Conways field Naas Road Baltinglass Road and the Old Ballymore Road, Blessington, Co Wicklow
Construction of a supermarket, a public park, a café, and a retail unit in Blessington.
2360307 · Wicklow County Council · Lodged 25 September 2023
- Reference
- 2360307
- Authority
- Wicklow County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 25 September 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe development comprises a single-storey supermarket with first-floor staff facilities, surface parking, EV charging, and signage. It also includes a public park, a café building with an additional retail unit below, and a new linking footpath.
- Storeys
- 2
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
The construction of supermarket with ancillary off-licence sales area, primarily in a single storey structure with a first-floor area for staff facilities. Provision of surface level car parking spaces, including electrical vehicle (ev) charging spaces and pre-wiring other spaces to accommodate future ev parking; cycle stands; trolley shelter; hard and soft landscaping; boundary treatments including retaining structures throughout the development; esb substation building; site lighting; external mechanical plant area; bin store; roof mounted photovoltaic panels; all advertising signage including a “flagpole” style advertising sign at the proposed vehicle entrance on the naas road. Construction of a public park and café building with a further retail unit (two storey structure) below the café facing on to the proposed car park. The public park area extends north across the proposed entrance to the development to take in a treed, green area along boundary with the naas road the development includes all site engineering works, drainage, water supply and suds works. Construction of a new footpath linking the baltinglass road and the old ballymore road and works to existing footpaths to tie into the proposed development the application is accompanied by a natura impact statement.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Rockypool Villas, Blessington, Wicklow | Jul 2025 | €242,000 | 81 m |
| 6a - Rockypool Villas, Blessington, Wicklow | Dec 2025 | €262,500 | 85 m |
| 6b - Rockypool Villas, Blessington, Wicklow | Dec 2025 | €265,000 | 85 m |
| 6b - Rockypool Villas, Blessington, Wicklow | Apr 2026 | €275,000 | 85 m |
| 7b Rockypool Villas, Blessington, Wicklow | Nov 2025 | €280,000 | 91 m |
| 10 Beechdale Way, Blessington, Wicklow | Dec 2025 | €412,000 | 117 m |
| 1 Rockypool Gardens, Blessington, Wicklow | Mar 2025 | €397,000 | 130 m |
| 12 Beechdale Close, Blessington, Co Wicklow | Sept 2025 | €485,000 | 159 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 received25 September 2023
- Decision due19 November 2023
- Decision issued14 November 2023
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