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 2001 (as amended), notice is hereby given that Wicklow County Council proposes:
To construct 10 No. Social Housing Units and all associated works at Ballynerrin Upper,
Wicklow, Co. Wicklow. The accommodation shall consist of the following:
6 No. Two bed two storey housing units & 4 No. Three bed two storey housing units
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 the Housing Authority at Wicklow County Council, County Buildings, Station Road, Wicklow Town and Wicklow Municipal District Office, Town Hall, Market Square, Wicklow Town (Wicklow Co. Co) during opening hours, Monday to Friday excluding Bank Holidays, for a period between Wednesday 8th June 2022 and
Thursday 7th July 2022.
Submissions or observations with respect to the proposed development dealing with the proper planning and sustainable development of the area in which the developments would be situated may be made in writing to David Porter, Administrative Officer, Housing Section of Wicklow County Council on or before 12 noon Friday 22nd July 2022. Submissions and observations should be clearly marked “Ballynerrin Part 8”.
Submissions may also be made by email via the following address:
part8@wicklowcoco.ie.
Further information generally is available by contacting the Housing Directorate,
Wicklow County Council, directly on 0404 20120. Details of the Part 8 process will also
be available on www.wicklow.ie.