Vartry Water Treatment Site, Vartry, Roundwood
Construction of a new water treatment plant and associated facilities to replace the existing scheme.
16363 · Wicklow County Council · Lodged 8 April 2016
- Reference
- 16363
- Authority
- Wicklow County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 8 April 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThe development includes a new 4,670 sqm water treatment building, a low lift pumping station, sludge treatment facilities, and an electrical distribution building. It also involves alterations to the existing reservoir dam, pipework, and the demolition of a disused public toilet.
- Floor area
- 4,670 m²
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Official record
Development description
Water treatment plant including a water treatment building (gross area of approx 4670 sqm) a low lift pumping station, sludge treatment facilities including a sludge dewatering building, sludge balancing tank, thickening tanks, sludge holding tank and sludge storage tank and sludge storage facility, washwater recovery and settlement tanks and an electrical distribution building to replace the existing water treatment scheme, alteration to the existing reservoir offtake tower, addition and alteration to pipework and structures within the existing reservoir dam, construction of a piped siphon over the existing reservoir dam, demolition of a disused public toilet, regrading of the existing overflow spillway and associated landscaping and site development works
Built & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Valve Lodge, Diamond Hill, Roundwood | Sept 2025 | €340,000 | 275 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
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
Timeline
- Application received8 April 2016
- Further information requested1 June 2016
- Further information received22 September 2016
- Decision due30 November 2016
- Decision issued24 November 2016
- Appeal submitted19 December 2016
- Appeal decided8 January 2018
- Permission expiry7 January 2023
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