Here is today's round-up of town planning news from around Ireland, covering 91 new homes for central Bray, a refused oral hearing on the large housing appeal beside Cú Chulainn's Castle in Dundalk, a hotel permission for Rosslare Harbour, a slow start for garden modular homes in Tipperary, three townhouses to replace a derelict Nenagh pub and Cabinet approval for State land finance for smaller builders.
91 homes approved off Vevay Road, Bray
Wicklow County Council has granted conditional permission to Lisava Ventures Limited for 91 homes on 1.56 hectares of former Pembroke Estate land between Vevay Road, Church Road and Churchlands Road in Bray, following a further information request. The scheme comprises 42 apartments in a four- and five-storey block, 28 duplexes and 21 three-storey houses, with 120 car parking spaces, almost 3,000 sq m of public open space and works to a protected stone boundary wall on Church Road. The decision, dated 21 October, was made despite concerns raised over the loss of trees on the site.
Source, Irish Independent, 29 October 2026: https://www.independent.ie/county/wicklow/green-light-for-91-home-development-in-the-heart-of-north-wicklow-despite-concerns-over-loss-of-trees/a/163512105.html
No oral hearing for Dundalk housing appeal beside Cú Chulainn's Castle
An Coimisiún Pleanála has refused a request from the Save Cú Chulainn's Castle group for an oral hearing into appeals against Grandspect Limited's large-scale residential development of more than 1,000 homes on about 96 acres at Castletown Road, Dundalk, which Louth County Council granted in July. The appeals, lodged by ten parties including local councillors, An Taisce and the County Louth Archaeological and Historical Society, raise concerns about the setting of the monument, archaeology and landscape. The case will now be decided on the written submissions, with the Commission previously indicating a decision date of 1 December.
Source, Irish Independent, 28 October 2026: https://www.independent.ie/county/louth/oral-hearing-denied-as-appeal-continues-for-objectors-to-housing-plan-near-cu-chulainns-castle/a/163664757.html
Hotel use approved for former Great Southern in Rosslare Harbour
An Coimisiún Pleanála has upheld Wexford County Council's permission for alterations to the former Great Southern Hotel in Rosslare Harbour, including roof repairs and an increase from 102 to 107 rooms, on condition that it is used as a hotel. Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy had appealed, arguing that the implemented nursing home permission meant a return to hotel use needed a new application, but the inspector found hotel use acceptable in principle under the settlement plan. The inspector raised concerns that kitchen pods on each floor made the layout more akin to a hostel, and recommended a condition tying the permission to hotel use; the owner says full works will begin in 2027.
Source, Irish Independent, 28 October 2026: https://www.independent.ie/county/wexford/planning-authority-grants-permission-for-new-hotel-in-rosslare-harbour-as-developer-confirms-full-development-works-will-commence-in-2027/a/163523637.html
Only 11 garden modular home notifications in Tipperary
Tipperary County Council has received just 11 notifications from homeowners intending to install a modular home of up to 45 sq m in their back garden under the planning exemption introduced over the summer, and no commencement notices have yet been lodged. The units may house family members or long-term tenants but cannot be sold separately or used for short-term letting, and the council must be notified before works begin. A senior planner told councillors that the exemption does not regularise units already installed, which would need retention permission.
Source, Irish Independent, 29 October 2026: https://www.independent.ie/county/tipperary/just-11-tipperary-homeowners-notify-council-of-plans-for-modular-homes-under-new-rules/a/162968346.html
Derelict Nenagh pub to make way for three townhouses
Tipperary County Council has decided to grant permission, subject to 12 conditions, for the demolition of the derelict former Malthouse pub at 7 and 8 McDonagh Street, Nenagh, and its replacement with three two-storey terraced houses. The site originally held three terraced houses, and the design was revised to lower the buildings on Rossa Place and keep a shopfront appearance on McDonagh Street; the applicant said rising construction costs made three homes the only viable option. The decision, issued on 22 October, remains open to appeal.
Source, Tipperary Live, 28 October 2026: https://www.tipperarylive.ie/news/nenagh/tipperary-pub-to-be-demolished-as-permission-is-granted-for-three-new-houses-9315828
Cabinet approves bill on State finance for zoned land
Following reports earlier in the week, the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance, Simon Harris, has secured Cabinet approval to draft the Home Building Finance Ireland (Amendment) Bill 2026. The bill would allow HBFI to lend for the purchase of residentially zoned land before planning permission is secured, a gap the Department of Finance says weighs particularly on smaller builders who lack the equity to buy and advance several sites at once.
Source, gov.ie (Department of Finance), 28 October 2026: https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-finance/press-releases/t%C3%A1naiste-simon-harris-moves-to-unlock-finance-for-small-builders-to-purchase-zoned-land/
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