former M.A. Molloy & Sons factory site, Old Kilmeaden Road, Cleaboy Road
Proposed office park with seven buildings, including a coffee shop and management suite, on Old Kilmeaden Road.
18814 · Waterford City and County Council · Lodged 3 December 2018
- Reference
- 18814
- Authority
- Waterford City and County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 3 December 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of a proposed office park ancillary to the I.D.A. Waterford Industrial Estate. It will feature five 3-to-4 storey office buildings, a single-storey coffee shop, a management suite, and associated parking and road improvements.
- Storeys
- 4
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
- A proposed office park ancillary to the i. D. A. Waterford industrial estate with 7 number stand-alone buildings to provide for science and technology based industry and specialist office based industry (business and technology enterprises) comprising of the following:- block a
- 4 storey stand-alone pitched roof office building with overall internal area of 1715sqm. Block b
- 4 storey stand-alone pitched roof office building with overall internal area of 1715sqm. Block c
- 3 and 4 storey stand-alone pitched roof office building with overall internal area of 1432sqm. Block d
- 3 and 4 storey stand-alone pitched roof office building with overall internal area of 1432sqm. Block e
- 4 storey stand-alone pitched roof office building with overall internal area of 1715sqm. Block f - single storey ancillary coffee shop pitched roof building with overall internal area of 102sqm. Block g - single storey management suite pitched roof building with overall internal area of 122 sqm together with all associated site works, to include provision of car parking, signage, vehicular and pedestrian access off the cleaboy road and ancillary road improvements to facilitate left turn egress and access, internal access roads and footpaths/walkways, foul and surface drainage connections
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Decies Avenue, Lismore Lawn, Waterford | Dec 2025 | €285,000 | 199 m |
| 9 Thomond Green, Lismore Lawn, Waterford | May 2025 | €285,000 | 200 m |
| 11 Skibbereen Lawn, Lismore Heights, Waterford | Aug 2025 | €280,000 | 202 m |
| 15 Decies Ave, Lismore Lawn, Waterford | Apr 2026 | €275,000 | 222 m |
| 17 Decies Ave, Lismore Lawn, Waterford | Oct 2025 | €240,000 | 229 m |
| 12 Decies Ave, Lismore Lawn, Waterford | Sept 2025 | €265,000 | 232 m |
| 11 Oriel Sq, Lismore Lawn, Waterford | Sept 2025 | €305,000 | 256 m |
| 6 Comeragh Est, Lismore Heights, Waterfordnot full market price | Mar 2025 | €102,000 | 299 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 received3 December 2018
- Further information requested4 February 2019
- Further information received31 July 2019
- Decision due27 August 2019
- Decision issued26 August 2019
- Grant issued3 October 2019
- Permission expiry2 October 2024
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