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Mixed use · Co. Wicklow

Site of c. 0.3 ha at Riverside Works, Bray, Co. Wicklow

Refused 29 Jul 2026

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This application has left our current planning lists, so this page is no longer updated. We last saw it in the council's register on 28 Aug 2026. The details below are as they were then. The council's register has the current status.

What and where

~54 homes

demolition of an existing dilapidated warehouse totalling c.291 m² and ancillary walls throughout the site, the reinstatement of the Old Chimney together with alterations to the boundaries of the site, and the construction of a mixed use residential development ranging from 2 storey over ground floor to 6 storey over ground floor in height as follows: Provision of 54 no. residential units, in the form of 2 no. new apartment and duplex buildings (Blocks 1 & 2), as follows: Block 1 (6 storey over ground floor) comprising 53 no. apartment and duplex units (1 no. studio unit, 4 no. 1-bed units, 29 no. 2-bed units & 19 no. 3 bed units, a tenant gym, a coffee shop and 2 no. office units). Block 2 (2 storey over ground floor) comprising 1 no. 3 bed unit and 1 no. bin store (c. 60 m²) at ground level. Open space (c. 1116 sq. m) is proposed in the form of public open space (c. 690 sq. m) at podium level (Block 1), and residential communal open space (c. 426 sq. m) provided as a rooftop garden on top floor level of Block 1. Each residential unit is afforded with associated private open space in the form of balconies. The development will be served by 2 no. access/egress points for vehicular and pedestrian access to the east of the site via The L19545 Road (1 no. existing site access point & 1 no. new vehicular and pedestrian access point). An access point to the west of the site for emergency vehicles and pedestrians only is provided. Car park proposed on the ground floor level below podium. A total of 15 no. car parking spaces are proposed, which includes 12 no. spaces for residential units and 3 no. for the commercial units. A total of 178 no. bicycle spaces are proposed within Block 1, which includes 2 no. spaces for the commercial units. 1 no. ESB substation, 1 no. switch room, 1 no. cold water storage room & 1 no. sprinkler plant area are provided at ground floor level within Block 1. Bin Storage areas for the Block 1 & 2 are proposed at ground level within Block 2. All associated site and infrastructural works above and below ground to include provision for water services; foul and surface water drainage and connections; internal roads, attenuation proposal; permeable paving; all landscaping works including green infrastructure zones; green roofs; and general plant areas; landscaped boundary treatment; footpaths; public lighting; and electrical services

Location
Bray, Co. Wicklow Map
Planning reference
2560942
Applicant
Dungrey Ltd

Key facts

Homes
~54estimated from the application
Project type
Mixed use
Received
19 Nov 2025
Refused
29 Jul 2026

Timeline

  1. Application received
  2. Further information requested
  3. Refused

Outlook

What happens next

The application was refused on 29 Jul 2026. Work is not expected unless the decision is overturned on appeal or a new application is granted.

Work packages named so far

  • Roads and site development worksNamed in the application description
  • Services and drainageNamed in the application description

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 2560942 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
    54 apartment/duplex units
    Applicant
    Dungrey Limited
    Scope
    Proposed mixed-use residential development comprising 54 apartment/duplex units, tenant gym, coffee shop, and 2 office units at Riverside Works, Bray, Co. Wicklow.

Reviewed build intelligence

What the documents establish

Government document review

The July 2026 council assessment reduced the original 54-home description to a 52-home proposal. Permission was refused on 29 July 2026 and Commission case 501974 is pending. The accepted olive green detail does not approve the wider scheme; original technical proposals remain source-specific and require checking against the later revision.

6 official documents inspected · Checked 2026-09-05 · Official file index

The revised proposal is 52 homes; permission was refused

Revised proposal; council refusal under appeal · Further-information revision of Wicklow 2560942; 52 proposed homes, not approved or commenced units

What the evidence says
The July 2026 planner assessment records a reduction from 54 to 52 homes after further information. The executive order dated 29 July 2026 refused permission. Commission case 501974 is pending. The original 54-unit description still appears in the order heading and register, so it must not replace the explicitly revised scope.

Why it may matter — interpretation
Interpretation: gives a reader the material revision and consent state instead of repeating the older headline quantity.

What is not established
No final Commission decision, commencement, approved unit count or installed work is established.

Inspect the evidence

Planner assessment of further information · p.4
from 54 to 52 · Issued 2026-07-23 · Report signed and agreed 23 July 2026; refusal endorsement 29 July 2026 · Checked 2026-09-05

from 54 to 52

Executive order refusing permission · p.2
PERMISSION REFUSED · Issued 2026-07-29 · Order CE/PERD/2026/902; dated 29 July 2026 · Checked 2026-09-05

PERMISSION REFUSED

Building Two changed from red to an olive green palette

Revised proposal; council refusal under appeal · Further-information response to Item 2(d); Building Two elements only

What the evidence says
The council assessment records replacement of the red finish to Building Two guttering, window frames and louvre panelling with an olive green palette. The planner accepted that revised detail, while recommending refusal of the overall development. Acceptance of this detail is not a grant of planning permission.

