Third Time Lucky For Newtown Developer?

Illustration: Simone Walsh

ack in June 2022, as one developer lodged an appeal with An Bord Pleanala over 61 units refused at Season Park Road, Papaver Limited saw 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.

In 2021, they were applying for 26; in April 2022, it was 27, but the change of plans didn’t work for Wicklow Planning.

So, Papaver are trying again, the description of their slightly new application for their build – situated beside The Druid’s Well pub – reads…

Of the construction of 27 dwellings (3,042m2) in 5 no. blocks with ground floor retail unit of 157m2 with lower ground floor bin and bicycle store with new access road to service subject lands and existing pumping station and adjoining lands to East, North and South of applicant’s lands. With realignment and widening of existing bus stop, with new pedestrian linkage to Main Street with central courtyard space, with 39 no. surface car spaces with associated public open space, landscaping, street lighting, services and associated site works to facilitate this development.

You can find out more about the application on the Wicklow Planning site here, case #23175. Submissions by March 30th, decision April 20th.