No 8 Great George's Street, Waterford, Waterford
Conversion of upper-floor offices into three studio apartments in Waterford.
2560030 · Waterford City and County Council · Lodged 20 January 2025
- Reference
- 2560030
- Authority
- Waterford City and County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 20 January 2025
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to change the use of the first, second, and third floors from offices to residential use to create three studio apartments. The project also includes replacing the existing flat roof with a part-pitched, part-flat roof.
- Residential units
- 3
- Storeys
- 4
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Official record
Development description
For a change of use from existing office use at 1st, 2nd & 3rd floors to residential use, to provide 3 no studio apartments, using the existing access from ground floor to the upper floors, permission to replace existing flat roof with new part pitched / part flat roof, together with all associated site development works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Provide for the development and enhancement of town core uses including retail, residential, commercial, civic and other uses.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 6, 49 The Quay, Waterford | May 2026 | €203,000 | 120 m |
| 2 Barker St, Waterford, Waterford | Jan 2025 | €206,000 | 158 m |
| Apt 5, 5 Cathedral Lane, Waterford | Dec 2025 | €220,000 | 166 m |
| 6 Barker St, Waterford, Waterford | Sept 2025 | €280,000 | 169 m |
| 3 Stephens Court, Stephen St, Waterford | Jul 2026 | €140,000 | 173 m |
| Apartment 5, 37 Stephen Street, Waterford | Feb 2025 | €45,000 | 194 m |
| Apt 4, 37 Stephen Street, Waterford | Feb 2026 | €145,000 | 194 m |
| 7 Thomas Hill, Waterford, Co. Waterford | Oct 2025 | €110,000 | 206 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 January 2025
- Further information requested12 March 2025
- Further information received5 August 2025
- Decision due1 September 2025
- Decision issued29 August 2025
- Grant issued8 October 2025
- Permission expiry7 October 2030
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