Observation pack · Wicklow County Council
11 Ballybeg , Rathnew , Co.Wicklow
front porch as constructed to dwelling and associated works
Observations close 13 Oct 2026 16 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 8 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 2 Nov 2026
The application
- Reference
- 26186 · full record
- Authority
- Wicklow County Council
- Type
- RETENTION
- Status
- NEW APPLICATION
- Applicant
- not published by the national dataset — see the council register
- Units
- 0
- Floor area
- —
- Site area
- 530 m²
- Received
- 8 Sept 2026
- We first saw it
- 18 Sept 2026, 16:04
- Decision due
- 2 Nov 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/26186/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
26186at 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 13 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
- Radon risk area × 2About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels · 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 | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2678 | Conditional | 9 Jun 2026 | 0 | 241 m | construction of a temporary single storey lightweight storage unit and all associated site works and services |
| 2660238 | Conditional | 18 May 2026 | 0 | 76 m | construction of 1 no. industrial / warehouse building (approx. 905.5 sqm GFA and 10 m in height) including approx. 764.5 sqm warehouse space with ancillary office space (approx. 113.4 sqm across ground floor and first floor levels), lobby, kitchenette, WC and accessible WC. A total of 11 no. car parking spaces to the front of the unit including 1 no. accessible space and 2 no. EV charging spaces and a total of 6 no. bicycle parking spaces. The development will also provide for the extension of the existing footpath from the existing Charvey Lane vehicular and pedestrian entrance to the proposed industrial unit. All associated site and infrastructural works include provision for site service connections; attenuation proposals; permeable paving; hard and soft landscaping works; boundary treatments; and all associated site clearance, excavation, landscape and development works. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared in respect of the proposed development and will be submitted to the Planning Authority with this planning application |
| 2660090 | Conditional | 14 May 2026 | 0 | 252 m | amendments to PPR ref. 21558, consisting of alterations to permitted Units 2,3 & 4 Block A to provide 4 industrial units on a similar footprint and all associated site works |
| 2621 | Refused | 18 Mar 2026 | 0 | 283 m | 1) family dwelling house, 2) garage, 3) sewage treatment unit and percolation unit, 4) connection to existing water mains, 5) new entrance to comply with sight lines regs., 6) and all associated works |
| 2617 | Conditional | 13 Mar 2026 | 0 | 92 m | proposed domestic garage / store and associated works |
| 2560625 | Conditional | 6 Oct 2025 | 0 | 148 m | demolition of the existing derelict building and for the construction of a one-bedroomed dormer style dwelling with new vehicular entrance, connecting to mains services and all ancillary site works |
| 2560210 | Conditional | 29 Jul 2025 | 0 | 346 m | • the approved block which comprises of units 33 and 34 (c.1086 sq.m) to be removed and the approved block which comprises of units 30, 31 & 32 (c. 1,623 sq.m) to be amalgamation into one block to facilitate the provision of a single industrial unit (c. 2,285 sq.m) for use as a packaging laundry facility. The provision of an enclosed external yard (c. 831 sq.m), including a water tank and plant. • the provision of Solar Panels at roof level. • minor amendments to the approved road layout |
| 2460756 | Conditional | 7 Jul 2025 | 0 | 448 m | development comprising total of 15,717 square metres of light industrial and warehouse floorspace, to include ancillary office floorspace, plus a creche (271 sq. m), a cafe (175 sq. m) and 1,037 sq. metres of office floorspace and 88 dwellings – 15no. 4 bedroom, 53 no. 3 bedroom and 20no.1 and 2 bedroom. The development includes on site car and bicycle parking, the provision of services, landscaping proposals (including SUDS), provision of roads, ancillary site development works and a new vehicular entrance to the R772. All on a site of 7.45 hectares |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 319362 | — | Invalid | 24 Jul 2024 | 339 m |
| 315152 | — | Refused | 6 Dec 2023 | 187 m |
| 316745 | — | Granted | 24 Nov 2023 | 128 m |
| 310472 | — | Other | 16 Dec 2022 | 398 m |
| 312989 | — | Granted with conditions | 27 Jun 2022 | 191 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
- 8 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 13 Oct 2026
- 8 Sept 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.