GrantedCommercialDecided 2 January 2018

AO Smith Site, Boghall Road, Bray

Demolition of industrial buildings to build a new discount supermarket and offices in Bray.

17469 · Wicklow County Council · Lodged 27 April 2017

Reference: 17469
Authority: Wicklow County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 27 April 2017

Summary

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The proposal involves the demolition of a 4,638 sqm industrial premises to construct a two-storey building. This new building will house a discount foodstore, commercial offices, undercroft parking, and a new link road.

Commercialsupermarketdemolitionofficeretail

Storeys: 2

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Development description

Two storey building to accommodate a discout foodstore (supermarket) and commercial office space, shared facilities and undercroft parking. The proposal includes the relocation of the existing entrance on boghall road and the construction of an entrance on the killarney business park road and new link road through the ao smith site, all on a 1.13 hectares site. The proposed development will comprise the following elements: (1) demolition of tbe existing industrial premises (c4638 sqm) and security hut (c14sqm) (2) two storey unit to accommodate a discount (c1498 sqm), office accommodation (c815sqm), shared facilities (c124 sqm) and undercroft (1853 sqm) with a maximum height of c10.06m including : (a) discount foodstore includes a nett sales floor area of c977 sqm including ancillary offlicense sales area, 2 no entrances (c277 sqm), exit corridor (c 10 sqm), bakery (c51 sqm), freezer (c36 sqm), warehouse (c96 sqm), administration office (c10sqm) storage (c 3 sqm), lobby (c 6 sqm), it and cctv rooms (combined c 20 sqm) lift (c10 sqm) and welfare facilities (c 4 sqm), (b) office accommodation including office space 1 and 2 (combined 541 sqm), entrance (c45 sqm), 2 no staircore (combined c31 sqm), lift (c10 sqm), 2 no facility rooms (combined 41 sqm), reception (c54 sqm), 3 no lobbies and corridor (combined c93 sqm), (c) shared facilities including canteen (c58 sqm) and welfare facilities (66 sqm), (d) undercroft with 65 no car parking spaces (3) repositioned pedestrian and vehicular access at boghall road and a new pedestrian and vehicular access at killarney road business park road and link road (c217 m) through the ao smith site (4) the proposed development also provides for surface level car parking (75 no spaces) and bicycle parking (70 no spaces), external loading dock (c45 sqm), service yard area, 1 no external plant room, (c42 sqm), 9 no advertising signs (total area 48.455sqm), retaining wall (c31.17m length and max c2.24 m high), hard and soft landscaping, lighting, attenuation and drainage and all ancillary site development works

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Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
20 Ballynoe Grove, Killarney Rd, Bray	Sept 2025	€420,000	182 m
127 Oldcourt Ave Bray, Wicklow	Mar 2025	€160,000	201 m
12 Cedar Court, Bray, Co Wicklownot full market price	Nov 2025	€180,000	220 m
9 Ballynoe Grove, Kilbride Lane, Bray	Mar 2025	€555,000	234 m
12 Ballynoe Court, Kilbride Lane, Bray	Feb 2026	€340,000	253 m
9 Ballynoe Court, Killarney Road, Bray	Nov 2025	€300,000	262 m
No. 1 Colledoe, Killarney Road, Bray	Mar 2026	€783,555	270 m
24 Herbert Park, Bray, Wicklow	Oct 2025	€472,000	282 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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Application received27 April 2017
Further information requested20 June 2017
Further information received1 December 2017
Decision due6 January 2018
Decision issued2 January 2018
Appeal submitted29 January 2018
Appeal decided5 November 2018
Permission expiry4 November 2023

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