Upper Main Street, Arklow, Co. Wicklow

• The omission of the previously permitted 4 storey block 1, which comprised 19 no. Apartment units (3 no. 1 bed and 16 no. 3 bed)
• The reconfiguration of block 2, increasing the number of units from 16 no. (13 no. 2 bed and 3 no. 3 bed) units to 18 no. (1 no. Studio, 3 no. 1 bed and 14 no. 2 bed) along with reduction in building height from 7 to 6 storeys and associated elevation changes to balconies and window openings and provision of private open space and communal open space
• The omission of the previously permitted block 3, which comprised 10 no. Apartment units (9 no. 2 bed and 1 no. 3 bed), to be replaced with 3-storey 3 no. 4 bed dwelling units
• The replacement of 20 no. Permitted 4 bed housing units along the riverwalk with 3-storey 32 no. Duplex units (16 no. 2 bed and 16 no. 3 bed units) and associated services
• The relocation of surface car parking at the site to accommodate the provision of 3-storey 12 no. Duplex units (6 no. 2 bed and 6 no. 3 bed units) and associated services
• Reconfiguration of the permitted 146.3 sqm childcare facility, including alteration of associated private open space
• An increase from the permitted 810 sqm to 818.9 sqm of communal open space on foot of the amendments to the typology and mix proposed
• An increase from the permitted 4188 sqm to 4354.98 sqm of public open space on foot of the amended site layout
• A reduction from the permitted 169 car parking spaces to 162 car parking spaces and increase from the permitted 177 bicycle spaces to 203 bicycle spaces
• Revised internal road layout to facilitate development associated with this amendment
• Amendments to the drainage layout to reflect the proposed amendments
• All associated site development works, boundary treatments, landscaping, retaining walls, bin stores, bike parking and site services necessary to facilitate the proposed amendments

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.

1. Application received24 September 2025
2. Further information requested12 November 2025
3. Further information received10 February 2026
4. Decision due9 March 2026
5. Decision issued4 March 2026
6. Grant issued7 April 2026
7. Permission expiry6 April 2031

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