Observation pack · Wicklow County Council
Commercial Unit 1 , Strand View Apartments , Bray
material change of use of restaurant limited to an ice-cream/waffle parlour to restaurant, together with associated signage, mechanical ventilation and associated siteworks
Observations close 16 Nov 2026 14 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 12 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 6 Dec 2026
The application
- Reference
- 2660913 · 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
- 149 m²
- Received
- 12 Oct 2026
- We first saw it
- 21 Oct 2026, 02:10
- Decision due
- 6 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/2660913/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2660913at 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 16 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.
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
| Code | Objective | Plan | In force |
|---|---|---|---|
| M1 Metro / rail economic corridor | Seafront: To provide for the development and improvement of appropriate seafront uses. | bray municipal district local area plan 2018 | 10 Jun 2018 → 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 × 3Kinvara House · house · house
- Radon risk area × 2About 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
- Recorded monument × 2R149110 · Burial
- OPW flood extent nearby floodinfo.ieShown as a flag only — the OPW licence does not allow us to redistribute the extent.
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2660613 | Conditional | 18 Sept 2026 | 0 | 138 m | 1. change of use of existing nursing home/elderly care facility to use as private residential guest /hotel staff accommodation (Class 6) 2. any minor internal changes to facilitate proposed change of use, 3. all associated site works |
| 2660672 | Conditional | 10 Sept 2026 | 0 | 336 m | demolish rear garden brick shed, demolish rear single storey flat roof extension with provision for new two storey rear extension with matching roof profiles and rooflights, new storey and half windows, new external finishes to existing building, new soakaway pit to BRE digest 365, new drainage throughout with existing connection into foul sewer, new landscaping with new entrance piers and electric gate and all associated site works |
| 2561060 | Refused | 28 Aug 2026 | 0 | 304 m | (i) ‘commercial sauna and cold/hot tub’ use; (ii) removal of tank, cooling fans, and general site clearance; (iii) installation of 8 no. cold plunge tubs, 3 no. sauna rooms, and 1 no. hot tub; (iv) provision of ancillary facilities including a shower area, WC, 8 no. unisex changing rooms, and reception area; and (v) all associated site works necessary to facilitate the development |
| 2660324 | Conditional | 29 Jul 2026 | 0 | 128 m | construction of single-storey extensions to the front and rear of the dwelling, the installation of a new bay window to the front elevation, and a new ground floor window to the side elevation. The works also include the construction of a first-floor extension incorporating a new roof dormer, along with the removal of the existing dormer and its replacement with a new roof dormer |
| 2660544 | Conditional | 23 Jul 2026 | 0 | 434 m | 1, change of use from existing shop front to proposed bedroom 7.2msq to ground floor 2. removing of existing flat roof to North East front facing elevation and replacing with new roof structure and membrane 3. proposed rear ground floor ( 7.4msq) and first floor extension (7.4msq) to South West facing elevation 4. demolition of the existing rear outbuilding adjoining dwelling: comprising of fuel storage and bathroom 5. and all associated site works |
| 2660458 | Conditional | 20 Jul 2026 | 0 | 190 m | 1. proposed first floor renovation & dormer extension (80Msq). existing first floor area (30Msq). existing dormer style 2 storey dwelling 140Msq in total. proposed ground floor and first floor renovations total 192Msq. 2. additional windows to north, south and eastern elevations. 3. extended porch area to front west facing elevation. 4. all modifications and ancillary site work |
| 2660217 | Conditional | 11 May 2026 | 0 | 496 m | • conversion of existing attic space to habitable accommodation (bedroom) including raising of the roof ridge level, construction of a half-hip roof to the side elevation, and the installation of 2 no. dormers to the front and rear roof slopes, together with all associated site works |
| 2560550 | Refused | 31 Mar 2026 | 0 | 129 m | change of use of existing 1st floor nightclub area to hotel accommodation, modest side extension at 1st floor for office space and an additional two storey extension above existing nightclub with bedroom and ancillary accommodation. (35 no. ensuite bedrooms) and all associated siteworks. This is a protected structure Ref: B88 |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501051 | — | Granted | 2 Jul 2026 | 461 m |
| 500809 | — | Granted | 22 Jun 2026 | 431 m |
| 500829 | — | Granted | 4 Jun 2026 | 414 m |
| 500807 | — | Invalid | 17 Feb 2026 | 414 m |
| 323405 | — | Refused | 19 Nov 2025 | 131 m |
| 322587 | — | Granted with conditions | 12 Sept 2025 | 337 m |
| 321498 | — | Refused | 8 Apr 2025 | 172 m |
| 320567 | — | Granted with conditions | 4 Feb 2025 | 309 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
- 12 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 16 Nov 2026
- 12 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.