Former Waterford Crystal Offices and Showrooms, Cork Road Kilbarry, Waterford
Re-establishment of overflow car parking at the former Waterford Crystal site.
2560790 · Waterford City and County Council · Lodged 7 November 2025
- Reference
- 2560790
- Authority
- Waterford City and County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 7 November 2025
Summary
AI-generatedPlanning permission is sought for a six-year period to reorganise and re-establish former car parking areas. The project will provide 146 overflow car parking spaces, including 7 disabled accessible spaces, along with associated access and site works.
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 period of six years) for the re-establishment and reorganisation of former car parking areas to provide a total of 146 no. Overflow car parking spaces, including 7 no. Disabled accessible spaces, together with associated access, circulation and site works
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Manor Street, Waterford City, County Waterford | Mar 2025 | €130,000 | 312 m |
| 68 Ballybeg Park, Waterford | Oct 2025 | €226,000 | 326 m |
| 45 Manor St John, Church Rd, Lisduggannot full market price | Jul 2025 | €108,000 | 348 m |
| 129 Larchville, Brownes Rd, Waterford | Sept 2025 | €245,000 | 365 m |
| 145 Larchville, Waterford | Dec 2025 | €212,000 | 383 m |
| 2 Briot Dr, Templers Hall, Kilbarry | Oct 2025 | €268,000 | 436 m |
| 38 Mcdonagh Rd, Kingsmeadow, Waterford | Jul 2025 | €232,000 | 453 m |
| 19 Ashe Road, Kingsmeadow, Waterford | Jun 2025 | €240,000 | 460 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 received7 November 2025
- Further information requested9 January 2026
- Further information received14 January 2026
- Decision due10 February 2026
- Decision issued4 February 2026
- Grant issued13 March 2026
- Permission expiry12 March 2031
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