Special Area of Conservation · 1
      Bray Head SAC
    • Recorded monument · 1
      R149096

    Provenance

    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 158389). 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/18936/0.

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