Planning application · Wicklow County Council

a development at a site bounded to the northeast and southeast by Newcastle Hospital…

a site bounded to the northeast and southeast by Newcastle Hospital to the southwest by the R772 and to the northwest by No. 27 Killadreenan at , Newcastle Hospital , Killadreenan Newtown Mount Kennedy Co. Wicklow a protected structure

2360356 · WicklowGranted
Reference
2360356
Planning authority
Wicklow County Council
Received
18 Oct 2023
Decided
4 Oct 2024
Status
Granted
Site area
1.061 ha
Further information requested
8 Dec 2023
Further information received
13 Sept 2024

Proposed development

a development at a site bounded to the northeast and southeast by Newcastle Hospital, to the southwest by the R772 and to the northwest by No. 27 Killadreenan at Newcastle Hospital, Killadreenan, Newtown Mount Kennedy, Co. Wicklow, a protected structure. The development comprises a COVID-19 testing centre, constructed under emergency dispensation, comprising 18 single storey prefabricated buildings (accommodating a walk-in testing facility, canteens, offices, storage, showers, lockers and toilets), a 3-bay, single storey lightweight drive-in testing building, 9 visitor car parking spaces, 25 staff car parking spaces, 12 bicycle parking spaces, new vehicular and pedestrian entrances off the R772, boundary treatments, signage, site lighting, plant and all associated site works

What happens next

Permission was granted on 4 Oct 2024. Third parties may appeal within four weeks; after that the permission is final and works can start once a commencement notice is lodged.

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