Blessington Demesne, Blessington, Co. Wicklow
Large-scale residential development of 325 homes in Blessington.
2560548 · Wicklow County Council · Lodged 18 July 2025
- Reference
- 2560548
- Authority
- Wicklow County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 18 July 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThis application proposes revisions to a previously permitted scheme, now delivering 325 residential units. The development comprises 278 two-storey houses and 47 apartments in a four-storey block, alongside public open spaces and infrastructure.
- Residential units
- 325
- Storeys
- 4
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Official record
Development description
- Large-scale residential development at this site c. 9.98 ha. The application provides for amendments to the decision of an coimisiún pleanála (ref . 319657-24 and wicklow county council ref. 23/689) which permitted a town park of 10.65 ha. And c. 700m of the blessington inner relief road (birr). The proposed development provides for revisions to the previously proposed residential development comprising 329 units and will consist of
- 325 residential units including: o 278 two storey houses (28 no. 2-bed, 218 no. 3-bed, 32 no. 4 bed. ) comprising of semi-detached and terraced units. O
- No. Apartments (22 no. 1 bed, 25 no. 2 bed) provided within 1 no. Four-storey block
- Car and bicycle parking spaces to include: o 534 no. Car parking spaces for the houses, 53 no. Spaces for the apartments. O 72 bicycle spaces for the apartments & 46 visitor spaces across the scheme
- 1.04 ha public open space including pocket parks and playgrounds
- 1,290 sqm of communal open space
- Two new vehicular access off oak drive and one new vehicular access off the blessington inner relief road
- Infrastructure works to serve the housing development to include the internal road network
- Esb substations/switch rooms, lighting, site drainage works and all ancillary site services and development works above and below ground; and
- Temporary permission for up to 3 years is also sought for the erection of three marketing signs (4.55 m high and 13.73 sqm each) and a marketing suite. A natura impact statement has been prepared in respect of the proposed development and is submitted with the application
Built & sold
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Woodleigh Way, Blessington, Wicklow | Jul 2025 | €272,000 | 400 m |
| 6 Woodleigh Grove, Blessington, Wicklow | Apr 2026 | €295,000 | 423 m |
| 33 Woodleigh Way, Blessington, Wicklow | Mar 2026 | €290,000 | 447 m |
| 39 Woodleigh Way, Blessington, Wicklow | Apr 2026 | €330,000 | 455 m |
| 2 Woodleigh Close, Blessington, Co Wicklow | Dec 2025 | €355,000 | 497 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 received18 July 2025
- Decision due11 September 2025
- Decision issued11 September 2025
- Grant issued14 October 2025
- Permission expiry13 October 2030
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