Unit 3B, Lacken Business Park, Lacken Road
Retention of a change of use to an education facility and permission to build a new first floor.
23229 · Waterford City and County Council · Lodged 21 July 2023
- Reference
- 23229
- Authority
- Waterford City and County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 21 July 2023
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought to change the use of a light industrial unit to an education and training facility. Full planning permission is also requested to construct a new first floor containing offices, training rooms, toilets, and windows.
- Storeys
- 2
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Official record
Development description
Retention permission for the change of use of existing light industrial/warehouse unit to education and training facility and also seek full planning permission to construct first floor space to existing training facility. The works shall include construction works of first floor space to include new office space, training rooms and toilets, along with new first floor windows and all other ancillary associated site works contained within the site boundaries
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Provide for light industry, general enterprise, business development, office, research and development and high technology/ high technology manufacturing type employment in a high quality built and landscaped environment.”
National zoning type: Other commerce/industrial/enterprise 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56 Brookfield Avenue, Brookfield, Kilbarryprice excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €346,541 | 75 m |
| 55 Brindle Close, Kilbarry, Waterfordprice excludes VAT | Mar 2025 | €263,436 | 75 m |
| 58 Brookfield Avenue, Brookfield, Kilbarryprice excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €346,541 | 75 m |
| 91 Brookfield Court, Brookfield, Kilbarryprice excludes VAT | Feb 2026 | €333,326 | 75 m |
| 6 Brookfield Place, Brookfield, Kilbarryprice excludes VAT | Sept 2025 | €315,748 | 75 m |
| 1 Oak Dr, Lackenwood, Waterford | Nov 2025 | €330,000 | 93 m |
| 2 Hawthorn Dr, Lackenwood, Waterford | Dec 2025 | €250,000 | 115 m |
| 15 Sycamore Ave, Lacken Wood, Waterford | Mar 2026 | €302,500 | 134 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 received21 July 2023
- Decision due14 September 2023
- Decision issued12 September 2023
- Grant issued23 October 2023
- Permission expiry22 October 2028
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