Beach Road, Kilbride, Arklow
Approved in Jun 2026. Building started in 2026.
- 24 Mar 2026Received
- 13 May 2026Conditional
- 16 Jun 2026Final approval
- 9 Jul 2026Building started
- Status
- Building startedi
- Decision
- Conditional · 13 May 2026
- Council
- Wicklow County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Site
- 2,547 m²
What’s proposed
In plain English
Change of use of commercial premises to machinery hire and sales centre
The applicant wants to convert an existing commercial building into a machinery hire and sales centre. This includes adding office space, storage areas, and parking.
- Includes a reception, office, canteen, and toilets
- Adds advertising signage to the building and entrance
- Includes an outdoor wash bay and diesel storage area
Written by AI from the council’s description
An AI model rewrote the council’s description below in everyday words on 9 Oct 2026. It was told to use only that text, and every number it wrote was checked against it. It says nothing about whether the application will be approved. The council’s wording and planning file are the record.
The council’s description
1. change of use of existing commercial premises to machinery hire and sales centre, which will consist of a reception area, office, canteen, toilets along with storage and display area. 2. provision of advertising signage to building and entrance. 3. provision of car parking. 4. provision of outdoor storage area consisting of wash bay, diesel storage and hire equipment and all associated site works and services at existing premises
Planning details
- Reference
- 2660218
- Local authority
- Wicklow County Council
- Status
- Commenced · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
- Received
- 24 Mar 2026
- Observations close
- 28 Apr 2026 (closed 196 days ago)
- Decision due
- 18 May 2026 · decided 13 May 2026
- Decision
- Conditional on 13 May 2026
- Site area
- 2,547 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Nearby 7 · 500 m · 12 months
- Awaiting decisionIn the townlands of Askakeagh Ballymanus Killaduff Roddenagh Kilballyowen Killacloran Coolahullin , Tinnakilly Lower Ballymorris Lower Ballymorris Upper Templelusk Knockanmohill Ballinamona Garnagowlan , Kilcarra West Kilcarra East Glenart Shelton Ab
- Awaiting decisionLands at Kilbride , Arklow , Co. Wicklow
- Awaiting decisionThe townlands of Coolboy Killinskyduff and Kilbride , Co. Wicklow
- GrantedGlenhaven Foods Facility , Kilbride Industrial Estate , Arklow
- WithdrawnKilbride Industrial Estate , Arklow , Co. Wicklow
- Withdrawn"Lands at Kilbride" , Arklow , Co. Wicklow
- WithdrawnKilbride Industrial Estate , Arklow , Co. Wicklow
- Refused"Thomond" , Dublin Road , Arklow
- GrantedGlenhaven Foods Kilbride Industrial Estate , Arklow , Co Wicklow
- Granted3 The Rise , Mountain Bay , Arklow
- Appeal decidedKilbride , Arklow , Co. Wicklow
- Commenced5 Templerainey Park , Arklow , Co. Wicklow
- GrantedTicknock , Arklow , Co. Wicklow
- WithdrawnTicknock , Arklow , Co. Wicklow
- CommencedMonument Lane , Kilbride , Arklow
- Granted'St Anthonys' , Dublin Road Ticknock , Arklow
- Withdrawn'St Anthonys' , Dublin Road Ticknock , Arklow
- CommencedTownview House , Ticknock Lane Dublin Road Arklow , Co. Wicklow
- Withdrawn'St Anthony's' , Dublin Road Ticknock , Arklow
- Withdrawn'St. Anthony's' , Dublin Road Ticknock , Arklow
- GrantedTicknock , Arklow , Co. Wicklow
- Appeal decidedLands at Kilbride , Arklow , Co.Wicklow
- WithdrawnTiknock , Arklow , Co. Wicklow
- GrantedAvona , Dublin Road , Arklow
- WithdrawnAvona , Dublin Road , Arklow
- Withdrawn'St Anthonys' Dublin Road , Ticknock , Arklow
- GrantedABEC , Kilbride Industrial Estate , Arklow
- RefusedLands at Kilbride , Arklow , Co. Wicklow
- Withdrawnlands at Kilbride Arklow Co. Wicklow , west of the Dublin Road and Murrell Drive , west and south of St. Josph's National School
- Grantedtownlands of Killiniskyduff , Tiknock , Kilbride
- CommencedKilbride Educational Campus , Kilbride , Arklow
Homes nearby
- For sale30 Murell Drive, Arklow, Co. Wicklow, Y14 AK85
- For sale16 Hawthorn Drive, Mountain Bay, Arklow, Co. Wicklow, Y14 A270
- For sale59 Cluain Ard, Sea Road, Arklow, Co. Wicklow, Y14 RX08
- For sale"Bayview", Kilbride, Arklow, Co. Wicklow, Y14 TD56
- For sale25 The Pines, Sea Road, Arklow, Co. Wicklow, Y14 XV57
- For sale52 Cluain Ard, Arklow, Co. Wicklow, Y14 YD57
Building started
- 9 Jul 2026 · Builder told the council work was starting CN0145195WW
Zoning
Zoned for employment uses. Housing is not the intended use here.
Zoned for new residential communities. This is where large housing schemes are expected to go, subject to the social and physical infrastructure arriving with them.
Where this comes from
National planning feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51.
Source: National Planning Application Database · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 | open |
Summary
2660218 is a planning application to Wicklow County Council for 1. change of use of existing commercial premises to machinery hire and sales centre, received on 24 Mar 2026; permission was granted with conditions on 13 May 2026.