Blackwater House, Main Street, Cappoquin
Retention of a change of use from office to retail on the ground floor of a protected structure in Cappoquin.
23315 · Waterford City and County Council · Lodged 17 November 2023
- Reference
- 23315
- Authority
- Waterford City and County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 17 November 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention permission for changing the use of the ground floor space from office to retail. It also seeks retention for completed internal layout changes to the ground floor of the building, which is a protected structure.
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
Retention permission for a change of use of the ground floor space from office use to retail use, and for retention of completed internal changes to the ground floor layout (a protected structure)
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Protect and promote the character of the Rural Village and promote a vibrant community appropriate to available physical and community infrastructure.”
National zoning type: Built up 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Hillside, Castle St, Cappaquin | Dec 2025 | €200,000 | 33 m |
| 3 Church St, Cappoquin, Waterford | Jan 2025 | €135,000 | 159 m |
| 10 Church Street, Cappoquin, Co Waterford | Mar 2025 | €155,000 | 182 m |
| Church St, Cappoquin, Waterford | Mar 2025 | €200,000 | 187 m |
| 90 Cook St, Cappoquin, Waterford | Jul 2025 | €126,000 | 206 m |
| Barrack St, Cappoquin, Waterford | May 2025 | €145,000 | 292 m |
| 12 Denes Yard, Cappoquin, Waterford | May 2025 | €255,000 | 304 m |
| 46 Barrack St, Cappoquin, Waterford | Jan 2026 | €90,000 | 305 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 received17 November 2023
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