No. 63 O'Connell Street, Waterford
Conversion of a retail unit to an educational facility in Waterford.
1879 · Waterford City and County Council · Lodged 8 February 2018
- Reference
- 1879
- Authority
- Waterford City and County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 8 February 2018
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 96 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks a change of use from retail to educational use over the entire ground floor. It also includes a single-storey rear extension and internal alterations to provide classrooms, training rooms, offices, and a canteen.
- Storey
- 1
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
Change of use from retail to educational use over entire ground floor property and permission to construct single storey extension to rear of property together with all necessary internal alterations to provide classrooms, training rooms, staff rooms, offices, kitchen/canteen and ancillary facilities and to provide new signage over front door
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 O'connell Court, Penrose Lane, Waterford City | Dec 2025 | €122,500 | 10 m |
| 22 O'connell Court, Penrose Lane, Waterford City | Sept 2025 | €117,500 | 10 m |
| 12 Oconnell Court, Penrose Lane, Waterford | Jul 2025 | €150,450 | 10 m |
| Apt 10, Oconnell Court, Penrose Lane | May 2025 | €155,000 | 10 m |
| Apt 310, Oconnell Court, 64 Oconnell St | Apr 2026 | €141,000 | 33 m |
| 302 Oconnell Court, Oconnell St, Waterford | Mar 2025 | €147,000 | 37 m |
| 202 O'Connell Court, O'Connell St, Waterford | Apr 2026 | €150,000 | 37 m |
| 63 Penrose Court, Penrose Lane, Waterford City | Sept 2025 | €140,000 | 59 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 received8 February 2018
- Decision due4 April 2018
- Decision issued28 March 2018
- Grant issued8 May 2018
- Permission expiry7 May 2023
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