58 O Connell Street, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford.
Conversion of ground floor retail and first floor office space into residential accommodation.
2360396 · Waterford City and County Council · Lodged 30 August 2023
- Reference
- 2360396
- Authority
- Waterford City and County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 30 August 2023
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 117 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the change of use of first-floor office space and ground-floor retail space into residential accommodation. Works include changes to window and door openings, removal of the shopfront, and removal of a flat roof section to create an open yard.
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
For the change of use of the first floor office space to residential accommodation. Planning permission is required for (1) the change of use of existing retail ground floor space to residential accommodation (2) changes to window and door opes (3) removal of shop front (4) removal of flat roof section to create an open yard
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Provide for residential development and protect and improve residential amenity.”
National zoning type: Existing residential
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Keating St, Dungarvan, Waterford | May 2026 | €246,000 | 79 m |
| 13 Keating St, Dungarvan, Waterfordnot full market price | Oct 2025 | €10,000 | 79 m |
| 2 St Brigid Terrace, Dungarvan, Waterford | Jul 2025 | €165,000 | 85 m |
| 7 Keating St, Dungarvan, Waterford | Mar 2025 | €245,000 | 97 m |
| 8 South Terrace, Dungarvan, Co Waterfordnot full market price | Jan 2025 | €10,000 | 104 m |
| 14 Keating St, Dungarvan, Waterford | Aug 2025 | €250,000 | 118 m |
| Apartments 1 - 19 Ormond Square, O' Connell Street, Dungarvannot full market price · price excludes VAT | Jul 2025 | €3,769,427 | 123 m |
| 5 South Terrace, Dungarvan, Waterford | Dec 2025 | €175,000 | 124 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 received30 August 2023
- Further information requested13 October 2023
- Further information received16 October 2023
- Decision due5 January 2024
- Decision issued18 December 2023
- Grant issued7 February 2024
- Permission expiry6 February 2029
In the area
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