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Observation pack · Wicklow County Council

Penny Lane , Main Street , Kilcoole

change of use of part of existing premises from commercial to residential [studio apartment], all necessary internal and external alterations / additions to facilitate same, connection to all existing services, all necessary ancillary works to facilitate this development

Observations close 11 Nov 2026 17 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 7 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 1 Dec 2026

The application

Reference
2660899 · 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
299 m²
Received
7 Oct 2026
We first saw it
14 Oct 2026, 01:45
Decision due
1 Dec 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/2660899/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2660899 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 11 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
M2
Major town centre
Town Centre: To provide for the development and improvement of appropriate town centre uses including residential, retail, commercial, office and civic use.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 × 1
    About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
  • Recorded monument × 1
    R148916

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
2660589Conditional13 Oct 20260156 m1. the construction of a part two storey attached rear and side extension set back from the existing street elevation, 2. attic conversion over proposed two storey rear extension to provide habitable accommodation, 3. three new skylights to new build extension roof, 4. all ancillary site development works including the demolition of the non-original two storey extension to the rear, this house forms part of a terrace of Protected Structures (Ref. No. 13-07)
2660478Conditional13 Oct 20260435 m12 No additional surface car parking spaces together with outdoor seating areas, footpaths and modifications to the existing soft landscape
2660493Conditional24 Aug 20260444 m1) the construction of single storey extensions to the sides and rear of my dwelling, 2) relocation of a window from the rear elevation to side elevation, 3) minor alterations to existing vehicular entrance, 4) the construction of a vehicular driveway to the side of my dwelling and all associated site works all
2660625Conditional21 Aug 20260359 m1. proposed new mezzanine floor area at first floor (194Msq) over existing ground floor area (338Msq). new mezzanine floor to provide for new office space/R & D Studios, meeting room & ancillary services, 2. additional windows to east & west elevations to serve new facilities at mezzanine floor level, 3. new framed entrance feature to existing entrance doorway & new fire escape door to southern elevation with associated signage over, 4. all modifications and ancillary site work
2560724Conditional5 Aug 20260243 mconstruction of a detached two storey dwelling house, with new entrance onto the public road, (Newtown road), connect to existing services and all ancillary site works
2660370Refused25 Jun 202610 merection of a two-storey dwelling with accommodation at first floor level within a dormer roof, including a private rear garden, located to the rear of Dragon House Takeaway, together with all associated site development and ancillary works
2660291Conditional29 May 20260438 mconstruction of 1) a new single-storey extension to the front, 2) a new single-storey extension to the rear and 3) a new two-storey extension to the side of the existing dwelling and all associated site works
2629Conditional26 May 20260299 mdemolition of existing chimney stack and curved bay window structure, existing window to the front elevation to be removed and reduced in size with obscure glazing. The construction of new bay window structure to front of existing dwelling, the construction of new two storey rear "apex" style roof extension with raised ridge height. Incorporating new kitchen, living room and dining room at dropped ground floor level, minor external front and side elevation alterations, incorporating minor internal alterations on existing ground floor level, master bedroom and ensuite with new roof lights at first floor level. Retention permission is sought for existing single storey sloped roofed building (29 sqm) in existing rear garden associated site works

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
501119—Withdrawn22 Jul 202637 m
320257—Refused22 Dec 2025292 m
319377—Granted with conditions25 Nov 202514 m
323073—open18 Jul 202526 m
319280—Other27 Mar 202537 m
319276—Other27 Mar 202526 m
320630—Granted18 Sept 202437 m
320422—Granted18 Sept 20240 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

  • 7 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 11 Nov 2026
  • 7 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.