Large-scale residential development at this site c.

Application details

Planning reference

2560548

Council

Wicklow County Council

Proposal description

Large-scale residential development at this site c. 9.98 ha. The application provides for amendments to the decision of An Coimisiún Pleanála (Ref .319657-24 and Wicklow County Council Ref. 23/689) which permitted a Town Park of 10.65 ha. and c.700m of the Blessington Inner Relief Road (BIRR). The proposed development provides for revisions to the previously proposed residential development comprising 329 units and will consist of: • 325 residential units including: o 278 two storey houses (28 no. 2-bed, 218 no. 3-bed, 32 no. 4 bed.) comprising of semi-detached and terraced units. o 47. No. apartments (22 no. 1 bed, 25 no. 2 bed) provided within 1 no. four-storey block. • Car and bicycle parking spaces to include: o 534 no. car parking spaces for the houses, 53 no. spaces for the apartments. o 72 bicycle spaces for the apartments & 46 Visitor spaces across the scheme. • 1.04 ha public open space including pocket parks and playgrounds; • 1,290 sqm of communal open space • Two new vehicular access off Oak Drive and one new vehicular access off the Blessington Inner Relief Road. • Infrastructure works to serve the housing development to include the internal road network; • ESB substations/switch rooms, lighting, site drainage works and all ancillary site services and development works above and below ground; and • Temporary permission for up to 3 years is also sought for the erection of three marketing signs (4.55 m high and 13.73 sqm each) and a marketing suite. A Natura Impact Statement has been prepared in respect of the proposed development and is submitted with the application

Location / address

Blessington Demesne , Blessington , Co. Wicklow

Application type

PERMISSION

Received / registered

18 Jul 2025

Council decision

CONDITIONAL

Council decision date

11 Sept 2025

Final grant date

14 Oct 2025

Planning and construction timeline

Key dated milestones from planning, appeal and official building-control records.

1. Application received

   18 Jul 2025

2. Decision: CONDITIONAL

   11 Sept 2025

3. Final grant

   14 Oct 2025

4. Works commenced (phase 1 of 2)

   11 Feb 2026Official NBCO/BCMS data

5. Works commenced (phase 2 of 2)

   3 Apr 2026Official NBCO/BCMS data