Corballis Lower Townland, Rathdrum, Co. Wicklow off the R752
A mixed-use development in Rathdrum featuring 21 houses, a 50-bedroom hotel extension, and a supermarket.
17234 · Wicklow County Council · Lodged 8 March 2017
- Reference
- 17234
- Authority
- Wicklow County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 8 March 2017
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 1 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThis major mixed-use development includes 21 two-storey low-energy houses and a 50-bedroom hotel, which involves extending the derelict Railway Hotel. It also features a commercial building with a supermarket, six retail shops, a tourist office, and a basement car park.
- Storeys
- 2
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
A mixed use development including the following: (i) twenty-one two storey low energy residences made up of one detached four bedroom house and twenty semi detached three bedroom houses, (ii) fifty one bedroom hotel, which involves a two storey forty-six bedroom extension to the existing derelict five bedroom railway hotel and includes restaurant, cafe, bar, function room and lounge areas, and seventy four car parking spaces at ground level, (iii) commerical two storey building over basement car park, which involves the following (a) supermarket (600sqm net area), six retail shops, tourist office, cafe, offices offices and sixty car parking spaces at basement level, and (iv) site development works including surface water attenuation, new vehicular and pedstrian access off the r752, hard and soft landscaping, internal roads, cycleway, footpaths, fencing, and esb substation
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 Brewery, Rathdrum, Co Wicklow | Aug 2025 | €220,000 | 374 m |
| Hollyfort, Balleece, Rathdrum | Feb 2025 | €435,000 | 396 m |
| 12 Main St, Rathdrum, Wicklow | Jun 2025 | €231,000 | 402 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received8 March 2017
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