Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedIndustrialDecided 26 June 2020

Knockhouse Lower, Knockhouse, Waterford

Extension of duration for a large 26,484 sq m manufacturing and warehouse facility.

20269 · Waterford City and County Council · Lodged 11 May 2020

Reference
20269
Authority
Waterford City and County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
EXTENSION OF DURATION
Received
11 May 2020

Summary

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This application seeks to extend the duration of planning permission 15/80. The project consists of a massive 26,484 sq m manufacturing facility comprising multiple multi-storey blocks, administration offices, utility buildings, and associated infrastructure.

Industrialmanufacturingextension of durationwarehouselarge scale
Storeys
3
Floor area
26,484 m²

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Development description

Extension of duration of 15/80 to construct a new 26,484 sq m manufacturing facility comprising a single building having a maximum parapet height of 13.2m and a maximum overall height of 16.5 m above ground level, incorporating a two storey 8,315sq m manufacturing and warehouse block with an intermediate mezzanine floor, a rooftop penthouse plantroom and open plant area, a two storey 8,357 sq m finishing and warehousing block with an intermediate mezzanine floor, a rooftop penthouse plant room and open plant area, a three storey 2,349 sq m technical support and central utility block with a rooftop penthouse plantroom and open plant area having a maximum boiler stack height of 18.5 m above ground level, a three storey 7,242 sq m central administration and technical services block with a rooftop penthouse plantroom and open plant area, a single storey 24 sq m goods entrance security building, a single storey 16 sq m car park gate house, a single storey 66 sq m materials storage building, a single storey 54 sq m pump house, a 61 sq m electrical substation and two 12 m diameter and 5 m high water tanks and all associated site infrastructure

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

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“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.

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Key dates

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  1. Application received11 May 2020
  2. Decision due18 July 2020
  3. Decision issued26 June 2020
  4. Permission expiry24 March 2021

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