Observation pack · Wicklow County Council

Tara , Newcastle Middle , Co. Wicklow

a storey and a half style dwelling, use of the existing vehicular entrance to the site with the provision of a right of way and wastewater treatment system and soil polishing filter together with all associated site development 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: 2660766 · 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: 141 m²
Site area: 1,686 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

Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at http://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660766/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2660766 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 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.
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 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
24412	Conditional	29 Apr 2025	1	429 m	a new dormer style dwelling, new entrance, along with demolition of existing out building together with all associated site works and services
2560132	Conditional	11 Apr 2025	0	497 m	single storey extension to rear and side of existing dwelling and associated site works
23904	Conditional	3 Sept 2024	0	368 m	(a) the demolition of existing single storey animal shed, double height machinery shed and accompanying single storey facilities;(b) construction of ancillary accommodation to main house to include; (i) a 2 bed, two storey detached guest lodge & gym with a pitched roof, dormer window & rooflights; (ii) an adjacent double & single height structure with pitched and flat roofs, for a recreation space and storage; (iii) a new waste water treatment system and (iv) all associated landscaping and site works
2460259	Refused	28 Jun 2024	0	491 m	(A) Full planning permission to reinstate as residential, the existing two storey former residential accommodation adjoining, but not connecting into, Oaklawn House totalling 34m2. (B) Full Planning Permission for the following. (1) A change of use of existing single storey barn/sheds totalling 113m2, at the side of Oaklawn House, into residential accommodation. (2) The existing two storey residential accommodation adjoining, but not connecting into, Oaklawn House totalling 34m2 will be incorporated into the conversion of the existing barn/sheds to form one new separate new dwelling unit. (3) A proposed new 3.5m2 porch will be added to the front of the existing barn/sheds to form an entrance to the new residential unit. (4) A proposed new 34.5 m2 upper floor extension to the existing barn/sheds will be added to the proposed new residential unit. (4) Revisions to existing layout and elevations of existing barn/sheds. (5) A new separate secondary treatment system including percolation area to current EPA guidelines, separate entrance and driveway and all associated site works relating to the new residential unit. (6) Minor changes to existing layout and elevations of Oaklawn House and all associated site works required to accommodate the proposed barn/shed conversion on lands which are a protected structure ref 13-33 under WCDP.
2360282	Conditional	12 Dec 2023	0	400 m	proposed change of house type from a 222m² two storey dwelling previously approved under Pl. Reg. Ref. 21/912 (site 9 only ) to a 264m² two storey dwelling with attached garage together with all associated landscaping and ancillary site works. The proposal will still consist of a new secondary treatment system and percolation area to current EPA standards as well as connection to services as previously granted under file ref 21/912
2360293	Conditional	8 Dec 2023	0	401 m	Proposed change of house type from two storey dwelling approved under PRR 21/912 to revised two storey dwelling and all associated site works.
2360240	Conditional	5 Dec 2023	1	437 m	the change of house type from previously granted planning permission (file ref: 2268) on lands which are a protected structure ref: 13-33 under the WCDP, to the construction of a part two-storey, part single storey detached dwelling, garden shed, proprietary wastewater treatment system and polishing filter, relocation of previously vehicular entrance off previously granted access road (file ref: 171527) and all ancillary site works
23558	Conditional	9 Oct 2023	1	429 m	proposed change of house type from a 222m² two storey dwelling approved under Pl. Reg. Ref. 21/912 to a 130m² single storey dwelling together with all associated landscaping and 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

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