Main Street , Avoca , Wicklow
change of use of existing commercial unit in existing building into a veterinary clinic, change of use of existing hairdressing section of unit in existing building into barber area and joining the existing barber area to the proposed barber area to make 1 unit, change existing window to a door on the front elevation of building and associate works
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
- 2660873 · 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
- 337 m²
- Received
- 30 Sept 2026
- We first saw it
- 7 Oct 2026, 01:19
- Decision due
- 24 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/2660873/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2660873at 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 4 Nov 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
| Code | Objective | Plan | In force |
|---|---|---|---|
| M2 Major town centre | Primary Development Area: To create a consolidated and vibrant mixed use settlement centre that is the focal point for the delivery of the retail, commercial, social service and activity needs of the local population and its hinterland; and to promote this settlement centre. | avoca town plan | 23 Oct 2022 → 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
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wicklow County Council development plan zoning | — | 27 Sept 2026, 19:37 | open |
Designations on or near the site
- NIAH-recorded building × 5Avoca Bridge · house · Avoca House
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26121 | Conditional | 10 Aug 2026 | 0 | 8 m | section 254 licence - scaffolding |
| 2660435 | Conditional | 25 Jun 2026 | 0 | 438 m | retention permission side extension to existing dwelling as built, the retaining of existing front door which was to be blocked under planning reference 80/6198, the render finish to the existing dwelling section, domestic shed as constructed and associate works |
| 2560339 | Conditional | 27 Jun 2025 | 0 | 11 m | demolition of existing rear and side extensions to existing dwelling, construction of new rear extension, construction of new domestic garage and associate works |
| 22503 | Conditional | 7 Dec 2022 | 0 | 400 m | the decommissioning and demolition of the existing Avoca Wastewater Treatment Plant, and the construction of a new Wastewater Treatment Plant to include: a new foul pump station, inlet works, storm tank, aeration tank, 2 no. final settlement tanks, sludge drying reed beds, 2 no. RAS/WAS Pump Stations, new administration building, final effluent outfall headwall, emergency flow headwall, surface water drainage settlement pond and outfall, and all ancillary works including pipework, pumps, sumps, chambers, air blowers and tanks;new access off the Tower Avenue : and all associated site development, site excavation and landscaping works, including fencing/boundary treatments, above and below ground |
| 22597 | Refused | 22 Nov 2022 | 0 | 252 m | construction of 3 no. two & half storey 4 bedroom dwelling houses including the conversion/extension of existing stone outbuilding to a home office/1 bedroom studio to be used by House No. 3 including the extension to access road, driveways, landscaping, drainage, boundary treatment and ancillary works including connecting to existing onsite Sewage Treatment Plant. Planning Permission is also sought to construct a Pumping Station adjacent to the existing Sewage Treatment Plant and pumped mains to connect to Mains Sewer Pipe on Public Road |
| 22511 | Conditional | 15 Jun 2022 | 0 | 2 m | scaffolding |
| 21463 | Conditional | 15 Dec 2021 | 0 | 325 m | installation of a walking track with public lighting around the perimeter of the community field encompassing the GAA and soccer pitches (approx. 620m). The track shall be elevated on the easterly side where Irish Rail have erected a boundary fence. This area shall be protected with a handrail/fence so it can be used as a viewing and amenity area for games and accessed one end by a ramped area and the other end by steps and associated site works |
| 211247 | Conditional | 8 Dec 2021 | 0 | 436 m | construction of single and two storey extensions to the existing house , alterations to all elevations including the addition of new dormer windows, connecting to existing mains services and all ancillary works |
Appeals
No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.
What has happened on this file
- 30 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 4 Nov 2026
- 30 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.