Newtown Main Street Block Refused

Illustration: Simone Walsh

week that saw a developer lodge an appeal with An Bord Pleanala over 61 units refused at Season Park Road, Papaver Limited have seen their updated plans from May 2021 fall short.

Updated plans that saw them upping the number of dwellings they want to placed on Newtown’s main street.

Last year, they were applying for 26; in April this year, it was 27, but the new plans didn’t work for Wicklow Planning.

Refused this week, the description of the new development, situated beside The Druid’s Well pub, reads…

Development will consist of the construction of 27 dwellings as follows: Block 1: 3 no. 2 bed apartments, 2 no. 1 bed apartments with ground floor retail unit with lower ground floor bin and bicycle store with associated private terracing in 3-5 storey arrangement. Block 2: 8 no. triplex 4-bedroom dwellings (2 storeys fronting Main street) with private gardens & rear access. Block 3: 2 no. semi-detached 4-bedroom dwellings, 3 no. 3-bedroom Townhouses of 2.5 storeys. Block 4: 2 no. semi-detached 4-bedroom dwellings, 3 no. 3 bedroom Townhouses of 2.5 storeys. Block 6: 1 no. detached 4-bedroom dwelling of 2.5 storeys, with new access road to service subject lands & existing pumping station & adjoining lands to East, North & South of applicants lands, with realignment and widening of existing road & provision of new footpath and off-street parking with relocation of existing bus stop, with new linkage to Main Street with central courtyard space. 36 no. surface car spaces with associated public open space, landscaping, street lighting, services & associated site works to facilitate this development.

You can find out more about the application on the Wicklow Planning site here, case #22355. There’s every chance Papaver will appeal.