Upper Main Street , Arklow , Co. Wicklow
- 15 Feb 2024Received
- 21 Mar 2024Observations closed
- Status
- Withdrawn or invalid
- Decision
- Not yet
- Council
- Wicklow County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Site
- 2.71 ha
What’s proposed
a mixed-use development at this site (c.2.7ha). The site extends to the upper bank of the Avoca River walkway to the north, the railway line to the west and Arklow Castle, a national monument (WI040-029002), to the east. The development will consist of: Demolition of existing derelict buildings (1292 sqm). Construction of 99 residential units. Construction of a 350 sqm mixed use building of four storeys containing 350sqm of retail space at ground floor and residential units above. Refurbishment, extension and change of use from a derelict two storey house to a 146.3 sqm creche. Refurbishment of the former Ormonde Cinema (RPS. Ref. A39) for commercial use comprising 322.5 sqm office at first floor and 32 sqm office, 181 sqm lounge/café and 59 sqm café uses at ground floor. Relocation of a Victorian letterbox ( RPS. Ref. A40) within the scheme. Provision of public open space including a new amphitheatre, a new plaza, communal and private open space. Provision of internal access roads with vehicular, pedestrian and cyclist access and new vehicular access onto Upper Main Street. 169 no. car parking spaces and 196 no. bicycle parking spaces. Realignment of Coomie Lane to create a new pedestrian links between Vale Road, Upper Main Street and the River Avoca walkaway. All associated and ancillary site development works above and below ground. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report has been prepared in respect of the proposed development
2473 is a planning application to Wicklow County Council for a mixed-use development at this site (c.2.7ha). The site extends to the upper bank of, received on 15 Feb 2024; the file is recorded as incompleted application.
Planning details
- Reference
- 2473
- Local authority
- Wicklow County Council
- Status
- Withdrawn or invalid · register status “INCOMPLETED APPLICATION”
- Received
- 15 Feb 2024
- Observations close
- 21 Mar 2024 (closed 907 days ago)
- Decision due
- No due date published
- Decision
- Not decided
- Proposed development
- a mixed-use development at this site (c.2.7ha). The site extends to the upper bank of the Avoca River walkway to the north, the railway line to the west and Arklow Castle, a national monument (WI040-029002), to the east. The development will consist of: Demolition of existing derelict buildings (1292 sqm). Construction of 99 residential units. Construction of a 350 sqm mixed use building of four storeys containing 350sqm of retail space at ground floor and residential units above. Refurbishment, extension and change of use from a derelict two storey house to a 146.3 sqm creche. Refurbishment of the former Ormonde Cinema (RPS. Ref. A39) for commercial use comprising 322.5 sqm office at first floor and 32 sqm office, 181 sqm lounge/café and 59 sqm café uses at ground floor. Relocation of a Victorian letterbox ( RPS. Ref. A40) within the scheme. Provision of public open space including a new amphitheatre, a new plaza, communal and private open space. Provision of internal access roads with vehicular, pedestrian and cyclist access and new vehicular access onto Upper Main Street. 169 no. car parking spaces and 196 no. bicycle parking spaces. Realignment of Coomie Lane to create a new pedestrian links between Vale Road, Upper Main Street and the River Avoca walkaway. All associated and ancillary site development works above and below ground. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report has been prepared in respect of the proposed developmentAs published by the register.
- Site area
- 2.71 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 52.79867, -6.16011
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 165997). 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/2473/0.
Source: npad · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51
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