Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedCommercialDecided 28 September 2017

Rathnew, Co. Wicklow

A major village centre scheme including a supermarket, cafe, 26 houses, and a new relief road phase.

161444 · Wicklow County Council · Lodged 23 December 2016

Reference
161444
Authority
Wicklow County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
23 December 2016
Residential units
16
Floor area
1984 m²

Summary

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This large-scale development features a 5,076 sqm village centre scheme with a retail food store, cafe, and 26 houses. It also delivers the second phase of the Rathnew Inner Relief Road, including a new roundabout and road realignments.

Commercialsupermarketinfrastructurehousing estateretail

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Official record

Development description

1-3 storey village centre scheme (5076 sqm) comprising retail convenience food store, cafe, 26 no dwelling house units, 134 car parking spaces. The development shall also deliver the second phase of the new rathnew inner relief road (delivered in compliance with road objective rp2) comprising a 2 lane 6m carriageway with 2m footpaths, 2m wide cycletracks and 1.5m verge on both sides, the realignment of the r761, the upgrade of the r761 / 772 junction, a new roundabout, new access junction, future dev access junction servicing lands at clermont campus. Retail convenience food store (1608 sqm) comprising retail sales floor area (incl alcohol sales area), warehouse, chiller & freezer rooms, loading bay & loading area, internal & external plant space, staff room, meeting room, office, lobby, toilet area, external esb point, entrance & exit lobbies, overhead building canopy, trolley space, cafe, incl indoor & outdoor seating areas, kitchen area, servery & customer toilet facilities, bin storage, 74 car parking spaces & 74 bicycle parking spaces. 26 no 2 & 3 storey dwelling (10 3 bed units & 16 4 bed units) in the form of 22 no semi detached units & 4 detached units (types a1, a1a, a1b, a2, a2a, b1, b1a, b1b, c1, c1a & c1b), 60 car parking spaces. 1.7 ha of public open space in form of village square, new woodland areas & kickabout area to south, cycle & pedestrian paths / linkages, landscaping works, incl boundary treatment & retaining wall, pedestrian access points from r761 and r772, partial demolition & rebuilding of existing wall along r761 & r772, internal residential access roads, surface upgrade works, turning circle, service & drainage connections, public lighting and all assoc site dev works

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Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
Milltown North, Rathnew, Co WicklowMar 2026€645,000157 m
6 Woodside, Rathnew, WicklowMar 2025€372,500206 m
28 St Ernan, Ballybeg, Rathnewprice excludes VATMay 2025€290,749214 m
14 Charvey Court, Rathnew, WicklowDec 2025€360,000224 m
14 Charvey Court, Rathnew, WicklowDec 2025€600,000224 m
15 Charvey Court, Rathnew, WicklowMar 2025€373,000228 m
2 Woodside, Rathnew, WicklowMay 2026€350,000235 m
36 The Drive, Hawks Bay, Rathnewprice excludes VATJun 2025€396,476264 m

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Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.

Key dates

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  1. Application received23 December 2016
  2. Further information requested23 February 2017
  3. Further information received5 September 2017
  4. Decision due2 October 2017
  5. Decision issued28 September 2017
  6. Grant issued8 November 2017
  7. Permission expiry7 November 2022

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