33 John Street, Waterford
Creation of a ground floor café and alterations to the overhead residential accommodation.
22679 · Waterford City and County Council · Lodged 29 July 2022
- Reference
- 22679
- Authority
- Waterford City and County Council
- Register status
- Withdrawn
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 29 July 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks to establish a café on the ground floor of 33 John Street, including a kitchen and toilets. It also involves demolishing a mezzanine bathroom to construct a new bathroom and kitchen for the overhead residence on the first floor.
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
Permission for a café to ground floor with provision of kitchen and provision of staff and client toilets to ground floor demolition of bathroom on mezzanine floor level to overhead accommodation (overhead residence) & construction of bathroom & kitchen to first floor level
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Provide for the development and enhancement of town core uses including retail, residential, commercial, civic and other uses.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment11, Johnsbridge, Waterford City | Aug 2025 | €127,000 | 20 m |
| 1 Johnstown Bridge, Waterford City, Waterford | Dec 2025 | €165,000 | 20 m |
| 26 Johnstown Bridge, Johnstown, Waterford | Dec 2025 | €216,500 | 20 m |
| 16 Johnstown Bridge, Johnstown, Waterford | Dec 2025 | €160,000 | 20 m |
| 2 St James Wood, Stradbally, Co Waterford | Aug 2025 | €314,000 | 51 m |
| Apt 401 The Infirmary, Waterford City, Waterford | Oct 2025 | €161,000 | 75 m |
| 79 Johnstown, Waterford | Feb 2026 | €177,000 | 81 m |
| 5 Johnstown, Waterford | Jun 2026 | €195,000 | 97 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 received29 July 2022
- Further information requested19 September 2022
- Further information received14 March 2023
- Application withdrawn12 April 2023
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