Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedCommercialDecided 20 November 2023

Kilbarry Road, Kilbarry, Waterford City

Construction of a large commercial and industrial development with 8 buildings in Waterford City.

2360261 · Waterford City and County Council · Lodged 19 June 2023

Reference
2360261
Authority
Waterford City and County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
19 June 2023

Summary

AI-generated

The proposed commercial development on a 4.24-hectare site includes 8 buildings with a total floor area of approximately 16,777 sq. m. The scheme comprises warehouse logistics buildings, a business development unit, and 18 commercial units for light industrial, storage, and renewable energy uses, complete with roof-mounted solar panels.

Commercialcommercialindustrialsolarlogistics
Floor area
16,777 m²

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

A commercial development on a 4.24 ha site. The development includes 8 no. Buildings, total floor area c. 16,777 sq. M. , including c. 14,542 sq. M. At ground floor level and also an electrical substation building (44.5 sq. M). The 8 no. Commercial buildings comprise 2 no. Warehouse logistics buildings, a two storey business development unit and 5 no. Industrial units subdivided to provide 18 no. Commercial units for use as light industrial outlets, storage depots, technology and renewable energy providers, utility providers, community facilities, enterprise units, cafe and ancillary office facilities. The development also includes metal framed and cladded structures, varying in height from 10m to 17.9m, roof mounted pv solar cells, provision of associated siteworks, site boundary treatment and landscaping, roadways and parking, entrance onto the kilbarry road, connection to existing public watermain, sewer and surface water infrastructure and associated works at kilbarry and ballybeg.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

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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.

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Built & sold

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
Six Cross Roads, Kilbarry, Co WaterfordAug 2025€281,000210 m
4 Bramble Way, Foxwood, WaterfordAug 2025€310,000300 m
55 Oaks Avenue, Carraig An Aird, Six Cross RoadsDec 2025€331,000302 m
21 Bramble Drive, Foxwood, WaterfordJul 2025€342,000326 m
2 Brookfield Place, Brookfield, Kilbarryprice excludes VATSept 2025€330,395340 m
18 Ormond Drive, Ormond Park, KilbarryOct 2025€373,000344 m
35 Ormond Drive, Six Cross Roads, WaterfordOct 2025€360,000355 m
4 Bramble Drive, Foxwood, WaterfordAug 2025€285,000365 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

  1. Application received19 June 2023
  2. Further information requested11 August 2023
  3. Further information received25 October 2023
  4. Decision due21 November 2023
  5. Decision issued20 November 2023
  6. Grant issued4 January 2024
  7. Permission expiry3 January 2029

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