Waterford City and County Council grants permission for 91-home scheme at Killure Road, Kilcohan, 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 1,568 nationally. Of the 3,037 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 3 December 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 a residential development containing 91No. dwelling units comprising of 36No. two-storey 3 bed semi-detached units, 8No. two-storey 4 bed semi-detached units, 5No. two-storey 3 bed terrace units, 2No. two-storey 2 bed terrace units and 2No. four-storey apartment blocks, containing 20No. apartments per block, each block comprising of 4No. 1 bed apartments, 13No. 2 bed apartments and 3 No. 3 bed apartments with associated bin & bike storage, carparking and site landscaping, together with all associated site development works, new vehicular entrance to site from Kill St. Lawrence Road (L91132) and upgrading of existing vehicular junction onto Killure Road (R708). This development is located at Killure Road, Kilcohan, Waterford. (A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the planning application).