former Bolands Builder Providers, Castle Park, Arklow
Modifications to a permitted primary healthcare centre in Arklow, reducing it from five to four storeys.
191187 · Wicklow County Council · Lodged 1 November 2019
- Reference
- 191187
- Authority
- Wicklow County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 1 November 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThis application proposes modifications to a previously permitted primary healthcare centre. The changes include reducing the building from five storeys to four storeys, reducing the footprint to 5,533 sq.m, reducing retail units from three to one, and installing an on-site wastewater treatment plant.
- Storeys
- 4
- Floor area
- 5,533 m²
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Official record
Development description
- Modifications to the 5 storey primary healthcare centre building permitted under prr 18/1170. The amended building will have a reduced footprint and floor area (c. 5,533m2) and the permitted top floor will be omitted. The amended building will be 4 storey plus roof level plant room. The building will have a revised internal layout incorporating two lightwells and revised elevations. The number of retail units will be reduced from 3 to 1.2. Modifications of the external space including revised vehicular access route, 80 no. Car parking spaces (including undercroft parking) and relocation of bicycle parking and waste store
- Provision of windows and entrances and signage to rear of the retail unit at 22 main street
- Installation of a pump station and treatment plant on site to treat wastewater from the primary healthcare centre prior to discharge to the public sewer
- Landscaping, signage and all associated site works and services
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What happened next
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29b Abbey Lane, Arklow, Co Wicklow | Mar 2025 | €36,000 | 102 m |
| No.1 Lower Main Street, Arklow, County Wicklow | Apr 2025 | €167,400 | 141 m |
| Apartment A, 6a Main Street, Arklow | Mar 2025 | €10,000 | 150 m |
| 2 Laffins Lane, Arklow, Wicklow | Jun 2025 | €195,000 | 173 m |
| 21 Condrens Lane, Arklow, Wicklow | Feb 2026 | €185,000 | 204 m |
| 31 Meadows Lane, Arklow, Wicklow | Dec 2025 | €226,000 | 209 m |
| 8 Brookview Court, South Quay, Arklow | Jul 2025 | €255,000 | 241 m |
| 9 St Marys Court, Arklow, Wicklow | Mar 2025 | €215,000 | 266 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received1 November 2019
- Decision due4 January 2020
- Decision issued19 December 2019
- Grant issued30 January 2020
- Permission expiry29 January 2025
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