Genzyme Ireland Ltd. trading as Sanofi, IDA Industrial Park, Old Kilmeaden Road Knockhouse Lower
A two-storey warehouse extension and internal alterations at the Sanofi facility in Waterford.
17232 · Waterford City and County Council · Lodged 7 April 2017
- Reference
- 17232
- Authority
- Waterford City and County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 7 April 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of a two-storey extension of 1,571 sq.m to the north side of the existing warehouse and pen assembly buildings. It includes an extended loading dock, cold pallet warehouse, plant room, external pipe bridge, and internal reordering of existing spaces.
- Storeys
- 2
- Floor area
- 1,571 m²
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
Development consisting of two storey extension of 1571sq. M to north side of existing warehouse (building no. Ie02) and pen assembly (building no. Ie11), consisting of extended loading dock and pallet staging area, c-safe room, cold pallet warehouse, engineering store, operations corridor, plant room, including ancillary accommodation, external elevated pipe bridge and associated site works internal reordering of part of the ground floor and mezzanine level of existing warehouse (ie02) engineering stores of 226sq. M to use as storage and office use ancillary to the warehouse elevation modifications to part of north elevation of existing façade to warehouse (ie02) comprising new double doors to ground level and 3 no. External windows at mezzanine level.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Provide for light industry, general enterprise, business development, office, research and development and high technology/ high technology manufacturing type employment in a high quality built and landscaped environment.”
National zoning type: Other commerce/industrial/enterprise uses
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Station, Ballymacaw, Dunmore East | May 2025 | €335,000 | 344 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 received7 April 2017
- Decision due1 June 2017
- Decision issued30 May 2017
- Grant issued14 July 2017
- Permission expiry13 July 2022
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