Tramore Burrow, Tramore, Co. Waterford
Construction of a motor home park, glamping pods, surf club, street food plaza, and a café in Tramore.
2460632 · Waterford City and County Council · Lodged 29 October 2024
- Reference
- 2460632
- Authority
- Waterford City and County Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 29 October 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposed development includes a motor home park with 52 pitches and 4 glamping pods, alongside an ancillary building. It also features a surf club building, a street food plaza for 8 food trucks, and a two-storey café building.
- Storeys
- 2
- Floor area
- 11,420 m²
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
The construction of the following (i) motor home park (11,420sq. M. ) to include 52 no. Motor home pitches (inclusive of 3no. Disabled pitches) and 4no. Fully accessible family friendly glamping pods (24.1sq. M. ), 7 no. Electricity and water service points, 1no. Motor home waste disposal point, 1no. External bin storage, 3 no. External bicycle stand, set down area, boundary treatments and landscaping (ii)motor home ancillary building (126.8sq. M. ) to include external signage (3.4sq. M. ), waiting area, staff canteen, reception, disabled w. C. , male and female changing rooms, male and female bathrooms, single storey kitchen building (13.3sq. M. ) and single storey laundry building(13.3 sqm) (iii)) surf club building (102.9 sq m) to include lobby reception staff canteen male and female changing room ,wet suit and surf board store, roof top terrace seating area with associated over head canopy (iv) street food plaza (1,458sq. M. ) to include 8no. Street food trucks, external bin storage, boundary treatments, landscaping, (v) 2 storey café building (69sq. M. ) to include external signage (1.5sq. M. ), kitchen, store, disabled w. C. ’s, terrace, indoor terrace seating and all associated drainage connections and ancillary site works. A natura impact statement has been prepared in respect of this application. The planning applications and natura impact statement may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the office of planning authority (menapia building, the mall,waterford during public opening hours (9.30 am to 1pm and 2pm to 4 pm
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for tourist uses.”
National zoning type: Tourism and related
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 Atlantic Coast Apts, Tramore, Co Waterford | Apr 2026 | €210,000 | 108 m |
| 46 Atlantic Coast, Strand Rd, Tramore | Jul 2025 | €180,000 | 121 m |
| 43 Atlantic Coast, Strand Rd, Tramore | Jan 2026 | €230,000 | 121 m |
| 41 Atlantic Coast Apts, Tramore, Waterford | Sept 2025 | €250,000 | 121 m |
| 17 Atlantic Coast, Tramore, Co Waterford | Sept 2025 | €285,000 | 207 m |
| 6 Atlantic Coast, Strand Rd, Tramore | Aug 2025 | €255,000 | 252 m |
| 16 Crobally Bungalows, Old Crobally Road, Tramore | Jan 2026 | €225,000 | 334 m |
| 19 Tramore Holiday Villas, Riverstown, Tramore | May 2026 | €155,000 | 454 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 received29 October 2024
- Further information requested18 December 2024
- Further information received24 June 2025
- Decision due8 October 2025
- Decision issued7 October 2025
- Appeal submitted3 November 2025
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- Awaiting decision260 m away
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22940WaterfordLodged 3 Nov 2022Other
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