Boghall Road, Bray, A98 DK31
Demolition of a small branch library and major redevelopment of Bray Library HQ.
23587 · Wicklow County Council · Lodged 6 July 2023
- Reference
- 23587
- Authority
- Wicklow County Council
- Register status
- In progress
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 6 July 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the demolition of a small branch library to make way for a major redevelopment of the Bray Library HQ. The new facility will feature a two-storey building with a round reading room, student study spaces, a children's library, a work-from-home hub with 18 offices, and a sensory garden.
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Official record
Development description
Demolition of the small branch library at the rear of wcc library hq building, take down the railings in front of the south pavilion on boghall road, move the rest of the railings and gates closer to the headquarters building, widen the footpath to provide spaces for bicycle parking, disabled parking for library users, form a new public entrance off boghall road leading directly into the library which is a two storey building with a round reading room, top lit by clerestory windows, with student study spaces overlooking the reading room. The form of the building is a cylinder within a square plan, with exhibition room, children's library ( including a storytelling theatre), changing places, a community meeting room, as well as eighteen small offices in a work from home hub. A sensory garden is proposed at the southeast of the building opposite the community centre. The library hq courtyard, (including the mobile library garage) will be retained. Attention to wcc policy for near zero energy building is part of the design of the new library
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Ballynoe Grove, Killarney Rd, Bray | Sept 2025 | €420,000 | 138 m |
| 12 Cedar Court, Bray, Co Wicklownot full market price | Nov 2025 | €180,000 | 142 m |
| 9 Ballynoe Grove, Kilbride Lane, Bray | Mar 2025 | €555,000 | 194 m |
| 12 Ballynoe Court, Kilbride Lane, Bray | Feb 2026 | €340,000 | 229 m |
| 9 Ballynoe Court, Killarney Road, Bray | Nov 2025 | €300,000 | 232 m |
| 3 Glenthorn, Killarney Rd, Bray Wicklow | Jan 2026 | €620,000 | 253 m |
| 127 Oldcourt Ave Bray, Wicklow | Mar 2025 | €160,000 | 264 m |
| 21 Herbert Park, Bray, Wicklow | Feb 2025 | €430,000 | 299 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received6 July 2023
- Decision due30 August 2023
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