Waterford City and County Council refuses permission for 126-home scheme at Kilrush, Dungarvan, 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 2 September 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.

The proposed development will consist of a Large-scale Residential Development (LRD) comprising 126no residential units and a standalone single storey creche building (173sqm) with associated external play area, set down and parking spaces (12no). The residential development consists of (1) 102 no. two storey 3 and 4 bedroom terraced / semi-detached houses including 50no. 3 bedroom units and 52no. 4 bedroom units and associated parking (204 spaces / 2 per dwelling) and private gardens; (2) Blocks 1 and 2 (1109sqm each) are 2no. 3 storey apartment blocks comprising 24no. apartments (4no. 1 bedroom and 20no. 2 bedroom units) with associated ancillary accommodation and at-grade parking spaces (30no.) and ancillary storage, bin stores and bicycle parking compounds. Vehicular access is provided from an access from the Kilrush Road (R672) and pedestrian entrances are proposed to Kilrush Road and the Dungarvan Bypass (N25). Permission is also sought for all hard and soft landscaping, boundary treatments, surface water and foul drainage connections to existing network and all associated site and development works associated with the above development