Unit 9, Park Road Business Park, Newtown Road
Retention of a change of use from a warehouse to a place of public worship in Park Road Business Park.
16845 · Waterford City and County Council · Lodged 23 December 2016
- Reference
- 16845
- Authority
- Waterford City and County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 23 December 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention permission to change the use of the first floor of Unit 9 from a warehouse/repository to a place for public worship or religious instruction.
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
Permission for retention of change of use of the first floor of unit 9 from class 5 - warehouse/respository to class 7 - use for public worship or religious instruction
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 4, Woodpark Apts, Park Rd | Mar 2025 | €152,000 | 97 m |
| 3 Woodpark, Park Rd, Waterford | Feb 2025 | €164,000 | 97 m |
| Apt 9, Woodpark, Newtown Rd | Nov 2025 | €160,000 | 109 m |
| 3 Nore House, Canada Sq, Waterford | Jun 2025 | €187,000 | 110 m |
| 1 Nore House, Canada Square, Waterford | Mar 2025 | €177,000 | 125 m |
| 7 Suir House, Canada Sq, Waterford City | Jul 2025 | €206,000 | 136 m |
| 13 Suir House, Canada Sq, Waterford | Mar 2025 | €164,000 | 140 m |
| 7 Marine House, Canada Sq, Waterford | May 2026 | €213,000 | 174 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 received23 December 2016
- Decision due25 February 2017
- Decision issued23 February 2017
- Grant issued31 March 2017
- Permission expiry30 March 2022
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- Granted50 m away
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