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Mount Usher View, Main Street, Ashford

Demolition of partly built structures and construction of 38 apartments and commercial units in Ashford.

2460768 · Wicklow County Council · Lodged 6 December 2024

Reference: 2460768
Authority: Wicklow County Council
Register status: Withdrawn
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 6 December 2024

Summary

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This application seeks modifications to a previous permission, including the demolition of existing partly constructed structures. It proposes building two new 4-storey blocks containing 38 residential units, two commercial retail units, and a community library.

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Residential units: 38
Storeys: 4

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Development description

Modifications to substitute consent permission an bord pleanala ref abp-312283-21 including: demolition of the existing partly constructed built structures(indicated as block a and b in as-granted); construction of new block a(4 storey):consisting of 1no. Commercial retail unit on the lower ground floor accessed from the street level, 1no. Commercial retail unit and 1no. Community library on the upper ground floor accessed from public stairs, podium lift and 8 no. 1 bed residential units over the first, second floors over podium accessed by private staircases. Construction of new block b(4 storey): consisting of 24 residential units(8no. 1beds, 8no. 2bed apartments, 8no. 3bed duplex apartments) at the upper ground level, first, second and third floors over podium accessed by private staircases. Construction of new block b1(4 storey) consisting of 6no. Residential units(2no. 1beds, 2no. 2bed apartments, 2no. 3bed duplex apartments) on the upper ground level, first, second and third floors over podium accessed by private staircases. No modifications to be carried out on blocks c and d consisting of 11no. 3-storey terraced houses with ground-floor offices as permitted by reference to abp-312283-21 no modifications to block e consisting of 2no. 2.5-storey semi-detached houses as permitted by reference to abp-312283-21 vehicular access to the site is from two points on the northern and southern corners of the site from mount alto road(l1096), with associated under croft car parking at lower ground level. Pedestrian access at street level and at podium level through a set of public stairs, podium lift leading to podium level public open space/communal amenities; changes to site layouts including surface car parking, off streetcar parking, loading bay for deliveries to front of the commercial unit; associated ancillary site works with services including landscaping, water features and boundary treatments at mount usher view, main street, ashford, co. Wicklow. The overall final mix-use development on the site (1.19ha), including the modifications the subject of this application, will provide for 2 no. Retail units and 1 community library and 53 no. Residential units in total at mount usher view, main street, ashford, co. Wicklow this application is accompanied by the remedial natura impact statement (rnis) and remedial appropriate assessment screening(raa) as submitted under abp-312283-21

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Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
The Gables, Ballymacahara, Ashford Wicklow	Apr 2025	€795,000	204 m
Usher View, Ballinalea Rd, Ashford	Apr 2026	€770,000	342 m
Inchanappa House, Inchanappa, Wicklow	Apr 2026	€4,000,000	432 m

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Application received6 December 2024
Further information requested7 February 2025
Further information received11 July 2025
Application withdrawn9 October 2025

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