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South of Lacken Wood Residential Estate and east of Lacken Road in the townland of Kilbarry at Lacken Road Waterford., Townland of Kilbarry at Lacken Road, Waterford

A large-scale residential development of 243 homes and a childcare facility in Kilbarry.

2560566 · Waterford City and County Council · Lodged 18 August 2025

Reference: 2560566
Authority: Waterford City and County Council
Register status: Invalid or incomplete
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 18 August 2025

Summary

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The proposed development consists of 243 dwellings and a childcare facility ranging from one to two storeys. It includes the demolition of two agricultural structures, private open spaces, and associated car and bicycle parking.

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Residential units: 243
Floor area: 23,853 m²

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Official record

Development description

10-year for a large-scale residential development (lrd) of 243 no. Dwellings and 1 no. Childcare facility (all totalling 23,853.36 sq m gross floor space) at this site of approximately 7.85 ha the development will consist of
Demolition/removal of 2 no. Agricultural structures (totalling approximately 389.34 sq m gross floor space) comprising a barn (215.71 sq m) and shed (173.63 sq m)
A childcare facility (310.26 sq m gross floor space) ranging in height between one and two storeys, ancillary enclosed private outdoor play area (372.17 sq m) and dedicated vehicle parking/drop-off spaces (18 no. Car parking) and 12 no. Bicycle parking spaces (6 no. Long stay covered and 6 no. Short stay uncovered)
A total of 243 no. Dwellings (totalling 23,543.10 sq m gross floor space) with associated private open spaces, 391 no. Associated car parking spaces (248 no. Within semi-detached dwelling curtilages, 118 no. In shared/managed arrangement, and 25 no. Visitor) and 406 no. Bicycle parking spaces (134 no. Long stay within dwelling unit private open space areas, 218 no. Long stay within dedicated bike storage areas, and 54 no. Visitor short stay uncovered) comprising
99 no. Terrace apartment/duplex apartment dwellings (arrange over 10 no. Terrace buildings ranging in height between one and three storeys totalling 6,137.52 sq m gross floor space) which incl. 66 no. One bedroom apartment units at ground floor and 33 no. Two bedroom duplex apartment units over first and second floor
20 no. Apartment/duplex apartment dwellings (arranged over 10 no. Buildings ranging in height between one and three storeys totalling 1,969.8 sq m gross floor space) which incl. 10 no. Two bedroom apartment units at ground floor and 10 no. Three bedroom duplex apartment units over first and second floor
48 no. Two storey three-bedroom semi-detached dwellings (24 no. Buildings totalling 5,357.04 sq m gross floor space); and
76 no. Two storey four-bedroom semi-detached dwellings (38 no. Buildings totalling 10,0078.74 sq m gross floor space). The development will further consist of boundary treatments, public open spaces, hard and soft landscaping, roads and pedestrian walkways, public lighting, pedestrian accesses/permeability routes, services (incl. New underground foul pumping station with overground controls, and sustainable urban drainage measures incorporating constructed wetland attenuation ponds), bin and bicycle storage facilities, and all other ancill

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

R1R1

“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.

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Sullimur, Lacken Rd, Kilbarry	Sept 2025	€400,000	232 m
53 Brindle Close, Summerfields, Kilbarryprice excludes VAT	Jan 2025	€263,436	249 m
90 Brindle Close, Summerfields, Kilbarryprice excludes VAT	Jan 2025	€307,488	249 m
87 Brindle Close, Summerfields, Kilbarryprice excludes VAT	Jan 2025	€307,489	249 m
76 Brindle Close, Summerfields, Kilbarryprice excludes VAT	Jan 2025	€263,436	249 m
85 Brindle Close, Summerfields, Kilbarryprice excludes VAT	Jan 2025	€263,436	249 m
6 Brindle Close, Summerfields, Kilbarryprice excludes VAT	Jan 2025	€307,489	249 m
86 Brindle Close, Summerfields, Kilbarryprice excludes VAT	Jan 2025	€307,489	249 m

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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.

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Application received18 August 2025

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