Unit 424-425, IDA Industrial Estate, Cork Road
A large extension to the Bausch & Lomb facility at the IDA Industrial Estate.
19291 · Waterford City and County Council · Lodged 30 April 2019
- Reference
- 19291
- Authority
- Waterford City and County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 30 April 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposal is for a part-one-storey and part-two-storey extension of approximately 9,424 square metres to the existing facility. It will include new production facilities, storage, offices, loading docks, and a new access road with a vehicular entrance from the Old Kilmeaden Road.
- Storeys
- 2
- Floor area
- 9,424 m²
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
For the proposed part 1 storey & part 2 storey extension (9424m2 approx. ) to the northern & eastern sides of the existing bausch & lomb ireland facility. This extension is to include new production facilities, storage areas, staff offices, link corridors and staff accommodation. This is also to include new delivery facilities including loading docks and associated marshalling yards, plant rooms and to include minor internal and external modifications to the existing building - the proposed provision of new access road and vehicular entrance gateway to the northern boundary of the site, this is to allow vehicular access to the site from the existing roundabout on the old kilmeaden rd. - these works are to include all associated plant and equipment, site works, site fencing, signage, staff parking facilities and alterations to internal road network and drainage. - this application relates to development for the purposes of the activity requiring an industrial emissions licence. - this application is to be accompanied by an natura impact statement (nis)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Station, Ballymacaw, Dunmore East | May 2025 | €335,000 | 350 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 received30 April 2019
- Decision due24 June 2019
- Decision issued20 June 2019
- Grant issued6 August 2019
- Permission expiry5 August 2024
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