Observation pack · Wicklow County Council

Mount Temple , Russborough Blessington , Co. Wicklow

1. The demolition of an existing single-storey wing containing the kitchen, utility room and office; 2. Internal alterations and reconfiguration of the existing dwelling at ground and first-floor levels; 3. The change of use and conversion of an existing single-storey stable building to provide a one-bedroom guest suite; 4. The construction of 2 no. first-floor extensions over existing ground-floor accommodation, together with associated internal alterations, to provide 4 no. bedrooms at first-floor level; 5. The construction of a single-storey extension to the south of the main dwelling, providing an open-plan kitchen, pantry, boot room and bathroom; 6. The construction of a detached storey-and-a-half outbuilding providing a games room, domestic office and garage at ground-floor level, with a multipurpose studio space at attic level; 7. The construction of a detached single-storey gym building; 8. The formation of a landscaped parking courtyard, together with associated patio areas, landscaping and gardens to the east, west and south of the existing dwelling; 9. The installation of a new wastewater treatment system to serve the proposed development; and 10. All associated site development, drainage, landscaping and ancillary works

Observations close 28 Oct 2026 closes today

5 weeks from receipt (received 23 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 17 Nov 2026

The application

Reference: 2660858 · 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: 8.47 ha
Received: 23 Sept 2026
We first saw it: 7 Oct 2026, 01:19
Decision due: 17 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

Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at http://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660858/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2660858 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 28 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 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
23143	Conditional	30 May 2023	1	413 m	Demolition of existing single storey cottage (existing cottage area 58m2) and construction of replacement single storey dwelling (proposed floor area 105m2) together with all associated site works
22812	Conditional	9 Dec 2022	1	401 m	sought for a dormer type dwelling, effluent treatment system, percolation area and all associated site works

Appeals

No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.

What has happened on this file

23 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 28 Oct 2026
23 Sept 2026 Decision

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 7 Oct 2026, 01:19. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Wicklow County Council before relying on it.