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Oakfield , Bellevue Hill , Delgany

The development will consist of revision to a previously granted planning permission Ref 2460197. The revisions consist of change in dwelling type from two-storey dwelling to a new single storey dwelling, and changes to the proposed driveway and vehicular entrance design, together with all associated site works at ‘Oakfield’, Bellevue Hill, Delgany, Co Wicklow.

Observations close 6 Nov 2026 1 day left
5 weeks from receipt (received 2 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 26 Nov 2026

The application

Reference
2660883 · 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
1,507 m²
Received
2 Oct 2026
We first saw it
14 Oct 2026, 01:45
Decision due
26 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/2660883/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2660883 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 6 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.
  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

  • Radon risk area × 2
    About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels · About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
2660688Conditional18 Sept 20260493 mdemolition of the existing outbuildings to the rear of Ivy Cottage, together with associated site clearance and ancillary works, no demolition or alteration is proposed to the existing dwelling
25339Unconditional27 Jan 20260348 msection 42 - extension of appropriate period - 20/816 - 1. provision of new 212 sq.m. two-storey detached dwelling. 2. block up existing vehicular entrance. 3. set back existing road side boundary. 4. provide new footpath along the new road side boundary. 5. provide new recessed shared vehicular entrance to serve existing dwelling and proposed dwelling. 6. connection to all public services. 7. all necessary ancillary works & site works to facilitate the development together with all associated ancillary works to facilitate the above
2460553Conditional21 Aug 20252420 mAn amendment to the previously granted residential development Reg. Ref. 23/814; the application consists of the proposed demolition of the existing single storey dwelling on the North Eastern corner of the site and replacement with 2no. two-storey, four-bedroom semi-detached dwelling units which shall be accessed from within the granted development’s public roads and footpaths and will connect to the granted scheme services and utilities at Convent Road, Delgany, Co. Wicklow.
2560215Conditional26 Jun 20250154 mconstruction of a two storey flat roof extension to the rear and located on the eastern side of the existing dwelling (91sqm), for hard and soft landscaping and for all associated site works including the blocking of the existing vehicular entrance to the property off Bellevue Hill with the construction of a new boundary wall
2560004Conditional19 May 20250288 mpartial demolition of existing rear extension, new rear extension, new bay window to front elevation, internal reconfiguration, and associated site works
2560115Conditional15 Apr 20250420 mamendment to the previously granted residential development Reg. Ref. 23/814; this application consists of the demolition of the existing ESB substation and surrounding walls fronting onto Convent Road in the southern corner of the site and the construction of a new substation at the turning head to northern end of the site
2560029Refused13 Mar 20250289 mthe proposed amendment to the development consists of the retention of the existing bungalow on the site (106sqm) previously permitted for demolition, for an amendment to the route of the previously permitted surface water drainage network on the site, for proposed internal site boundaries and private open space serving the bungalow to be retained and for all associated site works above and below ground. The existing monastery building forming part of the previously permitted development is a protected structure
2460635Conditional6 Dec 20240444 mthe construction of a single storey extension to the existing creche building (57sqm), the installation of 5 no. roof windows, an external bin store, external storage structures, external signage, the extension of the existing external creche play area (114sqm) and associated fence boundaries, new pedestrian entrance gates, relocation of crèche bicycle parking and all connections to site services above and below ground including alterations to connections to existing services

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
321467—Refused16 Apr 202547 m
312451—Withdrawn27 Nov 2023290 m
312442—Withdrawn27 Nov 2023178 m
316676—Granted21 Nov 20239 m
316998—Granted with conditions4 Sept 2023198 m
315095—Withdrawn19 Jan 2023198 m
309081—Granted with conditions3 May 202222 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

  • 2 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 6 Nov 2026
  • 2 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.