Upper Main Street , Arklow , Co. Wicklow
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2560740 is a planning application for permission at Upper Main Street , Arklow , Co. Wicklow, received by Wicklow County Council on 19 Sept 2025 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: • the omission of the previously permitted 4 storey Block 1, which comprised 19 no. apartment units (3 no. 1 bed and 16 no. 3 bed) • the reconfiguration of Block 2, increasing the number of units from 16 no. (13 no. 2 bed and 3 no. 3 bed) units to 18 no. (1 no. studio, 3 no. 1 bed and 14 no. 2 bed) along with reduction in building height from 7 to 6 storeys and associated elevation changes to balconies and window openings and provision of private open space and communal open space. • the omission of the previously permitted Block 3, which comprised 10 no. apartment units (9 no. 2 bed and 1 no. 3 bed), to be replaced with 3-storey 3 no. 4 bed dwelling units. • the replacement of 20 no. permitted 4 bed housing units along the riverwalk with 3-storey 32 no. duplex units (16 no. 2 bed and 16 no. 3 bed units) and associated services. • the relocation of surface car parking at the site to accommodate the provision of 3-storey 12 no. duplex units (6 no. 2 bed and 6 no. 3 bed units) and associated services. • reconfiguration of the permitted 146.3 sqm childcare facility, including alteration of associated private open space. • an increase from the permitted 810 sqm to 818.9 sqm of communal open space on foot of the amendments to the typology and mix proposed. • an increase from the permitted 4188 sqm to 4354.98 sqm of public open space on foot of the amended site layout. • a reduction from the permitted 169 car parking spaces to 162 car parking spaces and increase from the permitted 177 bicycle spaces to 203 bicycle spaces. • revised internal road layout to facilitate development associated with this amendment. • amendments to the drainage layout to reflect the proposed amendments. • all associated site development works, boundary treatments, landscaping, retaining walls, bin stores, bike parking and site services necessary to facilitate the proposed amendments. No decision has been recorded yet. The five-week observation window closed on 24 Oct 2025. Within 500 m there are 57 other decided applications in the last five years.
Proposal
• the omission of the previously permitted 4 storey Block 1, which comprised 19 no. apartment units (3 no. 1 bed and 16 no. 3 bed) • the reconfiguration of Block 2, increasing the number of units from 16 no. (13 no. 2 bed and 3 no. 3 bed) units to 18 no. (1 no. studio, 3 no. 1 bed and 14 no. 2 bed) along with reduction in building height from 7 to 6 storeys and associated elevation changes to balconies and window openings and provision of private open space and communal open space. • the omission of the previously permitted Block 3, which comprised 10 no. apartment units (9 no. 2 bed and 1 no. 3 bed), to be replaced with 3-storey 3 no. 4 bed dwelling units. • the replacement of 20 no. permitted 4 bed housing units along the riverwalk with 3-storey 32 no. duplex units (16 no. 2 bed and 16 no. 3 bed units) and associated services. • the relocation of surface car parking at the site to accommodate the provision of 3-storey 12 no. duplex units (6 no. 2 bed and 6 no. 3 bed units) and associated services. • reconfiguration of the permitted 146.3 sqm childcare facility, including alteration of associated private open space. • an increase from the permitted 810 sqm to 818.9 sqm of communal open space on foot of the amendments to the typology and mix proposed. • an increase from the permitted 4188 sqm to 4354.98 sqm of public open space on foot of the amended site layout. • a reduction from the permitted 169 car parking spaces to 162 car parking spaces and increase from the permitted 177 bicycle spaces to 203 bicycle spaces. • revised internal road layout to facilitate development associated with this amendment. • amendments to the drainage layout to reflect the proposed amendments. • all associated site development works, boundary treatments, landscaping, retaining walls, bin stores, bike parking and site services necessary to facilitate the proposed amendments
- Status
- INCOMPLETED APPLICATION
- Decision
- N/a
- Site (from polygon)
- 2.68 ha
- Location precision
- site (coords_polygon)
Timeline
- 19 Sept 2025Decision
- 19 Sept 2025New applicationObservation window closed 24 Oct 2025
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Appeal
Not appealed.
Commencement
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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 166085). 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/2560740/0.
Source: npad · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51
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