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
AI-generatedThe 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.
- Storeys
- 2
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
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
“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.
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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Islandview, Knockboy, Waterford | May 2025 | €300,000 | 154 m |
| 17 Island View, Knockboy Dunmore Rd, Waterford | Oct 2025 | €183,750 | 177 m |
| 6 Heatherview, Riverview, Knockboy | May 2025 | €294,000 | 230 m |
| 9 Heatherview Road, Riverview, Knockboy | Dec 2025 | €280,000 | 239 m |
| 35 The Pines, Ballinakill Downs, Waterford | Jun 2025 | €395,000 | 277 m |
| 8 Hazelbrook Rd, Riverview, Knockboy | Mar 2026 | €395,000 | 283 m |
| 26 The Pines, Ballinakill Downs, Waterford | Aug 2025 | €387,500 | 286 m |
| 17 Dunmore Ave, Riverview, Waterford | Feb 2025 | €330,000 | 299 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 received1 March 2022
- Further information requested21 April 2022
- Further information received18 November 2022
- Decision due9 February 2023
- Decision issued8 February 2023
- Appeal submitted6 March 2023
- Appeal decided13 February 2024
- Permission expiry12 February 2029
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