Wicklow County Council · 23587

Boghall Road , Bray , A98 DK31

6 Jul 2023Received
10 Aug 2023Observations closed
30 Aug 2023Decision due

Status: With the council, no decision yet
Decision: Due 30 Aug 2023
Council: Wicklow County Council
Type: PERMISSION
Site: 2,450 m²

What’s proposed

demolition of the small branch library at the rear of WCC Library HQ building, take down the railings in front of the south pavilion on Boghall Road, move the rest of the railings and gates closer to the headquarters building, widen the footpath to provide spaces for bicycle parking, disabled parking for library users, form a new public entrance off Boghall Road leading directly into the library which is a two storey building with a round reading room, top lit by clerestory windows, with student study spaces overlooking the reading room. The form of the building is a cylinder within a square plan, with exhibition room, children's library ( including a storytelling theatre), changing places, a community meeting room, as well as eighteen small offices in a work from home hub. A sensory garden is proposed at the southeast of the building opposite the Community Centre. The library HQ courtyard, (including the mobile library garage) will be retained. Attention to WCC policy for Near Zero Energy building is part of the design of the new library

23587 is a planning application to Wicklow County Council for demolition of the small branch library at the rear of WCC Library HQ building, take down, received on 6 Jul 2023; a decision is due by 30 Aug 2023.

Planning details

Reference: 23587
Local authority: Wicklow County Council
Status: With the council, no decision yet · register status “NEW APPLICATION”
Received: 6 Jul 2023
Observations close: 10 Aug 2023 (closed 1136 days ago)
Decision due: 30 Aug 2023
Decision: Not decided
Proposed development: demolition of the small branch library at the rear of WCC Library HQ building, take down the railings in front of the south pavilion on Boghall Road, move the rest of the railings and gates closer to the headquarters building, widen the footpath to provide spaces for bicycle parking, disabled parking for library users, form a new public entrance off Boghall Road leading directly into the library which is a two storey building with a round reading room, top lit by clerestory windows, with student study spaces overlooking the reading room. The form of the building is a cylinder within a square plan, with exhibition room, children's library ( including a storytelling theatre), changing places, a community meeting room, as well as eighteen small offices in a work from home hub. A sensory garden is proposed at the southeast of the building opposite the Community Centre. The library HQ courtyard, (including the mobile library garage) will be retained. Attention to WCC policy for Near Zero Energy building is part of the design of the new library
As published by the register.
Site area: 2,450 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

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Zoning at the site

No zoning objective covers this site in the current plan.

Designations within 250 m

No OPW flood extent nearby.

EPA-licensed facility · 2
A. O. Smith Electric Motors (Ireland) Limited; W0304
NIAH-recorded building · 2
Thatch Cottage; Saint Fergal's Catholic Church
Radon risk area · 1
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Provenance

Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 163709). 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/23587/0.

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