Wicklow County Council · 2660426
78 Lower Main Street, Arklow, Co Wicklow
Approved in Oct 2026. No sign of building yet.
- 18 May 2026Received
- 2 Sept 2026Conditional
- 6 Oct 2026Final approval
- 5 Oct 2031Approval runs out
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Conditional · 2 Sept 2026
- Council
- Wicklow County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Site
- 90 m²
What’s proposed
1) demolition of part of existing ground floor area of the building to the rear, to provide private open space; 2) construction of a new first floor extension and external stairs to rear; 3) change of use of existing ground floor commercial unit from Launderette use to retail/café use; 4) construction of a separate entrance and stairs to existing first floor residential unit; 5) alterations to the existing elevations and shopfront; 6) internal layout alterations and all associated and ancillary works
Planning details
- Reference
- 2660426
- Local authority
- Wicklow County Council
- Status
- Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
- Received
- 18 May 2026
- Observations close
- 22 Jun 2026 (closed 135 days ago)
- Decision due
- 7 Sept 2026 · decided 2 Sept 2026
- Decision
- Conditional on 2 Sept 2026
- Site area
- 90 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
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Distance
Time
- Open58 Connolly Street , Arklow , Co. Wicklow
- Withdrawn58 Connolly Street , Arklow , Co. Wicklow
- GrantedNo 1 Townville , Saint Marys Road , Arklow Co Wicklow
- Granted3 Bridge Street , Arklow , Co Wicklow
- Awaiting decisionSeaview Avenue , Arklow , Co. Wicklow
- Awaiting decisionSite at Castlepark , Castlepark , Arklow
- Granted27 Harbour Road , Arklow , Co.Wicklow
- Granted7 Doyle's Lane , Arklow , Co. Wicklow
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- Refused22-25 Harbour Road , Arklow , Co Wicklow
- GrantedArklow Ambulance Station , Castle Park Road Abbeylands , Arklow
- GrantedFerrybank , Arklow , Co. Wicklow
- WithdrawnArklow Ambulance Station , Castle Park Road Abbeylands , Arklow
- Appeal decidedLands between Gussett Lane , and Harbour Court Housing Estate , Arklow
- GrantedSite at Avoca River Park Arklow Town Marsh 10 and 11 Ferrybank Road , within the townlands of Shelton Abbey Marsh and Ferrybank , Co. Wicklow
- GrantedParamount Arcade , 53 Main Street , Arklow
- RefusedSite to to rear of 6 Rockview Terrace , Tinahisk Lower , Arklow
- WithdrawnRear of No. 6 Rockview Terrace , Tinahask Lower , Arklow
- RefusedSouth Quay , Arklow , Co. Wicklow
- Granted10 Abbey Lane , Castlepark , Arklow
- RefusedParamount Arcade , 53 Main Street , Arklow
- WithdrawnParamount Arcade , 53 Main Street , Arklow
- Withdrawn22-25 Harbour Road , Arklow , Co. Wicklow
- GrantedUpper Main Street , Arklow , Co. Wicklow
- Granted42A Lower Main Street , Arklow , Co. Wicklow
- WithdrawnUpper Main Street , Arklow , Co. Wicklow
- Granted24 Lower Main Street , Arklow , Co. Wicklow
- GrantedNo.10 Abbey Lane , Castlepark , Arklow
- GrantedHall's Lane , Arklow , Co. Wicklow
- Appeal decidedKilbride , Arklow , Co. Wicklow
- GrantedSaint Mary and Saint Peters Chapel and Hall , Saint Marys Road , Arklow
- Granted2 Abbey Terrace , Arklow , Co. Wicklow
- WithdrawnRear of 11 Main St at Castlepark , Arklow , Co. Wicklow
- Granted53A South Green , Arklow , Co. Wicklow
- RefusedLands between Gussett Lane , & Harbour Court Housing Estate , Arklow
- Withdrawn2 Abbey Terrace , Arklow , Co. Wicklow
- Granted70 Lower Main Street , Arklow , Co. Wicklow
- CommencedMaryville 4 Harbour Rd , Tinahask Lower , Arklow
- WithdrawnMaryville 4 Harbour Rd , Tinahask Lower , Arklow
- WithdrawnMaryville 4 Harbour Rd , Tinahask Lower , Arklow
- Granted40-41 Main Street , Arklow , Co. Wicklow
- Withdrawn40-41 Main Street , Arklow , Co. Wicklow
- GrantedSS Michael and Peter Junior School , St Peter Building Castle Park , Arklow Co. Wicklow
- GrantedSS Michael and St Peter Junior School , St Michael Building Hickey's Hill , Arklow Co. Wicklow
- GrantedArklow Shipping HQ , Mill Road North Quay , Arklow
- WithdrawnArklow Shipping HQ , Mill Road North Quay , Arklow
- Appeal decidedRiverside Apartments , Main Street , Arklow Co. Wicklow
- RefusedRear of 48 Ferrybank , Arklow , Co. Wicklow
