GrantedChange of useDecided 18 August 2016

Unit 20a Unit 44 & Unit 40B, First Floor Arundel Street Mall, City Square Shopping Centre

Demolition, reconfiguration, and change of use of part of the first floor of City Square Shopping Centre.

16466 · Waterford City and County Council · Lodged 8 July 2016

Reference: 16466
Authority: Waterford City and County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 8 July 2016

Summary

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The project involves the demolition, internal reconfiguration, and change of use of a 778 sq.m first-floor area. The revised layout will create 4 restaurant/cafe units with seating and circulation areas in place of existing restaurant, retail, and storage spaces.

Change of useretailrestaurantdemolition

Floor area: 778 m²

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Official record

Development description

Development will consist of the demolition, internal reconfiguration and change of use of part of the existing first floor area (778sq. M)of city square shopping centre. The proposed works to the existing floor area involve a revised floor layout comprising 4 no. Restaurant/cafe units and associated seating (497sq. M) and mall/circulation areas (222sq. M) in lieu of existing restaurant area (439sq. M), retail/ancillary retail storage areas (163sq. M) and circulation areas (121sq. M). Permission is also sought for all associated site and development works. The revised layout results in an increase of 5.5sq. M in overall floor area which is created by the rationalisation of the shape of the first floor balcony seating area above arundel mall

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

TCUC

“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

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Apt 11, Keizer House, High St	Feb 2025	€145,000	79 m
Apt 16 Keizer House, High Street, Waterford	Jun 2026	€176,500	79 m
13 Keiler House, Waterford, Waterford	Aug 2025	€170,000	79 m
Apt 5, 5 Cathedral Lane, Waterford	Dec 2025	€220,000	158 m
Apt 1, 5 Parnell St, Waterford	May 2026	€262,000	188 m
3 Stephens Court, Stephen St, Waterford	Jul 2026	€140,000	217 m
18 Parnell St, Waterford City	Oct 2025	€258,000	217 m
6 Alexandra St, Waterford, Waterford	Feb 2025	€150,000	219 m

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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

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Application received8 July 2016
Decision due1 September 2016
Decision issued18 August 2016
Grant issued23 September 2016
Permission expiry22 September 2021

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