Ballybeg Drive, Ballybeg, Kilbarry
Demolition of a former pub to build a commercial space and 45 apartments in Kilbarry.
19589 · Waterford City and County Council · Lodged 9 August 2019
- Reference
- 19589
- Authority
- Waterford City and County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 9 August 2019
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 390 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the demolition of the former Ryans Bar to construct a new building ranging from two to four storeys. It will contain 390 square metres of commercial space and 45 residential units, including apartments and studios, on a derelict site.
- 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
To demolish existing structure formerly "ryans bar", and construct a new building ranging in height from two to four storeys comprising 390 square metres of commercial space and 45 residential units consisting of 25 no. X 2 bed apartments, 14 no. X 1 bed apartments and 6 no. Studio apartments, together with south and west facing balconies, bin stores, car parking, bicycle storage, landscaped communal amenity space, garden wall and railings along southern boundary of site, photovoltaic panels on roof, connections to all public services and all associated site development works (derelict site ds/ws/2)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52 Priory Lawn, Ballybeg, Waterford | Sept 2025 | €220,000 | 251 m |
| 206 Clonard Park, Ballybeg, Waterford | Jun 2026 | €210,000 | 289 m |
| 7 Oakwood, Templars Hall, Waterford | Dec 2025 | €239,000 | 411 m |
| 59 Woodlawn Grove, Waterford | Jun 2026 | €295,000 | 411 m |
| 10 Maplewood, Templars Hall Kilbarry, Waterford | Dec 2025 | €220,000 | 412 m |
| 13 Maplewood, Templers Hall, Waterford | Jan 2026 | €228,000 | 437 m |
| 61 Clonard Park, Ballybeg, Waterfordnot full market price | Mar 2026 | €108,660 | 461 m |
| 8 Holly Walk, Templers Hall, Kilbarry | Nov 2025 | €200,000 | 462 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 received9 August 2019
- Further information requested2 October 2019
- Further information received9 December 2019
- Decision due22 January 2020
- Decision issued21 January 2020
- Appeal submitted17 February 2020
- Appeal decided12 August 2020
- Permission expiry11 August 2025
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