Blessington Educate Together NS , Red Lane Blessington , Co. Wicklow
provision a single storey extension to the front / side and rear of existing single storey school building (existing floor area = 317sqm) consisting of a 2no. classroom special education unit, 1no. mainstream classroom and an extension to the existing staff room (proposed floor area of extensions = 595sqm), together with 6no. additional car parking spaces, vehicular set-down area, removal of existing modular accommodation units, secure external soft play area, sensory garden, and all ancillary site development works
The application
- Reference
- 2660906 · 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
- 8,157 m²
- Received
- 8 Oct 2026
- We first saw it
- 21 Oct 2026, 02:10
- Decision due
- 2 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
- Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at http://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660906/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2660906at 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 12 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
No current zoning polygon covers this site in the store.
Designations on or near the site
- Radon risk area × 1About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
- Recorded monument × 1R147964
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2660550 | Conditional | 15 Sept 2026 | 1 | 91 m | two storey dwelling with detached garage with treatment plant and polishing filter along with a shared entrance and all associated site works |
| 2660539 | Conditional | 12 Aug 2026 | 1 | 123 m | two storey dwelling with detached garage with treatment plant and polishing filter along with a shared entrance and all associated site works |
| 2560609 | Refused | 8 Apr 2026 | 0 | 0 m | provision a single storey extension to the front / side and rear of existing single storey school building (existing floor area = 317sqm) consisting of a 2 no. classroom special education unit, 1 no. mainstream classroom and an extension to the existing staff room (proposed floor area of extensions = 595sqm), together with 6 no. additional car parking spaces, vehicular set-down area, removal of existing modular accommodation units, secure external soft play area, sensory garden, and all ancillary site development works |
| 2460807 | Conditional | 19 Feb 2025 | 0 | 210 m | two storey dwelling with garage, Oakstown Treatment plant with sand polishing filter and a shared entrance along with all associated site works |
| 2460257 | Conditional | 23 Sept 2024 | 0 | 0 m | permission for a period of 10 years to construct and complete a solar PV energy development and grid route, with a total site area of 28 hectares comprising of the construction of PV panels mounted on metal frames, transformer stations, new access tracks, perimeter fencing with CCTV cameras and access gates, temporary construction compounds, 20 kV underground cabling connecting the solar farm to the existing Blessington 38kV ESB Substation, and all ancillary grid infrastructure and associated works. The solar farm would be operational for 35 years. A Natura Impact Statement has been prepared in respect of the application for planning permission |
| 22256 | Conditional | 21 Sept 2022 | 1 | 134 m | two storey dwelling along with a double garage, oakstown treatment plant with soil polishing filter and all associated site works |
| 22205 | Conditional | 7 Sept 2022 | 1 | 173 m | construction of new single storey style dwelling with garage, oakstown treatment plant with sand polishing filter and a new entrance and all associated site works |
| 211310 | Refused | 15 Dec 2021 | 1 | 133 m | a two storey dwelling along with a double garage, oakstown treatment plant with soil polishing filter and all associated site works |
Appeals
No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.
What has happened on this file
- 8 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 12 Nov 2026
- 8 Oct 2026 Decision
Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 21 Oct 2026, 02:10. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Wicklow County Council before relying on it.