Thomas Hill/Thomas Street, Waterford
Retention of a surface car park and its entrance and exit barriers in Waterford.
16448 · Waterford City and County Council · Lodged 1 July 2016
- Reference
- 16448
- Authority
- Waterford City and County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 1 July 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThe applicant is seeking permission to retain indefinitely an existing surface car parking facility. This includes the entrance on Thomas Hill and the exit on Thomas Street, along with their control barriers.
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
To retain indefinitely the surface car parking facility, the entrance (thomas hill) and exit (thomas street) with control barriers. All at their site
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Provide for the development and enhancement of town core uses including retail, residential, commercial, civic and other uses.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Thomas Hill, Waterford, Waterford | Jan 2026 | €210,000 | 41 m |
| 22 Francis Street, Waterford | Aug 2025 | €205,000 | 56 m |
| 23 Barker St, Waterford, Waterford | May 2026 | €135,000 | 56 m |
| 7 Thomas Hill, Waterford, Co. Waterford | Oct 2025 | €110,000 | 60 m |
| Apartment 2 Ostman, Anne St, Waterford | Apr 2025 | €138,000 | 62 m |
| 21 Barker St, Waterford, Waterford | Mar 2025 | €135,000 | 63 m |
| 28 Wellington Sq, Wellington St, Waterford | Jan 2026 | €147,000 | 84 m |
| 3 Anne St House, Anne St, Waterford City | Aug 2025 | €146,000 | 89 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 July 2016
- Decision due25 August 2016
- Decision issued16 August 2016
- Grant issued23 September 2016
- Permission expiry22 September 2019
In the area
Applications near this site
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- GrantedAt this site
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Similar applications
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