Downshire Gardens, Blessington Demesne, Blessington
Approved in Jan 2026.
- 9 Jan 2026Received
- 28 Jan 2026Unconditional
- 1 Apr 2028Approval runs out
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Unconditional · 28 Jan 2026
- Council
- Wicklow County Council
- Type
- EXTENSION OF DURATION
- Site
- 5,610 m²
What’s proposed
section 42 - extension of appropriate period - (ABP-306425-20) 19/1020 - housing development to include (a) apartment block A (three - four storeys in height) consisting of 3 no 3 bedroom apartment, 14 no 2 bedroom apartments and 5 no 1 bed apartments (b) apartment block B (three - four storeys in height) consisting of 3 no 3 bedroom apartments, 14 no 2 bedroom apartments and 1 no 1 bed apartment (c) apartment block C (three - four storeys in height) consisting of 3 no 3 bedroom apartments, 4 no 2 bedroom apartments and 8 no 1 bed room apartments. The total number of apartments is 58 (d) connection to main services and all associated site development works including attenuation, foul drains, surface water drains, water main roads, car parking bicycle parking, footpaths, bin storage, boundaries, and boundary treatment, public lighting, mini pillars, open space and landscaping (e) 2 no new site entrances
Planning details
- Reference
- 268
- Local authority
- Wicklow County Council
- Status
- Granted · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
- Received
- 9 Jan 2026
- Observations close
- 13 Feb 2026 (closed 259 days ago)
- Decision due
- 5 Mar 2026 · decided 28 Jan 2026
- Decision
- Unconditional on 28 Jan 2026
- Site area
- 5,610 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Nearby 15 · 500 m · 12 months
- OpenMillbank Cottage , Kilbride Road , Blessington
- WithdrawnMillbank Cottage , Kilbride Road , Blessington
- Awaiting decisionHaylands Dublin Road Blessington Co. Wicklow , (including Haylands House W91 FY59 , and adjoining vacant (former Blessington Commercials) premises including W91 E896 W91 HX74 & W91 C432)
- Awaiting decisionMain Street , Blessington , Wicklow
- GrantedAIB Main Street , Blessington , Co. Wicklow
- WithdrawnAIB Main Street , Blessington , Co Wicklow
- GrantedMacari's Takeaway , Main Street , Blessington
- Granted16 St Joseph’s Road , Blessington , Co. Wicklow
Show all 15
- Awaiting decisionSantry Hill , Blessington , Co. Wicklow
- WithdrawnSantry Hill , Blessington , Co. Wicklow
- Awaiting decisionNo. 1 Lakeside Downs and the rear of Main Street , Blessington , Co. Wicklow
- WithdrawnRear of No.1 Lakeside Downs & Main Street , Blessington , County Wicklow
- Withdrawn16 St Joseph’s Road , Blessington , Co. Wicklow
- Withdrawn16 St Joseph’s Road , Blessington , Co. Wicklow
- AppealedDownshire Hotel (a Protected Structure) adjoining ‘Foley’s House’ Townhouse and their attendant grounds to rear , Main Street and Kilbride Road , Blessington
- CommencedHaylands Dublin Road Blessington Co. Wicklow , (including Haylands House W91 FY59 , and adjoining vacant (former Blessington Commercials) premises including W91 E896 W91 HX74 & W91 C432)
- GrantedDownshire Gardens , Blessington Demesne , Blessington Co. Wicklow
- WithdrawnDownshire Gardens , Blessington Demesne , Blessington
- Granted6 The Green , Main Street , Blessington
- Appeal decidedNewtown Centre/Newtown Square , Blessington Demesne , Blessington
- Withdrawn6 The Green , Main Street , Blessington
- CommencedA Site of 6.05 hectares at Blessington Demesne Blessington Co. Wicklow. , The site is generally bound: to the north-east by undeveloped land and Oak Drive; to the south-east by Saint Mary's Senior National School Cocoon Childcare and Newtown Centre (
