Units 212-215 & Units 218-219, Waterford Industrial Park, Cork Road
Change of use of industrial units to an apprentice training facility with internal alterations, extensions, and demolition works.
22400 · Waterford City and County Council · Lodged 12 May 2022
- Reference
- 22400
- Authority
- Waterford City and County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 12 May 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks to convert industrial units into a further education and apprentice training facility. The works include internal alterations for workshops and classrooms, a single-storey front infill extension, roof-mounted solar panels, and the demolition of two rear storage units to improve access.
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Official record
Development description
(1) change of use from industrial to further education and apprentice training facility use (units 218-219 (formerly known as techniform)); (2) internal alterations to accommodate technical workshops, classrooms, offices and associated facilities; (3) single storey infill extension to front (4) elevational alterations; (5) realignment of existing 2 no. Vehicular entrances to form 1 no. Access; (6) relocation of existing on-site esb substation to rear; (7) external welding gas storage unit to rear; (8) associated roof mounted plant and roof mounted p. V. Panels together with external maintenance stairs to roof at rear; (9) 2.4m high palladine fencing to part new boundaries; (10) realignment of existing parking to front together with additional car parking and bicycle parking facilities to site; (11) demolition of 2 no. Storage units to rear of adjoining existing etb training facility (units 212-215) to allow vehicular access to rear of site; (12) 1 no. Totem signage pole and building mounted sign, together with all associated site development works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Provide for light industry, general enterprise, business development, office, research and development and high technology/ high technology manufacturing type employment in a high quality built and landscaped environment.”
National zoning type: Other commerce/industrial/enterprise 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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Decies Avenue, Lismore Lawn, Waterford | Dec 2025 | €285,000 | 261 m |
| 9 Thomond Green, Lismore Lawn, Waterford | May 2025 | €285,000 | 292 m |
| 12 Decies Ave, Lismore Lawn, Waterford | Sept 2025 | €265,000 | 303 m |
| 15 Decies Ave, Lismore Lawn, Waterford | Apr 2026 | €275,000 | 306 m |
| 17 Decies Ave, Lismore Lawn, Waterford | Oct 2025 | €240,000 | 313 m |
| 11 Oriel Sq, Lismore Lawn, Waterford | Sept 2025 | €305,000 | 318 m |
| 11 Skibbereen Lawn, Lismore Heights, Waterford | Aug 2025 | €280,000 | 319 m |
| 136 Lismore Park, Waterford | Jan 2026 | €370,000 | 320 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 received12 May 2022
- Decision due6 July 2022
- Decision issued5 July 2022
- Grant issued11 August 2022
- Permission expiry10 August 2027
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