GrantedHousing estateDecided 22 July 2021

Outer Ring Road, Williamstown, Waterford

Construction of 88 dwelling units, including houses, duplexes, apartments, and a creche in Waterford.

21215 · Waterford City and County Council · Lodged 16 March 2021

Reference: 21215
Authority: Waterford City and County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 16 March 2021
Residential units: 60
Floor area: 6300 m²

Summary

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The proposed development features 28 houses, 32 duplex apartment units, and two 4-storey apartment blocks containing 28 apartments. Block A will also incorporate a ground-floor creche with outdoor play areas, alongside resident and visitor parking.

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Storeys: 4

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Official record

Development description

For 88 no. Dwelling units incorporating: 6 no. 2 storey 3 bed semi detached doubled fronted dwelling units (type a), 22 no. 2 storey 3 bed semi detached/terrace units (type b); 32 no. Duplex type apartment units consisting of 5 no. Blocks of 4 no. Apartments in each 3 storey duplex apartment block comprising of a 1 bed unit at ground floor level and a 2 bed duplex unit at first and second floor levels with separate entrance per unit; 3 no. Blocks of 4 no. Apartments in each two storey duplex apartment block comprising of a 1 bed unit at ground and first floor level, 2 no. Apartment blocks comprising of block a and block b, block a is a 4 storey building incorporating a creche at ground floor level with outdoor play areas and stair/lift access to upper apartment levels and total of 12 no. Apartments over, 4 no. Per first, second and third floor levels, block b is a 4 storey building with a total of 16 no. Apartments, 4 no. Per ground, first, second and third floor levels and associated roof mounted plant to each block. Vehicular entrance to site, resident and visitor parking, bicycle parking to 2 no. Apartment blocks a and b together with bin storage for apartments a and b and all duplex units, storm water attenuation tank, part infill of lands to east of site to side of units 51/52 and rear of units 53 to 60, together with all associated site development works on a site all at outer ring road, where there was a previous grant of planning permission 07/372 for a similar development) for noel frisby construction ltd. ,

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

RERE

“Provide for enterprise and/ or residential led regeneration.”

National zoning type: Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site

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

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
35 Units, Deerpark, Williamstownprice excludes VAT	Dec 2025	€10,422,730	105 m
20 Knightswood Crescent, Knightswood, Waterfordprice excludes VAT	May 2026	€378,811	129 m
21 Knightswood Crescent, Williamstown, Waterfordprice excludes VAT	May 2026	€378,811	136 m
13 Knightswood Place, Knightswood, Williamstown	Sept 2025	€425,000	169 m
30 Knightswood Rise, Knightswood, Williamstownprice excludes VAT	Jun 2025	€356,784	194 m
32 Knightswood Rise, Knightswood, Williamstownprice excludes VAT	Jun 2025	€356,784	194 m
36 Knightswood Rise, Knightswood, Williamstownprice excludes VAT	Jul 2025	€434,691	194 m
29 Knightswood Rise, Knightswood, Williamstprice excludes VAT	Jun 2025	€339,206	194 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 received16 March 2021
Further information requested6 May 2021
Further information received16 June 2021
Decision due27 July 2021
Decision issued22 July 2021
Grant issued31 August 2021
Permission expiry30 August 2026

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