Santryhill, Blessington, Co. Wicklow
Construction of 69 residential units including 35 houses and 34 duplex/apartment units with solar panels.
2560090 · Wicklow County Council · Lodged 14 February 2025
- Reference
- 2560090
- Authority
- Wicklow County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 14 February 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposed development in Blessington consists of 69 residential dwellings. This includes a mix of 35 terraced houses and 3 duplex blocks containing 17 apartments and 17 duplex units, complete with solar panels, parking, and a new vehicular access road.
- Residential units
- 69
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
69no. Residential dwellings (total), in a mix of 35no. 2-3 storey terraced houses (28no. 3-bed, 4no. 4-bed & 3no. 5-bed) and 3no. 3- storey duplex blocks containing 17no. 2-bed apartments and 17no. 3-bed duplex units. All associated and ancillary site development, landscaping and boundary treatment works, including: pv solar panels on roof of all houses and duplex blocks, public, communal and private open space; surface water drainage detention basin; public lighting; 132no. Surface car parking spaces; 92no. Bicycle parking spaces (including 72no. Spaces in 3no. Bike stores); bin stores; new vehicular, cycle and pedestrian site access via the blessington inner relief road (birr) permitted under wicklow county council reg. Ref. 23689, and pedestrian and cycle path facilitating potential future connection to woodleigh avenue. A natura impact statement (nis) has been prepared in respect of the proposed development and accompanies this application
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Woodleigh Close, Blessington, Co Wicklow | Aug 2025 | €360,000 | 146 m |
| 2 Woodleigh Close, Blessington, Co Wicklow | Dec 2025 | €355,000 | 168 m |
| 39 Woodleigh Way, Blessington, Wicklow | Apr 2026 | €330,000 | 193 m |
| 33 Woodleigh Way, Blessington, Wicklow | Mar 2026 | €290,000 | 201 m |
| 18 Woodleigh Park, Blessington, Wicklow | Jul 2025 | €318,000 | 206 m |
| 16 Woodleigh Park, Blessington, Wicklow | Jan 2026 | €427,000 | 208 m |
| 16 Woodleigh Way, Blessington, Wicklow | Jul 2025 | €272,000 | 252 m |
| 6 Woodleigh Grove, Blessington, Wicklow | Apr 2026 | €295,000 | 272 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 received14 February 2025
- Decision due10 April 2025
- Decision issued7 April 2025
- Appeal submitted6 May 2025
- Appeal decided17 November 2025
- Permission expiry16 November 2030
In the area
Applications near this site
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- Refused50 m away
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211396WicklowLodged 22 Nov 2021Housing estate
- Awaiting decision70 m away
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211332WicklowLodged 5 Nov 2021Housing estate
- Awaiting decision110 m away
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191376WicklowLodged 20 Dec 2019
- Granted140 m away
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2460057WicklowLodged 6 Feb 2024Extension
- Granted200 m away
Single storey extension to the side and rear of existing dwelling and all associated site works
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20614WicklowLodged 29 Jun 2020Extension
- Awaiting decision220 m away
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Holyvalley , Blessington , Co. Wicklow
21359WicklowLodged 1 Apr 2021New dwelling
- Granted220 m away
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161274WicklowLodged 21 Nov 2016New dwelling
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