Infrastructure · Co. Wicklow
Avoca River Park, Arklow, Co. Wicklow
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Key facts
- Planning application 2660929 at Avoca River Park, Arklow, Co. Wicklow: Site is.
- The applicant is Crag Digital Avoca Ltd. The agent is John Spain.
- It was received by Wicklow County Council on 15 Oct 2026.
- Status: Not yet validated by the council.
- The council has not yet validated this application (checked that it is complete). Its decision date can change once it does.
Source: the Wicklow County Council planning register, checked 17 Oct 2026. Open the council's file
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What and where
Site is
The site is located to the west of the permitted ICT facility campus permitted under WCC Reg. Ref.: 23/72, as amended by WCC Reg. Ref.: 25/60806. The development comprises amendments to the permitted Energy Centre under WCC Reg. Ref.: 21/1080, as amended by WCC Reg. Ref.: 23/843, which arose during detailed design stage including the following: • The omission of 4 no. black start generators and transformers, on-site water treatment plant, storage facilities, 2 no. storey MV/ LV switch room, fuel unloading stations within a compound and security hut; • Minor amendments and reconfiguration of the permitted Gas Turbines and the provision of 1 no. emergency generator; • Relocation of the package water treatment plant and infiltration area to the east of the site; • The provision of an alternate single-storey MV substation/ switchgear building with a gross floor area (GFA) of c. 103 sq.m; • The provision of a two-storey electrical technical room comprising LV equipment, control room and welfare area with a GFA of c. 269 sq.m; • The provision of an air compressor building within a containerised unit and an overflow pump system room with a GFA of c. 23 sq.m; • The provision of 2 no. fuel tanks with a total height of c. 12m within a bunded area; • The provision of 2 no. firewater tanks with an overall height of c. 9.8m; • The provision of fuel forwarding equipment within a compound of c. 242 sq.m; • The addition of EV parking infrastructure to 2 no. existing car parking bays located to the northeast of the site; • Associated amendments to the permitted internal road layout, site access to include for a controlled access gate, landscaping layout, boundary treatments and all other associated and ancillary works. An EPA-Industrial Emissions Directive (IE) licence is required to facilitate the operation of the development.
- Location
- Arklow, Co. Wicklow Map
- Council
- Wicklow County Council
- Planning reference
- 2660929
- Application type
- Permission
- Applicant
- Crag Digital Avoca Ltd
- Agent
- John Spain
Numbers and dates
- Floor area
- 103 m²
- Project type
- Infrastructure
- Received
- 15 Oct 2026
Site history
This site's history
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Earlier permission 2560806 for this site: granted 27 Nov 2025.
The proposed development seeks permission to amend the development permitted under WCC Reg. Ref.: 23/72 and will consist of the following… Named in this application's description -
Earlier permission 211080 for this site: granted 13 May 2022.
Full ten-year planning permission for development on this site located at Avoca River Park, Arklow, Co. Wicklow. The proposed development… Named in this application's description -
Earlier permission 23843 for this site: granted 28 Mar 2024.
proposed development. The proposed development includes an amendment to the development permitted under Reg. Ref. 21/1080, The proposed… Named in this application's description
Earlier records are the planning references this application names, records at the same address, and records within 50 m of the same map point. An address or a map point can cover more than one property, so check the council's file before relying on a match.
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Documents and evidence
Check the record
- Council planning fileThe application file 2660929 on eplanning.ie: drawings, reports and the decision.Open the council's file
How we know this
From the Wicklow County Council planning register, checked 17 Oct 2026. We link to the council's own file so you can check the official record before you act.
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