Awaiting decisionCommercial

Site of 0.0557 ha located at Davitt's Quay, and Site of 0.0859 ha located at Richard A. Walsh Street, Dungarvan

Demolition of a two-storey building and construction of a seven-storey, 40-bedroom hotel.

22904 · Waterford City and County Council · Lodged 21 October 2022

Reference: 22904
Authority: Waterford City and County Council
Register status: Invalid or incomplete
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 21 October 2022

Summary

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The development at Davitt's Quay involves the demolition of an existing two-storey building to construct a seven-storey hotel. The hotel will feature 40 bedrooms with balconies, a ground-floor reception, lounge rooms, and a ground-floor deli/café.

Commercialhoteldemolitionwaterfront

Storeys: 7
Floor area: 1,827 m²

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Development description

Development at the sites of 0.0557ha located at davitt’s quay and the sites of 0.0859ha located at richard a. Walsh street. The site at davitt’s quay is bound by an open green space adjoining waterford city and county council offices to the north, the colligan river to the east, a pub/restaurant premises to the south and by davitt’s quay to the west. The site at richard a. Walsh street is bound by the áras brúgha building to the east, the lawlor’s hotel car park to the south and richard a. Walsh street to the west and north. The development at davitt’s quay will comprise the demolition and clearance of existing 2-storey building (535sq. M), associated structure and all hard-standing, and construction of a 7- storey hotel development (1,827 sq. M gfa), with principal entrance at davitt’s quay. The hotel development will comprise 40 no. Bedrooms with associated terraces/balconies, ground floor hotel reception area, lounge rooms, and all ancillary hotel operational and management space including bin stores, linen stores and associated lift/stair cores and circulation space. The proposed development also includes the provision of a ground floor deli/café (serving hot food) including indoor seating area, food hall and kitchen, and a restaurant including a bar on the sixth floor with external terrace seating, kitchen, and wc. A new servicing bay is proposed along the eastern side of the carriageway on davitt’s quay directly adjacent to the proposed hotel building. Planning permission is also sought for hard and soft landscaping, plant, refuse stores, cycle stores accommodating 20 no. Bicycle parking spaces (racking) and all ancillary and associated site and development works. The development at richard a. Walsh street will comprise the construction of a new car park to serve the proposed hotel development with 26 no. Car parking spaces including 2 no. Disabled parking bays. Planning permission is also sought for a new boundary wall and railings along richard a. Walsh street, new vehicle access from richard a. Walsh street and new separate pedestrian access from davitt’s quay. Planning permission is also sought for hard and soft landscaping and all ancillary and associated site and development works. The application will be accompanied by a natura impact statement (nis)

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

TCUC

“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.

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Apt 8, The Bridge, Bridge St	Jun 2025	€192,500	132 m
32 The Bridge, T F Meagher St, Dungarvan	Nov 2025	€230,000	132 m
Apt 1, High St, Dungarvan	Feb 2025	€935,000	177 m
14 O Connell Street, Dungarvan, Waterford	Mar 2026	€200,000	251 m
17 Western Tce, Dungarvan, Co Waterford	Mar 2025	€225,000	281 m
Apt 28 Cois Mara, Davitt's Quay, Dungarvan	Aug 2025	€287,000	294 m
Apt.33 - Cois Mara, Davitts Quay, Dungarvan	Mar 2025	€140,000	294 m
Apt.33 - Cois Mara, Davitts Quay, Dungarvan	Sept 2025	€245,000	294 m

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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.

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Application received21 October 2022

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