Church Road, Portlaw, Co. Waterford
Conversion of part of a house and replacement of a prefab with a new single-storey preschool building and car park.
17269 · Waterford City and County Council · Lodged 21 April 2017
- Reference
- 17269
- Authority
- Waterford City and County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 21 April 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves converting part of an existing house into a preschool classroom. It also includes removing a prefabricated classroom to build a new single-storey preschool facility with a classroom, office, and staffroom, alongside a new vehicular entrance and car park.
- Storey
- 1
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Official record
Development description
The change of use of part of an existing dwelling house to a new 1 no. Early years service pre-school classroom with all refurbishment and ancillary works and full planning permission for the removal and replacement of 1 no. Prefabricated preschool classroom with the construction of a new single storey early years service preschool, consisting of 1 no. Preschool classroom, office, staffroom and all ancillary and associated accommodation, together with new vehicular entrance, set down, car park and all associated and ancillary site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Brown St, Portlaw, Co Waterford | Apr 2026 | €200,000 | 89 m |
| 4 Market Square, Portlaw, Co Waterford | Jun 2026 | €210,000 | 101 m |
| The Cottage, Market Square, Portlaw | May 2026 | €385,000 | 172 m |
| 11 William Street, Portlaw, Co. Waterford | Jun 2025 | €75,000 | 175 m |
| 57 Brown St, Portlaw, Co Waterford | Sept 2025 | €185,000 | 177 m |
| 14 William Street, Waterford City, Waterford | Apr 2025 | €175,000 | 196 m |
| 35 Brown St, Portlaw, Co Waterford | Oct 2025 | €147,500 | 210 m |
| 36 Brown St, Portlaw, Waterford | May 2025 | €165,000 | 214 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 received21 April 2017
- Further information requested12 June 2017
- Further information received17 August 2017
- Decision due13 September 2017
- Decision issued12 September 2017
- Grant issued23 October 2017
- Permission expiry22 October 2022
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16572WaterfordLodged 2 Sept 2016Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
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