BRAY HARBOUR

BRAY NORTH HARBOUR, BRAY, CO. WICKLOW

This strategically located 0.87-hectare site lies north of Bray Harbour in Co. Wicklow, bordered by the Irish Sea to the east, the north wall of Bray Harbour to the south, the Iarnród Éireann railway line to the west, and the green, undeveloped lands of Woodbrook Golf Club to the north (within both Wicklow County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council). Currently occupied by industrial warehouse buildings, known locally as the Harbour Industrial Estate, the site is underutilized and visually unappealing, offering little to the amenity value or potential of the harbour area. This Strategic Housing Development (S.H.D.) proposal envisions a high-density, mixed-use development featuring two architecturally distinct buildings: one comprising four storeys plus a penthouse, and the other rising to nine storeys plus a penthouse. Car parking is predominantly underground, with a centrally located ramp providing efficient access between the two buildings. The project successfully achieved feasibility status from An Bord Pleanála under the S.H.D. process, marking a significant step toward revitalizing this prime waterfront location.