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Wicklow County Council · 2360082 · PERMISSION

Solas Observatory , Athdown , Blessington

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Council received 1 Jun 2023We first saw it 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (1199 days after receipt — sources refresh weekly)
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2360082 is a planning application for permission at Solas Observatory , Athdown , Blessington, received by Wicklow County Council on 1 Jun 2023 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: the development will consist of a change of use of the utility building into a single rural dwelling to facilitate broadening use of the observatory onsite from research usage to research, education and community outreach usage. This is to enable broader access to the astronomical observatory, in particular for school children locally, in County Wicklow, and further afield. The change of use is also primarily to improve security on site following many and various security incidents on site that threaten the existential presence of the observatory. The change of use would result in having somebody on site that would make it possible to obtain adequate insurance for the property to make its existence sustainable. No decision has been recorded yet. The five-week observation window closed on 6 Jul 2023. Within 500 m there are 2 other decided applications in the last five years.

Observations close 6 Jul 2023 closed 1165 days ago
5 weeks from receipt (1 Jun 2023) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · €20 to the council
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Proposal

the development will consist of a change of use of the utility building into a single rural dwelling to facilitate broadening use of the observatory onsite from research usage to research, education and community outreach usage. This is to enable broader access to the astronomical observatory, in particular for school children locally, in County Wicklow, and further afield. The change of use is also primarily to improve security on site following many and various security incidents on site that threaten the existential presence of the observatory. The change of use would result in having somebody on site that would make it possible to obtain adequate insurance for the property to make its existence sustainable

Status
INCOMPLETED APPLICATION
Decision
N/a
Site (from polygon)
9,956 m²
Location precision
site (coords_polygon)

Timeline

  • 1 Jun 2023
    Decision
  • 1 Jun 2023
    New application
    Observation window closed 6 Jul 2023

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    • Radon risk area · 3
      About 1 in 10 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; About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
    • Recorded monument · 1
      R149027

    Provenance

    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 160970). 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/2360082/0.

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