No. 54 and No. 55 Fountain Street, Ferrybank, Waterford City
Conversion and extension of two properties to create a single combined restaurant.
211093 · Waterford City and County Council · Lodged 23 November 2021
- Reference
- 211093
- Authority
- Waterford City and County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 23 November 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposal involves converting a shop at No. 54 and changing the use of No. 55 Fountain Street to combine them into a single restaurant. The development includes ground and first-floor extensions, internal alterations, and illuminated signage.
- Floor area
- 123 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
The material change of use of no. 55 fountain street to a restaurant and for a single storey flat roofed extension (33.6 sqm) with bin storage to the rear, including internal alterations, planning permission is also sought for no. 54 fountain street, to convert the existing shop into a restaurant (combining with no. 55 fountain street) and a proposed extension to the rear of no. 54, consisting of a dining area at ground floor and a first floor rear extension to the existing flat above (area of existing flat 33.6 sqm proposed first floor extension 4.8 sqm) also a roof light window and chimney flue to the front pitched roof of no. 54, in addition to illuminated signage. Both no. 54 and 55 fountain street, to combine and operate as a single restaurant, existing ground floor area of no. 54 is 40.6 sqm, existing ground floor area of no. 55 is 55.4 sqm, proposed ground floor extension to no. 54 is 55.9 sqm, proposed extension to no. 55 is 33.6 sqm
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.
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Ard Mhuire, Ferrybank, Waterford | Jul 2026 | €150,000 | 94 m |
| 1 Marymount, Ferrybank, Waterford | Oct 2025 | €187,000 | 96 m |
| 37 Ard Mhuire, Ferrybank, Waterford | Oct 2025 | €108,000 | 113 m |
| 3 Rockshire Terrace, Rockshire Rd, Ferrybank | Mar 2025 | €180,000 | 134 m |
| 44 Ard Mhuire, Ferrybank, Waterford | Jan 2025 | €129,600 | 152 m |
| 11 Rockshire Terrace, Rockshire Rd, Ferrybank | Aug 2025 | €195,000 | 158 m |
| Grotto View, Rockenham Ferrybank, Waterford | Sept 2025 | €275,000 | 172 m |
| 2 Bishopsgrove, Ferrybank, Waterford | May 2025 | €257,000 | 180 m |
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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 received23 November 2021
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