The Banyan Restaurant, Lower Branch Road, Tramore
Change of use of a restaurant's upper ground floor to residential use.
16839 · Waterford City and County Council · Lodged 22 December 2016
- Reference
- 16839
- Authority
- Waterford City and County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 22 December 2016
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 1 m²
Summary
AI-generatedPlanning permission is sought for a change of use at the upper ground floor level of The Banyan Restaurant from restaurant to residential use.
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
Change of use at upper ground floor level from restaurant to residential
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Provide for residential development and protect and improve residential amenity.”
National zoning type: Existing residential
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rushmore House, Lower Branch Rd, Tramore | May 2026 | €530,000 | 90 m |
| 2 Lakelands, Tramore, Waterford | Apr 2026 | €310,000 | 100 m |
| 3 Tivoli Terrace, Tramore, Waterford | Sept 2025 | €570,000 | 118 m |
| 1 Rocklands, Pond Road, Tramore | May 2025 | €300,000 | 132 m |
| 2 Rocklands, Pond Rd, Tramore | Nov 2025 | €629,000 | 133 m |
| 6 Pebble Lawn, Pebble Beach, Tramore | Apr 2025 | €195,000 | 206 m |
| 22 The Walk, Pebble Beach, Tramore | Dec 2025 | €210,000 | 244 m |
| Gurteen Terrace, Pond Rd, Tramore | Sept 2025 | €495,000 | 245 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 received22 December 2016
- Decision due24 February 2017
- Decision issued21 February 2017
- Grant issued31 March 2017
- Permission expiry30 March 2022
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