Observation pack · Wicklow County Council
IDA Arklow Business & Technology Park Ballynattin , Arklow , County Wicklow
demolition of the existing dilapidated buildings, the disconnection of any services, clearing the site land and the felling of 1no. existing mature Yew Tree
Observations close 16 Nov 2026 10 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
- 2660914 · 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
- 2,335 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/2660914/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2660914at 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| C2.1 Economic development and employment | Employment: To provide for the development of enterprise and employment | arklow and environs local area plan | 4 Mar 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
- Radon risk area × 1About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2560384 | Conditional | 16 Jul 2025 | 0 | 86 m | erect a 8,875m2 manufacturing & engineering industrial extension with 1,020m2 additional office space to the side of the existing 5,550m2 manufacturing & engineering industrial & office building along with all associated site development works |
| 2560399 | Conditional | 16 Jul 2025 | 0 | 451 m | 1) construction of a single storey extension to existing office building. 2) construction of a single storey extension to existing production building and 3) all associated and ancillary works, including reconfiguration of existing external steps and footpaths and connections to existing surface water collection network, all at existing facility |
| 2488 | Conditional | 17 Jul 2024 | 0 | 477 m | alterations to the development permitted under Reg. Ref. 20/1088, as amended by Reg. Ref. 23/62, and will supersede the permitted information and communications technology (ICT) facility buildings permitted on site. In summary, the development comprises the replacement of the 3 no. part one and part two storey ICT facility buildings permitted on site, with 5 no. part two and part three storey ICT facility buildings with a reduced building footprint, along with an energy centre compound. The Battery Energy Storage System permitted under Reg. Ref. 23/62 and the substation and transmission line connections permitted under ABP Ref. 315200-22 will be unaffected by the proposed alterations. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) has been prepared and will be submitted to the planning Authority with the planning application. An EPA-Industrial Emissions Directive (IE) licence will be applied for to facilitate the operation of the proposed development |
| 24119 | Conditional | 29 Apr 2024 | 0 | 87 m | to erect a 1,555m² extension to the rear and 720m² extension to the side of the existing 2,575 m² manufacturing & engineering industrial unit & 700m² office building along with all associated site development works |
| 2360464 | Conditional | 15 Mar 2024 | 0 | 498 m | construction of a new single storey industrial unit with ancillary 2 storey office accommodation (Total Floor Area 2310 sq.m) and all associated site development works |
| 23485 | Conditional | 2 Feb 2024 | 0 | 473 m | to erect a 532m2 commercial building comprising a 432m2 manufacturing/industrial unit with an ancillary 100m2 office space along with all associated site development works including storage yard, car parking and connect to the existing services |
| 2360167 | Conditional | 27 Oct 2023 | 0 | 453 m | erect 14,500.77 m2 of photovoltaic panels on a ground mounted system with all associates site works at Servier (Ireland) Industries Limited. The development will comprise of a 2.0 MWp Solar PV farm on 3.36 hectares of land located to the south of our existing pharmaceutical manufacturing plant. The electricity generated will be used by Servier (Ireland) Industries Limited. The development will comprise of photovoltaic panels with ground mounted frames together with all ancillary cabling and electrical infrastructure; 1 no. transformer cabin; 1 no. spare parts cabin; using all temporary ways and temporary construction compound / set-down area included on the application |
| 2362 | Conditional | 14 Mar 2023 | 0 | 476 m | amendments to the information and communication technology (ICT) facility development permitted under Reg. Ref. 20/1088. The proposed amendments comprise the following: Provision of a three-storey Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) building with a gross floor area (GFA) of c.13,787 sq.m, located to the southeast of the permitted ICT Building 3. The proposed building will accommodate battery storage rooms and circulation areas, with photovoltaic panels at roof level, and with an overall height of c.16.8 metres. Associated buildings including a single storey power trunk building (to accommodate a control room and cable rooms, with a GFA of c.539 sq.m and an overall height of c.5.3 metres), a single storey BESS switch room building (to accommodate control rooms and a relay room, with GFA of c.396 sq.m and an overall height of c.5.3 metres) and a transformer compound area to the southwest of the proposed BESS facility. Provision of a fire water storage area and a single storey fire pump house with a GFA of c.39 sq.m to the northeast of the BESS facility. All associated amendments including new amendments to the internal access routes, landscaping and planting, boundary treatments, lighting, and all associated and ancillary works |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 315200 | — | Granted with conditions | 30 Nov 2023 | 0 m |
| 312181 | — | Granted with conditions | 27 Oct 2023 | 476 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.