Downshire Gardens, Blessington Demesne, Blessington
Extension of duration for a 58-unit apartment development across three blocks.
268 · Wicklow County Council · Lodged 9 January 2026
- Reference
- 268
- Authority
- Wicklow County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- EXTENSION OF DURATION
- Received
- 9 January 2026
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks to extend the planning permission for a housing development consisting of 58 apartments. The units are distributed across three apartment blocks ranging from three to four storeys in height.
- Residential units
- 58
- Storeys
- 4
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Official record
Development description
- Section 42 - extension of appropriate period
- (abp-306425-20) 19/1020 - housing development to include (a) apartment block a (three - four storeys in height) consisting of 3 no 3 bedroom apartment, 14 no 2 bedroom apartments and 5 no 1 bed apartments (b) apartment block b (three - four storeys in height) consisting of 3 no 3 bedroom apartments, 14 no 2 bedroom apartments and 1 no 1 bed apartment (c) apartment block c (three - four storeys in height) consisting of 3 no 3 bedroom apartments, 4 no 2 bedroom apartments and 8 no 1 bed room apartments. The total number of apartments is 58 (d) connection to main services and all associated site development works including attenuation, foul drains, surface water drains, water main roads, car parking bicycle parking, footpaths, bin storage, boundaries, and boundary treatment, public lighting, mini pillars, open space and landscaping (e) 2 no new site entrances
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 St Josephs Rd, Blessington, Wicklow | Nov 2025 | €380,000 | 59 m |
| 16 St Joseph's Road, Blessington, Co Wicklownot full market price | Apr 2025 | €121,406 | 64 m |
| 47 Oak Drive, Blessington Co Wicklownot full market price | May 2025 | €180,000 | 201 m |
| 8 Blessington Town Sq, Blessington, Co Wicklow | Dec 2025 | €230,000 | 227 m |
| 27 The Close, Downshire Park, Blessington | Dec 2025 | €220,000 | 232 m |
| 37 The Close, Downshire Park, Blessington | Aug 2025 | €200,000 | 234 m |
| 17 The Close, Downshire Park, Blessington | Mar 2026 | €233,000 | 240 m |
| Apt 1 Civic Building, Blessington, Wicklow | Dec 2025 | €250,000 | 248 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received9 January 2026
- Decision due5 March 2026
- Decision issued28 January 2026
- Permission expiry1 April 2028
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