Former Glen of the Downs Golf Club , Ballydonagh Road Coolnaskeagh , Delgany
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2660512 is a planning application for permission at Former Glen of the Downs Golf Club , Ballydonagh Road Coolnaskeagh , Delgany, received by Wicklow County Council on 9 Jun 2026 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: change of use of the existing former golf clubhouse building and grounds to an immersive nature guest wellness retreat and short-stay tourism accommodation facility, together with associated internal reconfiguration and refurbishment works of the existing building footprint only. Internal works include: reconfiguration and refurbishment of the existing building to provide retreat accommodation units, a yoga and meditation studio and associated retreat facilities; replacement of the existing heating system; upgrades to mechanical, electrical and plumbing services. Works also include: replacement of existing windows and doors where required for the proposed use; alterations to a number of existing external openings; formation of a limited number of new external openings in the existing elevations to match existing materials and finishes; and upgrades of existing roof glazing together with the formation and installation of a limited number of new low-profile roof windows to match existing. External works include: refurbishment of existing external lighting and existing site services; limited small-scale landscaping and planting; replacement of a limited area of existing tarmac surface with permeable paving; provision of a covered cycle-parking area; provision of a bin storage enclosure; and reconfiguration of the existing car parking layout to incorporate dedicated accessible parking bays. The council granted permission on 30 Jul 2026, with conditions. The five-week observation window closed on 14 Jul 2026. Within 500 m there are 2 other decided applications in the last five years.
Proposal
change of use of the existing former golf clubhouse building and grounds to an immersive nature guest wellness retreat and short-stay tourism accommodation facility, together with associated internal reconfiguration and refurbishment works of the existing building footprint only. Internal works include: reconfiguration and refurbishment of the existing building to provide retreat accommodation units, a yoga and meditation studio and associated retreat facilities; replacement of the existing heating system; upgrades to mechanical, electrical and plumbing services. Works also include: replacement of existing windows and doors where required for the proposed use; alterations to a number of existing external openings; formation of a limited number of new external openings in the existing elevations to match existing materials and finishes; and upgrades of existing roof glazing together with the formation and installation of a limited number of new low-profile roof windows to match existing. External works include: refurbishment of existing external lighting and existing site services; limited small-scale landscaping and planting; replacement of a limited area of existing tarmac surface with permeable paving; provision of a covered cycle-parking area; provision of a bin storage enclosure; and reconfiguration of the existing car parking layout to incorporate dedicated accessible parking bays
- Status
- DECISION MADE
- Decision
- Conditional on 30 Jul 2026
- Site (from polygon)
- 1.57 ha
- Location precision
- site (coords_polygon)
Timeline
- 9 Jun 2026New applicationObservation window closed 14 Jul 2026
- 30 Jul 2026DecisionAppeal window closed 27 Aug 2026

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Appeal
Not appealed.
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Zoning at the site
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Designations within 250 m
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- Radon risk area · 1
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 167218). 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/2660512/0.
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