Newtown Centre/Newtown Square
Newtown Centre/Newtown Square , Blessington Demesne , Blessington · Blessington Demesne · Baltinglass · Wicklow
71 homes permitted, not started. 71 homes granted 10 Feb 2026, expires 07 Jul 2031
- Site area
- 0.75 ha (1.85 acres)
- Zoning
- M2
- Homes permitted
- 71, permission to 7 Jul 2031
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Why this site
- Permitted, not started· live grant, no commencement notice
Planning on this site
- 2560074 · Permitted, not started · 71 homes · granted 10 Feb 2026 · expires 7 Jul 2031
- 2660667 · n/a · lodged 29 Jul 2026
- 171116 · refused · lodged 13 Sept 2017
Planning applications within 500 m (on Planning Register)
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Questions about Newtown Centre/Newtown Square
- When does the planning permission at Newtown Centre/Newtown Square expire?
- Its planning permission 2560074 for 71 homes, granted 10 Feb 2026, expires on 7 Jul 2031.
- Has building started at Newtown Centre/Newtown Square?
- No. No commencement notice has been filed for planning permission 2560074.
Who owns it
The registered owner is on the Land Registry folio. Search the map on landdirect.ie at 53.17160, -6.53472 and buy a copy of the folio: €5 online, and it names the owner and any charge on the land. Most land in Ireland is registered; older unregistered titles are in the Registry of Deeds.
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Planning around the site, deadlines, zoning and constraints in full
Planning on and around the site
- Radius m
- 250
Near
- Years
- 5
- Total
- 34
Appeals
- Total
- 4
- Tagged
- 0
Inspector recommendations are shown only where the inspector's report has been read and tagged; "not extracted" is not the same as "no recommendation". Sources: npad, 13 Oct 2026; acp, 9 Oct 2026; bcms, 12 Oct 2026
Deadlines running
- Radius m
- 250
- Count
- 1
Clocks (1)
| Kind | Deadline kind | Deadline at | Days left | Summary | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| permission_expiry | permission_expiry | 7 Jul 2031 | 1,728 | Permission 2560074 expires unless works start (s.40 PDA 2000) | signal |
Deadlines are computed once, by the connector that saw the event, from the statutory rule; never estimated here. Sources: acp, 9 Oct 2026; consult, 13 Oct 2026; moderngov, 13 Oct 2026; npad, 13 Oct 2026; rzlt, 11 Oct 2026
Zoning and the RZLT map
Rzlt
- Available
- Yes
- On site
- No
- Note
- The council's map for the vacant land tax shows this spot inside an area of existing homes. Homes people live in, and their gardens, don't pay the tax.
Zones (3)
| Code | Label | Meaning | Objective text | Plan id | Valid from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M2 | Major town centre | The main town centre — retail, offices, civic uses, apartments. | Town Centre: To provide for the development and improvement of appropriate town centre uses including residential, retail, commercial, office and civic use. | WI-001:LAP:blessington-local-area-plan | 28 Jul 2025 |
| M2 | Major town centre | The main town centre — retail, offices, civic uses, apartments. | Town Centre: To provide for the development and improvement of appropriate town centre uses including residential, retail, commercial, office and civic use. | WI-001:LAP:blessington-local-area-plan | 28 Jul 2025 |
| R2 | Existing residential | An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour'… | Existing Residential: To protect, provide and improve residential amenities of existing residential areas | WI-001:LAP:blessington-local-area-plan | 28 Jul 2025 |
Objective text is quoted from the development plan as published on MyPlan (GZT). The plain-English line is our gloss. Sources: zoning, 11 Oct 2026; rzlt, 11 Oct 2026
Constraints
- Available
- Yes
- Buffer m
- 50
- Opw flood extent nearby
- No
- Opw flood extent close
- No
- Flood close m
- 100
Kinds (1)
| Kind | Label | Count |
|---|---|---|
| radon | Radon risk area | 1 |
Flood extents are OPW data we may not redistribute: shown as a yes/no and a link to floodinfo.ie. Sources: constraints, 27 Sept 2026; constraints.radon, 27 Sept 2026
Homes planned nearby
- Radius m
- 1,000
Totals
- Sites
- 10
- Homes
- 1,206
- Started
- 688
- Sites started
- 5
- Unbuilt
- 414
- Sites unbuilt
- 3
- Lapsing
- 69
- Sites lapsing
- 1
- Sites lapsed
- 0
- Appealed
- 35
- Sites appealed
- 1
- Started pct
- 57
- Not started
- 483
As of
- Computed at
- 2026-10-10T22:02:23+00:00
- Sites in table
- 4,197
Sites (10)
Applicants (2)
| Name | Sites | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| Cairn Homes Properties Limited | 1 | 329 |
| Windlynn Limited & Two Mile House Construction Limited | 1 | 69 |
Grants of 10+ homes. "Unbuilt" means no commencement notice has been matched; "lapsing" expires within a year. Sources: bcms, 12 Oct 2026; npad, 13 Oct 2026
Public land nearby
- Radius m
- 1,000
Transport and schools
- Radius m
- 1,000
- Stop count
- 16
- Facility count
- 11
Stops (10)
| Agency | Stop id | Name | Distance m |
|---|---|---|---|
| nta | 8350DB004051 | Blessington | 175.1 |
| nta | 8350B136181 | St Marys Church | 176.1 |
| nta | 8350DB004027 | Blessington | 232.7 |
| nta | 8350B1333401 | Blessington | 234.3 |
| nta | 8350DB007251 | Old Ballymore Road | 436 |
| nta | 8350DB007250 | Old Ballymore Road | 452.8 |
| nta | 8350DB004052 | St Kevin's College | 460.8 |
| nta | 8350DB005111 | Troopersfield | 494.1 |
| nta | 8350LL12097 | Blessington Business Park | 557.8 |
| nta | 835000024 | Blessington Bsn Pk | 568.2 |
Schools (4)
| Kind | Ref | Name | Council | Distance m | Path |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| school_postprimary | 70760S | Blessington Community College | WICKLOW | 346.6 | /school/blessington-community-college-70760s |
| school_primary | 17091A | S N MUIRE | WICKLOW | 360.1 | /school/s-n-muire-17091a |
| school_primary | 20110S | S N MHUIRE SENIOR SCHOOL | WICKLOW | 360.5 | /school/s-n-mhuire-senior-school-20110s |
| school_primary | 06176U | BLESSINGTON 1 N S | WICKLOW | 993.2 | /school/blessington-1-n-s-06176u |
Other sites nearby
- Residential land off The Close, Downshire Park · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Residential land off The Close, Downshire Park · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Residential land off The Grove, Downshire Park · On the RZLT map (3% land tax)
- Residential land off The Close, Downshire Park · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Mixed-use land off Millbank, Kilbride Road · On the RZLT map (3% land tax)
- Residential land off Beechdale Close, Blessington · On the RZLT map, no permission
Figures as of 11 Oct 2026. Sources: acp (9 Oct 2026); bcms (12 Oct 2026); constraints (27 Sept 2026); constraints.radon (27 Sept 2026); consult (13 Oct 2026); gtfs (11 Oct 2026); lda_lands (11 Sept 2026); moderngov (13 Oct 2026); npad (13 Oct 2026); parcels (11 Sept 2026); places (4 Oct 2026); rzlt (11 Oct 2026); schools (27 Sept 2026); zoning (11 Oct 2026).
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