Planning application · Wicklow County Council

Demolition of existing structures and development of 3-storey building

Main Street, Newtownmountkennedy, Co. Wicklow

2560509 · WicklowGrantedRefused on appeal

up to 3 storeys · 0.046 ha · Refused on appeal, March 2026

Planning application 2560509 to Wicklow County Council: Demolition of existing structures and development of 3-storey building of ground level retail unit, at Main Street, Newtownmountkennedy. Granted by the council on 28 September 2025; refused on appeal by An Coimisiún Pleanála on 4 March 2026.

Timeline

  1. Application lodged
  2. Further information requested
  3. Further information received
  4. Council granted
  5. Appealed to An Coimisiún Pleanála
  6. Refused on appeal

Key facts

Reference
2560509
Planning authority
Wicklow County Council
Received
8 Jul 2025
Decided
28 Sept 2025
Status
Granted
Use
Mixed_use
Dwellings (estimated)
5
Read from the description, not stated on the register.
Floor area (estimated)
780 m²
Read from the description, not stated on the register.
Site area
0.046 ha
Further information requested
25 Aug 2025
Further information received
9 Sept 2025
Appeal
PL-500128-WW · Refused on appeal

Proposed development

demolition of existing structures (410 sqm total) and development of 3-storey building (GFA total 780sqm) of ground level retail unit (260sqm), 2no. residential floor levels comprising 5no. duplex units w\ rear 1st and 2nd floor terraces and, hard/soft landscaping, site lighting, drainage, amendments to existing site level, removal of vehicular entrance from side street, and rear yard area, and all associated site works. Change of use from retail/commercial to retail/residential. Adjacent sites include protected structure (Ref No. 13-40) and Part 8 application (Ref No. 22019)

Planning status

Permission was refused on appeal by An Coimisiún Pleanála on 4 Mar 2026. That decision replaces the council's; a new application would be needed.

Appeal PL-500128-WW on the An Coimisiún Pleanála website ↗

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