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Observation pack · Wicklow County Council

1 La Touche Park , Greystones , Co. Wicklow

the conversion of the attic space and the provision of two new windows at attic height, one on the front elevation and one on the rear elevation, and two new Velux windows located on the pitched roof

Observations close 23 Nov 2026 18 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 19 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 13 Dec 2026

The application

Reference
2660935 · 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
568 m²
Received
19 Oct 2026
We first saw it
28 Oct 2026, 01:34
Decision due
13 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/2660935/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2660935 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 23 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 × 1
    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
2660827Conditional30 Oct 20260194 msingle-storey extension to the side and rear of the existing dwelling, together with associated internal alterations, alterations to the existing elevations, and all associated site development works
2660816Conditional29 Oct 20260229 mwidening the existing vehicular entrance, including the construction of a new entrance pier and the installation of a new electrically operated sliding gate, together with all associated site development works
2660645Conditional8 Sept 20262217 mRedesign of proposed development as granted (PPR.26/60123), to create 2 detached houses and all associated works
2660660Conditional8 Sept 20260365 mconversion of his attic to storage including changing the existing hipped end roof to a Dutch Hipped gable end Roof and a new window to the gable wall all at roof level
2660627Conditional19 Aug 20260342 mconversion of attic space to storage, new dormer to rear and a Velux rooflight to front of existing dwelling and all associated site works
2660488Conditional23 Jul 20260295 mremoval of single storey rear extensions and garage and construction of new two storey rear extension increasing dwelling from a two to four-bedroom dwelling, alterations and renovation of existing cottage and removal of chimney. amendments to existing dividing boundaries of No. 34 Blacklion dwelling and “Grainuale”, Blacklion, Greystones, Co. Wicklow, A63 KX34, the development shall provide for associated site development works, drainage, driveway access and landscaping to accommodate the proposed development works
2660482Conditional20 Jul 20260458 msingle storey extension to side and rear of existing dwelling
2660481Refused10 Jul 20260345 ma 17m² single storey detached garage

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
501763—pending24 Jul 2026239 m
500801—Granted8 Jun 2026240 m
500993—Refused9 Apr 2026472 m
501004—Invalid18 Mar 2026472 m
323070—open18 Jul 202563 m
313229—Withdrawn21 Jan 2025266 m
319730—Refused15 Oct 2024492 m
315516—Refused14 Feb 202487 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

  • 19 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 23 Nov 2026
  • 19 Oct 2026 Decision

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 28 Oct 2026, 01:34. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Wicklow County Council before relying on it.