Newtown Road, Waterford
Construction of a new 60-space long-stay car park with fencing, barriers, and lighting.
16125 · Waterford City and County Council · Lodged 1 March 2016
- Reference
- 16125
- Authority
- Waterford City and County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 1 March 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of a new 60-space long-stay car park. It will feature a 2.4-metre-high palisade fence with blockwork piers, automated barriers at the existing entrance, new boundary fencing, and lighting.
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Official record
Development description
A new long-stay carpark (60 no. Spaces) with new 2.4m high palisade fence with blockwork piers and automated barriers to existing vehicular entrance from newtown road (to replace existing blockwork wall) new 2.4m high palisade fencing to portions of south, east and west boundaries, new lighting and associated site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Provide for enterprise and/ or residential led regeneration.”
National zoning type: Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site
Objective set by the WCCC Development Plan 2022 - 2028 (2022–2028). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 9, Woodpark, Newtown Rd | Nov 2025 | €160,000 | 36 m |
| 3 Woodpark, Park Rd, Waterford | Feb 2025 | €164,000 | 43 m |
| Apt 4, Woodpark Apts, Park Rd | Mar 2025 | €152,000 | 43 m |
| 7 Suir House, Canada Sq, Waterford City | Jul 2025 | €206,000 | 48 m |
| 3 Nore House, Canada Sq, Waterford | Jun 2025 | €187,000 | 68 m |
| 13 Suir House, Canada Sq, Waterford | Mar 2025 | €164,000 | 68 m |
| 1 Nore House, Canada Square, Waterford | Mar 2025 | €177,000 | 71 m |
| 7 Marine House, Canada Sq, Waterford | May 2026 | €213,000 | 76 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received1 March 2016
- Further information requested18 April 2016
- Further information received29 August 2016
- Decision due25 September 2016
- Decision issued20 September 2016
- Grant issued28 October 2016
- Permission expiry27 October 2021
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