Rathnew GAA Club , Seaview Heights , Merrymeeting Rathnew Co. Wicklow
Erect an 18m high telecommunications monopole structure carrying antennas, dishes and associated telecommunications equipment all enclosed by security fencing
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
- 2660879 · 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
- 103 m²
- Received
- 1 Oct 2026
- We first saw it
- 14 Oct 2026, 01:45
- Decision due
- 25 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/2660879/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2660879at 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 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| G4 Open space | Active Open Space: To protect and enhance existing and provide for new active open space. | wicklow town rathnew local area plan | 23 Jun 2025 → 23 Jun 2031 |
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
Nothing designated within 100 m of the site.
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26186 | Conditional | 19 Oct 2026 | 0 | 395 m | front porch as constructed to dwelling and associated works |
| 26158 | Refused | 21 Sept 2026 | 0 | 319 m | 59 sq.m two storey rear extension to 69 sq.m dwelling , proposed bay window and roof overhang to front of dwelling and associated works |
| 2660389 | Conditional | 25 Jun 2026 | 0 | 279 m | attic conversion with dormer to rear roof to accommodate stairs to allow access to attic conversion as non habitable storage space with roof windows to front all with associated ancillary works |
| 2660243 | Conditional | 11 May 2026 | 0 | 451 m | construction of a new dormer style attic extension to the rear of the existing dwelling with 3 no. new rooflights to the front elevation plus all associated site works |
| 2617 | Conditional | 13 Mar 2026 | 0 | 292 m | proposed domestic garage / store and associated works |
| 2560625 | Conditional | 6 Oct 2025 | 0 | 402 m | demolition of the existing derelict building and for the construction of a one-bedroomed dormer style dwelling with new vehicular entrance, connecting to mains services and all ancillary site works |
| 2560414 | Conditional | 24 Jul 2025 | 0 | 408 m | construction of three rooflights in the attic level to the front of the property, the conversion of the attic space into a bedroom, and the construction of a bathroom and new stairs to the attic conversion and associated site works |
| 2460756 | Conditional | 7 Jul 2025 | 0 | 434 m | development comprising total of 15,717 square metres of light industrial and warehouse floorspace, to include ancillary office floorspace, plus a creche (271 sq. m), a cafe (175 sq. m) and 1,037 sq. metres of office floorspace and 88 dwellings – 15no. 4 bedroom, 53 no. 3 bedroom and 20no.1 and 2 bedroom. The development includes on site car and bicycle parking, the provision of services, landscaping proposals (including SUDS), provision of roads, ancillary site development works and a new vehicular entrance to the R772. All on a site of 7.45 hectares |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 315152 | — | Refused | 6 Dec 2023 | 483 m |
| 316745 | — | Granted | 24 Nov 2023 | 388 m |
| 310472 | — | Other | 16 Dec 2022 | 454 m |
| 312989 | — | Granted with conditions | 27 Jun 2022 | 330 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
- 1 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 5 Nov 2026
- 1 Oct 2026 Decision
Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 14 Oct 2026, 01:45. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Wicklow County Council before relying on it.