St. Mary's Place / The Village / Knockboy Village, Ballygunner, Waterford
Construction of a new neighbourhood retail and office centre in Ballygunner.
22571 · Waterford City and County Council · Lodged 27 June 2022
- Reference
- 22571
- Authority
- Waterford City and County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 27 June 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of a single-storey convenience retail store (746 sqm) and a separate two-storey building containing five retail units on the ground floor and two office/medical units on the first floor. The project includes parking and road access.
- Floor area
- 1,908 m²
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
Construct a neighbourhood centre development consisting of:- a single-storey building comprising of a convenience retail store of gross 746m2 (to include off licence, ancillary supermarket storage area, internal and external seating area for the consumption of food consumed on and off the premises), and single retail / retail service unit of 142m2. Also separate two-storey building comprising of gross 510m2 retail / retail service units (in five units) and an entrance foyer for first floor access all at ground floor level, also gross 510m2 office / medical use (in two units) all at first floor level. The development will include all ancillary parking, two road access points (and associated roadworks), all building signage, illuminated totem sign, all ancillary accommodation and siteworks on our site
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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Knockboy Village, Ballygunner, Waterford | Jun 2026 | €216,000 | 54 m |
| 2 The Village, Ballygunner, Waterford | May 2026 | €550,000 | 61 m |
| 12 The Village, Ballygunner, Waterford City | Mar 2026 | €655,000 | 122 m |
| 16 The Village, Ballygunner, Waterford | Feb 2025 | €483,000 | 136 m |
| 3 Radharc Na Siuire, Ballygunner, Waterford | Dec 2025 | €330,000 | 179 m |
| 19 The Anchorage, Williamstown Rd, Waterford | Jun 2025 | €595,000 | 230 m |
| 17 Radharc Na Siuire, Knockboy, Waterford | Feb 2025 | €315,000 | 260 m |
| 61 Radharc Na Siuire, Knockboy, Ballygunner | Oct 2025 | €341,000 | 277 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 received27 June 2022
- Further information requested18 August 2022
- Further information received11 November 2022
- Decision due19 December 2022
- Decision issued14 December 2022
- Grant issued24 January 2023
- Permission expiry23 January 2028
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