Observation pack · Wicklow County Council

Oakdene , 1 Duncairn Avenue , Bray

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Observations close 28 Sept 2026 16 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 24 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 18 Oct 2026

The application

Reference: 26173 · full record
Authority: Wicklow County Council
Type: PERMISSION
Status: NEW APPLICATION
Applicant: not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units: 0
Floor area: —
Site area: 103 m²
Received: 24 Aug 2026
We first saw it: 11 Sept 2026, 18:51
Decision due: 18 Oct 2026
Decision: N/a

The national dataset truncates descriptions (80 characters for DLR, 70 for Fingal) and omits the applicant. The full description and the drawings are on the council register linked in step 1.

How to submit an observation

Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at http://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/26173/0.
Write your observation.Quote 26173 at the top, give your name and the address the authority should reply to, and confine it to planning matters — zoning objective, height, overlooking, traffic, drainage, heritage. What you say here is what you can later appeal on.
Pay the €20 fee.Every submission needs it; without it the observation is invalid and is returned. Wicklow County Council takes it online with the submission or at the counter.
Submit before 28 Sept 2026.Online through the register above, or in writing to the Planning Department, Wicklow County Council. The test is the date the authority receives it, not the date you post it.
Keep the acknowledgement.The council's receipt is your proof of a valid observation — see below.

Statutory basis. Section 34(1) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) requires a planning authority to consider any submission or observation made to it in accordance with the Regulations. Article 29 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended) sets the window: a submission or observation must be received by the authority within five weeks beginning on the date of receipt of the application, and must be accompanied by the prescribed fee of €20. A submission received after the window, or without the fee, is invalid and the authority must return it.

After you submit: keep the acknowledgement. Under the 2024 Act it secures your right to appeal — only the applicant and a person who made a valid observation may bring the council's decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála, within four weeks of the decision. Making a valid observation is also what buys a right of appeal: under s.37(1) of the 2000 Act, only the applicant and a person who made a valid submission or observation to the planning authority may appeal the decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála (within four weeks of the decision). Missing the five-week window closes both doors.

What the site is zoned

No current zoning polygon covers this site in the store.

Designations on or near the site

NIAH-recorded building × 9
house · house · house
Radon risk area × 1
About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

Reference	Decision	Decided	Distance	Description
2561060	Refused	28 Aug 2026	457 m	(i) ‘commercial sauna and cold/hot tub’ use; (ii) removal of tank, cooling fans, and general site clearance; (iii) installation of 8 no. cold plunge tubs, 3 no. sauna rooms, and 1 no. hot tub; (iv) provision of ancillary facilities including a shower area, WC, 8 no. unisex changing rooms, and reception area; and (v) all associated site works necessary to facilitate the development
2660549	Conditional	6 Aug 2026	237 m	1) external insulation & render system sustainability upgrade and all ancillary works
2560942	Refused	29 Jul 2026	464 m	demolition of an existing dilapidated warehouse totalling c.291sqm and ancillary walls throughout the site, the reinstatement of the Old Chimney together with alterations to the boundaries of the site, and the construction of a mixed use residential development ranging from 2 storey over ground floor to 6 storey over ground floor in height as follows: Provision of 54 no. residential units, in the form of 2 no. new apartment and duplex buildings (Blocks 1 & 2), as follows: Block 1 (6 storey over ground floor) comprising 53 no. apartment and duplex units (1 no. studio unit, 4 no. 1-bed units, 29 no. 2-bed units & 19 no. 3 bed units, a tenant gym, a coffee shop and 2 no. office units). Block 2 (2 storey over ground floor) comprising 1 no. 3 bed unit and 1 no. bin store (c. 60 sqm) at ground level. Open space (c. 1116 sq. m) is proposed in the form of public open space (c. 690 sq. m) at podium level (Block 1), and residential communal open space (c. 426 sq. m) provided as a rooftop garden on top floor level of Block 1. Each residential unit is afforded with associated private open space in the form of balconies. The development will be served by 2 no. access/egress points for vehicular and pedestrian access to the east of the site via The L19545 Road (1 no. existing site access point & 1 no. new vehicular and pedestrian access point). An access point to the west of the site for emergency vehicles and pedestrians only is provided. Car park proposed on the ground floor level below podium. A total of 15 no. car parking spaces are proposed, which includes 12 no. spaces for residential units and 3 no. for the commercial units. A total of 178 no. bicycle spaces are proposed within Block 1, which includes 2 no. spaces for the commercial units. 1 no. ESB substation, 1 no. switch room, 1 no. cold water storage room & 1 no. sprinkler plant area are provided at ground floor level within Block 1. Bin Storage areas for the Block 1 & 2 are proposed at ground level within Block 2. All associated site and infrastructural works above and below ground to include provision for water services; foul and surface water drainage and connections; internal roads, attenuation proposal; permeable paving; all landscaping works including green infrastructure zones; green roofs; and general plant areas; landscaped boundary treatment; footpaths; public lighting; and electrical services
2660544	Conditional	23 Jul 2026	285 m	1, change of use from existing shop front to proposed bedroom 7.2msq to ground floor 2. removing of existing flat roof to North East front facing elevation and replacing with new roof structure and membrane 3. proposed rear ground floor ( 7.4msq) and first floor extension (7.4msq) to South West facing elevation 4. demolition of the existing rear outbuilding adjoining dwelling: comprising of fuel storage and bathroom 5. and all associated site works
2660491	Conditional	15 Jul 2026	327 m	(1) the material change of use of the existing retail unit to use as a café; (2) new external signage and shopfront alterations; (3) along with all associated and ancillary site works
2660332	Conditional	15 Jul 2026	187 m	two storey extension to the rear of the existing house, a first floor extension over the existing single storey to the north side of the existing house, an external canopy and provision of an additional car parking space to the front of the house and all ancillary works
2660195	Conditional	8 Jul 2026	334 m	alterations to a previously granted planning application – Planning Ref. No. 2460206 (A change of use of the existing ground floor retail area to a Boylesports bookmakers (note the existing Boylesports bookmakers at 111 Main Street, Bray will be relocated to this proposed location subject to a full grant of planning permission), internal alterations, erection of satellite dishes, new signage, partial demolition and removal of existing rear return, the provision of a new shop front, alterations to the rear elevation, the provision of a new rear access stair and bin storage area, and all associated site development works). The alterations to include modifications to the as granted ground floor bookmakers unit, the upper floor apartment areas including additional demolitions to the rear to create a private open space, bin storage areas and the as granted shopfront with all associated site development works
2660410	Conditional	25 Jun 2026	188 m	change of design from that previously granted under planning ref. no 23560, consisting of proposed composite timber cladding fitted vertically in the side door alcove, and all associated site works at the above address

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
314686	Strategic Housing Development - Application	Granted with conditions	19 Aug 2024	301 m

If neighbours here have appealed before and lost, the inspector's report on that case is the single most useful thing to read.

What has happened on this file

24 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 28 Sept 2026
24 Aug 2026 Decision

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Wicklow County Council before relying on it.