Blessington Demesne, Blessington, Co. Wicklow

What’s proposed

The development will consist of: • A new Town Park totalling 15.36ha, consisting of play areas, a wetland and meadow, tree planting, landscaping, the enhancement of an existing pond and of a stream, a fitness trail, a large oval sports playing area, a walled garden, footpaths, two car parks with (22 no. Spaces and 24 no. Spaces), 20 cycle parking spaces; • 57 no. 2 storey houses in a mix of semi-detached and terraced houses to include 45 no. 3-bed and 12 no. 4-bed units; • 0.26ha of associated public open space and play area to serve the housing development; • Infrastructure works to serve the housing development to include the internal road network and part of the Blessington Inner Relief Road connecting to the Oak Drive Roundabout and a vehicular and pedestrian access off the Blessington Inner Relief Road to serve the southern Town Park car park and access to the north Town Park car park via the access road permitted under P.A. Reg. Ref: 20/1146; • Boundary treatment, public lighting, site drainage works, 1 no. ESB substation (c. 10.99 sqm) and all ancillary site services and development works above and below ground. • Temporary permission is also sought for the erection of two marketing signs (4.55m high and 13.75sqm each). A Natura Impact Statement has been prepared in respect of the proposed development