Ballyknockan Upper , Rathdrum , Co. Wicklow

What’s proposed

extension of existing farmhouse and permission for change of use of existing farm outbuildings to habitable space and connection back to existing farmhouse. The development consists of connection of existing farmhouse to 3 number outbuildings to provide additional family accommodation and amendments to existing effluent disposal system to EPA Standards and change of use of separate south barn to short term holiday let and separate effluent disposal system for this unit to current EPA standards

20753 is a planning application to Wicklow County Council for extension of existing farmhouse and permission for change of use of existing farm, received on 5 Aug 2020; permission was granted with conditions on 10 Feb 2021.

Planning details

Reference: 20753
Local authority: Wicklow County Council
Status: Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 5 Aug 2020
Observations close: 9 Sept 2020 (closed 2201 days ago)
Decision due: 16 Feb 2021 · decided 10 Feb 2021
Decision: Conditional on 10 Feb 2021
Proposed development: extension of existing farmhouse and permission for change of use of existing farm outbuildings to habitable space and connection back to existing farmhouse. The development consists of connection of existing farmhouse to 3 number outbuildings to provide additional family accommodation and amendments to existing effluent disposal system to EPA Standards and change of use of separate south barn to short term holiday let and separate effluent disposal system for this unit to current EPA standards
As published by the register.
Site area: 4.08 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant: Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register

Nearby 1 application within 500 m in the last 5 years

CommencedBallyknockan Lower , Rathdrum , Co. Wicklowa new dwelling, domestic garage, septic tank · received 16 Apr 2025 · decided 15 Aug 2025 · 476 m away

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Appeal

Not appealed.

Commencement

No commencement notice matched to this reference.

Provenance

Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 158358). 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/20753/0.

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Provenance

Ballyknockan Upper , Rathdrum , Co. Wicklow

What’s proposed

Planning details

Nearby 1 application within 500 m in the last 5 years

Appeal

Commencement

Zoning at the site

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