Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedHousing estateDecided 8 February 2023

Lands at Knockboy, Dunmore Road, Co. Waterford

Construction of 74 houses, 16 mews dwellings, and a childcare facility.

22146 · Waterford City and County Council · Lodged 1 March 2022

Reference
22146
Authority
Waterford City and County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
1 March 2022
Residential units
69
Floor area
8817 m²

Summary

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The proposed development consists of 74 two-storey houses and 16 mews dwellings across 3 blocks. It also includes a 342.5 sqm childcare facility, 173 parking spaces, a new vehicular entrance, and associated open spaces and playgrounds.

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Storeys
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Official record

Development description

Development which will consist of: (i) construction of a residential development comprising 74 no. Two-storey houses (54 no. Three-bedroom and 20 no. Four-bedroom) and 3 no. Two-storey blocks accommodating 16 no. Mews dwellings (4 no. Two-bedroom and 12 no. Three-bedroom), each house is to be served by private amenity space in the form of a rear garden whilst the mews dwellings are served by external terraces at first floor level; (ii) construction of childcare facility (342.5sq. M), with associated external amenity space, located centrally within the wider scheme; (iii) provision of 152 no. On-curtilage/parking bay vehicular parking spaces to serve the residential units and 21 no. Vehicular parking spaces to serve the childcare facility; (iv) provision of new vehicular entrance off the dunmore road; and (v) all ancillary site and infrastructural works, inclusive of foul/surface water drainage, attenuation areas, boundary treatment, landscaping, open space areas including play spaces/playgrounds/bbq area, internal access roads and pedestrian footpaths, necessary to facilitate the proposed development. The 74 no. Houses comprise 4 no. House type d (three-bedroom), 9 no. House type c (three-bedroom), 41 no. House type b (three-bedroom) and 20 no. House type a (four-bedroom). The 16 no. Mews dwellings comprise 4 no. Mews type 2 (two-bedroom) and 12 no. Mews type 1 (three-bedroom). This application is accompanied by a natura impact statement.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

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Provide for new residential development in tandem with the provision of the necessary social and physical infrastructure.

National zoning type: New/proposed residential

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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Built & sold

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
20 Islandview, Knockboy, WaterfordMay 2025€300,000154 m
17 Island View, Knockboy Dunmore Rd, WaterfordOct 2025€183,750177 m
6 Heatherview, Riverview, KnockboyMay 2025€294,000230 m
9 Heatherview Road, Riverview, KnockboyDec 2025€280,000239 m
35 The Pines, Ballinakill Downs, WaterfordJun 2025€395,000277 m
8 Hazelbrook Rd, Riverview, KnockboyMar 2026€395,000283 m
26 The Pines, Ballinakill Downs, WaterfordAug 2025€387,500286 m
17 Dunmore Ave, Riverview, WaterfordFeb 2025€330,000299 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

  1. Application received1 March 2022
  2. Further information requested21 April 2022
  3. Further information received18 November 2022
  4. Decision due9 February 2023
  5. Decision issued8 February 2023
  6. Appeal submitted6 March 2023
  7. Appeal decided13 February 2024
  8. Permission expiry12 February 2029

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