Planning application · Wicklow County Council

See site notice for full development description

Kippure Lodge & Holiday Village, Kippure Estate Manor Kilbride, Blessington Co. Wicklow.

2460587 · WicklowClosedRefused on appeal

up to 2 storeys · 11.18 ha · Refused on appeal, December 2025

Planning application 2460587 to Wicklow County Council: See site notice for full development description, at Kippure Lodge & Holiday Village, Kippure Estate Manor Kilbride. Refused by the council on 18 November 2024; refused on appeal by An Coimisiún Pleanála on 10 December 2025.

Timeline

  1. Application lodged
  2. Council refused
  3. Appealed to An Coimisiún Pleanála
  4. Refused on appeal

Key facts

Reference
2460587
Planning authority
Wicklow County Council
Received
25 Sept 2024
Decided
18 Nov 2024
Status
Closed
Site area
11.18 ha
Appeal
ABP-321463-24 · Refused on appeal

Homes and mix

  • ESB substations

Read from the description, not stated on the register. Shown only where the parts add up to the total.

Proposed development

See site notice for full development description. Retention for 1. ESB substation and 2 no. agricultural storage and maintenance buildings 2. one mixed use for use for storage, maintenance, workshop, educational and recreational use 3. 'Pavilion' Wooden clad communal canteen/dining building and commercial kitchen. 4. Reconstruction, alterations and extension to 'Belfry' building incorporating reception, meeting room, offices, toilets, canteen, kitchen and staff facilities 5. Reconstruction, repurpose and extension of previously derelict 'long barn' to comprise 27 no bedroom units 6. Retention and completion of 1 no. two storey accommodation building to provide 51 no bedrooms together with unfinished attached self contained residential unit 7. hard standing, roads, access, carparking, set down, and recreational areas to provide play areas and outdoor seating etc. PERMISSION FOR RETENTION ON A TEMPORARY BASIS for 1. security kiosk, controlled barrier and gate lodge 2. Conversion and use of part of a mixed use admin/educational building to provide emergency residential accommodation for displaced persons

Planning status

Permission was refused on appeal by An Coimisiún Pleanála on 10 Dec 2025. That decision replaces the council's; a new application would be needed.

Appeal ABP-321463-24 on the An Coimisiún Pleanála website ↗

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