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Wicklow County Council · 2560637 · RETENTION

Bowden Cottage 92 Strand Rd , Newcourt , Bray

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Council received 18 Aug 2025We first saw it 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (390 days after receipt — sources refresh weekly)
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2560637 is a planning application for retention at Bowden Cottage 92 Strand Rd , Newcourt , Bray, received by Wicklow County Council on 18 Aug 2025 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: temporary retention permission is sought with a duration of five years. The development consists of the retention of a sauna and wellness facility, including a single wood fire sauna, 3 no. cold plunge pools, an entrance / administration kiosk, and outdoor showers. The gross floor area (GFA) of structures to be retained is c. 12 sq.m. The development to be retained also includes the change of use of an existing (formerly vacant) cottage to a changing room (with a GFA c. 29.35 sq.m) associated with the sauna and wellness facility, along with signage and all associated and ancillary works. No decision has been recorded yet. The five-week observation window closed on 22 Sept 2025. Within 500 m there are 93 other decided applications in the last five years.

Observations close 22 Sept 2025 closed 355 days ago
5 weeks from receipt (18 Aug 2025) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · €20 to the council
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Proposal

temporary retention permission is sought with a duration of five years. The development consists of the retention of a sauna and wellness facility, including a single wood fire sauna, 3 no. cold plunge pools, an entrance / administration kiosk, and outdoor showers. The gross floor area (GFA) of structures to be retained is c. 12 sq.m. The development to be retained also includes the change of use of an existing (formerly vacant) cottage to a changing room (with a GFA c. 29.35 sq.m) associated with the sauna and wellness facility, along with signage and all associated and ancillary works

Status
DEEMED WITHDRAWN
Decision
N/a
Site (from polygon)
102 m²
Location precision
site (coords_polygon)

Timeline

  • 18 Aug 2025
    Decision
  • 18 Aug 2025
    New application
    Observation window closed 22 Sept 2025
  • 6 Oct 2025
    Further information requested
  • 4 Mar 2026
    Further information received

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    • NIAH-recorded building · 16
      Altona House; Neptune House; Strand Hotel
    • Radon risk area · 2
      About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels; About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
    • Recorded monument · 1
      R149110

    Provenance

    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 167427). 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/2560637/0.

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