Former Tramore CBS Site, St. Otteran's Terrace/Convent Hill, Tramore
Construction of 21 houses and conversion of a former school building into 12 apartments.
19843 · Waterford City and County Council · Lodged 6 November 2019
- Reference
- 19843
- Authority
- Waterford City and County Council
- Register status
- Withdrawn
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 6 November 2019
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 2689 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe development on the former Tramore CBS site includes building 21 new houses (a mix of single and two-storey terraces, semi-detached, and detached homes). It also involves converting part of the existing three-storey school building into 12 apartments, removing six prefabricated classrooms, and providing parking and public amenity areas.
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Official record
Development description
The construction 13 no. Two bed single storey houses, (consisting of 1 no. Four house terrace block, 1 no. 3 house terrace block, 4 no. Semi-detached houses & 2 no. Detached houses) & the construction of 8 no. Three bed two storey houses, (consisting of 2 no. Three house terrace blocks & 2 no. Semi-detached houses). Permission is also sought for the change of use of part of the existing three storey school building from educational use to residential use consisting of 2 no. One bed and 2 no. Two bed residential units at lower ground floor, 3 no. One bed and 1 no. Two bed residential units at upper ground floor & 3 no. One bed & 1no. Two bed residential units at first floor. (12 no. Residential units in total). The existing sports hall that forms part of the existing school building is to continue to be used for this purpose. Proposed works also include the removal of 6 no. Existing prefabricated classroom buildings from the site, alterations & adjustments of existing site boundaries & outbuildings, the provision of additional off street and on site car parking, the provision of soft & hard landscaped public amenity area and all associated siteworks
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Provide for and protect civic, educational, religious, community, health care and social infrastructure.”
National zoning type: Community facilities
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Sweetbriar Close, Tramore, County Waterford | Sept 2025 | €400,000 | 150 m |
| 30 Kennedy Park, Tramore, Waterford | May 2026 | €390,000 | 156 m |
| 15 Marian Terrace, Tramore, Waterford | Apr 2025 | €200,000 | 173 m |
| 34 Kennedy Park, Tramore, Waterford | Jul 2025 | €240,000 | 179 m |
| 32 Marian Terrace, Tramore, Waterford | Sept 2025 | €150,000 | 184 m |
| 62 Sweet Briar Lawn, Tramore, Co Waterford | Apr 2025 | €445,000 | 249 m |
| 1 Sweet Briar Park, Tramore, Waterford | Apr 2025 | €830,000 | 290 m |
| 25 Sweetbriar Lawn, Tramore, Co Waterford | Mar 2025 | €297,000 | 295 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 received6 November 2019
- Application withdrawn7 January 2020
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