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Wicklow County Council · 2660643 · PERMISSION

Previous Eir Buildings , Croghan Industrial Estate Emoclew Road , Arklow Co. Wicklow

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Council received 20 Jul 2026We first saw it 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (54 days after receipt — sources refresh weekly)Decision due 13 Sept 2026
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2660643 is a planning application for permission at Previous Eir Buildings , Croghan Industrial Estate Emoclew Road , Arklow Co. Wicklow, received by Wicklow County Council on 20 Jul 2026 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: Planning Permission for (1) Demolition of existing ancillary storage buildings, other roofed structures and water tower (2) The construction of 3 no single storey buildings, (units 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11) comprising total of 2861 square metres for general and light industry, enterprise units, retail warehouse, distribution warehouse and ancillary employment uses (3) The change of use of the ground floor of the existing 2 storey office building with ancillary uses, to 3no individual units (units 2, 3 and 4, 5) providing for ancillary employment uses, enterprise units and retail with ancillary staff facilities. Works include internal alterations at ground floor level and 4no new individual shopfront entrances. Rear extensions to infill spaces adjacent to link between the 2no existing buildings, to create extensions to units 2 and 3 with a pitched roof over. The first floor remains as office use, and for community/medical facilities (4) The existing single storey building attached to the existing 2 storey building via a link remains as storage uses, with no alterations (5) Conversion of and extension to the existing mono pitched roof bicycle shed adjacent to the existing 2 storey building, to form a new pitched roofed single storey building (unit 1) for ancillary employment uses, enterprise units and retail with ancillary staff facilities and with a new shopfront entrance (6) Conversion of and extension to the existing single storey flat roof structure at the site entrance, to form a new single storey pitched roofed building (unit x) for ancillary employment uses, enterprise units, retail, pharmacy with ancillary staff facilities (7) New vehicular and pedestrian entrance to the rear of the site from Emoclew Road, Croghan Industrial Estate (8) (a) Vehicular entrance off Emoclew Road is as existing (b) Boundaries fencing is as existing (c) Increase height of front boundary wall to car park / back of public footpath (d) Connection to existing services, and associated drainage works (e) Car and cycle parking is provided for the development (f) External signage for each unit (g) Pole sign at entrance and (h) all ancillary site development works. No decision has been made yet; the council's decision is due by 13 Sept 2026. The five-week observation window closed on 24 Aug 2026. Within 500 m there are 25 other decided applications in the last five years.

Observations close 24 Aug 2026 closed 19 days ago
5 weeks from receipt (20 Jul 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · €20 to the council

Proposal

Planning Permission for (1) Demolition of existing ancillary storage buildings, other roofed structures and water tower (2) The construction of 3 no single storey buildings, (units 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11) comprising total of 2861 square metres for general and light industry, enterprise units, retail warehouse, distribution warehouse and ancillary employment uses (3) The change of use of the ground floor of the existing 2 storey office building with ancillary uses, to 3no individual units (units 2, 3 and 4, 5) providing for ancillary employment uses, enterprise units and retail with ancillary staff facilities. Works include internal alterations at ground floor level and 4no new individual shopfront entrances. Rear extensions to infill spaces adjacent to link between the 2no existing buildings, to create extensions to units 2 and 3 with a pitched roof over. The first floor remains as office use, and for community/medical facilities (4) The existing single storey building attached to the existing 2 storey building via a link remains as storage uses, with no alterations (5) Conversion of and extension to the existing mono pitched roof bicycle shed adjacent to the existing 2 storey building, to form a new pitched roofed single storey building (unit 1) for ancillary employment uses, enterprise units and retail with ancillary staff facilities and with a new shopfront entrance (6) Conversion of and extension to the existing single storey flat roof structure at the site entrance, to form a new single storey pitched roofed building (unit x) for ancillary employment uses, enterprise units, retail, pharmacy with ancillary staff facilities (7) New vehicular and pedestrian entrance to the rear of the site from Emoclew Road, Croghan Industrial Estate (8) (a) Vehicular entrance off Emoclew Road is as existing (b) Boundaries fencing is as existing (c) Increase height of front boundary wall to car park / back of public footpath (d) Connection to existing services, and associated drainage works (e) Car and cycle parking is provided for the development (f) External signage for each unit (g) Pole sign at entrance and (h) all ancillary site development works

Status
NEW APPLICATION
Decision
N/a
Site (from polygon)
1.06 ha
Location precision
site (coords_polygon)

Timeline

  • 20 Jul 2026
    Decision
  • 20 Jul 2026
    New application
    Observation window closed 24 Aug 2026

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    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 166787). 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/2660643/0.

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