Knockboy, Waterford, Waterford
Construction of 99 residential units, a creche, and associated works in Knockboy.
2560404 · Waterford City and County Council · Lodged 10 June 2025
- Reference
- 2560404
- Authority
- Waterford City and County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 10 June 2025
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 1 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThis large-scale development comprises 55 two-storey houses and 44 apartments across four 4-storey blocks. The plans also feature a creche, parking spaces, bicycle storage, and a new vehicular access, accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement.
- Storeys
- 4
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
Residential development of 99 no. Units on a site measuring 2.9ha, comprising: 55 no. 2-storey houses (providing 19 no. 4-bed & 36 no. 3-bed houses), 44 no. Apartments within 4 no. 4 storey blocks (providing 20 no. 1-bed & 24 no. 2-bed apts). A creche of c. 219m², 4 no. Internal communal waste storage facilities (total floor area c. 82.8m²), 181 car parking spaces and 80 no. Bicycle parking spaces within 4 no storage facilities (total floor area c. 140m²), additional visitor bicycle parking provided in the public realm, 1 no. Esb unit sub, vehicular/pedestrian/cyclist accesses to the public road (ballygunner hill/st. Mary's place, including provision of 2 no. Pedestrian crossings), all associated site development works, landscaping, open spaces, boundary treatments and services provision (including connection to public foul and surface water drainage at dunmore road & island drive). A natura impact statement (nis) accompanies this application.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Provide for new residential development in tandem with the provision of the necessary social and physical infrastructure.”
National zoning type: New/proposed 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Knockboy Village, Ballygunner, Waterford | Jun 2026 | €216,000 | 223 m |
| 2 The Village, Ballygunner, Waterford | May 2026 | €550,000 | 232 m |
| 2 Rockmount, Ballygunner, Waterfordprice excludes VAT | Apr 2025 | €300,000 | 245 m |
| 3 Radharc Na Siuire, Ballygunner, Waterford | Dec 2025 | €330,000 | 266 m |
| 16 The Village, Ballygunner, Waterford | Feb 2025 | €483,000 | 267 m |
| 17 Radharc Na Siuire, Knockboy, Waterford | Feb 2025 | €315,000 | 285 m |
| 12 The Village, Ballygunner, Waterford City | Mar 2026 | €655,000 | 294 m |
| 40 Radharc Na Siuire, Knockboy, Waterford | Jul 2026 | €340,000 | 299 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 received10 June 2025
- Further information requested1 August 2025
- Further information received8 September 2025
- Decision due20 November 2025
- Decision issued20 November 2025
- Appeal submitted15 December 2025
- Appeal decided12 May 2026
- Permission expiry11 May 2031
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- Awaiting decision160 m away
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