Why it may matter — interpretation
Interpretation for facade and window trades: identifies an explicit finish revision and prevents an earlier colour description from being treated as the current proposal.

What is not established
No coating product, colour code, quantities, procurement or installed finish is established.

Inspect the evidence

Planner assessment of further information · p.7
olive green palette · Issued 2026-07-23 · Report signed and agreed 23 July 2026; refusal endorsement 29 July 2026 · Checked 2026-09-05

olive green palette

The original report proposes concrete, brick and waterproofed decks

Original proposal before further information · Original 54-unit application report, before the July 2026 revision to 52 homes

What the evidence says
The November 2025 lifecycle report proposes an in-situ reinforced-concrete frame, facing brickwork, PVC or aluminium-clad windows, and reinforced-concrete balconies/access decks with galvanised metal balustrades. It describes integrated waterproofing, natural or synthetic slate roof tiles, and a green roof terrace with timber or composite decking. These are original report proposals with material alternatives, not a current approved schedule.

Why it may matter — interpretation
Interpretation for structural, waterproofing and envelope trades: identifies specified work families while keeping alternatives and revision scope visible.

What is not established
No final selection among the alternatives, quantities, structural design, supplier or installed specification is established.

Inspect the evidence

Riverside Works building lifecycle and operational management report · p.12
in-situ reinforced concrete frame · Issued November 2025 (month only) · Original application; received 19 November 2025 · Checked 2026-09-05

in-situ reinforced concrete frame

The heat-pump type remains unresolved within the same report

Conflicting specifications in one report · Conflicting descriptions within the original November 2025 lifecycle report

What the evidence says
The lifecycle report first says individual air-to-water heat pumps will provide heating and hot water. Its later energy section instead proposes or considers exhaust-air heat pumps for all apartments and discusses air-source alternatives. These different statements do not establish a selected heating system.

Why it may matter — interpretation
Interpretation for building-services work: the heating and ventilation interface needs a later coordinated design before equipment can be treated as selected.

What is not established
No manufacturer, model, capacity, unit quantity, final system type or commissioning is established.

Inspect the evidence

Riverside Works building lifecycle and operational management report · p.12
air-to-water heat pump systems · Issued November 2025 (month only) · Original application; received 19 November 2025 · Checked 2026-09-05

air-to-water heat pump systems

Riverside Works building lifecycle and operational management report · p.19
Exhaust Air Heat Pumps · Issued November 2025 (month only) · Original application; received 19 November 2025 · Checked 2026-09-05

Exhaust Air Heat Pumps

The original lighting plans name products for three distinct levels

Original proposal before further information · Original ground, podium and roof lighting drawings, before the later architectural and landscape revision

What the evidence says
The September 2025 planning drawings show Avolux Quasar Micro pole-mounted lights on the ground-level external road layout; Avolux Koala ST, Cosmos and GEA COB fittings in the podium layout; and Nemesis wall fixtures on the roof terrace. These are source-named planning products across separate drawings. The layout has not been treated as an installed schedule or as a count of luminaires.

Why it may matter — interpretation
Interpretation for lighting suppliers: provides concrete named products and their drawing-level scope without assuming purchase or installation.

What is not established
No final lighting revision coordinated with the 52-home layout, contract, installed count or product substitution is established. The repeated Type H caption and Type I legend are retained as a drawing-label inconsistency, not resolved by inference.

Inspect the evidence

Riverside Works lighting: Ground-level external roads · p.3
AVOLUX QUASAR MICRO · Issued 2025-09-02 · Report issue 02, 2 September 2025; drawing P01 September 2025; received 19 November 2025 · Checked 2026-09-05

AVOLUX QUASAR MICRO

Riverside Works lighting: First-floor podium · p.3
AVOLUX KOALA ST · Issued 2025-09-02 · Report issue 02, 2 September 2025; drawing P01 September 2025; received 19 November 2025 · Checked 2026-09-05

AVOLUX KOALA ST

Riverside Works lighting: Roof terrace · p.3
NEMESIS WALL FIXTURE · Issued 2025-09-02 · Report issue 02, 2 September 2025; drawing P01 September 2025; received 19 November 2025 · Checked 2026-09-05

NEMESIS WALL FIXTURE
Remaining document questions
  • Which later official decision, approved detail or revision changes these source-specific findings?
  • Has a phase-specific official record established the selected equipment or installed specification?

Selected pages of 6 government-published PDFs were visually inspected. The council index contained 412 parsed document rows. Seven PDFs were accessed; selected pages of six support these findings. The older 43-page planning report was read selectively but is not presented as the latest assessment. The large appeal package and remaining catalogue have not been fully inspected. Proposals do not establish procurement or installed work.

How we know this

From the Wicklow County Council planning register, as last seen on 28 Aug 2026. The council's own file is the official record. Facts from the planning documents were read from the documents in that file.

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