Planning Register
Observation pack · Wicklow County Council

Griffinstown Glen , Dunlavin , Co. Wicklow

the sub division of existing site, demolition of existing wooden dwelling, demolition of 3 existing wooden sheds, construction of a new dwelling, remove existing septic tank, new wastewater treatment unit and polishing filter for existing dwelling, new wastewater treatment unit and polishing filter for proposed dwelling, new well, block up existing entrance onto public road, new entrance onto public road and associate works

Observations close 1 Oct 2026 19 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
2660765 · 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
125 m²
Site area
4,081 m²
Received
27 Aug 2026
We first saw it
11 Sept 2026, 18:51
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

  1. Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at http://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660765/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2660765 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
2660454Conditional30 Jun 20260220 m(i) demolition of existing front (north) porch and existing side (south) and rear (east) mono-pitch lean-to structures, (ii) alterations to the existing detached dwelling to provide family sitting room and library space, (iii) construction of a single-storey extension to the side (south) incorporating kitchen/dining/living areas and to the rear (east) incorporating additional bedrooms, (iv) reinstatement of existing historic boundary wall and provision of a new vehicular entrance to the west boundary, (v) installation of a proprietary wastewater treatment system and associated percolation area, (vi) together with all associated site works
2460658Refused16 Jun 20250229 mconstruct a single storey dwelling house, domestic garage, new site entrance, bored well, proprietary treatment system and associated percolation area, all ancillary site works and services
23457Conditional12 Dec 20230360 mremoval of a single storey lobby to the rear at ground floor level (12.6 sqm), change of use of part of the existing club house facility to the north side at ground level (12.6 sqm), change of use of part of the existing club house facility to the north side at ground floor level and partially at 1st floor level to 2 no. 2 bedroom apartments for holiday lettings (93.4 sqm and 83 sqm), partial conversion of the attic to habitable accommodation (25 sqm), construction of a single storey extension to the north side (7.7 sqm), construction of a single storey extension to the front (9.2 sqm), modifications to facades, internal alterations to include creation of junior changing facilities, recreation room, sensory rooms at ground floor level and partial conversion of the attic above the junior facility to habitable accommodation for storage purposes, upgrading of existing septic system to current EPA guidelines, and all associated ancillary, landscaping, and site development works
23109Conditional2 May 20230437 msingle storey dwelling house, O'Reilly Oaktown sewerage treatment system, bored well, alterations to existing entrance and all ancillary site works

Appeals

No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.

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 11 Sept 2026, 18:51. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Wicklow County Council before relying on it.