Grow HQ, Farronshoneen, Dunmore Road
Two single-storey extensions to the Grow HQ building to add training, office, and kitchen space, plus 16 new parking spaces.
20960 · Waterford City and County Council · Lodged 16 December 2020
- Reference
- 20960
- Authority
- Waterford City and County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 16 December 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of a new single-storey extension to the north-east for training, office, and meeting rooms, and a second single-storey extension to the south-west for kitchen capacity and storage. The project will use matching architectural materials and add 16 new car parking spaces.
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Official record
Development description
Development will consist of a new single storey extension to the north-east of the existing building containing a training space, office and staff meeting rooms; and a new single storey extension to the south-west of the existing building containing additional kitchen capacity and storage. It is intended that the new extension uses the same architectural language as the existing building with rendered walls and aluminium framed windows and gravel ballasted flat roofs. The previously permitted steps to the flat roof are not incorporated. Sixteen new car-parking spaces are to be created using the existing road access.
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.
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What happened next
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 32, Ardkeen Woods, Ardkeen | Mar 2025 | €196,000 | 69 m |
| Apt 18, Ardkeen Woods, Ardkeen | Oct 2025 | €250,000 | 69 m |
| 17 Sandy Ridge, Ardkeen Woods, Dunmore Rd | Jun 2025 | €226,000 | 75 m |
| 88 Viewmount Park, Dunmore Rd, Waterford | May 2025 | €425,000 | 84 m |
| Apt 13 Sandyridge, Ardkeen Woods, Ardkeen | May 2025 | €280,000 | 92 m |
| Apt 46, Ardkeen Woods, Ardkeen | Mar 2026 | €240,000 | 103 m |
| Apt 42, Ardkeen Woods, Ardkeen | May 2026 | €280,000 | 106 m |
| 10 Bromley Grove, Ardkeen, Waterford | Jun 2026 | €295,000 | 203 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 received16 December 2020
- Decision due18 February 2021
- Decision issued16 February 2021
- Grant issued25 March 2021
- Permission expiry24 March 2026
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