DevelopmentLandLands with considerable development potential have come on the market in Co Wicklow.

A 10.18-acre (4.12-hectare) site at Knockrobin, Wicklow is for sale by private treaty through Lennox Estates in Bray for €7 million.

The picturesque lands would be ideal for a landmark development, subject to planning permission. A woodland avenue accesses the property which lies minutes from the N11 on the Dublin approach to Wicklow town. It lies just two fields south of Tinakilly House Hotel.

The lands are mainly set out in permanent pasture with shelter belts of trees to the south. They include a walled garden and Knockrobin House, a substantial period home with self-contained guest apartment and out offices.

The property represents an opportunity for a developer to acquire a land bank in advance of the new development plan for the region. Wicklow town and its environs have come in for major development, with generous densities allowed in accordance with the guidelines of the 2000 Planning Act.

Chieftan Homes has lodged an application for almost 300 units on a nearby 15-acre site and multi-storey apartment/duplex developments are underway east of the N11.