Waterford City Ford, Waterford Business Park, Cork Road
New entrance portal and signage for the Ford car dealership in Waterford.
2360305 · Waterford City and County Council · Lodged 14 July 2023
- Reference
- 2360305
- Authority
- Waterford City and County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 14 July 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe application proposes a new entrance portal and signage for the existing Henry Ford car dealership. The entrance portal will stand approximately 5.5 metres high, and the new signage will reach approximately 6.5 metres high.
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
Proposed signage and entrance portal to existing henry ford car dealership. The building is 7m high. Signage to be 6.5m high approx to top. Entrance portal to be 5.5m approx above ground level.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comeragh, Ballinaneeshagh, Waterford | Dec 2025 | €200,000 | 317 m |
| Oakwood, Balinaneeshagh, Cork Road | Sept 2025 | €775,000 | 335 m |
| Taglinn, Ballinaneeshagh, Cork Road | Sept 2025 | €740,000 | 356 m |
| 39 Meadowbank, Baile Na Nd�ise, Cork Road | Jun 2025 | €275,000 | 439 m |
| 29 Meadowbank, Baile Na Ndeise, Waterford | Dec 2025 | €285,000 | 483 m |
| 83 Meadowbank, Baile Na Ndeise, Cork Road | Aug 2025 | €263,000 | 499 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received14 July 2023
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