Observation pack · Wicklow County Council

Glendalough Hermitage Centre , Brockagh Laragh , Co. Wicklow

Solar energy development / small-scale solar energy equipment development comprising: a) the relocation, repositioning, and reconfiguration of the permitted ground-mounted solar photovoltaic (pv) installation (comprising 84 No. solar pv panels) from a single row into two parallel ground-mounted arrays, previously granted planning permission under Planning Register Reference Number 24/60730; b) The installation of a solar pv panel array on the roof of the existing coach house and c) a solar panel system on each of the roofs of two newly constructed hermitage units; together with a revision to the site boundary and all associated site works, this development is covered by the provisions of the Renewable Energy Directive III (Directive (EU) 2023/2413) and it is important to note that the planning application may be subject to section 34D of the Planning and Development Act, as amended, when a notice issues in accordance with section 34D(b), the provisions of article 26A of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 to 2025 shall apply

Observations close 24 Sept 2026 12 days left

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

The application

Reference: 2660747 · full record
Authority: Wicklow County Council
Type: PERMISSION
Status: INCOMPLETED APPLICATION
Applicant: not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units: 0
Floor area: —
Site area: 9,864 m²
Received: 20 Aug 2026
We first saw it: 11 Sept 2026, 18:51
Decision due: —
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/2660747/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2660747 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 24 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

Radon risk area × 1
About 1 in 10 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
2660605	Conditional	10 Aug 2026	0	0 m	a new domestic garage, which also includes a domestic storage area
2660246	Conditional	23 Jul 2026	0	320 m	dwelling as constructed, new section of driveway, entrance onto public road as constructed, permission to nap plaster render existing dwelling and associate works
2660514	Conditional	23 Jul 2026	2	160 m	demolition of 2 No. structurally unsound semi-detached dwelling houses and for the construction of 2 No. replacement detached dwelling houses incorporating new entrance arrangements and drainage details previously granted under planning reg ref 25/60837 including ancillary works
2660378	Conditional	18 Jun 2026	0	110 m	new side extension to existing dwelling, minor internal layout changes to existing dwelling, new domestic shed, connection to the public foul mains and associate works
2660299	Conditional	8 Jun 2026	0	328 m	conversion of attic space of existing dwelling to liveable area with balcony and fire escape stairs, rear extension to existing dwelling as constructed, front porch as constructed and associate works
2560837	Conditional	16 Apr 2026	0	157 m	construction of two number split level dormer dwelling houses with access road, improvements to entrance, services and drainage connections to mains foul sewer and water, provision of soak holes for storm water disposal in accordance with SUDs, landscaping and boundary treatment and ancillary works at rear of No. 1 and No. 2 Knockfin, Glendalough, Co. Wicklow. Planning permission is also sought for the decommission the existing septic tanks serving No. 1 and No. 2 Knockfin and connect both houses into main foul sewer including ancillary works
2660079	Conditional	27 Mar 2026	0	0 m	amendments to a previously granted development (Planning Reg. Ref: 2460730). The proposed amendments consist of the repositioning and a change of finished floor level of one previously granted hermitage unit (Unit 7), together with all associated site works
2560869	Conditional	3 Feb 2026	0	184 m	construction of 2 new dwellings, new site boundaries, connection to the public water mains and foul network, new entrance and associate works

Appeals

No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.

What has happened on this file

20 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 24 Sept 2026
20 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.