Lacken Road, Kilbarry, Co. Waterford
Retention of an existing house and permission to build four new three-storey, five-bedroom detached houses.
2460761 · Waterford City and County Council · Lodged 12 December 2024
- Reference
- 2460761
- Authority
- Waterford City and County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 12 December 2024
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 1 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention permission for an existing single-storey detached house on the site. It also seeks full planning permission to construct four new three-storey, five-bedroom detached houses with surface parking and associated site works.
- Storeys
- 3
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
Permission for existing single-storey detached house on site. Permission for construction of 4 no. 3-storey 5-bedroom detached houses, with surface car parking spaces for the existing house and new houses, with access to the development from lacken road. All with associated site works, public open space, landscaping, boundary treatments and drainage.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Provide for residential development and protect and improve residential amenity.”
National zoning type: Existing residential
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 Briot Dr, Templers Hall, Kilbarry | Oct 2025 | €268,000 | 41 m |
| 10 Briot Dr, Templars Hall, Waterford | Apr 2025 | €685,000 | 83 m |
| 15 Briot Dr, Templers Hall, Kilbarry | Apr 2025 | €435,000 | 91 m |
| 91 Brookfield Court, Brookfield, Kilbarryprice excludes VAT | Feb 2026 | €333,326 | 138 m |
| 6 Brookfield Place, Brookfield, Kilbarryprice excludes VAT | Sept 2025 | €315,748 | 138 m |
| 55 Brindle Close, Kilbarry, Waterfordprice excludes VAT | Mar 2025 | €263,436 | 138 m |
| 58 Brookfield Avenue, Brookfield, Kilbarryprice excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €346,541 | 138 m |
| 56 Brookfield Avenue, Brookfield, Kilbarryprice excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €346,541 | 138 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 received12 December 2024
- Further information requested11 February 2025
- Further information received17 April 2025
- Decision due23 June 2025
- Decision issued23 June 2025
- Appeal submitted18 July 2025
- Appeal decided5 November 2025
- Permission expiry4 November 2030
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