LARGE-SCALE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT consisting of 329 residential units and associated site works…

Application details

Planning reference

23689

Council

Wicklow County Council

Proposal description

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

Location / address

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

Application type

PERMISSION

Received / registered

5 Sept 2023

Council status

APPLICATION FINALISED

Council decision

CONDITIONAL

Council decision date

12 Apr 2024

Appeal lodged

8 May 2025

Appeal decision

Grant permission with revised conditions

Appeal decision date

22 Aug 2025

Planning timeline

Key dated milestones from the council planning record and An Coimisiún Pleanála appeal records.

1. Application received

   5 Sept 2023

2. Decision: CONDITIONAL

   12 Apr 2024

3. Appeal lodged with An Coimisiún Pleanála

   7 May 2024Official An Coimisiún Pleanála dataView appeal case

4. Appeal decision: Refuse Permission

   11 Sept 2024Official An Coimisiún Pleanála dataView appeal case

5. Appeal lodged with An Coimisiún Pleanála

   8 May 2025Official An Coimisiún Pleanála dataView appeal case

6. Appeal decision: Grant permission with revised conditions

   22 Aug 2025Official An Coimisiún Pleanála dataView appeal case