Waterford City and County Council refuses permission for 243-home scheme at Kilbarry at Lacken Road, 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 6 November 2025. If no appeal is lodged, the council’s decision stands and a final grant issues. The applicant sought a 10-year permission, which sets how long they have to start the development.

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.

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