- WithdrawnA Site of 6.05 hectares at Blessington Demesne Blessington Co. Wicklow. , The site is generally bound: to the north-east by undeveloped land and Oak Drive; to the south-east by Saint Mary's Senior National School Cocoon Childcare and Newtown Centre (
- Granted2 Beechdale Grove , Blessington , Co. Wicklow
- Withdrawn2 Beechdale Grove , Blessington , Co. Wicklow
- Withdrawn2 Beechdale Grove , Blessington , Co. Wicklow
- RefusedSantry Hill , Blessington , Co. Wicklow
- WithdrawnSantry Hill , Blessington , Co. Wicklow
- Withdrawn2 Beechdale Grove , Blessington , Co. Wicklow
- WithdrawnSantry Hill , Blessington , Wicklow
- CommencedSpruce Wood Cottage , Kilbride Road , Blessington
- CommencedSpruce Wood Cottage , Kilbride Road , Blessington
- WithdrawnSpruce Wood Cottage , Kilbride Road , Blessington
- WithdrawnSpruce Wood Cottage , Kilbride Road , Blessington
- WithdrawnSpruce Wood Cottage , Kilbride Road , Blessington
- WithdrawnTwyfords , Main Street , Blessington
- WithdrawnKilbride Road , Blessington , Wicklow
- WithdrawnKilbride Road , Blessington , Co.Wicklow
- WithdrawnKilbride Road , Blessington , Co.Wicklow
- WithdrawnKilbride Road , Blessington , Co. Wicklow
- WithdrawnKibride Road , Blessington , Wicklow
- WithdrawnKibride Road , Blessington , Wicklow
- Withdrawn2 Beechdale Grove , Blessington , Co. Wicklow
- GrantedBlessington Community College Naas Rd , Blessington , Co. Wicklow
- RefusedMain street , Blessington , Co. Wicklow. (Behind ‘The Office Shop’ W91 PHY2)
- Appeal decidedSite c. 25.14 ha on lands within the townlands of , Blessington Demesne Newpaddocks and Santryhill , Blessington
- WithdrawnMain street , Blessington , Co. Wicklow
- CommencedMain Street , Blessington , Co. Wicklow
- Granted7 The Grove , Downshire Park , Blessington
- WithdrawnMain street , Blessington , Co. Wicklow
- GrantedMain Street , Blessington , Co. Wicklow
- GrantedUlster Bank Limited , Main Street Blessington , Co. Wicklow
- CommencedVilla Maria , Kilbride Road , Blessington
- WithdrawnMain Street , Blessington , Co. Wicklow
- WithdrawnVilla Maria , Kilbride Road , Blessington
- WithdrawnMain Street , Blessington , Co Wicklow
- Granted4 Mill Bank , Blessington , Co. Wicklow
- CommencedMillbank Cottage , Kilbride Road , Blessington
- Appeal decidedMain Street , Blessington , Co. Wicklow
- CommencedBlessington Demesne , Blessington , Co. Wicklow
- RefusedMain Street , Blessington , Co. Wicklow
- GrantedSt. Kevins Community Centre , Main Street , Blessington
- Granted10 The Dale , Downshire Park , Blessington
- WithdrawnBlessington Demesne , Blessington , Co. Wicklow
- CommencedMain Street , Blessington , Co. Wicklow
Homes nearby
- For saleSaint Jude, 3a The Green, Main Street, Blessington, Co. Wicklow, W91 HN50
- For sale20 The Tramway, Main Street, Blessington, Co. Wicklow, W91 K640
- For saleBallycomyn, Blessington, Co. Wicklow
- For sale3 The Dale, Downshire Park, Blessington, Co. Wicklow, W91 T996
- For sale22 Woodleigh Park, Blessington, Co. Wicklow, W91 C520
- For sale13 Woodleigh Way, Woodleigh, Blessington, Co. Wicklow, W91 AE42
Zoning
The main town centre — retail, offices, civic uses, apartments.
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.
Reserved for the schools, creches, community and health facilities a neighbourhood needs.
Protections nearby 250 m
Flood area nearby (OPW maps). floodinfo.ie ↗
- NIAH-recorded building · 19
- Recorded monument · 17
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
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| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 | open |
Summary
268 is a planning application to Wicklow County Council for section 42 - extension of appropriate period - (ABP-306425-20) 19/1020 - housing, received on 9 Jan 2026; permission was granted on 28 Jan 2026.