Previous Eir Buildings, Croghan Industrial Estate Emoclew Road, Arklow Co. Wicklow
Proposed development
Planning Permission for (1) Demolition of existing ancillary storage buildings, other roofed structures and water tower (2) The construction of 3 no single storey buildings, (units 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11) comprising total of 2861 square metres for general and light industry, enterprise units, retail warehouse, distribution warehouse and ancillary employment uses (3) The change of use of the ground floor of the existing 2 storey office building with ancillary uses, to 3no individual units (units 2, 3 and 4, 5) providing for ancillary employment uses, enterprise units and retail with ancillary staff facilities. Works include internal alterations at ground floor level and 4no new individual shopfront entrances. Rear extensions to infill spaces adjacent to link between the 2no existing buildings, to create extensions to units 2 and 3 with a pitched roof over. The first floor remains as office use, and for community/medical facilities (4) The existing single storey building attached to the existing 2 storey building via a link remains as storage uses, with no alterations (5) Conversion of and extension to the existing mono pitched roof bicycle shed adjacent to the existing 2 storey building, to form a new pitched roofed single storey building (unit 1) for ancillary employment uses, enterprise units and retail with ancillary staff facilities and with a new shopfront entrance (6) Conversion of and extension to the existing single storey flat roof structure at the site entrance, to form a new single storey pitched roofed building (unit x) for ancillary employment uses, enterprise units, retail, pharmacy with ancillary staff facilities (7) New vehicular and pedestrian entrance to the rear of the site from Emoclew Road, Croghan Industrial Estate (8) (a) Vehicular entrance off Emoclew Road is as existing (b) Boundaries fencing is as existing (c) Increase height of front boundary wall to car park / back of public footpath (d) Connection to existing services, and associated drainage works (e) Car and cycle parking is provided for the development (f) External signage for each unit (g) Pole sign at entrance and (h) all ancillary site development works
- Applicant
- Not published
- Authority
- Wicklow County Council
- Decision due
- 28 Nov 2026
Timeline
Application received
20 Jul 2026
Last day for public submissions (est.)
Sun 23 Aug 2026
Council asked for further information
3 Sept 2026
Further information received. If the council treats it as significant, a new submission period opens (check the council's file)
1 Nov 2026
Decision due
28 Nov 2026
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Planning history within 750 m
new single storey special education needs extension to the southeast of the building and remodelling of existing technology and metalwork rooms to provide for 3 SEN classrooms, and ancillary accommodation (975m2) with external storage areas (78m2) and amenity space, proposed single storey extension to rear of the building to provide new engineering room and office, including internal remodelling (172 m2), demolition of external storage structures, new access road to existing yard, 31 no. replacement car parking spaces, new storage sheds, new foul and surface water drainage, landscape planting and hard landscaping including all associated and ancillary works
construction of four no. light industrial / enterprise units for employment-generating use, including vehicle-related service uses, each incorporating ancillary office, WC and kitchenette facilities, together with associated car parking, drainage infrastructure (including oil and silt separation) and all associated site development works
as constructed single storey extension, c.21sqm, and all associated site works
section 42 - extension of appropriate period - 19/1171 - housing estate on a 1.6744HA site, on the north side of Coolgreany Road, Arklow, comprising of 33 units in total: (A) the construction of six no. 4 bedroom, semi detached 2 storey houses, 26 no. 3 bedroom semi-detached 2 storey houses and one no. 4 bedroom, detached 2 storey house; (B) the construction of a new access road and footpaths (cul-de-sac) and pedestrian access off Coolgreaney Road and all associated boundary treatment works; (C) provision of a 5,897sqm open space are comprising of 4,097sqm of usable public open space suitable for recreational use; (D) all associated ancillary site development works
provision of an additional door on front elevation to facilitate access to rear garden via a corridor including ancillary work
construction of a single story extension to side / fore of existing childcare facility to accommodate additional ECCE room and bin storage area, New classroom to accommodate 22 children, (area=51m2), with amendments to elevations, with new entrance canopy, & amendment to carparking layout