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Observation pack · Wicklow County Council

7 Cherry Glen , Delgany Wood Delgany , Co. Wicklow

(1) a new roof profile with 3no. front-facing rooflights and (2) construction of an attic conversion with a rear-facing dormer roof extension and all associated site works

Observations close 27 Oct 2026 window closed
5 weeks from receipt (received 22 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 16 Nov 2026

The five-week window has passed. Late observations are returned unread. If the council has decided, the next door is the appeal window — but under s.37 only the applicant and those who made a valid observation may appeal.

The application

Reference
2660850 · full record
Authority
Wicklow County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Status
DECISION MADE
Applicant
not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units
0
Floor area
—
Site area
184 m²
Received
22 Sept 2026
We first saw it
3 Nov 2026, 23:01
Decision due
16 Nov 2026
Decision
Conditional

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/2660850/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2660850 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 27 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
R2
Existing residential
Existing Residential: To protect, provide and improve residential amenities of existing residential areas.greystones delgany kilcoole local planning framework lpf9 Feb 2026 → 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.

Source: Wicklow County Council development plan zoning · fetched 27 Sept 2026, 19:37
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Wicklow County Council development plan zoning—27 Sept 2026, 19:37open

Designations on or near the site

Nothing designated within 100 m of the site.

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
2660814Conditional29 Oct 20262300 m2 No. dormer semi-detached 2.5 storey split-level houses and ancillary site development works, together with vehicular entrances and connections to public services
2660725Conditional5 Oct 20260252 msingle-storey extension to the side and all associated site works
2660176Conditional1 Oct 20260341 m1. alterations to existing driveway and front garden. 2. extensions totalling 79.6sqm (items 3, 4 & 5 below) to existing dwelling of 72sqm. 3. rear single-storey extension of 9sqm. 4. front porch extension of 3.6sqm. 5. replacement roof incorporating first floor living accommodation of 67sqm including windows and rooflights. Together with all necessary ancillary works to facilitate this development
2660695Conditional10 Sept 20260246 m3.7m single storey side porch and full planning permission sought for 8.7m2 single storey extension to rear of existing single storey detached dwelling & all associated site works necessary to complete the development
2660361Conditional30 Jul 20260304 mdemolition of existing rear extension 10.8sq.m. Construction of new two storey extension (127.1sq.m) and various associated works
26118Conditional27 Jul 2026084 mremoval of the hip roof and construction of a wall to form a gable, extension of attic spaces to non-habitable room with an additional Velux window to the rear and all associated site works
2660390Conditional25 Jun 20260463 ma) the conversion of the existing carport into a bedroom; b) a single storey extension to the front of the existing dwelling comprising of extended bedroom and hallway areas; c) relocation of the main front entry door; d) a new ensuite window and bedroom window in the south facing side elevation; e) five new roof windows; f) closing the existing vehicle entrance; g) opening a new vehicle and pedestrian entrance including pillars and walls; h) adding a layer of external insulation to the elevations of the dwelling i) all of this together with associated site works. The development for retention permission consists of three existing roof windows located on the south facing side of the roof
2660376Conditional12 Jun 20260489 m(1) a window to the front (east) façade plus 2 No. roof windows to the front roof (2), a window to the side (south) façade, (3) 3. No. roof windows to the rear (west) roof, (4) all to create 41.34 m2 attic space, and (5) all associated site works

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
500286—Refused20 Mar 2026160 m
500097—Refused18 Feb 2026304 m
319091—Granted with conditions26 Feb 2025248 m
317841—Refused23 Sept 2024162 m
318287—Refused5 Sept 2024272 m
318167—Refused25 Jun 2024304 m
316559—Granted with conditions28 Mar 2024473 m
316344—Granted24 Nov 2023248 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

  • 22 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 27 Oct 2026
  • 22 Sept 2026 Decision
  • 2 Nov 2026 Decision · appeal window closes 30 Nov 2026

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 3 Nov 2026, 23:01. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Wicklow County Council before relying on it.