Newtown Centre/Newtown Square, Blessington Demesne, Blessington
Proposed development
A proposed development comprising 71 No. residential units and a retail/commercial space of approx. 96sq.m on a site of approx. 0.75 hectares adjoining generally the public road at Newtown Centre to the north, Newtown Square and apartments to the East and ‘Downshire Park’ residential development to the west and south. The residential development will consist of 35 No. 1 & 2 bedroom apartment units within a four storey building (Block 1), and 36 No. 2 & 3 bedroom duplex apartments within 3 No. three storey buildings (Blocks 2,3 & 4) comprising 5 No. 1 Bed Units, 48 No. 2 Bed Units and 18 No. 3 Bed Units together with all site development works and proposed access roads, car parking, bicycle parking, footpaths, bin storage, boundary treatments, public lighting, open space, soft and hard landscaping, electricity sub-station/switch room and new vehicular entrance onto the existing public road bounding the site to the north (Opposite Dunnes Stores) together with vehicular services access and provision for a future access to adjoining lands to the east from existing access road alongside the eastern site boundary and proposed connections to main services including surface water attenuation, foul sewers, surface water sewers and watermains
- Applicant
- Not published
- Authority
- Wicklow County Council
- Decision due
- 11 Feb 2026
Timeline
Application received
13 Feb 2025
Council asked for further information
8 Apr 2025
Further information received. If the council treats it as significant, a new submission period opens (check the council's file)
21 Aug 2025
Decision due
11 Feb 2026
Decision: conditional
10 Feb 2026
Appeal decided: conditional (PL-500906-WW-26)
8 Jul 2026
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Planning history within 750 m
completion of dwelling in accordance with Planning Register reference number 23/393, and retention permission for demolition of existing two storey dwelling and construction to date of replacement dwelling
demolition of all parts of the original two storey dwelling house, including its floor slab, and construction to date of a replacement dwelling with new foundations, retaining walls and rebuilt walls, occupying the same footprint and position shown on the approved drawings under PRR 23/393, permission is sought for completion of the dwelling, store, carport, access and landscaping to match the design approved under PRR 23/393
amendments to planning permission reference 25/60657 (principally relating to the construction of a new discount foodstore supermarket with ancillary off-licence sales, a café and conversion of vernacular townhouse). the proposed development comprises: 1) extensions of permitted foodstore building (totalling 197 sqm, externally to Northern elevation/side and internally through extended first floor plant deck area) along with reconfiguration of internal layout (sales, storage, welfare and ancillary areas) and associated / consequential elevational modifications (principally related to door / window / advertising panel configuration), overall resulting in a total gross floor space of 2,502 sqm and a net sales area of 1,572 sqm, in lieu of 2,305 sqm and 1,499 sqm permitted respectively), 2) additional elevational / roof changes to permitted Foodstore building including expansion of glazed façade to full height treatment on Dublin Road elevation, omission of (Southern) elevation high-level / clerestory glazing and replacement with rendered finish, omission (to relocated position) of previously permitted (roof mounted) plant compound, addition of roof access ladder to Eastern extent of Southern elevation, 3) revised elevations to permitted Café building, expanding render finishes; and, 4) revisions to overall site layout, including relocated trolley bay enclosure, reconfigured car park layout and hard and soft landscaping, creation of ground level plant compound and enclosure, modified boundary treatments and all other associated and ancillary amendments to planning permission reference 25/60657 above and below ground level
conversion / change of use of existing building to a 18 bedroom guesthouse on a protected structure, the works include, internal layout modifications, new windows and doors to both side elevations and rear elevation, new parking area to rear of existing building and associate works
installation of eight individual heritage information signs on the existing external ground floor wall of the bank
installation of eight individual heritage information signs on the existing external ground floor wall of the bank