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Wicklow County Council · 2460825 · PERMISSION

The former ‘Veha’ factory , West of The Murrough Road to the north of Wicklow Town , Wicklow Co. Wicklow

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Council received 23 Dec 2024We first saw it 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (628 days after receipt — sources refresh weekly)
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2460825 is a planning application for permission at The former ‘Veha’ factory , West of The Murrough Road to the north of Wicklow Town , Wicklow Co. Wicklow, received by Wicklow County Council on 23 Dec 2024 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: Development comprises of: 1. Demolition of all existing buildings on the site 2. Construction of a mixed use development comprising of the following uses: (a) A 116 no. bedroom hotel of circa 5,214 sq.m gross with a height of five storeys plus rooftop plant, and including ancillary hotel facilities including bar, restaurant and business centre. (b) 107 no. residential units in a mix of houses (28 no.), townhouses (60 no.) and duplexes (19 no.) with a total residential floorspace of 12,492 sq.m gross. The overall residential mix is: 12 no. one beds, 5 no. 2 beds, 78 no. 3 beds and 12 no. four beds. There will be 16 no. three bed and 12 no four bed houses, 60 no. three bed townhouses, and 12 no. one beds, 5 no. two beds, and 2 no. three bed apartment duplexes. House Type 1, Townhouse Type 1, Townhouse Type 2, and Duplex Type 2 are three storeys in height. House Type 2 and Duplex Type 1 are two storeys in height. (c) The provision of own door offices of circa 223 sq.m and a shop/café of circa 160 sq.m in a single block of 2 storeys in height (d) A creche of circa 454 sq.m in a two storey building. 3. A total of 216 no. surface car parking spaces (including visitor, accessible and EV charging spaces), comprising of: 6 no. spaces for the creche, 3 no. spaces for the shop/café, 3 no. spaces for the own door offices, 66 no. spaces for the hotel, and 138 no. spaces for residential. 4. A total of 72 no. bicycle parking comprising of: (a) 28 no. spaces for the duplex units; (b) 28 no. spaces visitor/public in sheltered bicycle storage; (c) 6 no. spaces for the hotel. (d) 4 no. spaces for the office use (e) 2 no. spaces for the shop/café (f) 4 no. spaces for the creche 5. Open space comprising of: (a) 4,200 sq.m public open space including pocket parks and playgrounds; (b) 598 sqm of communal open space to serve the duplex units. 6. 2 no. new vehicular access The Murrough Road, 1 no. for the hotel and 1 no. for the residential units. 7. Infrastructure works to serve the proposed development to include the internal road network, ESB substations/switchrooms, PV panels, green roofs, lighting, site drainage works including pumping station, hard and soft landscaping, boundary treatment, and all ancillary site services and development works above and below ground. A Natura Impact Statement is submitted to the Planning Authority with this application. The council granted permission on 18 Jun 2025, with conditions. The five-week observation window closed on 5 Feb 2025. Within 500 m there are 14 other decided applications in the last five years.

Appeal window closes 16 Jul 2025 closed 424 days ago
4 weeks from the council's decision (18 Jun 2025) · s.37 Planning and Development Act 2000 · €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer)

Proposal

Development comprises of: 1. Demolition of all existing buildings on the site 2. Construction of a mixed use development comprising of the following uses: (a) A 116 no. bedroom hotel of circa 5,214 sq.m gross with a height of five storeys plus rooftop plant, and including ancillary hotel facilities including bar, restaurant and business centre. (b) 107 no. residential units in a mix of houses (28 no.), townhouses (60 no.) and duplexes (19 no.) with a total residential floorspace of 12,492 sq.m gross. The overall residential mix is: 12 no. one beds, 5 no. 2 beds, 78 no. 3 beds and 12 no. four beds. There will be 16 no. three bed and 12 no four bed houses, 60 no. three bed townhouses, and 12 no. one beds, 5 no. two beds, and 2 no. three bed apartment duplexes. House Type 1, Townhouse Type 1, Townhouse Type 2, and Duplex Type 2 are three storeys in height. House Type 2 and Duplex Type 1 are two storeys in height. (c) The provision of own door offices of circa 223 sq.m and a shop/café of circa 160 sq.m in a single block of 2 storeys in height (d) A creche of circa 454 sq.m in a two storey building. 3. A total of 216 no. surface car parking spaces (including visitor, accessible and EV charging spaces), comprising of: 6 no. spaces for the creche, 3 no. spaces for the shop/café, 3 no. spaces for the own door offices, 66 no. spaces for the hotel, and 138 no. spaces for residential. 4. A total of 72 no. bicycle parking comprising of: (a) 28 no. spaces for the duplex units; (b) 28 no. spaces visitor/public in sheltered bicycle storage; (c) 6 no. spaces for the hotel. (d) 4 no. spaces for the office use (e) 2 no. spaces for the shop/café (f) 4 no. spaces for the creche 5. Open space comprising of: (a) 4,200 sq.m public open space including pocket parks and playgrounds; (b) 598 sqm of communal open space to serve the duplex units. 6. 2 no. new vehicular access The Murrough Road, 1 no. for the hotel and 1 no. for the residential units. 7. Infrastructure works to serve the proposed development to include the internal road network, ESB substations/switchrooms, PV panels, green roofs, lighting, site drainage works including pumping station, hard and soft landscaping, boundary treatment, and all ancillary site services and development works above and below ground. A Natura Impact Statement is submitted to the Planning Authority with this application

Status
APPLICATION FINALISED
Decision
Conditional on 18 Jun 2025
Final grant
22 Jul 2025
Permission expires
21 Jul 2030
Site (from polygon)
3.22 ha
Location precision
site (coords_polygon)

Timeline

  • 23 Dec 2024
    New application
    Observation window closed 5 Feb 2025
  • 24 Feb 2025
    Further information requested
  • 11 Apr 2025
    Further information received
  • 18 Jun 2025
    Decision
    Appeal window closed 16 Jul 2025

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    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 165927). 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/2460825/0.

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