Planning applications in Blessington

36-Unit Duplex Development at Burgage Manor

demolition of existing boundary wall • construction of 3 no. duplex blocks, each comprising of the 6 No. 2 bedroom units and 6 No. 3 bedroom units, totalling 36 No. residential units on site • construction of communal refuse storage building and bicycle storage lockers • all together with associated works including new footpath arrangements, external steps, drainage, connections, landscaping, car and bicycle parking, private and public open space areas

“Burgage Manor” Burgage More , Blessington , Co. Wicklow · 11 Aug 2026

• demolition of existing boundary wall • construction of 3 no. duplex blocks, each comprising of the 6 No. 2 bedroom units and 6 No. 3 bedroom units, totalling 36 No. residential units on site • construction of communal refuse storage building and bicycle storage lockers • all together with associated works including new footpath arrangements, external steps, drainage, connections, landscaping, car and bicycle parking, private and public open space areas • a natura impact statement will be submitted to the planning authority with the application

“Burgage Manor” Burgage More , Blessington , Co. Wicklow · 17 Jul 2026

13-Unit Housing Development, Santry Hill

housing development consisting of 13 dwelling units consisting of 6 number three storey 4 beds and 7 number two storey 3 beds with connection to services and all associated site works including roads, footpaths, boundaries and boundary treatment, public lighting, open spaces, and landscaping and a new vehicular and pedestrian entrance from Woodleigh Park along with providing pedestrian access from Woodleigh Park to the N81. A Natura impact Statement will be submitted as part of this application

Santry Hill , Blessington , Co. Wicklow · 29 Apr 2026

13-Unit Housing Development, Santry Hill

housing development consisting of 13 dwelling units consisting of 6 number three storey 4 beds and 7 number two storey 3 beds with connection to services and all associated site works including roads, footpaths, boundaries and boundary treatment, public lighting, open spaces, and landscaping and a new vehicular and pedestrian entrance from Woodleigh Park along with providing pedestrian access from Woodleigh Park to the N81, at Santry Hill, Blessington, Co. Wicklow. A natura impact assessment has been submitted as part of this application

Santry Hill , Blessington , Co. Wicklow · 20 Apr 2026

Downshire Hotel, Blessington: 70-Unit Mixed-Use Development

1. demolition of non-historic / non-original extensions to rear and (north) side of former Hotel and Townhouse and associated and ancillary site clearance and preparation; 2. conversion / refurbishment of historic / original core of former Hotel to (licenced) Bar / Restaurant / Hospitality use at ground floor level (with associated covered seating / dining area to Northern façade, incorporating external passenger lift adjoining Main Street, for accessible entrance to premises), and to residential use at first floor level (comprising 3 no. apartments), including the construction of new two storey extension to rear of building; 3. conversion / refurbishment of historic / original Coach Houses to rear of former Hotel and Townhouse to (two storey) Café (A) and (single storey) Residential (1 no. apartment) use (B); 4. refurbishment of adjoining Townhouse for use as two storey residential dwelling; 5. construction of three residential blocks comprising: a) a part-three part-four storey (over ground floor undercroft parking) Apartment Block (A) containing 21 no. apartments; b) a part-four part-five storey Apartment Block (B) containing 35 no. apartments; and, c) a block (C) / terrace of duplex apartments and houses up to three storey in height containing 9 no. units. 6. vehicular and pedestrian access via upgrading and repositioning of existing Kilbride Road entrance, along with pedestrian accesses from Main Street; and, 7. associated development and works including hard and soft landscaping, internal roads / footpaths / shared spaces, cycle and car parking, public and private amenity and open spaces, boundary treatments, public lighting, waste management facilities and all other ancillary works above and below ground including connections to water supply, surface water infrastructure, wastewater infrastructure and utilities (including electrical sub-station / kiosk and subsidiary equipment as required)

Downshire Hotel (a Protected Structure) adjoining ‘Foley’s House’ Townhouse and their attendant grounds to rear , Main Street and Kilbride Road , Blessington · 17 Nov 2025

13-Home Housing Development, Santry Hill

a housing development consisting of 13 dwelling units consisting of 6 number three storey 4 beds and 7 number two storey 3 beds with connection to services and all associated site works including roads, footpaths, boundaries and boundary treatment, public lighting, open spaces, and landscaping and a new vehicular and pedestrian entrance from Woodleigh Park along with providing pedestrian access from Woodleigh Park to the N81. A Natura impact assessment has been submitted as part of this application

