No. 5 Sexton Street, Abbeyside, Dungarvan
Change of use from a bookmaker's office and public house stores to a café in Dungarvan.
17290 · Waterford City and County Council · Lodged 28 April 2017
- Reference
- 17290
- Authority
- Waterford City and County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 28 April 2017
Summary
AI-generatedPlanning permission is sought to convert a former bookmaker's office and parts of an adjacent public house into a café at No. 5 Sexton Street, Abbeyside. The development will also include new shopfront signage on the front elevation.
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 a change of use from bookmakers office to café along with change of use from public house (existing stores to the rear and side of the bookmakers on ground floor along with kitchen and stores on 1st floor) to café. Planning permission is also sought for new shopfront signage to the front elevation
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for and improve General Business uses; this includes suburban district retail and local neighbourhood centres.”
National zoning type: Other mix of 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Sexton St, Abbeyside, Dungarvan | Feb 2026 | €50,000 | 38 m |
| 25 The Pillar, King St Upper, Mill Rd | Oct 2025 | €202,000 | 102 m |
| 5 Strandside, Abbeyside, Dungarvan | Dec 2025 | €665,000 | 129 m |
| 11 King St, Abbeyside, Dungarvan | Oct 2025 | €161,000 | 143 m |
| 12 Sarsfield St, Abbeyside, Dungarvan | Aug 2025 | €217,000 | 154 m |
| 23 Sarsfield Street, Abbeyside, Dungarvan | Mar 2026 | €385,000 | 162 m |
| Strandside South, Abbeyside, Dungarvan | Jul 2025 | €540,000 | 173 m |
| 12 St Patricks Terrace, Abbeyside, Dungarvan | Apr 2026 | €362,000 | 176 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 received28 April 2017
- Decision due22 June 2017
- Decision issued20 June 2017
- Grant issued26 July 2017
- Permission expiry25 July 2022
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