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Wicklow County Council · 2660479 · PERMISSION

Kellystown , Ashford , Co. Wicklow

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Council received 29 May 2026We first saw it 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (106 days after receipt — sources refresh weekly)
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2660479 is a planning application for permission at Kellystown , Ashford , Co. Wicklow, received by Wicklow County Council on 29 May 2026 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: • 5 no. film studios (Block G, H, J, K, and L) with ancillary facilities to accommodate; film making, support offices, visitor centre, costume storage, make-up room, set construction, paint shop, plaster shop, metal shop, timber shop, electrical, special effects, chemical store, set assembly & toilets. Block G, H, J, K, and L range in height from 4 to 5 storeys, each studio block has a gross internal floor area of 13658 sqm with a total height of 24.44 m. • 1 no. single storey small film studio (Block M), gross internal floor area of 947 sqm with a total height of 14.82 m. • 1 no. two storey restaurant and office building (Block N) with ancillary facilities including dining areas, kitchen, staff facilities, office accommodation, meeting rooms, storage areas, plant rooms and toilets. Block N has a gross internal floor area of 1714 sqm with a total height of 12.02 m. • provision of vehicular access to each film studio and office building, with a total of 347 visitor car parking spaces and back lot areas. The development will also consist of access roads, lighting, site drainage, associated landscaping and all ancillary site development works above and below ground. The council refused permission on 22 Jul 2026. The five-week observation window closed on 3 Jul 2026. Within 500 m there are 3 other decided applications in the last five years.

Appeal window closes 19 Aug 2026 closed 24 days ago
4 weeks from the council's decision (22 Jul 2026) · s.37 Planning and Development Act 2000 · €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer)

Proposal

• 5 no. film studios (Block G, H, J, K, and L) with ancillary facilities to accommodate; film making, support offices, visitor centre, costume storage, make-up room, set construction, paint shop, plaster shop, metal shop, timber shop, electrical, special effects, chemical store, set assembly & toilets. Block G, H, J, K, and L range in height from 4 to 5 storeys, each studio block has a gross internal floor area of 13658 sqm with a total height of 24.44 m. • 1 no. single storey small film studio (Block M), gross internal floor area of 947 sqm with a total height of 14.82 m. • 1 no. two storey restaurant and office building (Block N) with ancillary facilities including dining areas, kitchen, staff facilities, office accommodation, meeting rooms, storage areas, plant rooms and toilets. Block N has a gross internal floor area of 1714 sqm with a total height of 12.02 m. • provision of vehicular access to each film studio and office building, with a total of 347 visitor car parking spaces and back lot areas. The development will also consist of access roads, lighting, site drainage, associated landscaping and all ancillary site development works above and below ground

Status
APPLICATION FINALISED
Decision
Refused on 22 Jul 2026
Site (from polygon)
29.99 ha
Location precision
site (coords_polygon)

Timeline

  • 29 May 2026
    New application
    Observation window closed 3 Jul 2026
  • 22 Jul 2026
    Decision
    Appeal window closed 19 Aug 2026

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    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 166937). 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/2660479/0.

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