Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedHousing estateDecided 7 December 2021

Former Carmelite Monastery Lands, Convent Road, Delgany

A mixed-use development of 99 residential units, a crèche, community space, retail, cafe, and medical units at a former monastery.

21959 · Wicklow County Council · Lodged 4 August 2021

Reference
21959
Authority
Wicklow County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
4 August 2021
Residential units
99
Floor area
10465.4 m²

Summary

AI-generated

The proposal includes 59 houses, 36 duplexes, and 4 apartments within a protected structure. It also features the conversion of a villa house into a crèche, a chapel into community use, and the creation of retail, cafe, medical, and craft units.

Housing estatemixed usecrechechapelapartments
Storeys
3

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

  • Consist of a mixed-use development including: 99 no. Residential units in the following composition
  • 59 no. Houses (14 no. 2 bed, 37 no. 3 bed and 8 no. 4 bed) with heights of two storey (53 no. ) and bungalows (6. No. ) in a mixture of 2 no. Detached, 20 no. Semi-detached and 37 no. Terraced
  • 36 no. Duplex apartments are proposed in 4 no. Three storey blocks (18 no. 3 bed and 18 no. 2 bed)
  • 4 no. Bed apartments (all 3 bed) in the existing first floor modern extension of the protected structure. In the protected structure the following change of use is proposed. - the villa house is proposed to be used as a crèche (495 sqm) over two storeys and will extend into the existing modern extension. - the chapel is proposed as a community use (237 sqm) and will extend into the existing modern extension which will include toilets and a tea station. In the existing modern extension of the protected structure, the following change of use is proposed. - a retail unit (55 sqm) at ground floor. - a cafe (113 sqm) at ground floor. - a gp/medical practice (110 sqm) at ground floor
  • 4 no. Own door craft manufacturing units are proposed (total 160sqm) at ground floor. - esb plant (25 sqm), access lobbies, lift and ancillary at ground floor
  • 1 no. Office unit (136 sqm) at first floor
  • 4 no. Apartments (all 3 bed) are proposed at first floor. The application also proposes the following: - new vehicular access from convent road. - provision of pedestrian and cycle connections. - demolition of bungalow and outbuildings (total 453 sqm) - balconies are proposed to be erected for use of 4 no. Apartments on the existing extension to protected structure. - minor works to protected structure and existing extension to facilitate proposed uses and fire escape. - change of use of gate lodge to management office (24 sqm). - the development includes site clearance, private, communal and public open space, landscaping including enhancement of stream, removal of walls, new boundary treatments, 212 parking spaces, esb kiosk, lighting, play areas, cycle spaces, site drainage works and all ancillary site development works above and below ground

Built & sold

What happened next

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 5 April 2024.

Notified floor area: 124.2

12 commencement notices are linked to this development.

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
15 Convent Court, Delgany, WicklowMay 2026€385,00066 m
7 The Spinnaker, Convent Court, DelganyAug 2025€330,00068 m
Ivory Cottage, Delgany, Co. WicklowSept 2025€600,00095 m
14 Thorndale, Delgany, WicklowJan 2026€785,00099 m
13 Bellevue Lawn, Delgany, Co WicklowAug 2025€672,764137 m
Site 21 Thorndale, Delgany, WicklowJun 2025€800,000144 m
22 Thorndale, Delgany, WicklowJun 2025€805,000150 m
17 Hunters Brook, Delgany, GreystonesAug 2025€475,000155 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

  1. Application received4 August 2021
  2. Further information requested24 September 2021
  3. Further information received11 November 2021
  4. Decision due8 December 2021
  5. Decision issued7 December 2021
  6. Grant issued20 December 2023
  7. Appeal submitted12 January 2022
  8. Permission expiry19 December 2028

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