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Blessington Demesne, Blessington, Co. Wicklow

Development of a new 15.36-hectare town park and 57 houses in Blessington.

22483 · Wicklow County Council · Lodged 4 May 2022

Reference: 22483
Authority: Wicklow County Council
Register status: Withdrawn
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 4 May 2022
Residential units: 1
Floor area: 6827.48 m²

Summary

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The proposed development features a massive 15.36-hectare town park with play areas, sports pitches, a wetland, and car parks. It also includes 57 two-storey semi-detached and terraced houses, public open spaces, and infrastructure works connecting to the Blessington Inner Relief Road.

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Storeys: 2

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Official record

Development description

The development will consist of
A new town park totalling 15.36ha, consisting of play areas, a wetland and meadow, tree planting, landscaping, the enhancement of an existing pond and of a stream, a fitness trail, a large oval sports playing area, a walled garden, footpaths, two car parks with (22 no. Spaces and 24 no. Spaces), 20 cycle parking spaces
57 no. 2 storey houses in a mix of semi-detached and terraced houses to include 45 no. 3-bed and 12 no. 4-bed units
0.26ha of associated public open space and play area to serve the housing development
Infrastructure works to serve the housing development to include the internal road network and part of the blessington inner relief road connecting to the oak drive roundabout and a vehicular and pedestrian access off the blessington inner relief road to serve the southern town park car park and access to the north town park car park via the access road permitted under p. A. Reg. Ref: 20/1146
Boundary treatment, public lighting, site drainage works, 1 no. Esb substation (c. 10.99 sqm) and all ancillary site services and development works above and below ground
Temporary permission is also sought for the erection of two marketing signs (4.55m high and 13.75sqm each). A natura impact statement has been prepared in respect of the proposed development

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Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
14 The Walk, Downshire Park, Blessington	Jan 2026	€400,000	320 m
37 The Close, Downshire Park, Blessington	Aug 2025	€200,000	347 m
23 Oak Dr, Blessington, Wicklow	Jan 2025	€325,000	352 m
27 The Close, Downshire Park, Blessington	Dec 2025	€220,000	353 m
22 Oak Dr, Blessington, Wicklow	Feb 2025	€372,000	366 m
17 The Close, Downshire Park, Blessington	Mar 2026	€233,000	374 m
47 Oak Drive, Blessington Co Wicklownot full market price	May 2025	€180,000	396 m
11 The Dale, Downshire Park, Blessington	Jul 2025	€500,000	415 m

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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.

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Application received4 May 2022
Application withdrawn13 October 2022

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