Ballinakill Shopping Centre, Dunmore Road, Waterford
Construction of 60 apartments in two four-storey blocks with basement parking at Ballinakill Shopping Centre.
21792 · Waterford City and County Council · Lodged 19 August 2021
- Reference
- 21792
- Authority
- Waterford City and County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 19 August 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe development proposes two 4-storey apartment buildings containing 60 units in total (20 one-bed and 40 two-bed apartments). It includes basement car and bicycle parking, surface parking modifications for the shopping centre, and associated landscaping.
- Residential units
- 60
- Storeys
- 4
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Official record
Development description
On a site of 0.69 ha at ballinakill shopping centre, dunmore road, the construction of two 4 storey apartment buildings with setbacks at third floor level (block a, 10 no. 1 bed and 20 no. 2 bed units and block b, 10 no. 1 bed and 20 no. 2 bed units) with a total of 60 no. Apartments with access to the development from ballinakill downs access road. The development also includes for 60 no. Car parking spaces, 60 no. Bicycle spaces and dedicated bin storage all located at basement level, with the provision of 3 no. Accessible car spaces at surface level along, minor modification of existing car park layout associated with ballinakill shopping centre to provide for 22 no. Replacement surface car parking spaces for the sole use of the shopping centre and its patrons all with associated private open space, ancillary site development infrastructure including plant rooms, internal roads, footpaths, all landscaping, including open space areas, boundary treatments, all associated engineering and site works necessary to facilitate the development.
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.
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 4 October 2024.
Notified floor area: 7,635 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Cottage, Dunmore Rd, Ballinakill | Sept 2025 | €536,000 | 164 m |
| 5 Meledon Grove, Farmleigh, Dunmore Rd | Apr 2026 | €285,000 | 200 m |
| 24 Meledon Grove, Farmleigh, Dunmore Rd | Jul 2025 | €295,000 | 211 m |
| 1 Meledon Gr0ve, Farmleigh, Dunmore Rd | May 2026 | €283,000 | 216 m |
| 3 Sylvan Dr, Grantstown Park, Waterford | Nov 2025 | €400,000 | 236 m |
| 14 The Brambles, Ballinakill Downs, Dunmore Rd | Mar 2026 | €606,000 | 237 m |
| 26 Meledon Green, Farmleigh, Dunmore Rd | Apr 2026 | €320,000 | 269 m |
| 7 Montelado Way, Farmleigh, Dunmore Rd | Sept 2025 | €305,000 | 278 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 received19 August 2021
- Further information requested12 October 2021
- Further information received20 December 2021
- Decision due25 January 2022
- Decision issued20 January 2022
- Appeal submitted2 February 2022
- Appeal decided7 June 2022
- Permission expiry6 June 2027
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