Waterford City and County Council refuses permission for 70-home scheme at Crobally Upper, Tramore, Co. Waterford

In context

It is one of 85 housing scheme applications Waterford City and County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 1,561 nationally. Of the 3,032 such applications decided by councils in the past three years, 79% were granted.

What happens next

The applicant, or anyone who made a submission on the application, can appeal the decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála within four weeks of 17 June 2025. If no appeal is lodged, the council’s decision stands and a final grant issues.

The development description, as lodged

Verbatim from the Waterford City and County Council register. This is the source for every figure in the story above.

for the construction of Strandhill Phase 2 development consisting of 70 no. residential units comprising of; 14 no. 2 storey 4-Bed semi-detached houses, 28 no. 2 storey 3-Bed semi-detached houses, 4 no. 2-storey 3-Bed terrace houses, 2 no. 3 storey dormer 4-Bed detached houses and 1 no. 4 storey split level apartment block comprising of 6 no. 2-Bed duplex apartments at lower ground floor level and lower first floor level and 8 no. 1 -Bed apartments and 8 no. 2-Bed apartments at upper ground and upper first floor levels. The proposed development will also include internal roadways to connect to Strandhill Phase 1, currently under construction, new pedestrian access, new boundary treatments, landscaping, drainage and all ancillary and associated site works. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) accompanies this application.