Lower Farm , Ballinamona , Co Wicklow
to erect a food store and all associated site works
The application
- Reference
- 2660770 · 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
- 7.22 ha
- Received
- 27 Aug 2026
- We first saw it
- 18 Sept 2026, 16:04
- 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/2660770/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2660770at 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.
What the site is zoned
No current zoning polygon covers this site in the store.
Designations on or near the site
- Radon risk area × 1About 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23724 | Conditional | 9 Jan 2024 | 0 | 404 m | (A) The erection of an Independent Living Unit (granny flat), (B) Upgrading of existing sewerage treatment facilities to include a Bio-Crete Waste Water Treatment Plant with sand polishing filter to comply with EPA Code of Practice 2021 and (C) Ancillary site works |
| 22178 | Conditional | 20 Oct 2022 | 0 | 127 m | construction of a 40 bedroom extension to existing hotel as granted under PRR 02/6916 & 03/8031, including associated alterations and additions to existing car park layout and associated works to existing effluent treatment system, together with revisions to site boundaries, all together with associated site works |
| 211557 | Conditional | 21 Feb 2022 | 0 | 125 m | construction of a bicycle shelter and storage, including ancillary walkers equipment storage/drying room and garden maintenance equipment storage room, all together with associated 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 18 Sept 2026, 16:04. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Wicklow County Council before relying on it.