Permission for development to construct a residential scheme at a site of c.

Application details

Planning reference

20260190

Council

Wexford County Council

Proposal description

Permission for development to construct a residential scheme at a site of c. 1.05 hectares at lands located at Oaklands, New Ross, County Wexford. The application site is principally bounded by an unnamed local road (providing access to Brandon House Hotel and Spa and The Grove) to the northwest; The Grove road to the northeast; the existing The Grove residential development to the southeast; and the R723 regional road to the southwest. The development will consist of the: construction of 44 no. residential units in the form of 2 no. three storey terraces comprising 22 no. one-bedroom apartments (ranging in area from c. 46.3 sqm to 52.2 sqm each), 20 no. two-bedroom duplex apartments (c. 86.1 sqm each) and 2 no. three-bedroom duplex apartments (c. 105.6 sqm each); provision of public open space (c. 0.4 hectares, communal open space (c. 400 sqm), and private open space (in the form of private garden areas and balconies); and provision of vehicular, cyclist and pedestrian access/egress and associated circulation routes (including the construction of a new entrance to the application site from The Grove road). The development will also consist of the provision of 40 no. car parking spaces; electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure; 90 no. bicycle parking spaces; bicycle storage; bin storage; an equipped play area; boundary treatments (including gates, piers, railings, walls); lighting; all hard and soft landscaping; provision of Sustainable Urban Drainage systems (SUDS); and all other associated site excavation, infrastructural and site development works above and below ground, changes in level and associated retaining features, and associated site servicing (foul and surface water drainage and water supply). A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the planning application

Location / address

Oaklands, New Ross Rural

Application type

Permission

Received / registered

17 Feb 2026

Council decision

Granted subject to conditions

Council decision date

4 Sept 2026