34 Ferndale, Ballytruckle, Waterford City
Conversion of a garage to a habitable room, extension of the hallway, and front elevation changes.
2560861 · Waterford City and County Council · Lodged 2 December 2025
- Reference
- 2560861
- Authority
- Waterford City and County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 2 December 2025
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 1 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks permission to convert an existing ground floor garage into a habitable room. It also includes extending the hallway, repositioning the front door, making elevational changes, and altering the driveway and front boundary wall.
- Storey
- 1
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
The conversion of the existing ground floor garage to a habitable room attached to the front of our dwelling, extension of the existing hallway to create a longer entrance and re-positioning of the front door to align with the existing front porch and edge of the garage wall. Proposed elevational changes to the front (south) elevation, and alteration of the existing driveway and front boundary wall to create a larger driveway as optional future works. All associated site works
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.
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What happened next
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 34 Ferndale, Ballytruckle, Waterford | Jul 2025 | €387,000 | 5 m |
| 34 Ferndale, Ballytruckle, Waterford | Aug 2025 | €387,000 | 5 m |
| 7 Ferndale, Ballytruckle, Waterford | Apr 2025 | €325,000 | 47 m |
| 45 Ballytruckle, Waterford | Aug 2025 | €275,000 | 82 m |
| 43 Ballytruckle Road, Waterford, County Waterford | Sept 2025 | €155,000 | 89 m |
| 3 Ozier Park Terrace, Waterford, Waterford | Sept 2025 | €185,000 | 125 m |
| 2 Ozier Court, Poleberry, Waterford | Feb 2025 | €202,000 | 128 m |
| 78 Poleberry, Waterford, Waterfordnot full market price | Oct 2025 | €165,000 | 239 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 received2 December 2025
- Decision due4 February 2026
- Decision issued28 January 2026
- Grant issued5 March 2026
- Permission expiry4 March 2031
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