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Berryfield , Fassaroe , Bray Co. Wicklow

new dwelling , Garage, a new well, a proposed new secondary treatment system and percolation area to current EPA guidelines, a new vehicular entrance , connection to services where possible and all associated site works.

Observations close 14 Oct 2026 7 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 9 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 3 Nov 2026

The application

Reference
2660815 · full record
Authority
Wicklow County Council
Type
OUTLINE PERMISSION
Status
NEW APPLICATION
Applicant
not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units
1
Floor area
1 m²
Site area
4,783 m²
Received
9 Sept 2026
We first saw it
18 Sept 2026, 16:04
Decision due
3 Nov 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/2660815/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2660815 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 14 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

CodeObjectivePlanIn force
G1
Open space with recreation
Passive Open Space: To protect and enhance existing open, undeveloped lands.WI-001:LAP:bray-municipal-district-local-area-plan-201810 Jun 2018 → 23 Oct 2028
R1
New residential
New Residential - R-HD: To provide for new residential development and supporting facilities during the lifetime of the plan - Residential High DensityWI-001:LAP:bray-municipal-district-local-area-plan-201810 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.

Sources: WICKLOW WI-001:LAP:bray-municipal-district-local-area-plan-2018, WICKLOW WI-001:LAP:bray-municipal-district-local-area-plan-2018 · fetched 27 Sept 2026, 19:37
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
WICKLOW WI-001:LAP:bray-municipal-district-local-area-plan-2018—27 Sept 2026, 19:37open
WICKLOW WI-001:LAP:bray-municipal-district-local-area-plan-2018—27 Sept 2026, 19:37open

Designations on or near the site

  • Natural Heritage Area (incl. proposed) × 1
    Ballyman Glen
  • Radon risk area × 1
    About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
  • Special Area of Conservation × 1
    Ballyman Glen SAC

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

No decided applications within 500 m in the last 5 years.

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
324300—Withdrawn27 May 20267 m
313314—Other15 Jul 20257 m
316711—Other1 Nov 20230 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

  • 9 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 14 Oct 2026
  • 9 Sept 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.