New 116 Room Hotel For Wicklow Town Approved

Ye Olde Harbour…

former factory in Wicklow Town has been given the green light for a 116-room hotel and 107 residential units.

The Veha factory went on the market in 2022 having closed as a radiator plant in 2005 with the loss of 93 jobs.

The site has been designated as part of the Murrough Opportunity Area, which aims for a mixed-use urban area extending from the norther boundary as far as Urban Villas and the village park to the south.

The original application no.2460825 reads…

Development comprises of: 1. Demolition of all existing buildings on the site 2. Construction of a mixed use development comprising of the following uses: (a) A 116 no. bedroom hotel of circa 5,214 sq.m gross with a height of five storeys plus rooftop plant, and including ancillary hotel facilities including bar, restaurant and business centre. (b) 107 no. residential units in a mix of houses (28 no.), townhouses (60 no.) and duplexes (19 no.) with a total residential floorspace of 12,492 sq.m gross. The overall residential mix is: 12 no. one beds, 5 no. 2 beds, 78 no. 3 beds and 12 no. four beds. There will be 16 no. three bed and 12 no four bed houses, 60 no. three bed townhouses, and 12 no. one beds, 5 no. two beds, and 2 no. three bed apartment duplexes. House Type 1, Townhouse Type 1, Townhouse Type 2, and Duplex Type 2 are three storeys in height. House Type 2 and Duplex Type 1 are two storeys in height. (c) The provision of own door offices of circa 223 sq.m and a shop/café of circa 160 sq.m in a single block of 2 storeys in height (d) A creche of circa 454 sq.m in a two storey building. 3. A total of 216 no. surface car parking spaces (including visitor, accessible and EV charging spaces), comprising of: 6 no. spaces for the creche, 3 no. spaces for the shop/café, 3 no. spaces for the own door offices, 66 no. spaces for the hotel, and 138 no. spaces for residential. 4. A total of 72 no. bicycle parking comprising of: (a) 28 no. spaces for the duplex units; (b) 28 no. spaces visitor/public in sheltered bicycle storage; (c) 6 no. spaces for the hotel. (d) 4 no. spaces for the office use (e) 2 no. spaces for the shop/café (f) 4 no. spaces for the creche 5. Open space comprising of: (a) 4,200 sq.m public open space including pocket parks and playgrounds; (b) 598 sqm of communal open space to serve the duplex units. 6. 2 no. new vehicular access The Murrough Road, 1 no. for the hotel and 1 no. for the residential units. 7. Infrastructure works to serve the proposed development to include the internal road network, ESB substations-switchrooms, PV panels, green roofs, lighting, site drainage works including pumping station, hard and soft landscaping, boundary treatment, and all ancillary site services and development works above and below ground. A Natura Impact Statement is submitted to the Planning Authority with this application.

The developer is Pathway Homes Ltd, and you can check out the conditions for the planning approval for case 2460825 right about here.