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Wicklow County Council · 2360307

Conways field Naas Road Baltinglass Road and the Old Ballymore Road , Blessington , Co Wicklow

  1. 25 Sept 2023Received
  2. 14 Nov 2023Refused
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused · 14 Nov 2023
Council
Wicklow County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Site
1.08 ha
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What’s proposed

the construction of supermarket with ancillary off-licence sales area, primarily in a single storey structure with a first-floor area for staff facilities. Provision of surface level car parking spaces, including electrical vehicle (EV) charging spaces and pre-wiring other spaces to accommodate future EV parking; cycle stands; trolley shelter; hard and soft landscaping; boundary treatments including retaining structures throughout the development; ESB substation building; site lighting; external mechanical plant area; bin store; roof mounted photovoltaic panels; all advertising signage including a “flagpole” style advertising sign at the proposed vehicle entrance on the Naas Road. Construction of a public park and café building with a further retail unit (two storey structure) below the café facing on to the proposed car park. The public park area extends north across the proposed entrance to the development to take in a treed, green area along boundary with the Naas Road The development includes all site engineering works, drainage, water supply and SUDS works. Construction of a new footpath linking the Baltinglass Road and the Old Ballymore Road and works to existing footpaths to tie into the proposed development The application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement

2360307 is a planning application to Wicklow County Council for the construction of supermarket with ancillary off-licence sales area, primarily in a, received on 25 Sept 2023; permission was refused on 14 Nov 2023.

Planning details

Reference
2360307
Local authority
Wicklow County Council
Status
Refused · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received
25 Sept 2023
Observations close
31 Oct 2023 (closed 1063 days ago)
Decision due
19 Nov 2023 · decided 14 Nov 2023
Decision
Refused on 14 Nov 2023
Proposed development
the construction of supermarket with ancillary off-licence sales area, primarily in a single storey structure with a first-floor area for staff facilities. Provision of surface level car parking spaces, including electrical vehicle (EV) charging spaces and pre-wiring other spaces to accommodate future EV parking; cycle stands; trolley shelter; hard and soft landscaping; boundary treatments including retaining structures throughout the development; ESB substation building; site lighting; external mechanical plant area; bin store; roof mounted photovoltaic panels; all advertising signage including a “flagpole” style advertising sign at the proposed vehicle entrance on the Naas Road. Construction of a public park and café building with a further retail unit (two storey structure) below the café facing on to the proposed car park. The public park area extends north across the proposed entrance to the development to take in a treed, green area along boundary with the Naas Road The development includes all site engineering works, drainage, water supply and SUDS works. Construction of a new footpath linking the Baltinglass Road and the Old Ballymore Road and works to existing footpaths to tie into the proposed development The application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement
As published by the register.
Site area
1.08 ha 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

Not appealed.

Commencement

No commencement notice matched to this reference.

    Zoning at the site

    M2 — Major town centre

    Town Centre: To provide for the development and improvement of appropriate town centre uses including residential, retail, commercial, office and civic use.

    The main town centre — retail, offices, civic uses, apartments.

    R2 — Existing residential

    Existing Residential: To protect, provide and improve residential amenities of existing residential areas

    An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour's objection to an overbearing extension is usually argued under.

    Designations within 250 m

    No OPW flood extent nearby.

    • Natural Heritage Area (incl. proposed) · 1
      Poulaphouca Reservoir
    • NIAH-recorded building · 7
      Ulster Bank; M. Balfe; The Old School House
    • Radon risk area · 1
      About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
    • Recorded monument · 1
      R147931

    Provenance

    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 161804). 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/2360307/0.

    Source: npad · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51
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