GrantedCommercialDecided 6 May 2022

Belfield House (A Protected Structure), Ballyronan, Kilquade

Construction of an equestrian, horticultural, and community training facility at a protected structure.

211296 · Wicklow County Council · Lodged 29 October 2021

Reference: 211296
Authority: Wicklow County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 29 October 2021

Summary

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The project involves building an equestrian, horticultural, and community-based training, learning, and educational facility. It includes two indoor horse-riding arenas, training buildings, a canteen, and an administration/farm shop building. Works also involve a new vehicular entrance and driveway serving Belfield House, which is a protected structure.

Commercialequestrianeducationprotected structure

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Development description

(a)removal of existing vehicular entrance serving belfield hse via the n11 & provision of replacement vehicular entrance & assoc access driveway, to serve belfield hse via ballyronan rd; (b)construction of an equestrian, horticultural & community-based training, learning & educational facility, to be served by vehicular/pedestrian entrance/exit points via ballyronan rd & comprising of: (i)2 no. Indoor horse-riding arenas (combined 80m length x 30m width) with assoc viewing galleries & adjoining part-single/part 2-storey building containing conference room with external terrace, admin/office space, classrooms, equipment rooms, w. C. /changing rooms & mechanical horse circuit; (ii)single-storey horticultural training, learning & educational building with classroom, workshop, w. C. /changing rooms & kitchen; (iii)single-storey therapeutic/support building with classrooms, quiet rooms, w. C. /changing rooms, administration /office space & plant store; (iv)single-storey training, learning & educational canteen facility with assoc w. C. /changing rooms, kitchen, plant store & external dining terrace; (v)part-single part 2-storey admin/farm shop building comprising board room, admin/office space, reception & internal/external farm sales areas with associated store room; (vi)stable yard with horse–walker, horse-box parking area, ancillary equine/site management sheds & single-storey stable facility accommodating 36 no. Individual horse stalls with 18 no. Adjoining outdoor stalls & assoc equipment/feed/service/staff rooms; (vii) single-storey garden workshop building containing workshop, storeroom, w. C. /changing rooms, chemical store & plant store; (viii)2 no. Polytunnels (each of 6m width & 18m length) & allotment garden (approx 2,300sq. M) providing individual planting plots/spaces; (ix)outdoor horse-riding arena (80m length x 30m width) with assoc water training area & lunge arena; &; (x)vehicular parking area comprising 87 no. Car parking spaces (inclusive of 6 no. Accessible & 8 no. Electric vehicle charging spaces), 20 no. Bicycle parking spaces & assoc drop-off/bus parking area; & (c)all associated site development & infrastructural works, inclusive of tree removal/planting, hedgerow removal/planting, landscaping, boundary treatments, lighting, signage, internal access/service roadways, pedestrian/horse paths, esb substation & suds drainage infrastructure, necessary to facilitate the development. No works are proposed to belfield se under

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Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
33 Garden Village Ave, Kilpedder, Co Wicklow	Feb 2025	€481,000	186 m
28 Garden Village Court, Kilpedder, Greystones	Mar 2025	€425,000	188 m
46 Garden Village Ave, Kilpedder, Wicklow	May 2026	€445,000	199 m
21 Garden Village Court, Kilpedder, Village Court	Jul 2025	€520,000	251 m
4 Garden Village Ave, Kilpeddar, Wicklow	Jun 2026	€415,000	268 m
45 Garden Village Dr, Kilpedder, Wicklow	Nov 2025	€365,000	364 m
31 Garden Village Crescent, Kilpedder, Wicklow	Jul 2025	€650,000	422 m

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Application received29 October 2021
Further information requested21 December 2021
Further information received12 April 2022
Decision due9 May 2022
Decision issued6 May 2022
Grant issued9 June 2022
Permission expiry8 June 2027

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