Large-scale residential development at this site c. 9.98 ha at Blessington Demesne, Blessington
Blessington Demesne, Blessington, Co. Wicklow
up to 4 storeys · 9.98 ha · On Site
Planning application 2560548 to Wicklow County Council: Large-scale residential development at this site c. 9.98 ha, at Blessington Demesne, Blessington. Granted by the council on 11 September 2025. Work commenced on 11 February 2026.
Timeline
- Application lodged
- Council granted
- Work commenced
Key facts
Homes and mix
| Houses | 278 |
| Apartments and duplexes | 47 |
| 1-bed | 22 |
| 2-bed | 53 |
| 3-bed | 218 |
| 4-bed | 32 |
| Total homes | 325 |
- Public open space
- 534 car parking spaces
- ESB substations
Read from the description, not stated on the register. Shown only where the parts add up to the total.
Proposed development
large-scale residential development at this site c. 9.98 ha. The application provides for amendments to the decision of An Coimisiún Pleanála (Ref .319657-24 and Wicklow County Council Ref. 23/689) which permitted a Town Park of 10.65 ha. and c.700m of the Blessington Inner Relief Road (BIRR). The proposed development provides for revisions to the previously proposed residential development comprising 329 units and will consist of: • 325 residential units including: o 278 two storey houses (28 no. 2-bed, 218 no. 3-bed, 32 no. 4 bed.) comprising of semi-detached and terraced units. o 47. No. apartments (22 no. 1 bed, 25 no. 2 bed) provided within 1 no. four-storey block. • Car and bicycle parking spaces to include: o 534 no. car parking spaces for the houses, 53 no. spaces for the apartments. o 72 bicycle spaces for the apartments & 46 Visitor spaces across the scheme. • 1.04 ha public open space including pocket parks and playgrounds; • 1,290 sqm of communal open space • Two new vehicular access off Oak Drive and one new vehicular access off the Blessington Inner Relief Road. • Infrastructure works to serve the housing development to include the internal road network; • ESB substations/switch rooms, lighting, site drainage works and all ancillary site services and development works above and below ground; and • Temporary permission for up to 3 years is also sought for the erection of three marketing signs (4.55 m high and 13.73 sqm each) and a marketing suite. A Natura Impact Statement has been prepared in respect of the proposed development and is submitted with the application
Planning status
A commencement notice has been lodged: works are under way or about to start.
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