Observation pack · Wicklow County Council

Abhaile , 19 Herbert Road , Bray

alterations to front paved area and widening of existing entrance to provide additional off street parking

Observations close 19 Nov 2026 13 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 15 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 9 Dec 2026

The application

Reference: 26211 · 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: 372 m²
Received: 15 Oct 2026
We first saw it: 28 Oct 2026, 01:34
Decision due: 9 Dec 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/26211/0.
Write your observation.Quote 26211 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 19 Nov 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

Code	Objective	Plan	In force
R2 Existing residential	Existing Residential: To protect, provide and improve residential amenities of existing residential areas.	bray municipal district local area plan 2018	10 Jun 2018 → 23 Oct 2028

An application that accords with the zoning objective is hard to resist on principle; one that does not may be a material contravention, which the council can only grant by the s.34(6) procedure with its own notice and window.

Source: Wicklow County Council development plan zoning · fetched 27 Sept 2026, 19:37

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Wicklow County Council development plan zoning	—	27 Sept 2026, 19:37	open

Designations on or near the site

NIAH-recorded building × 1
Colesburg and Glencoe
Radon risk area × 1
About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
OPW flood extent nearby floodinfo.ie
Shown as a flag only — the OPW licence does not allow us to redistribute the extent.

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

Reference	Decision	Decided	Distance	Description
2660793	Conditional	27 Oct 2026	385 m	the demolition of the existing prefabricated building and associated site works, and the construction of a new single-storey school building of approximately 230m², together with two soft play areas of approximately 50m² each located to either side of the proposed building, the proposed development will also include all associated site development works, including the removal of existing trees and dense vegetation to the rear of the existing prefabricated building to facilitate the construction of the proposed school building, together with associated site works, the proposed development is located at St. Patrick’s Loreto Primary School, Vevay Road, Bray, County Wicklow, and is situated within the vicinity of Protected Structure Wicklow RPS-B105. An Ecological Impact Assessment Report, an Appropriate Assessment Screening Report along with a Conservation Report and Heritage Impact Assessment have been submitted as part of the planning application
2660757	Conditional	13 Oct 2026	359 m	the change of use from retail to a residential use at first floor and part ground floor, the residential unit will comprise of a 39sqm studio apartment, access will be provided via an existing entrance at ground floor along Quinsborough Rd, the remaining 30sqm at ground floor will remain as a retail unit, other works will include new replacement sash windows to north and Western elevations and 3no. new rooflights to existing roof
26177	Conditional	7 Oct 2026	440 m	section 254 licence - scaffolding
2660748	Refused	1 Oct 2026	409 m	(1) Removal of existing rear garden storage building along the east boundary; (2) Converting the existing first and second floors into two studio apartments; (3) Construction of a new three-storey rear extension comprising of three one-bedroom apartments on the ground, first and second floor levels (totalling two studio apartments and three one-bedroom apartments across the development); (4) Provision of all associated site works, including bicycle parking and bin storage facilities at ground floor level.
2660696	Conditional	18 Sept 2026	442 m	addendums to previously approved (Planning Ref. 2655) the addendums will be as follows; changing the previously approved flat roof to a mono-pitched roof to the single storey extension (22.2sqm) to the rear of existing mid-terrace house and all associated site works at 2 Belton Terrace, Bray, Co. Wicklow
2660706	Conditional	18 Sept 2026	480 m	a rear single storey extension and external rear deck with a stair to an existing dwelling (Protected Structure)
2660687	Conditional	18 Sept 2026	150 m	1. creation of a porch to the front elevation; 2. conversion of the first-floor front patio to a first-floor extension; 3. omission of the ground-floor window on the south elevation; 4. omission of the ground-floor door on the north elevation; 5. omission of the chimney stack on the north elevation; 6. construction of a pitched roof on the garage; 7. construction of a shed to the rear, together with associated ground works
2660670	Conditional	15 Sept 2026	361 m	demolition of existing commercial workshop measuring 66.5 sq. m. and construction of replacement workshop on the existing footprint with a slight increase in area to 70 sq. m. as a result of thinner external walls being constructed along with replacement signage and ancillary works at Unit 1 (to rear of 1 Fairview Terrace), Bray, Co. Wicklow

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
500165	—	Granted	30 Sept 2026	402 m
501974	—	pending	25 Aug 2026	188 m
501655	—	open	3 Jul 2026	203 m
323846	—	Other	4 Jun 2026	111 m
500684	—	Granted with conditions	2 Jun 2026	442 m
323722	—	Refused	23 Mar 2026	337 m
313442	—	Refused	9 Dec 2025	397 m
322959	—	Refused	22 Oct 2025	486 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

15 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 19 Nov 2026
15 Oct 2026 Decision

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 28 Oct 2026, 01:34. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Wicklow County Council before relying on it.