2560404
CONDITIONALWaterford - Waterford City and County Council
Proposed Development
residential development of 99 no. units on a site measuring 2.9Ha, comprising: 55 no. 2-storey houses (providing 19 No. 4-bed & 36 no. 3-bed houses), 44 no. apartments within 4 no. 4 storey blocks (providing 20 No. 1-bed & 24 no. 2-bed apts). A creche of c.219m², 4 no. internal communal waste storage facilities (total floor area c.82.8m²), 181 car parking spaces and 80 no. bicycle parking spaces within 4 no storage facilities (total floor area c.140m²), additional visitor bicycle parking provided in the public realm, 1 no. ESB unit sub, vehicular/pedestrian/cyclist accesses to the public road (Ballygunner Hill/St. Mary's Place, including provision of 2 No. pedestrian crossings), all associated site development works, landscaping, open spaces, boundary treatments and services provision (including connection to public foul and surface water drainage at Dunmore Road & Island Drive). A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) accompanies this application.
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Application received
10 Jun 2025
Further information requested
1 Aug 2025
Further information received
8 Sept 2025
Decision due
20 Nov 2025
Decision: CONDITIONAL
20 Nov 2025
Appeal submitted
15 Dec 2025
Appeal decided: CONDITIONAL
12 May 2026
Application Details
- Location
- Knockboy , Waterford , Waterford
- Applicant
- N/A
- Application Type
- PERMISSION
- Planning Authority
- Waterford City and County Council
- Site Area
- 2.9 ha
- Floor Area
- 1 sq m
- Residential Units
- 1
Timeline
- Registration Date
- 10 June 2025
- Status
- APPLICATION FINALISED
- Decision
- CONDITIONAL
- Decision Date
- 20 November 2025
- Permission Expires
- 11 May 2031
An Coimisiún Pleanála Appeal
- Appeal Reference
- PL-500461-WD-25
- Decision
- CONDITIONAL
- Submitted
- 15 December 2025
- Decided
- 12 May 2026
Location
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residential development of 99 no. units on a site measuring 2.9Ha at Knockboy, Waterford, comprising: 55 no. 2-storey houses (providing 19 No. 4-bed & 36 no. 3-bed houses), 44 no. apartments within 4 no. 4 storey blocks (providing 20 No. 1-bed & 24 no. 2-bed apts), a creche of c.219m², 4 no. internal communal waste storage facilities (total floor area c.82.8m²), 181 car parking spaces and 80 no. bicycle parking spaces within 4 no storage facilities (total floor area c.140m²), additional visitor bicycle parking provided in the public realm, 1 no. ESB unit sub-station, vehicular/pedestrian/cyclist accesses to the public road (Ballygunner Hill/St. Mary's Place, including provision of 2 No. pedestrian crossings), all associated site development works, landscaping, open spaces, boundary treatments and services provision (including connection to public foul and surface water drainage at Dunmore Road & Island Drive). A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) accompanies this application
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