RefusedCommercialDecided 21 July 2017

St Valery's, Dargle Valley, Fassaroe

Construction of a 141-bedroom, four-storey hotel with a basement on the grounds of St Valery's House.

161271 · Wicklow County Council · Lodged 21 November 2016

Reference: 161271
Authority: Wicklow County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 21 November 2016

Summary

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The development will consist of a four-storey over basement hotel on a 2.28-hectare site within the curtilage of a protected structure. It will feature 141 bedrooms, a restaurant, bar, meeting rooms, and 160 parking spaces. Access will be provided via a new bridge over the River Dargle off the Enniskerry Road.

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Storeys: 4
Floor area: 14,960 m²

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Development description

Bounded by the n11 to the east and enniskerry road (r117 to the south and is located within the curtilage of st valery's house, a protected structure (03/34). The development will consist of 4 no storey over basement hotel development on a site area of 2.28 hectares. Accommodation to include 141 no bedrooms (21 no at ground floor level, 40 no at 1st floor level, 40 no at 3rd floor level), restaurant / bar, meeting rooms, kitchen, reception, toilets at ground floor level and other ancillary accommodation. Accommodation at basement to level to include car parking, storage, staff facilities, security, plant, toilets, services and laundry facilities. The overall gross floor area of the development is 14,960 sqm. The development is served by 160 no surface and basement car parking spaces, 1 no coach parking space, 20 no bicycle parking spaces, access to the site will be served by new vehicular entrance off enniskerry road (r117) via new bridge over the river dargle. New pedestrian access off enniskerry road (r117) also to be provided. Works to include new boundary treatments along all site boundaries, noise barrier 4.2 to 8.1 metres in height to be provided along the n. 11 boundary. On site pumping station to be provided and new 80mm pvc rising main to be constructed from the site boundary northwards crossing the n. 11 at the kilbridge roundwabout outfalling into the public sewer located at the upper dargle road. The development will also include detailed landsaping on site including hard and soft landscaping, all associated site development works, waste management facilities, underground attenuation tanks, suds drainage, and all necessary site works to facilitate the development

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Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Kibo Lodge, Dargle Rd, Enniskerry	May 2025	€400,000	12 m
Saint Valery's, Fassaroe, Bray	Jul 2025	€315,000	205 m
55 Ashton Wood, Bray, Wicklow	Oct 2025	€477,000	369 m
54 Ashton Wood, Bray, Co Wicklow	Jan 2026	€594,500	374 m
53 Ashton Wood, Bray, Wicklow	Nov 2025	€455,000	381 m
23 Ashton Wood, Herbert Rd, Bray	Jul 2025	€525,000	406 m
9 Ashton Wood, Herbert Rd, Bray	Oct 2025	€503,000	411 m
Mandalay, Violet Hill, Herbert Rd	Apr 2025	€955,000	481 m

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Application received21 November 2016
Decision due22 July 2017
Decision issued21 July 2017
Appeal submitted17 August 2017
Appeal decided25 October 2018

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