GrantedHousing estateDecided 18 June 2025

The former ‘Veha’ factory, West of The Murrough Road to the north of Wicklow Town, Wicklow Co. Wicklow

Demolition of the former Veha factory to build a 116-bedroom hotel, 107 homes, offices, a cafe, and a creche.

2460825 · Wicklow County Council · Lodged 23 December 2024

Reference: 2460825
Authority: Wicklow County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 23 December 2024

Summary

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This major mixed-use development proposes the demolition of all existing factory buildings. It will be replaced by a five-storey hotel, 107 residential units (houses, townhouses, and duplexes), a two-storey office and cafe block, and a creche.

Housing estatehotelmixed usecrechedemolition

Residential units: 107
Storeys: 5

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Official record

Development description

Development comprises of
Demolition of all existing buildings on the site
Construction of a mixed use development comprising of the following uses: (a) a 116 no. Bedroom hotel of circa 5,214 sq. M gross with a height of five storeys plus rooftop plant, and including ancillary hotel facilities including bar, restaurant and business centre. (b) 107 no. Residential units in a mix of houses (28 no. ), townhouses (60 no. ) and duplexes (19 no. ) with a total residential floorspace of 12,492 sq. M gross. The overall residential mix is: 12 no. One beds, 5 no. 2 beds, 78 no. 3 beds and 12 no. Four beds. There will be 16 no. Three bed and 12 no four bed houses, 60 no. Three bed townhouses, and 12 no. One beds, 5 no. Two beds, and 2 no. Three bed apartment duplexes. House type 1, townhouse type 1, townhouse type 2, and duplex type 2 are three storeys in height. House type 2 and duplex type 1 are two storeys in height. (c) the provision of own door offices of circa 223 sq. M and a shop/café of circa 160 sq. M in a single block of 2 storeys in height (d) a creche of circa 454 sq. M in a two storey building
A total of 216 no. Surface car parking spaces (including visitor, accessible and ev charging spaces), comprising of: 6 no. Spaces for the creche, 3 no. Spaces for the shop/café, 3 no. Spaces for the own door offices, 66 no. Spaces for the hotel, and 138 no. Spaces for residential
A total of 72 no. Bicycle parking comprising of: (a) 28 no. Spaces for the duplex units; (b) 28 no. Spaces visitor/public in sheltered bicycle storage; (c) 6 no. Spaces for the hotel. (d) 4 no. Spaces for the office use (e) 2 no. Spaces for the shop/café (f) 4 no. Spaces for the creche
Open space comprising of: (a) 4,200 sq. M public open space including pocket parks and playgrounds; (b) 598 sqm of communal open space to serve the duplex units. 6.2 no. New vehicular access the murrough road, 1 no. For the hotel and 1 no. For the residential units
Infrastructure works to serve the proposed development to include the internal road network, esb substations/switchrooms, pv panels, green roofs, lighting, site drainage works including pumping station, hard and soft landscaping, boundary treatment, and all ancillary site services and development works above and below ground. A natura impact statement is submitted to the planning authority with this application

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Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
34 Church Gate, Station Rd, Wicklow Town	Dec 2025	€560,000	235 m
32 Church Gate, Station Rd, Wicklow	Jan 2025	€415,000	243 m
19 Church Gate, Wicklow, Co Wicklow	Feb 2025	€450,000	282 m
1 Westmount Court, Wicklow, Wicklow	Feb 2025	€485,000	448 m
7 Marine View, The Murrough, Wicklow Town	Dec 2025	€370,000	471 m

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Key dates

Timeline

Application received23 December 2024
Further information requested24 February 2025
Further information received28 April 2025
Decision due22 June 2025
Decision issued18 June 2025
Grant issued22 July 2025
Permission expiry21 July 2030

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