Site of Walsh's Hotel, Barrack Street/Green Street, Cappoquin
Change of use from Walsh's Hotel to a hostel with internal alterations, repairs, and new parking spaces.
24120 · Waterford City and County Council · Lodged 4 June 2024
- Reference
- 24120
- Authority
- Waterford City and County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 4 June 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves converting the existing hotel building into a hostel. Works include reducing the bedroom count to 6 en-suite rooms on the first floor, converting ground floor spaces into 2 en-suite bedrooms and a reception, installing solar panels, and removing fuel pumps on Barrack Street to provide parking.
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Official record
Development description
For a. Change of use from hotel to hostel incorporating the following; changes to hotel building; ground floor: change kitchen and dining room to 2 no. En-suite bedrooms, change lobby to provide new reception, d/a wc in storeroom, removal of bar and internal counters in lounge and provide double doors from lounge to new raised patio with ramped and stepped access. First floor. Change 10 bedrooms and bathroom to 6 en-suite bedrooms plus storage, remove hot press, create protected stairwell, repair timber sash windows and insert new slimline double glazed units. Removal of wood-effect beauty board and make good walls. Change 2 no external doors and all necessary repairs, upgrades of services, electrical, plumbing, heating and ventilation including fire protection measures to building. Extend toilet facilities in existing stone building plus new solar panels on roof: reroof & repair existing concrete shed. On barrack street remove fuel pumps, provide 3 no. Car parking spaces and new pedestrian access with gate. On site provide 3 no car parking spaces, incl. D/a parking space, ev charge point, bicycle parking, bin area, hard and soft landscaping, lighting, circulation route, change the 2 no access gates to site to timber gates & upgrade of all services on site. B. Install 3 glamping pods on east of site and remove a portion of cast concrete wall c. Signage on east and west elevations of hotel building, for reception and accommodation name and on forecourt a sign to indicate direction to reception and a sign for car parking. This is a protected structure rps wa 750504 niah 22810041
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 | 151 m |
| Barrack St, Cappoquin, Waterford | May 2025 | €145,000 | 184 m |
| 90 Cook St, Cappoquin, Waterford | Jul 2025 | €126,000 | 191 m |
| 46 Barrack St, Cappoquin, Waterford | Jan 2026 | €90,000 | 193 m |
| Barrack Street, Cappoquin, Co Waterford | Apr 2025 | €185,000 | 219 m |
| 3 Church St, Cappoquin, Waterford | Jan 2025 | €135,000 | 264 m |
| 10 Church Street, Cappoquin, Co Waterford | Mar 2025 | €155,000 | 298 m |
| Church St, Cappoquin, Waterford | Mar 2025 | €200,000 | 304 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 received4 June 2024
- Decision due29 July 2024
- Decision issued23 July 2024
- Grant issued30 August 2024
- Permission expiry29 August 2029
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