Planning application · Wicklow County Council

Section 42 - extension of appropriate period - 20/776 - conversion at Paramount Arcade, 53 Main Street

Paramount Arcade, 53 Main Street, Arklow

269 · WicklowGranted

0.09 ha · Granted · permission to Feb 2027

Planning application 269 to Wicklow County Council: Section 42 - extension of appropriate period - 20/776 - conversion, at Paramount Arcade, 53 Main Street, Arklow. Granted by the council on 27 February 2026. The register gives the permission's end as 18 February 2027.

Timeline

  1. Application lodged
  2. Council granted
  3. Permission ends (date on the register)

The end date is the one the council register states. An extension or a commencement changes it.

Key facts

Reference
269
Planning authority
Wicklow County Council
Received
13 Jan 2026
Decided
27 Feb 2026
Status
Granted
Use
Residential
Dwellings (estimated)
4
Read from the description, not stated on the register.
Bedrooms
1
Site area
0.09 ha

Homes and mix

1-bed4
Total homes4

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

Proposed development

section 42 - extension of appropriate period - 20/776 - conversion and change of use of 4 no. existing first floor commercial units to 4 no. 1 bedroom residential apartments, alterations to first floor windows, installation of first floor balconies including latted timber screen on East elevation, installation of 1 no. window at first floor to North elevation, provision of rooflights to apartments in existing roof, provision of cycle parking and bin storage to rear of the property; together with associated site works

Planning status

Permission was granted on 27 Feb 2026. The four-week appeal period has passed with no appeal recorded, so the permission is final. Works can start once a commencement notice is lodged; the register gives its end as 18 Feb 2027.

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