Couse, Kilcohan, Waterford City
Raising land levels on 1.93 hectares of agricultural land using soil and stone for a future housing development.
22593 · Waterford City and County Council · Lodged 1 July 2022
- Reference
- 22593
- Authority
- Waterford City and County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 1 July 2022
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to raise the levels of approximately 1.93 hectares of agricultural land to prepare for future phases of a housing development. This will be achieved using soil and stone from earlier phases and imported by-product soil and stone, requiring a waste licence.
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
To raise the levels of approximately 1.93 hectares of agricultural land, for future phases of a proposed housing development by using soil and stone arising from earlier phases of the development and by the use of by-product soil and stone under article 27 from various other sites for which a waste licence will be required
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Bracken Court, Old Tramore Riad, Waterford | May 2025 | €360,000 | 209 m |
| 69 The Drive, Kill St Lawrence, Waterford | May 2025 | €340,000 | 234 m |
| 76 The Drive, Kill, St Lawrence | Nov 2025 | €356,000 | 236 m |
| 67 The Drive, Kill St. Lawrence, Waterford | Dec 2025 | €339,000 | 246 m |
| 86 The Drive, Kill St Lawrence, Airport Road | Jul 2025 | €353,000 | 248 m |
| 62 The Drive, Kill St Lawrence, Airport Road | Jan 2025 | €332,000 | 281 m |
| 10 The Court, Fairfield Park, Old Tramore Rd | Oct 2025 | €285,000 | 332 m |
| 39 The Grove, Kill, St. Lawrence | Jun 2026 | €370,000 | 333 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 July 2022
- Further information requested19 August 2022
- Further information received23 December 2022
- Decision due8 February 2023
- Decision issued7 February 2023
- Grant issued14 March 2023
- Permission expiry13 March 2028
In the area
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Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Granted130 m away
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Fairfield Park , Old Tramore Road , Kilcohan
17674WaterfordLodged 13 Sept 2017Housing estate
- Granted130 m away
EXTENSION OF DURATION OF 11/500169 : change of house design and increase in density by three houses together…
Fairfield Park , Old Tramore Road , Waterford
17151WaterfordLodged 8 Mar 2017Housing estate
- Granted130 m away
The indefinite retention of minor alterations to an existing permitted development planning permission…
Fairfield Park , Old Tramore Road , Kilcohan
18432WaterfordLodged 25 Jun 2018Retention
- Granted180 m away
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16476WaterfordLodged 12 Jul 2016Housing estate
- Granted200 m away
Single storey sun room extension to side/front of Housetype G, house No. 14, currently under construction
Site 14 Bracken Court , Old Tramore Road , Waterford
19865WaterfordLodged 14 Nov 2019Extension
- Granted220 m away
Single storey sun room extension to the side/front of Housetype G, house no. 09, currently under construction
Site 09 Bracken Court , Old Tramore Road , Waterford
19367WaterfordLodged 29 May 2019Extension
- Granted220 m away
31 no. houses and associated site works comprising 24 no. semi-detached 2 storey houses with optional sunroom…
Old Tramore Road , Waterford
18192WaterfordLodged 22 Mar 2018Housing estate
- Granted310 m away
To extend dwelling. Works will include the removal of the hipped portion of the existing roof, construction…
43 Bracken Drive , Old Tramore Road , Waterford
17170WaterfordLodged 16 Mar 2017Extension
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