In accordance with the provisions of PART XI, section 179 of the
Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) and Part 8 of the
Planning and Development Regulations (as amended), notice is
hereby given that Wicklow County Council proposes to:
Reconnect Wicklow Town Centre and the South Quay through its network of laneways.
The project seeks to reanimate and revitalise these important central links between
South Quay, Harbour and Port, Main Street and Market Square through lighting and
some large scale public artwork. The theme throughout the project will have a local and
maritime focus. The works will include some lighting improvements and associated site
works at the following key locations.
• Scouts Hall • Salthouse Lane
• Red Door • Quarantine Hill
• Doctors Steps • Market Street
This Placemaking Project seeks to reanimate and revitalise the important links between
the Main Street and the busy South Quay. The project intends to maximise on the assets
and the potential of Wicklow Town creating brighter and more colourful public spaces
that are pleasant and attractive to visit and pass through.
In accordance with article 81 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as
amended), Wicklow County Council has concluded from a preliminary examination
pursuant to the provisions of article 120(1)(b)(i) of the Planning and Development
Regulations 2001 (as amended) that there is no real likelihood of significant effects on
the environment arising from the proposed development and that an Environmental
Impact Assessment is not required.
Where any person considers that the proposed development would be likely to have
significant effects on the environment, he or she may, at any time before the expiration
of 4 weeks beginning on the date of publication of this notice, apply in accordance
with the provisions of article 120 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001
(as amended), to An Bord Pleanála for a screening determination as to whether the
development would be likely to have such effects.
In accordance with the provisions of article 250 of the Planning and Development
Regulations 2001 (as amended), Wicklow County Council has carried out a screening of
the proposed development to assess, in view of best scientific knowledge, if the
development, individually or in combination with other plans or projects, would be
likely to have a significant effect on a European site. Accordingly, Wicklow County
Council has determined that the proposed development would not be likely to have a
significant effect on a European site.
Plans and particulars of the proposed development, including Wicklow County Council’s
conclusions and determinations (including the main reasons and considerations on
which the determinations were based) made pursuant to article 120(1)(b)(i) and article
250 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended), may be
inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at
the offices of Wicklow County Council at County Buildings, Station Road, Wicklow and
Wicklow Municipal District The Town Hall, Market Square, Wicklow, Co. Wicklow during
public opening hours, Monday to Friday excluding Bank Holidays, for a period between
Wednesday 26th October 2022 and Friday 25th November 2022.
Submissions or observations with respect to the proposed development dealing with
the proper planning and sustainable developments of the area in which the
development would be situated may be made in writing to Joan Sinnott, District
Administrator, Wicklow Municipal District, Town Hall, Market Square, Wicklow,
Co. Wicklow on or before 12 noon 12th December 2022. Submissions and observations
should be clearly marked ‘Reconnect Wicklow Town Centre and the South Quay Part 8’.
Details of the proposed development will be available on www.wicklow.ie where
submissions and observations can also be made.
Further information generally is available by contacting the Wicklow Municipal District,
Town Hall, Market Square, Wicklow directly on 0404 20173.