Santry Hill , Blessington , Co. Wicklow · 9 Sept 2024

71-Unit Residential Development, Newtown Square, Blessington

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

Newtown Centre/Newtown Square , Blessington Demesne , Blessington · 13 Feb 2025

329-Unit Residential Development at Blessington

LARGE-SCALE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT consisting of 329 residential units and associated site works , the development will also include : the extension of the Blessington Inner Relief Road (approx. 700m long) from the existing 4-arm roundabout at Blessington Demesne Lands, running north west of Blessington Business Park, and north of the Woodleigh residential area to a new four-arm roundabout junction on the N81 Dublin Road. The new roundabout will consolidate existing junctions with Holyvalley, Doran's Pit and the Roadstone quarry site. A new junction will be provided to the Roadstone Quarry Access Road north of the road's alignment. The scheme will comprise a two-lane single carriageway road with cycle lanes and foothpaths, landscaping and drainage works (including attenuation ponds & Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDS)); road signage and all ancillary site services and development works above and below ground. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report and a Natura Impact Statement have been prepared in respect of the proposed development and are submitted with the application

Site c. 25.14 ha on lands within the townlands of , Blessington Demesne Newpaddocks and Santryhill , Blessington · 5 Sept 2023

proposed residential development is for 56no. dwellings (total), including: 36no. 2-storey, own-door terraced houses (24no. 3-bed and 12n. 4-bed) and 20no. duplex/apartment units (10no. 2-bed and 10no. 3-bed) accommodated in 3no. 3-storey buildings. All houses have private rear gardens. All duplex/apartment units have private patios or balconies located on the eastern building elevations. Associated & ancillary site development, landscaping and boundary treatment works include: vehicular, pedestrian and cycle access via Woodleigh Avenue. Pedestrian & cycle access via the Dublin Road (N81). A road spur to the northern site boundary to facilitate future vehicular, pedestrian and cycle access to the planned Blessington Inner Relief Road. Public open space (c. 3,159 sqm). Total 110no. surface level car parking spaces (72no. for houses, 32no. for duplex/apartment units & 6no. visitor spaces). 60no. bicycle parking spaces. Bin stores. A Natura Statement accompanies the Planning Application

Santryhill , Blessington , Co. Wicklow · 22 Nov 2021

proposed residential development is for 56no. dwellings (total), including: 36no. 2-storey, own-door terraced houses (24no. 3-bed and 12n. 4-bed) and 20no. duplex/apartment units (10no. 2-bed and 10no. 3-bed) accommodated in 3no. 3-storey buildings, all houses have private rear gardens. All duplex/apartment units have private patios or balconies located on the eastern building elevations. Associated & ancillary site development, landscaping and boundary treatment works include: vehicular, pedestrian and cycle access via Woodleigh Avenue. Pedestrian & cycle access via the Dublin Road (N81). A road spur to the northern site boundary to facilitate future vehicular, pedestrian and cycle access to the planned Blessington Inner Relief Road. Public open space (c. 3,159 sqm). Total 110no. surface level car parking spaces (72no. for houses, 32no. for duplex/apartment units & 6no. visitor spaces). 60no. bicycle parking spaces. Bin stores. A Natura Statement accompanies the Planning Application.

Santryhill , Blessington , Co. Wicklow · 5 Nov 2021

to facilitate proposed residential development (69 no residential units) and proposed primary school (circa 2,334.70 sqm) on adjacent lands at Kilmalum, Blessington, Co. Kildare comprising of the upgrade to the Kilmalum Road from the Roundabout junction of Kilmalum Road with Kilmalum Crescent to the culvert ovr the Deerpark Watercourse and these works are to comprise replacement of the existing dished curb and crossing with a new ramped pelican pedestrian crossing, improved pedestrian and cycle connections, new 'in-only' vehicular entrance onto the Kilmalum Road and underground connection to the existing watermain

Kilmalum Road (Burgage More townland) , Blessington , Co. Wicklow · 27 Aug 2021

• 91 houses in a mix of detached, semi-detached and terraced houses to include 20 no. 4-bed and 71 no. 3-bed with associated public open space. • One access off the Blessington Inner Relief Road and one off the School Link Road. • A 2.66 ha town park to include: play areas, a wetland and meadow, a woodland, the enhancement of an existing pond and of a stream, a fitness trail and a car park (22 no. spaces), • A 1,082.27 m greenway with possible future connection to Glen Ding Woods to the north; • Boundary treatment, public lighting, site drainage works, an ESB substation (c.8.3sqm) and all ancillary site services and development works above and below ground. • Infrastructure works to include the internal road network and part of the Blessington Inner Relief Road connecting to the Oak Drive Roundabout Temporary permission is also sought for the erection of two marketing signs (4.55 m high and 13.73 sqm each). Site C 9.56 Ha

