demolition of existing derelict buildings (1292 sqm)…
Upper Main Street , Arklow , Co. Wicklow
Proposed development
demolition of existing derelict buildings (1292 sqm); construction of 99 residential units comprising 59 no. apartments with four blocks, ranging in height from 4 to 7 storeys (7 no. 1 bed units, 42 no. 2 bed units and 10 no. 3 bed units) and 40 no. 3 storey houses (20 no. 4 bed units); construction of a 350 sqm mixed use building of four storeys containing 350 sqm of retail space at ground floor and residential units above; refurbishment, extension and change of use from a derelict two storey house to a 146.3 sqm creche; refurbishment of the former Ormonde Cinema (Record of Protected Structure Ref. A39) for commercial use comprising 322.5 sqm office at first floor and 32 sqm office, 181 sqm lounge/café and 59 sqm café uses at ground floor; relocation of a Victorian letterbox (Record of Protected Structure Ref. A40) within the scheme; provision of public open space including a new amphitheatre, a new plaza, communal and private open space; provision of internal access roads with vehicular, pedestrian and cyclist access and new vehicular access onto Upper Main Street; 169 no. car parking spaces and 196 no. bicycle parking spaces provided at basement and surface level; realignment of Coomie Lane to create a new pedestrian links between Vale Road, Upper Main Street and the River Avoca walkway; all associated and ancillary site development works above and below ground, including signage, 2 no. ESB substations, alteration to existing landscape features, play area, sculpture, retaining walls, clearance works, landscaping, excavation, bin stores, boundary treatments and services provision
What happens next
Permission was granted on 29 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.
Is this your application?
Sign in to follow it through the Wicklow planning process, get told when the decision lands, and see which builders and trades are working on similar projects near you. It is free and takes an email address.
Nearby applications
Other applications on the Wicklow register close to this address.
- 2560740Upper Main Street , Arklow , Co. WicklowIn Assessment
the omission of the previously permitted 4 storey Block 1, which comprised 19 no. apartment units (3 no. 1 bed and 16 no. 3 bed) • the reconfiguration of Block…
- 2560756Upper Main Street , Arklow , Co. WicklowGranted
the omission of the previously permitted 4 storey Block 1, which comprised 19 no. apartment units (3 no. 1 bed and 16 no. 3 bed) • the reconfiguration of Block…
- 2460611Riverside Apartments , Main Street , Arklow Co. WicklowGranted
the reorganisation, subdivision and extension of the existing apartment scheme and units, to provide an additional 5 no. apartment units…
- 2560381Saint Mary and Saint Peters Chapel and Hall , Saint Marys Road , ArklowGranted
(1) erect a standalone information sign to the front of the building and (2) provide a new disability wheelchair access entrance to the front of the church as…
- 24602102 Tea Lane , Coolgready Road , Arklow Co. WicklowGranted
proposed single storey private garage (23sq.m) to side of this property
- 2560263Rear of 11 Main St at Castlepark , Arklow , Co. WicklowClosed
construction of new mixed use building with 2 retail unit and 10 apartments, bike and bin store, connection to all services and associate works
About this page: the facts above come from the statutory public planning register kept by Wicklow County Council and are refreshed weekly (last updated 7 Jul 2026). Applicant names and contact details are not shown. Status labels are PlanningLeads' plain-language reading of the register status and the "Use" label is classified by AI from the public description (see how we use AI); neither is legal advice and the council's file is the record. How we handle this data: privacy notice.
Remove my application from this page
If this is your application and you would rather it did not appear here, tell us and we will take the page down. No account, no questions asked. This is your right to object under GDPR Article 21.