A proposed development comprising 71 No. residential units and a retail/commercial space of approx.

Application details

Planning reference

2560074

Council

Wicklow County Council

Proposal description

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

Location / address

Newtown Centre/Newtown Square , Blessington Demesne , Blessington

Application type

PERMISSION

Received / registered

13 Feb 2025

Council decision

CONDITIONAL

Council decision date

10 Feb 2026

Appeal lodged

5 Mar 2026

Appeal decision date

8 Jul 2026

Planning timeline

Key dated milestones from the planning record.

1. Application received

   13 Feb 2025

2. Decision: CONDITIONAL

   10 Feb 2026

3. Appeal lodged

   5 Mar 2026

4. Appeal decided

   8 Jul 2026