IDA Industrial Park, Old Kilmeadan Road, Knockhouse Lower Waterford.
Installation of a ground-mounted solar PV energy development at the IDA Industrial Park.
2460080 · Waterford City and County Council · Lodged 20 February 2024
- Reference
- 2460080
- Authority
- Waterford City and County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 20 February 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe development will comprise solar photovoltaic panels on ground-mounted frames, underground cabling, inverters, a client kiosk, and security fencing. It will also include pole-mounted CCTV cameras, landscaping, a temporary construction compound, and all associated site works.
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 solar pv energy development comprising the installation of solar photovoltaic (pv) panels on ground mounted frames/ support structures, underground cabling and ducting, inverters, client kiosk, security fencing, pole mounted cctv cameras, landscaping, temporary construction compound and to include all associated site works, drainage, alterations to existing site levels and ancillary site development works to accommodate the above works, all at their site at ida industrial park, old kilmeadan road, knockhouse lower, waterford.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 39 Blackberry Fields, Carrickpherish Road, Waterford City | Aug 2025 | €100,000 | 298 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 received20 February 2024
- Further information requested12 April 2024
- Further information received18 June 2024
- Decision due28 August 2024
- Decision issued23 August 2024
- Grant issued7 October 2024
- Permission expiry6 October 2029
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