Observation pack · Wicklow County Council
25 Kilmantin Road , Wicklow Town , Co. Wicklow
section 254 licence - hoarding
Observations close 1 Oct 2026 10 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 27 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 21 Oct 2026
The application
- Reference
- 26176 · 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
- 41 m²
- Received
- 27 Aug 2026
- We first saw it
- 18 Sept 2026, 16:04
- Decision due
- 21 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/26176/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
26176at 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 1 Oct 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
Nothing designated within 100 m of the site.
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26113 | Conditional | 10 Sept 2026 | 0 | 478 m | sub division and change of use of existing light industrial unit to proposed extension to existing vehicle repair workshop and to a retail unit including new entrances , shopfront, signage, footpath and revised parking bays |
| 2660477 | Conditional | 10 Aug 2026 | 0 | 415 m | change-of-use for existing first floor level unit from commercial use to proposed residential use consisting of 1No. 2-bedroomed apartment along with all associated site development and facilitating works |
| 26107 | Conditional | 21 Jul 2026 | 0 | 381 m | section 254 licence - scaffolding |
| 2560230 | Conditional | 14 Apr 2026 | 0 | 324 m | for development at a site of approximately 0.84 Ha. The proposed development principally consists of: the demolition of the existing dwelling known as ‘The Pines’ and the adjacent storage building (approximately 155 sq m); the change of use and refurbishment of the 2-storey builders’ merchant retail store building (and yard) to office (631.3 sq m); and the construction of 25 No. residential dwellings (9 No. 2-bed, 10 No. 3-bed and 6 No. 4-bed) as houses and duplexes in structures of 2 No. storeys to 3 No. storeys (plus habitable attic over) (3,130.1 sq m). The development also comprises: refurbishment of the builders’ merchant retail store building to include internal reconfigurations, external alterations to elevations and roof, and signage; new site access at Marlton Road, bridge to traverse existing watercourse and internal road network; upgrades to footpaths and junctions at St Patrick’s Road, Marlton Road and Abbey Street, including a new uncontrolled pedestrian crossing at St Patrick’s Road; 63 No. car parking spaces (incorporating 5 No. existing spaces); cycle parking spaces; refuse stores; hard and soft landscaping including public open space, communal amenity space and private amenity space (as gardens and balconies/terraces); boundary treatments; public lighting; and all associated works above and below ground |
| 2646 | Conditional | 8 Apr 2026 | 0 | 0 m | proposed single storey extensions to side and rear of dwelling, pedestrian access gate to access rear garden area, plastered concrete wall in lieu of hedge to south side boundary and associated works |
| 2628 | Conditional | 25 Mar 2026 | 0 | 258 m | (a) the removal of the existing conservatory (11.5sqm) to the rear of the property; (b) the construction of a new ground floor extension (22.9 sqm) to the rear of the property; (c) the construction of a new ground floor extension (8.8sqm) to the side of the property; (d) the construction of a new first floor extension (15.7 sqm) to the side of the property and all associated works, all on a site area of 0.05ha |
| 264 | Conditional | 27 Feb 2026 | 0 | 435 m | section 254 licence - outdoor seating |
| 25221 | Conditional | 20 Feb 2026 | 0 | 450 m | 1. 1 No. ground floor one bedroom apartment with balcony area. 2. 1 No. three bedroom apartment at second and third floor level with balcony area on each level. 3. bicycle and bin storage areas. 4. amenity area. 5. connection to foul and surface water sewerage system along with all ancillary site works and services |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501303 | — | pending | 7 May 2026 | 324 m |
| 323714 | — | Granted with conditions | 4 Feb 2026 | 470 m |
| 323129 | — | Granted with conditions | 26 Nov 2025 | 326 m |
| 320805 | — | Refused | 20 Feb 2025 | 449 m |
| 315396 | — | Granted with conditions | 6 Feb 2024 | 440 m |
| 316434 | — | Granted | 8 Nov 2023 | 466 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
- 27 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 1 Oct 2026
- 27 Aug 2026 Decision
Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 18 Sept 2026, 16:04. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Wicklow County Council before relying on it.