GrantedCommercialDecided 20 December 2022

Waterford Retail Park, Cork Road, Butlerstown North

Major extension to Waterford Retail Park including five retail units, a sports unit, and a three-storey office/medical building.

22936 · Waterford City and County Council · Lodged 2 November 2022

Reference: 22936
Authority: Waterford City and County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 2 November 2022

Summary

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The development comprises a 9,147 sqm extension to the retail park, adding five retail warehouse units, an outdoor garden centre, and a 2,250 sqm sports retail unit. It also includes a standalone three-storey office and medical building, 123 additional parking spaces, and solar panels.

Commercialretailofficesolarexpansion

Storeys: 3
Floor area: 12,464 m²

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Official record

Development description

(1) an extension to the existing retail park development (totalling 9147sqm gross floor area) comprising 5 no. Retail warehouse units (units 9-13 inclusive) ranging from 800sqm. To 2050sqm. And including an outdoor garden centre with unit 12; a specialist sports and leisure retail unit (unit
Of 2250sqm. For sale and display of a range of bulky and non-bulky sporting, recreation and leisure related products and ancillary goods and including an outdoor display/exhibition area; (2) a standalone 3 storey building to accommodate office and/or medical related uses with all associated ancillary accommodation (totalling 3317sqm. Gross floor area). Access will be from the existing waterford retail park access on the outer ring road through the existing car park and permission is sought to extend and complete the existing car park to provide an additional 123no. Parking spaces and 2 no motorcycle spaces (resulting in 997 spaces in total for the waterford retail park development). Permission is also sought for all associated site and development works including service road, service yards, hard and soft landscaping totem sign and building mounted signage, pv solar panels esb substation (28sqm) and bicycle parking facilities for staff and customers. A ten year permission is sought to facilitate the phasing of development

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

GBUC

“To provide for and improve General Business uses; this includes suburban district retail and local neighbourhood centres.”

National zoning type: Other mix of uses

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Key dates

Timeline

Application received2 November 2022
Decision due5 January 2023
Decision issued20 December 2022
Grant issued22 April 2024
Appeal submitted24 January 2023
Permission expiry21 April 2029

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