No 1 St Andrews Terrace, Newtown, Waterford City
Change of use from dental surgery to beauty salon, a rear extension, and a new roof garden.
2560243 · Waterford City and County Council · Lodged 14 April 2025
- Reference
- 2560243
- Authority
- Waterford City and County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 14 April 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention for converting a lower ground floor dental surgery into a beauty salon, alongside a single-storey rear extension. It also seeks planning permission for a top-floor rooflight and a new roof garden with 2-meter-high opaque glazing for private residential use.
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
A) change of use of lower ground floor from dental surgery and part residential to beauty salon, b) single storey extension comprising lower ground floor treatment rooms formerly an open yard and fuel store to the rear, one car parking space to front of site. Also planning permission for installation of a top floor rooflight to the rear dormer attic over stairwell also permission to form a roof garden with opaque glazed guarding 2m high for private use of the upper floor single residence, minor internal modifications comprising lobbies at ground floor level offices and new fire resisting partition at first floor landing.
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 4b - Newtown Court, Newtown Road, Waterford | Oct 2025 | €260,000 | 34 m |
| St Anthonys, Newtown Park, Waterford | Nov 2025 | €270,000 | 120 m |
| Apt 12, Newtown Park House, Newtown | Oct 2025 | €198,000 | 180 m |
| Apt 9, Newtown House, Newtown | Jun 2025 | €182,000 | 180 m |
| Sweet Briar Cottage, Wilkin St, Waterford | Feb 2025 | €525,000 | 217 m |
| Brentwood, Newtown, Co Waterford | Sept 2025 | €1,410,000 | 256 m |
| 2 Sweetbriar Park, Newtown, Waterford | Jun 2025 | €329,000 | 274 m |
| 2 Wilkins St, Waterford, Waterford | Jul 2025 | €297,500 | 281 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
- Further information requested5 June 2025
- Further information received15 July 2025
- Decision due11 August 2025
- Decision issued8 August 2025
- Grant issued23 September 2025
- Permission expiry22 September 2030
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