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South of Lacken Wood Residential Estate and east of Lacken Road , in the townland of Kilbarry at Lacken Road , Waterford

REFUSED

Planning application 2560638

Waterford - Waterford City and County Council

Proposed Development

Notice of Large-Scale Residential Development (LRD) Application to Waterford City and County Council. Belindere Homes Limited intends to apply for a 10-Year Planning Permission for a Large Scale Residential Development (LRD) of 243 no. dwellings (366 no. residential car parking spaces and 25 no. visitor car parking spaces) and 1 no. childcare facility (18 no. dedicated vehicle parking/drop-off car parking spaces), all totalling 23,853.36 sqm gross floor space at this site of approximately 7.85 ha located south of Lacken Wood Residential Estate and east of Lacken Road, in the townland of Kilbarry at Lacken Road, Waterford. The development will consist of: 1. Demolition/removal of 2 no. agricultural structures (totalling approximately 389.34 sqm gross floor space) comprising a barn (215.71 sqm) and shed (173.63 sqm). 2. A childcare facility (310.26 sqm gross floor space) ranging in height between one and two storeys, ancillary enclosed private outdoor play area (372.17 sqm) and dedicated vehicle parking/drop-off spaces (18 no. car parking) and 12 no. bicycle parking spaces (6 no. long stay covered and 6 no. short stay uncovered). 3. A total of 243 no. dwellings (totalling 23,543.10 sq m gross floor space) with associated private open spaces, 391 no. associated car parking spaces (248 no. within semidetached dwelling curtilages, 118 no. in shared/managed arrangement for terrace/apartment/duplex apartment dwellings, and 25 no. visitor) and 406 no. bicycle parking spaces (134 no. long stay within dwelling unit private open space areas, 218 no. long stay within dedicated bike storage areas, and 54 no. visitor short stay uncovered) comprising: - 99 no. terrace apartment/duplex apartment dwellings (arrange over 10 no. terrace buildings ranging in height between one and three storeys totalling 6,137.52 sqm gross floor space) which incl. 66 no. one bedroom apartment units at ground floor and 33 no. two bedroom duplex apartment units over first and second floor; - 20 no. apartment/duplex apartment dwellings (arranged over 10 no. buildings ranging in height between one and three storeys totalling 1,969.8 sqm gross floor space) which incl. 10 no. two bedroom apartment units at ground floor and 10 no. three bedroom duplex apartment units over first and second floor; - 48 no. two storey three-bedroom semi-detached dwellings (24 no. buildings totalling 5,357.04 sqm gross floor space); and - 76 no. two storey four-bedroom semi-detached dwellings (38 no. buildings totallin

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Application Timeline

  1. Application received

    12 Sept 2025

  2. Decision due

    6 Nov 2025

  3. Decision: REFUSED

    6 Nov 2025

  4. Appeal submitted

    2 Dec 2025

  5. Appeal decided: REFUSED

    30 Mar 2026

Application Details

Location
South of Lacken Wood Residential Estate and east of Lacken Road , in the townland of Kilbarry at Lacken Road , Waterford
Applicant
N/A
Application Type
PERMISSION
Planning Authority
Waterford City and County Council
Site Area
7.85 ha
Floor Area
30375 sq m
Residential Units
243

Timeline

Registration Date
12 September 2025
Status
APPLICATION FINALISED
Decision
REFUSED
Decision Date
6 November 2025

An Coimisiún Pleanála Appeal

Appeal Reference
ACP-323907-25
Decision
REFUSED
Submitted
2 December 2025
Decided
30 March 2026

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