Observation pack · Wicklow County Council

Tesco Shopping Centre , Vevay Road Bray , Co. Wicklow

The development will consist of: (i) demolition of all existing structures on site including the existing Tesco store and ancillary units (c. 5,332 sqm gross floor area) and the construction of a new two-storey retail-led development (c. 8,698 sqm gross floor area) incorporating an anchor retail unit (c. 3,970 sqm net sales area) with an ancillary alcohol sales area, bulk store and customer facilities at first floor level; (ii) a café (c. 170 sqm gross floor area) and 2 no. retail service units (c. 232 sqm total gross floor area) at first floor level; (iii) at ground floor level lobby entrances, 1 no. retail unit (c. 156 sqm gross floor area) and 1 no. hot food takeaway premises (c. 95 sqm gross floor area) to replace the existing use on site; (iv) circulation space to include an atrium at ground and first floor levels; (v) provision of a service yard at first floor level with marshalling area, bin storage and a grocery home shopping delivery vehicle docking area; (vi) the relocation of an existing pedestrian crossing on Vevay Road and the provision of a signalised junction at the car park entrance (Vevay Road) and alterations to the existing road layout to improve vehicular, cyclist and pedestrian safety; (vii) 281 no. car parking spaces providing a combination of surface-level and undercroft car parking under the first floor level (including parent and child, accessible and electric vehicle parking spaces), provision of 3 no. dedicated “Click and Collect” spaces and associated storage unit, 50 no. cycle parking spaces and set down/loading bay areas; (viii) 2 no. elevational signs and 2 no. fascia signs on the Vevay Road elevation, 1 no. signage zone at first floor level on the Charnwood elevation, 1 no. freestanding sign (7m x 2.3m) adjacent to the vehicular access on Vevay Road and 1 no. freestanding sign (7m x 2.3m) adjacent the Charnwood/Vevay Road junction; (ix) ESB substation (c. 66 sqm), pump house, sprinkler tank, attenuation tank, feature and street lighting, plant deck at roof level, roof-mounted Solar Photovoltaic (PV) panels, store canopy, trolley bays and all associated ancillary infrastructure; and (x) all ancillary site development works including tree and vegetation removal, landscaping, boundary treatments, enabling works and site services. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) is submitted with the application

Observations close 2 Dec 2026 18 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 28 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 22 Dec 2026

The application

Reference: 2660960 · full record
Authority: Wicklow County Council
Type: PERMISSION
Status: NEW APPLICATION
Site area: 2.15 ha
Received: 28 Oct 2026
Decision due: 22 Dec 2026

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/2660960/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2660960 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 2 Dec 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
M3 Neighbourhood centre	Neighbourhood Centre: To protect, provide for, and improve a mix of neighbourhood centre services and facilities, which provide for the day-to-day needs of the local community.	bray municipal district local area plan 2018	10 Jun 2018 → 23 Oct 2028
R2 Existing residential	Existing Residential: To protect, provide and improve residential amenities of existing residential areas.	bray municipal district local area plan 2018	10 Jun 2018 → 23 Oct 2028
S5 Sustainable neighbourhood infrastructure	Community & Education: To provide for civic, community and educational facilities	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 within 100 m

Radon risk area × 3
About 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 · About 1 in 5 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
2660793	Conditional	27 Oct 2026		296 m	the demolition of the existing prefabricated building and associated site works, and the construction of a new single-storey school building of approximately 230m², together with two soft play areas of approximately 50m² each located to either side of the proposed building, the proposed development will also include all associated site development works, including the removal of existing trees and dense vegetation to the rear of the existing prefabricated building to facilitate the construction of the proposed school building, together with associated site works, the proposed development is located at St. Patrick’s Loreto Primary School, Vevay Road, Bray, County Wicklow, and is situated within the vicinity of Protected Structure Wicklow RPS-B105. An Ecological Impact Assessment Report, an Appropriate Assessment Screening Report along with a Conservation Report and Heritage Impact Assessment have been submitted as part of the planning application
2660484	Conditional	21 Oct 2026	91	59 m	construction of 91 dwelling units comprising o 42 no. apartments in one 4/5 storey block containing 18 no. 1 bed units, 22 no. 2 bed units and 2 no. 3 bed units; o 28 no. duplex units in 3 no. 3 storey blocks containing 14 no. 2bed units and 14 no. 3 bed units; and o 21 no. 3 storey 4 bed houses in three terraced rows • 120 no. car parking spaces inclusive of 4 no. accessible spaces, 8 no. EV parking spaces, and 2 no. shared car parking spaces • 152 no. bicycle parking spaces • provision of 2,962 sqm of public open space (inclusive of play area), 670 sqm of communal open space and private open space • a vehicular and pedestrian entrance to the site at Church Road, 2 no. pedestrian entrances from Churchlands and 1 no. pedestrian entrance from Vevay Road • all associated site development works, landscaping, boundary treatment, bins stores and services including new watermain connection and foul and surface water drainage, and the provision of 1 no. ESB substation, the proposed development includes works to the stone boundary wall at Church Road, a protected structure (RPS Ref. B41)
2660678	Conditional	18 Sept 2026		234 m	two-storey extension to the side and rear elevations, new single-story porch to the side elevation and all associated site works
2660709	Conditional	10 Sept 2026		484 m	RED III application Level 5 - installation of wall mounted photovoltaic (PV) solar panels (2.7kWp) to the rear elevation of the existing dwelling together with all associated site works
2660560	Conditional	11 Aug 2026		358 m	attic conversion to include realignment of existing ridge line, with rear flat roof dormer extension together with all associated site works
2660594	Conditional	6 Aug 2026		450 m	extension and alteration works to existing 2-storey detached dwelling to include: (1) demolition of existing single storey extensions and granny flat, (2) construction of a new single storey extension (52 sqm.) to rear and side of existing dwelling, (3) installation of solar PV panels to roof of existing dwelling, (4) associated site improvement works
2660398	Conditional	29 Jun 2026		487 m	the reconfiguration and refurbishment of existing side extension in former garage, the reconfiguration of existing rear return including 2m extension, the provision of two roof lights, the provision of external insulation with render finish to all external walls, internal alterations and all associated site works
2660360	Conditional	23 Jun 2026		425 m	change of use from an existing café in a medical centre to a dental suite, at ground floor. No additional works proposed to the protected boundary wall to Killarney Road

Appeals

ACP case	Outcome	Decided	Distance
322587	Granted with conditions	12 Sept 2025	476 m
322367	Granted with conditions	18 Jul 2025	416 m
322005	Granted with conditions	7 Jul 2025	398 m
319752	Refused	20 May 2025	256 m
320858	Granted with conditions	24 Feb 2025	483 m
319418	Granted with conditions	2 Oct 2024	3 m
320855	Invalid	19 Sept 2024	483 m
320184	open	16 Jul 2024	173 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

28 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 2 Dec 2026
28 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.