Blessington Demesne, Blessington, Co. Wicklow
Construction of 91 houses, a town park, and a greenway in Blessington.
201146 · Wicklow County Council · Lodged 13 November 2020
- Reference
- 201146
- Authority
- Wicklow County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 13 November 2020
- Residential units
- 94
- Floor area
- 11131.4 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe development comprises 91 detached, semi-detached, and terraced houses with associated public open space. It also features a 2.66-hectare town park with play areas, a wetland, and a fitness trail, alongside a 1,082-meter greenway and infrastructure works.
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
- 91 houses in a mix of detached, semi-detached and terraced houses to include 20 no. 4-bed and 71 no. 3-bed with associated public open space
- One access off the blessington inner relief road and one off the school link road
- A 2.66 ha town park to include: play areas, a wetland and meadow, a woodland, the enhancement of an existing pond and of a stream, a fitness trail and a car park (22 no. Spaces)
- A 1,082.27 m greenway with possible future connection to glen ding woods to the north
- Boundary treatment, public lighting, site drainage works, an esb substation (c. 8.3sqm) and all ancillary site services and development works above and below ground
- Infrastructure works to include the internal road network and part of the blessington inner relief road connecting to the oak drive roundabout temporary permission is also sought for the erection of two marketing signs (4.55 m high and 13.73 sqm each). Site c 9.56 ha
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Deer Park Walk, Blessington, Wicklow | Dec 2025 | €450,000 | 327 m |
| 11 Deerpark Court, Blessington, Co Wicklow | Feb 2026 | €290,000 | 346 m |
| 14 The Walk, Downshire Park, Blessington | Jan 2026 | €400,000 | 388 m |
| 11 The Dale, Downshire Park, Blessington | Jul 2025 | €500,000 | 420 m |
| 37 The Close, Downshire Park, Blessington | Aug 2025 | €200,000 | 464 m |
| 5 Deerpark Green, Blessington, Wicklownot full market price | Jun 2025 | €94,000 | 466 m |
| 27 The Close, Downshire Park, Blessington | Dec 2025 | €220,000 | 470 m |
| 17 The Close, Downshire Park, Blessington | Mar 2026 | €233,000 | 486 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 received13 November 2020
- Further information requested14 January 2021
- Further information received20 May 2021
- Decision due16 June 2021
- Decision issued15 June 2021
- Grant issued20 October 2021
- Permission expiry19 October 2026
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