- Granted21 Kings Hill , Lower Main Street , Arklow
- WithdrawnBallygannon , Kilcoole , Co. Wicklow
- Granted70 Lower Main Street , Arklow , Co. Wicklow
- GrantedBridgewater Shopping Centre , 7 North Quay , Ferrybank Arklow
- GrantedRear of 19 Abbeyville , Arklow , Co. Wicklow
- Granted40 Tinahask , Arklow , Co. Wicklow
- Granted21 Kings Hill , Lower Main Street , Arklow
- WithdrawnRear of 19 Abbeyville , Arklow , Co. Wicklow
- GrantedApartment No. 15 , St. Marys Court St. Marys Road , Arklow Co. Wicklow
- GrantedNo. 2 & 3 Lower Main Street , Arklow , Co. Wicklow
- GrantedSouth Green , Arklow , Co Wicklow
- WithdrawnNo. 2 & 3 Lower Main Street , Arklow , Co. Wicklow
- RefusedCastlepark , Arklow , Co. Wicklow
- Appeal decidedRear of 39 South Green , Arklow , Co. Wicklow
- GrantedUpper Main Street , Arklow , Co. Wicklow
- WithdrawnUpper Main Street , Arklow , Co. Wicklow
- WithdrawnRear of 39 South Green , Arklow , Co. Wicklow
- WithdrawnRear of 39 South Green , Arklow , Co. Wicklow
- CommencedMaryville , St. Mary's Road , Arklow
- GrantedMc Mullans , 4 Main Street , Arklow
- Granted37 South Green , Arklow , Co. Wicklow
- Granted42 Main Street , Arklow , Co. Wicklow
- WithdrawnMaryville , St. Mary's Road , Arklow
- Granted84 Lower Main Street , Arklow , Co. Wicklow
- CommencedArklow Primary Care Centre , Castle Park , Arklow Co. Wicklow
- GrantedSouth Green , Arklow , Co. Wicklow
- GrantedBridgewater Shopping Centre , North Quay Ferrybank Td. , Arklow
- GrantedNo 4 , South Quay , Arklow
- WithdrawnBridgewater shopping Centre , North Quay Ferrybank Td , Arklow
- GrantedRenmore House , Saint Mary's Road , Arklow
- Granted23 The Brook , Arklow , Co. Wicklow
- Appeal decidedArklow Shipping premises , North Quay , Arklow
- Withdrawn23 The Brooks , Arklow , Co. Wicklow
- GrantedNo. 8 Bridge Street , Arklow , Co Wicklow
- Withdrawn5 Collins Street , Arklow , Co Wicklow
- Withdrawn16a Main Street , Arklow , Co. Wicklow
- Granted84 Lower Main Street , Arklow , Co. Wicklow
- Refused6 Rockview Terrace , Tinahask Lower , Arklow
- WithdrawnThe rear of No.6 Rockview Terrace , Tinahask Lower , Arklow
- Granted28/29 Lower Main Street , Arklow , Co. Wicklow
- GrantedTinahask Lower , Arklow , Co. Wicklow
- Appeal decidedeir Exchange , River Lane , Arklow
- GrantedKingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses , The Gardens Brook Street , Arklow
- Granted16a Main Street , Arklow , Co. Wicklow
- GrantedHealth at Hand , 5 Lower Main Street , Arklow
- Refused7 Bridge Street , Arklow , Co. Wicklow
- CommencedBank of Ireland , Main Street , Arklow
- GrantedBridge Street , Arklow , Co. Wicklow
- GrantedMaryville , St Mary's Road , Arklow
- GrantedUnique Cafe , 2 Main Street , Arklow
- CommencedWicklow Vale Emporium , Tinahusk , Arklow
- GrantedAn Post , Paramount Street , Arklow
- CommencedUnion Lane , South Quay , Arklow
- GrantedNo. 7 & 8 Bridge Street , Arklow , Co. Wicklow
- Granted22 Main Street , Arklow , Co. Wicklow
- GrantedSouth Green , Arklow , Co Wicklow
- Refused21 Tinahask Lower , Arklow , Co. Wicklow
- Granted29 Main Street , Arklow , Co. Wicklow
- Refused2 Main Street , Arklow , Co. Wicklow
- Granted22 Main Street , Arklow , Co Wicklow
Homes nearby
- For sale55 South Green, Arklow, Co. Wicklow, Y14 E046
- For sale58 Lower Main Street, Arklow, Co. Wicklow, Y14 WP63
- For sale6 Inbhear Mews, Arklow, Co. Wicklow, Y14 ND66
- For saleApartment 1, Inbhear Mews, Old Chapel Ground, Arklow, Co. Wicklow, Y14 H272
- For sale42a Lower Main Street, Arklow, Co. Wicklow, Y14 TN35
- For saleSite - Rear of 11 Main Street, Castle Park area, Arklow, Co. Wicklow
Zoning
M2 — Major town centre
The main town centre — retail, offices, civic uses, apartments.
Protections nearby 250 m
- NIAH-recorded building · 15
- Recorded monument · 4
Where this comes from
National planning feed (NPAD), fetched 14 Oct 2026, 01:45.
Source: National Planning Application Database · fetched 14 Oct 2026, 01:45
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| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 14 Oct 2026, 01:45 | open |
Summary
2660426 is a planning application to Wicklow County Council for 1) demolition of part of existing ground floor area of the building to the rear, to, received on 18 May 2026; permission was granted with conditions on 2 Sept 2026.