Scartore, Ballinroad, Dungarvan
Conversion of a former railway cottage into a cafe and restaurant with a single-storey extension in Dungarvan.
18497 · Waterford City and County Council · Lodged 23 July 2018
- Reference
- 18497
- Authority
- Waterford City and County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 23 July 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks a change of use from a former Railway Cottage to a Cafe/Restaurant. It includes a single-storey rear extension for tea rooms, kitchen, and toilets, alongside an outdoor eating area, terrace, take-out facility, kids play area, and signage.
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Official record
Development description
Change of use from former railway cottage to café/restaurant to include single-storey extension to the rear of existing cottage to provide for new tea rooms, kitchen and ancillary toilet facilities, outside eating area, terrace and take out, kids play area, internal and external alterations to existing cottage, signage, canopy, together with all associated site works and drainage connections, landscaping, delivery area and bicycle stands
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Protect highly sensitive and scenic location from inappropriate development that would adversely affect the environmental quality of the locations.”
National zoning type: Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 17 March 2020. A completion certificate was lodged on 21 April 2023.
Notified floor area: 136 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballyrandle, Ballinroad, Dungarvan | Oct 2025 | €420,000 | 465 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 July 2018
- Further information requested12 September 2018
- Further information received8 February 2019
- Decision due27 March 2019
- Decision issued26 March 2019
- Appeal submitted23 April 2019
- Appeal decided11 October 2019
- Permission expiry10 October 2024
In the area
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- GrantedAt this site
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21187WaterfordLodged 10 Mar 2021Retention
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
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20991WaterfordLodged 22 Dec 2020Retention
- Refused70 m away
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21749WaterfordLodged 30 Jul 2021Other
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2360588WaterfordLodged 1 Dec 2023New dwelling
- Refused90 m away
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24236WaterfordLodged 5 Dec 2024Infrastructure
- Granted110 m away
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- Granted110 m away
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1711WaterfordLodged 13 Jan 2017New dwelling
- Refused160 m away
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2460597WaterfordLodged 10 Oct 2024New dwelling
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