Planning Permission Ireland
RefusedApartmentsDecided 12 July 2024

Site at Main Street Market Square, Wicklow Town, Co. Wicklow

Demolition of a building to construct a three-storey mixed-use building with six apartments and a retail unit.

2460288 · Wicklow County Council · Lodged 28 May 2024

Reference
2460288
Authority
Wicklow County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
28 May 2024

Summary

AI-generated

The development involves demolishing an existing two-storey building to construct a three-storey over lower ground floor mixed-use building. It will accommodate six apartments, a ground-floor retail unit, and a rear car park with six spaces.

Apartmentsapartmentsretaildemolitiontown centre
Residential units
6
Storeys
3
Floor area
41 m²

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

(i) demolition of the existing two-storey mixed-use building and removal of the existing private vehicular entrance off main street; (ii) construction of a three-storey over lower ground floor mixed-use building accommodating 6 no. Apartment units (5 no. Two-bedroom, 1 no. One-bedroom) and a retail unit (41sq. M) at ground floor level with separate pedestrian access for both retail and residential via main street; (iii) provision of a car park (6 no. Spaces) for residential use to the rear of the building, accessed via an existing access ramp from main street; and, (iv) all associated site works inclusive of boundary treatments, suds, drainage, landscaping and ancillary works. Each residential apartment will be served by private amenity space in the form of a balcony off the rear elevation, will be provided with a dedicated store area at lower ground floor level, will have a secondary pedestrian access point at the rear of the building at lower ground floor level, and will have shared access to a bin store and bicycle store (12 no. Parking spaces) at lower ground floor level

Built & sold

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
1 Earlton House, South Quay, Wicklow TownMar 2026€180,00025 m
New Street, Wicklow Town, WicklowAug 2025€115,00035 m
17 Upper Mall, Main St, WicklowFeb 2025€95,67574 m
Unit B, New Street, Wicklow TownOct 2025€100,00075 m
Apt The Forgotten Lady, New St, WicklowJan 2026€65,00078 m
5 Quarantine Hill, Wicklow Town, WicklowDec 2025€350,00088 m
2 Market Street, Wicklow Townprice excludes VATNov 2025€415,000105 m
Keepers Lodge, Cullentra, RathdrumMar 2026€380,000106 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 received28 May 2024
  2. Decision due22 July 2024
  3. Decision issued12 July 2024

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