The Holy Cross Public House, Hold Cross Roads, Butlerstown North
Retention of a beer garden wall, extensions, and a front porch at The Holy Cross Public House.
16723 · Waterford City and County Council · Lodged 11 November 2016
- Reference
- 16723
- Authority
- Waterford City and County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 11 November 2016
Summary
AI-generatedIndefinite retention is sought for several unauthorized developments at the pub. These include a 1.8m high security wall forming a beer garden, rear and side flat-roof extensions for toilets, a function room, boiler room, store rooms, and kitchen, as well as a new front entrance porch.
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
Indefinite retention sought to unauthorized developments being (a) erection of 1.8m high blockwork and pier security wall built circa 1983 forming an enclosed beer garden and external storage area. (b) rear and side flat roof extensions comprising of toilets, extended function room area, boiler room and store rooms and kitchen extension built circa 1991. (c) new front entrance porch to front elevation with indefinite retention to all alterations and windows to external elevations as indicated on submitted drawings
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Protect highly sensitive and scenic location from inappropriate development that would adversely affect the environmental quality of the locations.”
National zoning type: Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Eden, Holy Cross, Butlerstown | Jul 2025 | €310,000 | 218 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 received11 November 2016
- Further information requested11 January 2017
- Further information received19 April 2017
- Decision due16 May 2017
- Decision issued11 May 2017
- Grant issued16 June 2017
- Permission expiry15 June 2022
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