2560651
REFUSEDWaterford - Waterford City and County Council
Proposed Development
Permission for a residential development for 73 no. residential units including (a) (i) 12 no. 1 storey 2 bed semi-detached units; (ii) 4 no. 2 storey 3 bed semi-detached units; (iii) 6 no. 2 storey 4 bed semi-detached units; (iv) 13 no. 2 storey 3 bed terrace units; (b) 2 no. 3 storey duplex apartment blocks including; (i) 3 no. 1 storey 1 bed apartment units at ground floor; (ii) 3 no. 2 storey 1 bed apartment units at ground and first floor; (iii) 3 no. 2 storey 1 bed apartment units at first and second floor; (iv) 2 no. 1 storey 2 bed apartment units at ground floor; (v) 4 no. 3 storey 2 bed apartment units at ground, first and second floor (c) 1 no. 4 storey apartment block including; (i) 1 no. 1 storey 1 bed apartment units at ground floor; (ii) 4 no. 1 storey 2 bed apartment units at ground floor; (iii) bike store, bin store and bulk store at ground floor; (iv) 1 no. 1 storey 1 bed apartment units at first floor; (v) 5 no. 1 storey 2 bed apartment units at first floor; (vi) 1 no. 1 storey 1 bed apartment units at second floor; (vii) 5 no. 1 storey 2 bed apartment units at second floor; (viii) 1 no. 1 storey 1 bed apartment units at third floor; (ix) 5 no. 1 storey 2 bed apartment units at third floor; (d) (i) 1 no. external communal bin store; (ii) 1 no. external bike store (e) all associated site works including (i) foul and surface water drainage, and water mains; (ii) detention ponds; (iii) swales; (iv) new entrance walls and piers at Williamstown Road (v) vehicular road and pedestrian connection to Williamstown Road; (vi) pedestrian connection at Williamstown Road at the Farronshoneen Roundabout; (vii) car parking; (viii) landscaping and public lighting; (ix) 2 no. ESB kiosks and (x) all other associated site development works
View the full application file on the council's planning portal →Application Timeline
Application received
16 Sept 2025
Decision due
10 Nov 2025
Decision: REFUSED
10 Nov 2025
Appeal submitted
5 Dec 2025
Appeal decided: CONDITIONAL
20 Apr 2026
Application Details
- Location
- Junction between Williamstown Road and the R710 Outer Ring Road and the land to the west of the Farronshoneen Roundabout , Williamstown , Waterford
- Applicant
- N/A
- Application Type
- PERMISSION
- Planning Authority
- Waterford City and County Council
- Site Area
- 2.51 ha
- Floor Area
- 1 sq m
- Residential Units
- 1
Timeline
- Registration Date
- 16 September 2025
- Status
- APPLICATION FINALISED
- Decision
- REFUSED
- Decision Date
- 10 November 2025
- Permission Expires
- 19 April 2031
An Coimisiún Pleanála Appeal
- Appeal Reference
- PL-500406-WD-25
- Decision
- CONDITIONAL
- Submitted
- 5 December 2025
- Decided
- 20 April 2026
Location
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