The Hidden Valley Resort , Rathdrum , County Wicklow
- 5 May 2023Received
- 12 Dec 2023Conditional
- 26 Jan 2024Final grant
- 25 Jan 2029Permission expires
- Status
- Granted with conditions
- Decision
- Conditional · 12 Dec 2023
- Council
- Wicklow County Council
- Type
- RETENTION
- Site
- 2.03 ha
What’s proposed
proposed development comprising of retention of alterations to and alterations to development granted permission under Reg Ref 211047 and for new development as follows: (1) Retention of 'asbuilt' modifications to the previously granted raised resort stage and silent big flat screen tv (connecting only to visitor Bluetooth headphones) to include 13.15m wide X 8.2m tall supporting concrete structure and completion of works; (2) viewing area for resort events stage (as previously granted); (3) part retention of and completion of an indoor children's climbing/play building with a footprint area of 101.25 sqm to rear of the big screen's supporting concrete structure; (4) 44.45 sq.m extensions & internal subdivision to previously granted semi-indoor structure for safe archery & permission for use for other recreational activities; (5) A "splashpad" outdoor water play area in lieu of 2 No. skytrail climbing frames and 291.5 sq.m associated changing shelter structure containing toilets, showers, cleaner room with retained mounded earth bank to the river & a green roof & associated piped services; (6) climbing tree structure (18.45m tall): (7) a zipline facility operating from the top platform of the climbing tree structure to the top of the changing shelter structure & all associated structural development: (8) tiki shelter structures and associated outdoor picnic style areas to be located beside the archery/activity building (total floor area under tiki shelters of 36 sq.m); & (9) landscaping including mounding to river, paving & soft planting. All associated site works; these developments to be served by existing parking/access arrangements granted under Wicklow Co.Co. permission , Reg. Ref. 16939, as amended by permissions Reg. Refs. 17856, 181083
23436 is a planning application to Wicklow County Council for proposed development comprising of retention of alterations to and alterations to, received on 5 May 2023; permission was granted with conditions on 12 Dec 2023.
Planning details
- Reference
- 23436
- Local authority
- Wicklow County Council
- Status
- Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
- Received
- 5 May 2023
- Observations close
- 9 Jun 2023 (closed 1193 days ago)
- Decision due
- 18 Dec 2023 · decided 12 Dec 2023
- Decision
- Conditional on 12 Dec 2023
- Proposed development
- proposed development comprising of retention of alterations to and alterations to development granted permission under Reg Ref 211047 and for new development as follows: (1) Retention of 'asbuilt' modifications to the previously granted raised resort stage and silent big flat screen tv (connecting only to visitor Bluetooth headphones) to include 13.15m wide X 8.2m tall supporting concrete structure and completion of works; (2) viewing area for resort events stage (as previously granted); (3) part retention of and completion of an indoor children's climbing/play building with a footprint area of 101.25 sqm to rear of the big screen's supporting concrete structure; (4) 44.45 sq.m extensions & internal subdivision to previously granted semi-indoor structure for safe archery & permission for use for other recreational activities; (5) A "splashpad" outdoor water play area in lieu of 2 No. skytrail climbing frames and 291.5 sq.m associated changing shelter structure containing toilets, showers, cleaner room with retained mounded earth bank to the river & a green roof & associated piped services; (6) climbing tree structure (18.45m tall): (7) a zipline facility operating from the top platform of the climbing tree structure to the top of the changing shelter structure & all associated structural development: (8) tiki shelter structures and associated outdoor picnic style areas to be located beside the archery/activity building (total floor area under tiki shelters of 36 sq.m); & (9) landscaping including mounding to river, paving & soft planting. All associated site works; these developments to be served by existing parking/access arrangements granted under Wicklow Co.Co. permission , Reg. Ref. 16939, as amended by permissions Reg. Refs. 17856, 181083As published by the register.
- Site area
- 2.03 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
- Applicant
- Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register
Full planning report for 52.94055, -6.22744
Zoning, appeals, sold prices, flood and heritage constraints — everything for this area in one PDF.
No account, no payment. Not a statutory planning search.
Appeal
Not appealed.
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 164138). 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/23436/0.
Source: npad · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51
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