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Kangakare Childcare , Woodlands Rise , Arklow

Jul 25 2025

Application Received

Sep 15 2025

Decision

Sep 18 2025

Decision Due

Oct 21 2025

Granted

Oct 20 2030

Expiry (if required)

Submitted: 25 / 07 / 2025
Wicklow County Council
Application Type:
PERMISSION
Application Status:
APPLICATION FINALISED
Council Decision:
CONDITIONAL (Granted)

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Development Description:

construction of a single story extension to side / fore of existing childcare facility to accommodate additional ECCE room and bin storage area, New classroom to accommodate 22 children, (area=51m2), with amendments to elevations, with new entrance canopy, & amendment to carparking layout

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1.7km	05/08/2026	N/A	Site at Castlepark Castlepark Arklow	construction of a 2 Storey Doctors Surgery, including, 10 No. Consultation Rooms and 3 No. Treatment rooms, Emergency set down area and 2 no. Disabled Parking Spaces together with associated site works	Details...
2.1km	13/04/2026	N/A	"Lands at Kilbride" , Arklow , Co. Wicklow	99 no. residential units with a mix of semidetached and terraced houses along with triplex apartments. These will comprise 22 no. 1 bed and 6 no. 2 bed triplex apartments; 41 no. 3 bed houses; and 30 no. 4 bed houses (in the form of terraced and semi-detached houses). Buildings will range in height from one to three storeys. All residential units will have associated private open space facing north/ south/ east/ west. A temporary creche is also proposed on site. Minor amendments are also proposed to reg. Ref. 23/756 to accommodate alterations to Kilbride Road L6179, upgrades to pedestrian facilities and to allow for connection to the permitted water services and pedestrian links. The development will also provide for landscaping, car and cycle parking, public open spaces and all associated site development works to enable the development including boundary treatments, attenuation storage area, temporary pumping station, and other service provision including ESB substation	Details...
1.7km	27/03/2026	N/A	Arklow Ambulance Station , Castle Park Road Abbeylands , Arklow	new single storey steel canopy structure with sheet metal roof finish, PV panels, new permeable paved ambulance parking bay (below canopy) with new vehicular entrance of Castle Park Road, new planted sloped bank & associated landscape works to the north side of the existing two storey ambulance station	Details...
1.8km	19/02/2026	REFUSED	Lands between Gussett Lane , and Harbour Court Housing Estate , Arklow	1. new single storey detached house. 2. new vehicular entrance from Harbour Court housing estate. 3. new hammer head/turning area from Harbour Court housing estate. 4. new pedestrian footpath linking existing footpath from Gussett Lane to Harbour Court housing estate. 5. connections to existing services. 6. all above with associated siteworks	Details...
1.9km	22/01/2026	N/A	Site at Avoca River Park Arklow Town Marsh 10 and 11 Ferrybank Road , within the townlands of Shelton Abbey Marsh and Ferrybank , Co. Wicklow	the following works to connect Avoca River Park to public services: • an underground foul pump station and an above ground kiosk with a total height of 1.8m within a secure compound located on lands at Avoca River Park; • a watermain with a total length of c. 2.2km and a foul rising main with a total length of c. 2.2km from the proposed pump station, traversing lands within Avoca River Park, the existing trackway through the marsh, 10 and 11 Ferrybank and terminating in the public road (R772); • installation of fibre connections with a total length of c. 2.2km with fibre ducts; • connection to the existing Uisce Éireann foul network and watermain network; • all associated site development works above and below ground	Details...
1.7km	13/01/2026	UNCONDITIONAL	Paramount Arcade , 53 Main Street , Arklow	section 42 - extension of appropriate period - 20/776 - conversion and change of use of 4 no. existing first floor commercial units to 4 no. 1 bedroom residential apartments, alterations to first floor windows, installation of first floor balconies including latted timber screen on East elevation, installation of 1 no. window at first floor to North elevation, provision of rooflights to apartments in existing roof, provision of cycle parking and bin storage to rear of the property; together with associated site works	Details...
680m	07/01/2026	CONDITIONAL	Croghan Industrial Estate , Emoclew Road , Arklow	construction of four no. light industrial / enterprise units for employment-generating use, including vehicle-related service uses, each incorporating ancillary office, WC and kitchenette facilities, together with associated car parking, drainage infrastructure (including oil and silt separation) and all associated site development works	Details...
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290m	15/10/2025	UNCONDITIONAL	Lamberton , Coolgreaney Road , Arklow	section 42 - extension of appropriate period - 19/1171 - housing estate on a 1.6744HA site, on the north side of Coolgreany Road, Arklow, comprising of 33 units in total: (A) the construction of six no. 4 bedroom, semi detached 2 storey houses, 26 no. 3 bedroom semi-detached 2 storey houses and one no. 4 bedroom, detached 2 storey house; (B) the construction of a new access road and footpaths (cul-de-sac) and pedestrian access off Coolgreaney Road and all associated boundary treatment works; (C) provision of a 5,897sqm open space are comprising of 4,097sqm of usable public open space suitable for recreational use; (D) all associated ancillary site development works	Details...
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1.6km	07/10/2025	N/A	Paramount Arcade , 53 Main Street , Arklow	layout changes resulting in the reduction in overall number of units from 4 individual 1-bedroom apartment units to 2 individual 3-bedroom apartment units, on previously approved planning permission reg. ref. 20776, together with all associated and ancillary site works	Details...
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1.3km	19/09/2025	N/A	Upper Main Street , Arklow , Co. Wicklow	• the omission of the previously permitted 4 storey Block 1, which comprised 19 no. apartment units (3 no. 1 bed and 16 no. 3 bed) • the reconfiguration of Block 2, increasing the number of units from 16 no. (13 no. 2 bed and 3 no. 3 bed) units to 18 no. (1 no. studio, 3 no. 1 bed and 14 no. 2 bed) along with reduction in building height from 7 to 6 storeys and associated elevation changes to balconies and window openings and provision of private open space and communal open space. • the omission of the previously permitted Block 3, which comprised 10 no. apartment units (9 no. 2 bed and 1 no. 3 bed), to be replaced with 3-storey 3 no. 4 bed dwelling units. • the replacement of 20 no. permitted 4 bed housing units along the riverwalk with 3-storey 32 no. duplex units (16 no. 2 bed and 16 no. 3 bed units) and associated services. • the relocation of surface car parking at the site to accommodate the provision of 3-storey 12 no. duplex units (6 no. 2 bed and 6 no. 3 bed units) and associated services. • reconfiguration of the permitted 146.3 sqm childcare facility, including alteration of associated private open space. • an increase from the permitted 810 sqm to 818.9 sqm of communal open space on foot of the amendments to the typology and mix proposed. • an increase from the permitted 4188 sqm to 4354.98 sqm of public open space on foot of the amended site layout. • a reduction from the permitted 169 car parking spaces to 162 car parking spaces and increase from the permitted 177 bicycle spaces to 203 bicycle spaces. • revised internal road layout to facilitate development associated with this amendment. • amendments to the drainage layout to reflect the proposed amendments. • all associated site development works, boundary treatments, landscaping, retaining walls, bin stores, bike parking and site services necessary to facilitate the proposed amendments	Details...

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