Former Loko Restaurant Unit, Ardkeen Shopping Centre, Dunmore Road Waterford
Subdivision of a vacant restaurant unit into a retail shop in Waterford.
2460538 · Waterford City and County Council · Lodged 17 September 2024
- Reference
- 2460538
- Authority
- Waterford City and County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 17 September 2024
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 1 m²
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to further subdivide a vacant, split-level restaurant unit at Ardkeen Shopping Centre. The proposal includes a change of use from restaurant to retail shop for the subdivided upper first-floor area.
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
Development further to the previously issued grant of permission, reg ref: 24/30, permission is sought for the further subdivision of an existing, split level, vacant restaurant unit in order to facilitate provision of a separate upper first floor retail/shop unit facing onto the dunmore road. The works will require a change of use from ‘restaurant’ to ‘retail shop’ for the sub-divided area only (unit 'c 'on the drawings) and will require minor modification of existing toilet arrangements,
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 | 185 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 received17 September 2024
- Decision due11 November 2024
- Decision issued8 November 2024
- Grant issued16 December 2024
- Permission expiry15 December 2029
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
For the subdivision of an existing vacant restaurant unit in order to facilitate provision of a separate…
Former Loko Restaurant Unit , Ardkeen Shopping Centre , Dunmore Road
2430WaterfordLodged 16 Feb 2024Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
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19795WaterfordLodged 24 Oct 2019Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
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18379WaterfordLodged 31 May 2018Commercial
- RefusedAt this site
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16525WaterfordLodged 5 Aug 2016Change of use
- Refused30 m away
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181WaterfordLodged 3 Jan 2018Commercial
- Granted30 m away
Extension to, and change of use of existing sandwich bar outlet to shop/retail unit, encompassing existing…
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19534WaterfordLodged 19 Jul 2019Commercial
- Granted30 m away
Change of use of existing shop/retail unit (Class 1 — PD Ref. 19-534) to Professional Services (Class 2),…
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19974WaterfordLodged 18 Dec 2019Change of use
- Granted30 m away
For new hand-paiinted signage
West Elevation (old petrol station) , of existing units at Ardkeen Shopping Centre , Dunmore Road
16242WaterfordLodged 13 Apr 2016Commercial
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