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Protected structure · Co. Wicklow

Former Carmelite Monastery Lands, Convent Road, Delgany, Co. Wicklow

Granted 7 Dec 2021

Key facts

  • Planning application 21959 at Former Carmelite Monastery Lands, Convent Road, Delgany, Co. Wicklow: 99 homes.
  • The applicant is Drumakilla Limited.
  • It was received by Wicklow County Council on 4 Aug 2021.
  • Status: Granted 7 Dec 2021.

Source: the Wicklow County Council planning register, as last seen on 2 Jun 2026. Open the council's file

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Council register

The council's register shows: Granted on 7 Dec 2021.

Application details as we last saw them in the national register on 2 Jun 2026.

What and where

99 homes

consist of a mixed-use development including: 99 No. residential units in the following composition: - 59 no. Houses (14 No. 2 bed, 37 No. 3 bed and 8 No. 4 bed) with heights of two storey (53 No.) and bungalows (6. No.) in a mixture of 2 No. Detached, 20 No. Semi-detached and 37 No. terraced. - 36 No. duplex apartments are proposed in 4 No. three storey blocks (18 No. 3 bed and 18 No. 2 bed). - 4 No. bed apartments (all 3 bed) in the existing first floor modern extension of the protected structure. In the protected structure the following change of use is proposed. - The villa house is proposed to be used as a crèche (495 m²) over two storeys and will extend into the existing modern extension. - The chapel is proposed as a community use (237 m²) and will extend into the existing modern extension which will include toilets and a tea station. In the existing modern extension of the protected structure, the following change of use is proposed. - A retail unit (55 m²) at ground floor. - A cafe (113 m²) at ground floor. - A GP/medical practice (110 m²) at ground floor. - 4 No. own door craft manufacturing units are proposed (total 160 m²) at ground floor. - ESB plant (25 m²), access lobbies, lift and ancillary at ground floor. - 1 No. office unit (136 m²) at first floor. - 4 No. apartments (all 3 bed) are proposed at first floor. The application also proposes the following: - New vehicular access from Convent Road. - Provision of pedestrian and cycle connections. - Demolition of bungalow and outbuildings (total 453 m²) - Balconies are proposed to be erected for use of 4 No. apartments on the existing extension to Protected Structure. - Minor works to Protected Structure and existing extension to facilitate proposed uses and fire escape. - Change of use of Gate Lodge to management office (24 m²). - The development includes site clearance, private, communal and public open space, landscaping including enhancement of stream, removal of walls, new boundary treatments, 212 parking spaces, ESB kiosk, lighting, play areas, cycle spaces, site drainage works and all ancillary site development works above and below ground.

Location
Delgany, Co. Wicklow Map
Planning reference
21959
Applicant
Drumakilla Limited
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Numbers and dates

Homes
99
Floor area
10,465 m²
Project type
Protected structure
Received
4 Aug 2021
Granted
7 Dec 2021
Site start
5 Apr 2024
Protected structure
Yes

Timeline

  1. Application received
  2. Granted
  3. Site start

Outlook

What happens next

Work packages named so far

  • Conservation work to a protected structureNamed in the application description
  • Roads and site development worksNamed in the application description
  • Services and drainageNamed in the application description
  • LiftNamed in the planning documents

An outlook from the planning record, not a tender or a confirmed start date.

Documents and evidence

Check the record

  • Council planning fileThe application file 21959 on eplanning.ie: drawings, reports and the decision.Open the council's file
  • From the planning documentsRead from Planning Report in the council's file.
    Unit mix
    14 2-bed house, 37 3-bed house, 8 4-bed house, 18 2-bed duplex, 18 3-bed duplex, 4 3-bed apartment in protected structure
    Site area
    4.12 ha
    Applicant
    Drumakilla Limited
    Scope
    Mixed-use development of 99 residential units, change of use of protected structure to community, creche, medical, retail, cafe, and office uses, with associated landscaping and infrastructure.
    Lift
    “lift proposed in modern extension”

How we know this

From the Wicklow County Council planning register, as last seen on 2 Jun 2026. The council's own file is the official record. Facts from the planning documents were read from the documents in that file.

Site starts

Site starts and completion

  1. 5 Apr 2024Work started · phase 1 · Duplex Units 88-95 at Former Carmelite Monastery Lands, Convent Road, Delgany, Co. Wicklow
  2. 5 Apr 2024Work started · phase 2 · Duplex Units 80-87 at Former Carmelite Monastery Lands, Convent Road, Delgany, Co. Wicklow
  3. 5 Apr 2024Work started · phase 3 · Duplex Units 43-54 at Former Carmelite Monastery Lands, Convent Road, Delgany, Co. Wicklow
  4. 5 Apr 2024Work started · phase 4 · Duplex Units 72-79 at Former Carmelite Monastery Lands, Convent Road, Delgany, Co. Wicklow
  5. 12 Apr 2024Work started · phase 5 · 31 Houses
  6. 23 Apr 2024Work started · phase 6 · 28 Houses
  7. Completion certificate recordedRecorded in Apr 2024 · 8 units on this certificateThe month is when the certificate was published, not the date the work finished. The certificate does not say whether it covers all or part of the work. Units on this certificate are not added to other certificates or to the planning total. Last checked 4 Oct 2026.
  8. Completion certificate recordedRecorded in Apr 2024 · 4 units on this certificateThe month is when the certificate was published, not the date the work finished. The certificate does not say whether it covers all or part of the work. Units on this certificate are not added to other certificates or to the planning total. Last checked 4 Oct 2026.
  9. Completion certificate recordedRecorded in Apr 2024 · 1 unit on this certificateThe month is when the certificate was published, not the date the work finished. The certificate does not say whether it covers all or part of the work. Units on this certificate are not added to other certificates or to the planning total. Last checked 4 Oct 2026.

A commencement notice tells the council that building work is about to start. A completion certificate is filed when it is finished.

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