Broomhall Business & Enterprise Park, Merrymeeting, Co. Wicklow
Construction of a ground floor crèche and eight first floor offices in Wicklow.
19853 · Wicklow County Council · Lodged 2 August 2019
- Reference
- 19853
- Authority
- Wicklow County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 2 August 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of a new building featuring a 576 sqm ground floor crèche and eight offices on the first floor spanning 665 sqm. The project includes an outdoor play area, car parking, and associated site works.
- Storeys
- 2
- Floor area
- 1,241 m²
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
Ground floor crèche unit (576 sqm), 8 no first floor offices with communal meeting room and toilets (665 sqm). The new building will be accessed via the existing park entrance road and together with all required new internal roads, car parking, outdoor crèche play area, connections to foul / surface water services, attenuation system 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Broomhall Glen, Rathnew, Co Wicklow | Jun 2025 | €375,000 | 168 m |
| 59 The Oaks, Keatingstown Rd, Rathnew | Jul 2026 | €343,000 | 242 m |
| 22 Broomhall Crescent, Rathnew, Wicklow | Jul 2025 | €330,000 | 257 m |
| 62 The Oaks Keatingstown Rd, Rathnew, Wicklownot full market price | Mar 2025 | €240,000 | 258 m |
| 10 Broomhall Cresent, Rathnew, Wicklow | May 2025 | €476,000 | 269 m |
| 72 The Oaks, Rathnew, Wicklow | Jul 2025 | €270,000 | 280 m |
| 47 Tinakilly Park, Tinakilly Close, Rathnewprice excludes VAT | Aug 2025 | €409,692 | 280 m |
| 52 The Oaks, Keatingstown Rd, Rathnew | Oct 2025 | €375,000 | 286 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 received2 August 2019
- Further information requested25 September 2019
- Further information received17 June 2020
- Decision due21 July 2020
- Decision issued20 July 2020
- Grant issued25 August 2020
- Permission expiry24 August 2025
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