Tonlegee , Brittas Bay , Co. Wicklow
dwelling, waste water treatment system to EPA standards, and associated works
The five-week window has passed. Late observations are returned unread. If the council has decided, the next door is the appeal window — but under s.37 only the applicant and those who made a valid observation may appeal.
The application
- Reference
- 26195 · full record
- Authority
- Wicklow County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Status
- NEW APPLICATION
- Applicant
- not published by the national dataset — see the council register
- Units
- 1
- Floor area
- 144 m²
- Site area
- 2.32 ha
- Received
- 18 Sept 2026
- We first saw it
- 29 Sept 2026, 23:03
- Decision due
- 12 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/26195/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
26195at 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 23 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2560195 | Conditional | 13 May 2025 | 0 | 151 m | the cottage known formerly as Tophers was granted permission for retention and extension of the property as a dwelling and relocation of the entrance to a safer location and upgrading of the waste water treatment facilities by reference to planning ref 17/909. This permitted development was substantially undertaken but not fully completed. Permission is now sought for (i) Planning permission for the conversion regeneration and redevelopment of the existing cottage (ii) removal of existing poor quality single storey extensions to side and rear (iii) construction of new 1 and part 2 storey residential extension to the rear and side (iv) boundary treatment and landscaping (v) all ancillary site development works, services infrastructure and landscaping |
| 2460547 | Refused | 29 Oct 2024 | 0 | 4 m | (1) a 94.00 m2 single storey dwelling, (2) 3 No. 100 m2 Hydroponic Grow Houses (3) a waste-water treatment unit and its associated percolation area, all to EPA standards, (4) a revised site entrance and (5) all associated site works |
| 2360466 | Conditional | 4 Sept 2024 | 0 | 158 m | a proposed porch at the main entrance, additional first floor level, balconies to the east & west facing elevations, new roofs, refurbishment of the existing Ground Floor, replacement wastewater treatment system and all associated site works |
Appeals
No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.
What has happened on this file
- 18 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 23 Oct 2026
- 18 Sept 2026 Decision
Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 29 Sept 2026, 23:03. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Wicklow County Council before relying on it.