Former Waterford Crystal Sports and Leisure Centre site, Cork Road, Waterford
Minor layout and boundary changes to a previously approved housing and apartment development.
2560242 · Waterford City and County Council · Lodged 14 April 2025
- Reference
- 2560242
- Authority
- Waterford City and County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 14 April 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks minor modifications to a previously approved development on the former Waterford Crystal site. Changes include relocating two apartment blocks by 4 meters, shifting two houses by 1 meter, adjusting parking and bicycle areas, and making minor elevation changes to the apartment blocks.
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Official record
Development description
- Rectification of a minor section of the site boundary and minor modifications to the site layout of previously approved development (ref. : 2460334) at these lands. The proposed revisions include
- Relocation of apartment block type 2 and apartment block type 3 (comprising units x-01 to x-30), by approximately 4 m southwest (increasing separation from northern boundary)
- Relocation of house units 43 and 44 approximately 1 m west within the development
- Minor modifications to the surrounding parking areas for the apartment blocks, including the relocation of proposed bicycle shelters and bin compounds
- All associated landscaping and infrastructure works. No changes to the road layout and footpaths are proposed as part of this application. No changes to any other element of previously approved permission are proposed as part of this application. Additionally, permission for minor alterations to the front and side elevations of apartment block type 2 and apartment block type 3 (units x-01 to x-30)
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Provide for enterprise and/ or residential led regeneration.”
National zoning type: Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taglinn, Ballinaneeshagh, Cork Road | Sept 2025 | €740,000 | 118 m |
| 83 Meadowbank, Baile Na Ndeise, Cork Road | Aug 2025 | €263,000 | 124 m |
| 84 Meadow Bank, Baile Na Deise, Waterford City | Sept 2025 | €298,000 | 134 m |
| Oakwood, Balinaneeshagh, Cork Road | Sept 2025 | €775,000 | 138 m |
| Comeragh, Ballinaneeshagh, Waterford | Dec 2025 | €200,000 | 155 m |
| 29 Meadowbank, Baile Na Ndeise, Waterford | Dec 2025 | €285,000 | 186 m |
| 96 Meadowbank, Baile Na Deise, Waterford | Apr 2026 | €265,000 | 215 m |
| 39 Meadowbank, Baile Na Nd�ise, Cork Road | Jun 2025 | €275,000 | 235 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 received14 April 2025
- Decision due8 June 2025
- Decision issued5 June 2025
- Grant issued15 July 2025
- Permission expiry14 July 2030
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- Awaiting decision70 m away
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19283WaterfordLodged 26 Apr 2019Commercial
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2360045WaterfordLodged 13 Feb 2023Alterations
- Granted230 m away
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2460181WaterfordLodged 12 Apr 2024Retention
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