Former Loko Restaurant Unit, Ardkeen Shopping Centre, Dunmore Road
Subdivision and change of use of a vacant restaurant unit to a retail shop in Waterford.
2430 · Waterford City and County Council · Lodged 16 February 2024
- Reference
- 2430
- Authority
- Waterford City and County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 16 February 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe application proposes the subdivision of the former Loko Restaurant unit at Ardkeen Shopping Centre. This will facilitate a change of use from restaurant to retail shop for the subdivided area, alongside minor external alterations and a new entrance.
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 subdivision of an existing vacant restaurant unit in order to facilitate provision of a separate ground floor retail/shop unit facing onto the dunmore road. The works will require a change of use from"restaurant" to "retail shop" for the subdivided area only and with minor modification of existing toilet arrangements in order to allow for the incorporation of a dac compliant wc. The proposal will also include for the provision of a new glazed, double-door entrance to the north facing elevation of the unit. The existing canopy overhang will be adapted to form a box section for the incorporation of future tenant signage, to be agreed, together with minor external alterations to existing planted area, railing and paved entrance
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for and improve General Business uses; this includes suburban district retail and local neighbourhood centres.”
National zoning type: Other mix of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Bromley Grove, Ardkeen, Waterford | Jun 2026 | €295,000 | 111 m |
| 12 Bromley Way, Ardkeen Village, Dunmore Rd | May 2025 | €300,000 | 120 m |
| Apt 46, Ardkeen Woods, Ardkeen | Mar 2026 | €240,000 | 159 m |
| Apt 42, Ardkeen Woods, Ardkeen | May 2026 | €280,000 | 164 m |
| 17 Sandy Ridge, Ardkeen Woods, Dunmore Rd | Jun 2025 | €226,000 | 184 m |
| Apt 13 Sandyridge, Ardkeen Woods, Ardkeen | May 2025 | €280,000 | 186 m |
| Apt 18, Ardkeen Woods, Ardkeen | Oct 2025 | €250,000 | 186 m |
| Apt 32, Ardkeen Woods, Ardkeen | Mar 2025 | €196,000 | 186 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 received16 February 2024
- Further information requested8 April 2024
- Further information received16 April 2024
- Decision due13 May 2024
- Decision issued9 May 2024
- Grant issued17 June 2024
- Permission expiry16 June 2029
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