Blessington Demesne , Blessington , Co. Wicklow · 13 Nov 2020

Doran’s Pit Complex Sand and Gravel Extension

• extension of the existing sand and gravel pit, in two separate but contiguous working areas on the eastern side of the Doran’s Pit Complex; • installation of new site infrastructure to facilitate the proposed pit development, principally a weighbridge and associated site / weighbridge office, a wheelwash, additional settlement lagoons, electrical charging infrastructure, staff welfare facilities and equipment / sample storage facilities; • stripping of overburden soils for immediate use in construction of environmental / perimeter safety bunds and stockpiling of any excess topsoil and overburden soil cover pending its re-use as cover material in future pit restoration works; • extraction of in-situ sand and gravel to within 2m of the in-situ groundwater table using battery powered (i.e. non-fossil fuel powered) mechanical excavators; • temporary removal and subsequent reinstatement of the existing internal haul road running north-south inside the eastern property boundary. The reinstated road will be lowered to run over the working floor of the Upper Pit and will rise northwards on an earth embankment (ramp) to the existing site access along Darker’s Lane; • transfer of excavated sand and gravel to the existing processing (washing and screening) plant to the west of the excavation area using battery powered dump trucks; • continued processing of excavated sand and gravel at the existing (mains-powered) processing plant to the west of the excavation area; • use of the adjoining (existing) pond and additional (new) ponds to settle out the separated fine particulate (silt) materials; • continued stockpiling of unprocessed sand and gravel and/or processed aggregates around the washing and screening plant, as required; • dispatch of processed aggregates off-site via the existing site access road and its junction with the N81 National Secondary Road at Santryhill (and any future replacement link road to the Blessington Inner Relief Road constructed over the life of the proposed development); • upgrading of the internal haul roads across Roadstone lands as required to support the proposed pit development, to include re-surfacing of the section between the proposed wheelwash facility and the existing N81 junction where necessary; • implementation of scheme to progressively restore excavated pit areas (in phases) to agricultural grassland in tandem with extraction activities

Dillonsdown Deerpark Newpaddocks and Santryhill Townlands , Blessington , Co. Wicklow · 22 Dec 2025

• extension of the existing sand and gravel pit, in two separate but contiguous working areas on the eastern side of the Doran’s Pit Complex; • installation of new site infrastructure to facilitate the proposed pit development, principally a weighbridge and associated site / weighbridge office, a wheelwash, additional settlement lagoons, electrical charging infrastructure, staff welfare facilities and equipment / sample storage facilities; • stripping of overburden soils for immediate use in construction of environmental / perimeter safety bunds and stockpiling of any excess topsoil and overburden soil cover pending its re-use as cover material in future pit restoration works; • extraction of in-situ sand and gravel to within 2m of the in-situ groundwater table using battery powered (i.e. non-fossil fuel powered) mechanical excavators; • temporary removal and subsequent reinstatement of the existing internal haul road running north-south inside the eastern property boundary. The reinstated road will be lowered to run over the working floor of the Upper Pit and will rise northwards on an earth embankment (ramp) to the existing site access along Darker’s Lane; • transfer of excavated sand and gravel to the existing processing (washing and screening) plant to the west of the excavation area using battery powered dump trucks; • continued processing of excavated sand and gravel at the existing (mains-powered) processing plant to the west of the excavation area; • use of the adjoining (existing) pond and additional (new) ponds to settle out the separated fine particulate (silt) materials; • continued stockpiling of unprocessed sand and gravel and/or processed aggregates around the washing and screening plant, as required; • dispatch of processed aggregates off-site via the existing site access road and its junction with the N81 National Secondary Road at Santryhill (and any future replacement link road to the Blessington Inner Relief Road constructed over the life of the proposed development); • upgrading of the internal haul roads across Roadstone lands as required to support the proposed pit development, to include re-surfacing of the section between the proposed wheelwash facility and the existing N81 junction where necessary; • implementation of scheme to progressively restore excavated pit areas (in phases) to agricultural grassland in tandem with extraction activities

Dillonsdown Deerpark Newpaddocks and Santryhill Townlands , Blessington , Co. Wicklow · 17 Nov 2025

