32 High Street Waterford (X91 VPT9) and the former postal sorting office located at, Custom House Quay / Keizer Street and High Street, Waterford
Conversion of a former postal sorting office and warehouse into a food and craft market and event venue.
2660024 · Waterford City and County Council · Lodged 19 January 2026
- Reference
- 2660024
- Authority
- Waterford City and County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 19 January 2026
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves changing the use of a former postal sorting office, warehouse, and yard into a food and craft market and event venue. Works include facade modifications, a single-storey extension, a new mezzanine floor, a roof canopy, and the demolition of an external boiler house.
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) a change of use from a postal sorting office, a warehouse and external yard area to a food & craft market and event venue, b) modification to the facade at no. 32 high street, c) construction works consisting of modifications to the site boundary wall and a roof canopy to the external area at keizer street and high street, d) construction of a single store extension to the side of the former postal sorting office, e) construction of a mezzanine floor level within the former postal sorting office, f) construction of signage at high street, keizer street and custom house quay, g) demolition of external boiler house and f) all ancillary site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Provide for the development and enhancement of town core uses including retail, residential, commercial, civic and other uses.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
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 16 Keizer House, High Street, Waterford | Jun 2026 | €176,500 | 48 m |
| Apt 11, Keizer House, High St | Feb 2025 | €145,000 | 48 m |
| 13 Keiler House, Waterford, Waterford | Aug 2025 | €170,000 | 48 m |
| 11 Bailey's New St, Waterford | Feb 2025 | €81,000 | 131 m |
| Apt 5, 5 Cathedral Lane, Waterford | Dec 2025 | €220,000 | 185 m |
| Apt 1, 5 Parnell St, Waterford | May 2026 | €262,000 | 212 m |
| 4 Mall Lane, Waterford | May 2026 | €171,000 | 231 m |
| 11 Beau St, Waterford, Waterfordnot full market price | Mar 2026 | €165,000 | 262 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 received19 January 2026
- Decision due15 March 2026
- Decision issued11 March 2026
- Grant issued21 April 2026
- Permission expiry20 April 2031
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