Observation pack · Wicklow County Council

Newrath , Rathnew , Co Wicklow

the demolition of the existing pitched roof bungalow and the construction of 37 residential units in 3 no Blocks. Block A fronting onto the R772 comprises of 10no 1bed apartments and 4no 2bed apartments over 4 floors; Block B comprises of a part 3 storey part 4 storey block with a 129sqm ground floor cafe fronting on the R772 with 129sqm office/professional services unit at first floor with 1no 1bed apartment and 2no 2bed apartments over and 5no 2bed ground floor apartments with 4no 3bed duplex units and 1no 4bed duplex unit over with associated terraces at first floor. Block C over 3 storeys, comprises of 5no 2bed ground floor apartments with 4no 3bed duplex units and 1no 4bed duplex unit over with associated terraces at first floor. 37 surface car parking spaces, 56 secure bike spaces and bin storage with new boundary and vehicular/pedestrian entrances onto the R772 and all services connections and associated site and landscaping works necessary to complete the development

Observations close 27 Nov 2026 21 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 23 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 17 Dec 2026

The application

Reference: 2660947 · full record
Authority: Wicklow County Council
Type: PERMISSION
Status: NEW APPLICATION
Applicant: not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units: 37
Floor area: 2,811 m²
Site area: 3,461 m²
Received: 23 Oct 2026
We first saw it: 3 Nov 2026, 23:01
Decision due: 17 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/2660947/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2660947 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.
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 27 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
G1 Open space with recreation	Open Space: To protect and enhance existing public open space and provide for recreational open space.	wicklow town rathnew local area plan	23 Jun 2025 → 23 Jun 2031
M2 Major town centre	Village Centre: To provide for the development and improvement of appropriate village centre uses in areas that are secondary or subsidiary area to the main town centre.	wicklow town rathnew local area plan	23 Jun 2025 → 23 Jun 2031

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 × 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

Reference	Decision	Decided	Distance	Description
26186	Conditional	19 Oct 2026	360 m	front porch as constructed to dwelling and associated works
26158	Refused	21 Sept 2026	337 m	59 sq.m two storey rear extension to 69 sq.m dwelling , proposed bay window and roof overhang to front of dwelling and associated works
2660620	Refused	20 Aug 2026	489 m	agricultural entrance and ancillary works
2678	Conditional	9 Jun 2026	300 m	construction of a temporary single storey lightweight storage unit and all associated site works and services
2660238	Conditional	18 May 2026	257 m	construction of 1 no. industrial / warehouse building (approx. 905.5 sqm GFA and 10 m in height) including approx. 764.5 sqm warehouse space with ancillary office space (approx. 113.4 sqm across ground floor and first floor levels), lobby, kitchenette, WC and accessible WC. A total of 11 no. car parking spaces to the front of the unit including 1 no. accessible space and 2 no. EV charging spaces and a total of 6 no. bicycle parking spaces. The development will also provide for the extension of the existing footpath from the existing Charvey Lane vehicular and pedestrian entrance to the proposed industrial unit. All associated site and infrastructural works include provision for site service connections; attenuation proposals; permeable paving; hard and soft landscaping works; boundary treatments; and all associated site clearance, excavation, landscape and development works. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared in respect of the proposed development and will be submitted to the Planning Authority with this planning application
2660090	Conditional	14 May 2026	337 m	amendments to PPR ref. 21558, consisting of alterations to permitted Units 2,3 & 4 Block A to provide 4 industrial units on a similar footprint and all associated site works
2617	Conditional	13 Mar 2026	349 m	proposed domestic garage / store and associated works
2560625	Conditional	6 Oct 2025	286 m	demolition of the existing derelict building and for the construction of a one-bedroomed dormer style dwelling with new vehicular entrance, connecting to mains services and all ancillary site works

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
322476	—	Granted with conditions	22 Aug 2025	122 m
319137	—	Refused	2 Aug 2024	122 m
319362	—	Invalid	24 Jul 2024	0 m
315152	—	Refused	6 Dec 2023	171 m
310472	—	Other	16 Dec 2022	341 m
312989	—	Granted with conditions	27 Jun 2022	346 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

23 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 27 Nov 2026
23 Oct 2026 Decision

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 3 Nov 2026, 23:01. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Wicklow County Council before relying on it.