The development on a 24.3-hectare application site comprises: • Extension of the existing sand and gravel pit, in two separate but contiguous working areas on the eastern side of the Doran’s Pit Complex; • Installation of new site infrastructure to facilitate the proposed pit development, principally a weighbridge and associated site / weighbridge office, a wheelwash, additional settlement lagoons, electrical charging infrastructure, staff welfare facilities and equipment / sample storage facilities; • Stripping of overburden soils for immediate use in construction of environmental / perimeter safety bunds and stockpiling of any excess topsoil and overburden soil cover pending its re-use as cover material in future pit restoration works; • Extraction of in-situ sand and gravel to within 2m of the in-situ groundwater table using battery powered (i.e. non-fossil fuel powered) mechanical excavators; • Temporary removal and subsequent reinstatement of the existing internal haul road running north-south inside the eastern property boundary. The reinstated road will be lowered to run over the working floor of the Upper Pit and will rise northwards on an earth embankment (ramp) to the existing site access along Darker’s Lane; • Transfer of excavated sand and gravel to the existing processing (washing and screening) plant to the west of the excavation area using battery powered dump trucks; • Continued processing of excavated sand and gravel at the existing (mains-powered) processing plant to the west of the excavation area; • Use of the adjoining (existing) pond and additional (new) ponds to settle out the separated fine particulate (silt) materials; • Continued stockpiling of unprocessed sand and gravel and/or processed aggregates around the washing and screening plant, as required; • Dispatch of processed aggregates off-site via the existing site access road and its junction with the N81 National Secondary Road at Santryhill (and any future replacement link road to the Blessington Inner Relief Road constructed over the life of the proposed development); • Upgrading of the internal haul roads across Roadstone lands as required to support the proposed pit development, to include re-surfacing of the section between the proposed wheelwash facility and the existing N81 junction where necessary; • Implementation of scheme to progressively restore excavated pit areas (in phases) to agricultural grassland in tandem with extraction activities.

Dillonsdown Deerpark Newpaddocks and Santryhill Townlands , Blessington , Co Wicklow · 6 Nov 2025

use of an existing internal haul road at Doran's pit, Blessington for the importation of inert soil and stone waste for backfilling and restoration / recovery at a soil recovery facility to be established at Redbog Pit in Co. Kildare. The proposed haul road extends over 2.9 hectares, from an existing junction with the N81 National Secondary Road at Santryhill townland and through the townlands of Newpaddocks and Dillonsdown to the county boundary with Co. Kildare. Planning permission is sought for a period of 30 years. The proposed soil waste recovery facility at Redbog Pit requires a waste licence from the Environmental Protection Agency. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) will be suibmitted to the Planning Authority in connection with the application

Santryhill , Newpaddocks & Dillonsdown Townlands , Blessington · 24 Jul 2020

permission for a period of 10 years to construct and complete a solar PV energy development and grid route, with a total site area of 28 hectares comprising of the construction of PV panels mounted on metal frames, transformer stations, new access tracks, perimeter fencing with CCTV cameras and access gates, temporary construction compounds, 20 kV underground cabling connecting the solar farm to the existing Blessington 38kV ESB Substation, and all ancillary grid infrastructure and associated works. The solar farm would be operational for 35 years. A Natura Impact Statement has been prepared in respect of the application for planning permission

Townlands of Threecastles Crosscoolharbour Santryhill Newpaddocks Oldpaddocks and Edmonstown , Blessington , County Wicklow · 8 May 2024

permission for a period of 10 years to construct and complete a solar PV energy development and grid route, with a total site area of 28 hectares comprising of the construction of PV panels mounted on metal frames, transformer stations, new access tracks, perimeter fencing with CCTV cameras and access gates, temporary construction compounds, 20 kV underground cabling connecting the solar farm to the existing Blessington 38kV ESB Substation, and all ancillary grid infrastructure and associated works. The solar farm would be operational for 35 years. A Natura Impact Statement has been prepared in respect of the application for planning permission

Townlands of Threecastles Crosscoolharbour Santryhill Newpaddocks Oldpaddocks and Edmonstown , Blessington , County Wicklow · 28 Mar 2024

amend the design of the approved development (Planning Reference 17/908) which comprises consent for a Solar PV Energy Development. Proposed amendments include (1) Project lifetime proposed to be extended from 30 years to 35 years (2) Substation to increase in size (3)Change in height and angle of solar panels (4) Transformer containers to increase in size (5) Removal of the customer substation (6) Deer fencing to increase in size (7) MW output to be increased from 10.8 to 15MW to align with existing grid connection offer (8) Slight alteration to the access tracks and (9) Number of CCTV cameras to reduce

Threecastles , Blessington , Co Wicklow · 14 Oct 2021