Proposed 80 No. residential units (64 No. houses and 16 No. duplexes) and childcare facility of 196 sq.m together…

Application details

Planning reference

23854

Council

Wicklow County Council

Proposal description

Proposed 80 No. residential units (64 No. houses and 16 No. duplexes) and childcare facility of 196 sq.m together with all associated site development works including estate roads, footpaths, car parking, bins and storage, boundary treatment, services infrastructure including watermains, foul sewerage, surface water sewerage and on-site attenuation tanks. The proposed development includes for measures to upgrade and realign the Newcastle Road (R761) which will provide for turning lanes at the entrance to the proposed development and Wicklow County Campus (Clermont) and a new uncontrolled pedestrian crossing. A sloped landscaped area located between the existing Clermont demesne wall and the new road realignment is proposed, and a partial demolition of Clermont demesne wall to facilitate the proposed realignment. A new two-way shared pedestrian/ cyclist path is proposed along the western side of the proposed realignment from the site entrance to the roundabout junction at the Rathnew Relief Road. A new surface water open drain is proposed from the proposed development along the western side of the proposed new public footpath/ cycle lane which is then piped further south under the proposed realignment Newcastle Road (R761), and out onto Tighe avenue (R772) where it will drain further south to an existing surface water manhole on Main Street. Watermain and foul sewerage connections are proposed into the existing public mains in the vicinity. The proposed foul sewerage will be piped under the Newcastle Road (R761) up to the existing public sewer on Tighe Avenue (R772)

Location / address

Site at Rossana Lower and Newrath, Rathnew, Co. Wicklow

Application type

PERMISSION CONSEQUENT

Received / registered

23 Nov 2023

Council status

APPLICATION FINALISED

Council decision

CONDITIONAL

Council decision date

29 Feb 2024

Final grant date

31 Jul 2024

Appeal lodged

22 Mar 2024

Appeal decision

Dismissed-nature of appeal/any previous permission S.138(1)(b)

Appeal decision date

24 Jul 2024