Upper Main Street, Arklow, Co. Wicklow
Demolition of derelict buildings to build 99 residential units, a creche, and commercial spaces.
2484 · Wicklow County Council · Lodged 23 February 2024
- Reference
- 2484
- Authority
- Wicklow County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 23 February 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThis major development involves the demolition of 1,292 sqm of derelict buildings to construct 59 apartments and 40 houses. The project also includes a mixed-use building, a creche, the refurbishment of a protected former cinema for commercial use, and the relocation of a protected Victorian letterbox.
- Residential units
- 99
- Floor area
- 1,292 m²
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Official record
Development description
Demolition of existing derelict buildings (1292 sqm); construction of 99 residential units comprising 59 no. Apartments with four blocks, ranging in height from 4 to 7 storeys (7 no. 1 bed units, 42 no. 2 bed units and 10 no. 3 bed units) and 40 no. 3 storey houses (20 no. 4 bed units); construction of a 350 sqm mixed use building of four storeys containing 350 sqm of retail space at ground floor and residential units above; refurbishment, extension and change of use from a derelict two storey house to a 146.3 sqm creche; refurbishment of the former ormonde cinema (record of protected structure ref. A39) for commercial use comprising 322.5 sqm office at first floor and 32 sqm office, 181 sqm lounge/café and 59 sqm café uses at ground floor; relocation of a victorian letterbox (record of protected structure ref. A40) within the scheme; provision of public open space including a new amphitheatre, a new plaza, communal and private open space; provision of internal access roads with vehicular, pedestrian and cyclist access and new vehicular access onto upper main street; 169 no. Car parking spaces and 196 no. Bicycle parking spaces provided at basement and surface level; realignment of coomie lane to create a new pedestrian links between vale road, upper main street and the river avoca walkway; all associated and ancillary site development works above and below ground, including signage, 2 no. Esb substations, alteration to existing landscape features, play area, sculpture, retaining walls, clearance works, landscaping, excavation, bin stores, boundary treatments and services provision
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment A, 6a Main Street, Arklow | Mar 2025 | €10,000 | 192 m |
| 1 Belfry Court, Martins Lane, Arklow | Mar 2026 | €250,000 | 198 m |
| Apt 1, 2 Manifolds Lane, Arklow | May 2025 | €127,500 | 217 m |
| Apt 2, 2 Manifolds Lane, Arklow | May 2025 | €127,500 | 217 m |
| 10 St Marys Court, St Marys Rd, Arklownot full market price | Jan 2025 | €130,000 | 217 m |
| 4 St Marys Court, Arklow, Wicklow | Feb 2025 | €225,000 | 217 m |
| 9 St Marys Court, Arklow, Wicklow | Mar 2025 | €215,000 | 217 m |
| 1 Manifolds Lane, Arklow, Wicklow | Mar 2025 | €222,000 | 222 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 received23 February 2024
- Further information requested16 April 2024
- Further information received5 September 2024
- Decision due30 October 2024
- Decision issued29 October 2024
- Grant issued4 December 2024
- Permission expiry3 December 2029
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