Waterford City and County Council grants permission for 99-home scheme at Lacken, Kilbarry, 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 24 November 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.

a seven year planning permission for development of 99 no. residential units at Lacken, Kilbarry, Waterford. The proposed development comprising Phase 7 of an overall masterplan includes: (i) 57 no. houses and three apartment blocks with a total of 42 no. apartments, including (a) 30 no. 3-Bed 2-storey semi-detached houses; (b) 1 no. 3-bed 2-storey detached house: (c) 22 no. 4-bed 2-storey semi-detached houses; (d) 4 no. 4-bed 2-storey terraced houses: (e) 18 no. 2-bed apartments; and (f) 24 no. 1-bed apartments; (ii) 2 no. pedestrian and vehicular access points from the existing Kilbarry LIHAF Road; (iii) foul and surface drainage and water main connections to include foul pumphouse, rising foul main, and detention basins; (iv) landscaping and boundary treatments; (v) car parking and bicycle parking; (vi) public lighting; and (vii) all associated site works. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) and Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) accompany this application