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Planning applications · Co. Wicklow

Planning permission in Co. Wicklow: 2,177 applications

2,177 planning applications were lodged within 2 km of the centres of 8 towns in Co. Wicklow in the last three years, 29 of them for ten homes or more (1,863 units). Below: how to search the Co. Wicklow register, the busiest towns, the largest schemes on file, and what to check around one house before you bid.

Figures compiled from the public records listed at the foot of this page. Data snapshot: . Updated when the records change.

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2,177 planning applications around 8 towns in Co. Wicklow in three years, 29 for ten homes or more.

One specific house in Co. Wicklow: planning applications within 300 m of that Eircode, the house's own planning file, flood zone, radon, BER, sale history. Thirty-eight checks in all, each linked to the public record.

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2,177

planning applications within 2 km of 8 town centres in the last three years

29

of them for 10 homes or more

1,863

residential units in those large applications

How to search planning applications in Co. Wicklow

Short answer: open the National Planning Application Map on MyPlan.ie, type the address or Eircode, and every application lodged with any council appears as a dot you can click. For the full file (drawings, reports, conditions, appeal) go to the council’s own register, Wicklow County Council. Both are free.

  1. National map first. Search the address on the National Planning Application Map (MyPlan.ie), then zoom out to the 300 m around it. Each dot is an application with its reference number, description and decision.
  2. Then the council register. Search by the reference number, the address or a map area on the Wicklow County Council register.
  3. Wicklow County Council: search planning applications. The council uses the shared ePlanning system, so the search works the same way as in 22 other councils: search by reference, by address, by date range or by drawing a box on the map.
  4. Zoning last. The MyPlan.ie zoning map shows what the land around the house is allowed to become under the current development plan, which the register cannot tell you until someone applies.

For a house you are about to bid on, the paid report does all three for the Eircode: every application within 300 m with its decision, the house’s own planning and building-control files, and the zoning of the fields around it.

Where the planning office is busiest in Co. Wicklow

Applications lodged within 2 km of each town centre since 2023, from the national planning register. A high count means an active town, not necessarily housing estates: extensions, one-off rural houses, shopfronts and retention applications all count.

Bray541 applications, 1 large
Greystones479 applications, 3 large
Delgany433 applications, 3 large
Wicklow Town226 applications, 3 large
Arklow183 applications, 2 large
Rathnew132 applications, 7 large
Blessington97 applications, 8 large
Newtownmountkennedy86 applications, 2 large

Largest schemes on file in Co. Wicklow

Applications for ten homes or more near the towns above, largest first, with the status recorded on the register when this page was built:

  • 278 units, Blessington, lodged 2025-07, application finalised (Wicklow County Council): 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
  • 210 units, Newtownmountkennedy, lodged 2024-03, application finalised (Wicklow County Council): a 5-year permission for a LRD comprising amendments to the previously permitted application (WCC Reg Ref 06/6101/ ABP Reg. Ref. PL27.227704 extended by WCC Reg. Ref. 18/381). The proposed development comprises: (a) An in
  • 109 units, Wicklow Town, lodged 2024-06, application finalised (Wicklow County Council): the revision of and alterations to the planning permission previously granted under planning File Register Number 21/58 which will consist of the following: (A) Revisions to the site boundaries and previously granted sit
  • 96 units, Arklow, lodged 2026-05, further information (Wicklow County Council): comprise 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 h
  • 91 units, Bray, lodged 2026-06, further information (Wicklow County Council): construction of 91 dwelling units comprising o 42 no. apartments in one 4/5 storey block containing 18 no. 1 bed units, 22 no. 2 bed units and 2 no. 3 bed units; o 28 no. duplex units in 3 no. 3 storey blocks containing
  • 86 units, Rathnew, lodged 2025-07, application finalised (Wicklow County Council): construction of 87 No. residential units (20 No. 1-bed, 12 No. 2-bed, 50 No. 3-bed and 5 No. 4-bed) as houses and duplexes/maisonettes and a crèche (160 sq m). The proposed development will range in height from 2 No. to
  • 75 units, Rathnew, lodged 2026-06, application finalised (Wicklow County Council): revisions to permitted development as per WCC grant Ref 25/60554 at Broomhall, Rathnew, Co. Wicklow: • omission of Creche building and associated car parking, drop off spaces & Refuse & Bicycle stores• revised residentia
  • 64 units, Arklow, lodged 2026-09, new application (Wicklow County Council): demolition of existing dwelling, construction of 2 no. duplex blocks, each comprising of the 6 No. 2 bedroom units and 6 No. 3 bedroom units, totalling 24 No. residential units, construction of 40 no. dwellings, comprisi

A permission that is granted but not yet built is invisible at a viewing. The register shows it. So does the zoning map for the fields around the house, which says what they are allowed to become.

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Questions people ask

How do I search planning applications in Co. Wicklow?
Two ways. The National Planning Application Map on MyPlan.ie carries every council's register on one map: search the address, then look at the streets around it. The planning authority for Co. Wicklow is Wicklow County Council; each runs its own online planning search with the full file, drawings and decision, on the shared ePlanning.ie system. For a house you are buying, the 300 m around it matters more than the town count.
Which towns in Co. Wicklow have the most planning activity?
By applications within 2 km of the town centre in the last three years: Bray (541), Greystones (479), Delgany (433), Wicklow Town (226), Arklow (183). Counts include extensions, one-off houses and changes of use, not only housing schemes.
Do I need planning permission for an extension in Co. Wicklow?
The rules are national, not local. Since 27 July 2026 an extension to the rear of a house is exempt up to 45 square metres (40 before that date), counting every earlier extension, with limits on height, distance from boundaries and the garden left over (at least 25 square metres). Anything to the front, or beyond those limits, needs permission from the council. A Section 5 declaration from the council confirms in writing whether a specific job is exempt. Details in the guide on the 2026 planning exemptions.
Does planning permission nearby change what a house is worth?
A granted permission for a large scheme behind the house can take light, a view or parking, and it means construction traffic for two years. It can also add a school or a shop. Read the description, the decision and the appeal status before you bid. The report lists every application within 300 m of the Eircode with that detail, and checks the house's own planning and building-control file.

Sources

Area figures, compiled from public records. They describe the town or county, not any one house. The paid report checks the exact Eircode.