Local Electoral Area · Waterford City and County Council

Construction leads in Waterford City East

227 planning applications and commencement notices in Waterford City East in the last twelve months, across 13 electoral divisions. 187 sites are on site right now. Updated weekly from the Waterford planning register and the national building control register.

227
Leads, 12 months
187
On site now
€406m
Pipeline value
Boundary: CSO / Tailte Eireann 2022
Every lead in Waterford City East, on the map

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Top trades in Waterford City East

The work the last twelve months of filings call for, by trade.

Carpentry & Joinery
170 leads
Electrical
170 leads
Masonry & Blockwork
169 leads
Roofing
169 leads
Plumbing & Heating
165 leads
Plastering, Rendering & Dry Lining
161 leads
Flooring
160 leads
Painting & Decorating
160 leads

The housing stock in Waterford City East

8,812 households in Census 2022, set against the national figure (the dark tick). Older homes on oil and solid fuel are where retrofit demand sits.

Age and occupancy

Built before 198032.3%Ireland 41.7%
Built before 19197.4%Ireland 8.6%
Built 2011 or later5.5%Ireland 7.9%
Vacant homes5.7%Ireland 7.7%
Holiday homes6.3%Ireland 3.2%

Central heating fuel

Oil32.8%Ireland 40.9%
Mains gas47.6%Ireland 34.5%
LPG0.8%Ireland 0.7%
Electric11.8%Ireland 12.4%
Solid fuel (coal, peat, wood)5.3%Ireland 9.4%
Other fuel0.6%Ireland 1%
No central heating1%Ireland 1.2%
Renewable energy source24.8%Ireland 25.7%

Tenure

Owner occupied69.7%Ireland 68.9%
Private rented20%Ireland 18.8%
Social rented8.8%Ireland 10.4%
Pobal deprivation score
+3.88

Relative affluence above the national average (0). A household-weighted mean of Electoral Division scores. Pobal HP Deprivation Index 2022, CC BY 4.0.

Source: CSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics, CC BY 4.0. Shares are rolled up from each electoral division, weighted by households (dwellings for vacancy).

Recent planning applications in Waterford City East

  1. Faithlegg Hotel and Golf Resort, Faithlegg, County Waterford
    the installation of an on-site replacement wastewater treatment plant to be connected to existing wastewater pipes…
    Lodged
    2660780Received 9 Oct 2026Decision due 3 Dec 2026
  2. Knockboy, Dunmore Road, Waterford
    alterations to the previously approved residential development (Planning Ref. No. 25/60404 & ACP Ref. PL-500461-WD-25)…
    Lodged
    2660774Received 7 Oct 2026Decision due 1 Dec 2026
  3. Sunrise cottage, Dock rd Dunmore East, Co. Waterford
    a) internal alterations to the existing thatched roof cottage, b) demolition of existing flat roofed extension to the rear and c) construction of a single…
    Lodged
    2660769Received 6 Oct 2026Decision due 30 Nov 2026
  4. Graigariddy, Dunmore east, Co. waterford
    for an existing dwelling and storage sheds along with septic tank system Bored well with all associated site works
    Lodged
    2660754Received 29 Sept 2026Decision due 23 Nov 2026
  5. Killea, Dunmore East, Co. Waterford
    of 211133 for the construction of 99 no. dwelling (various types and sizes). The proposed development will include new vehicular and pedestrian access points…
    Lodged
    26103Received 28 Sept 2026Decision due 22 Nov 2026
  6. Fisherman's Cottage The Island, Ballinakill, Waterford
    for the construction of a 222m2 rear extension to the existing dwelling which includes the demolition of a rear lean-to annex and all associated site works
    Lodged
    2660747Received 28 Sept 2026Decision due 22 Nov 2026
  7. Waterford Airport, Killowen, Co. Waterford
    for the construction for a two storey 3,672m2 extension to the sides and rear of the existing terminal building . The proposed extension will provide airport…
    Lodged
    2660744Received 25 Sept 2026Decision due 19 Nov 2026
  8. Sunhook, Grange Park Avenue, Waterford
    the demolition of an existing vacant two-storey dwelling house and the subdivision of the site into four residential sites…
    Lodged
    2660731Received 24 Sept 2026Decision due 18 Nov 2026
  9. Williamstown, Waterford
    10-year planning permission for 1.) the raising of existing agricultural land levels…
    Lodged
    2660734Received 24 Sept 2026Decision due 18 Nov 2026
  10. 1 The Anchorage, Grandstown, Waterford
    A first-floor extension to the side and a single-storey extension to the rear of the existing dwelling, a new entrance porch…
    Lodged
    2660735Received 24 Sept 2026Decision due 18 Nov 2026
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Who is building in Waterford City East

The organisations behind the most applications in this area.

  1. 1Liam Neville Developments Ltd20 applications
  2. 2Noel Frisby Construction Ltd11 applications
  3. 3Marina Quarter Ltd8 applications
  4. 4S & K Carey Ltd6 applications
  5. 5Vetra Construction Ltd.6 applications
  6. 6Glenveagh Homes Ltd4 applications
  7. 7Ormonde Homes (Waterford) Ltd4 applications
  8. 8Dunmore Leisure Company Ltd3 applications

Electoral divisions in Waterford City East

  • Ballymaclode
  • Ballynakill
  • Ballynakill
  • Faithlegg
  • Farranshoneen
  • Grange South
  • Grange Upper
  • Killea
  • Kilmacleague
  • Newtown
  • Park
  • Rathmoylan
  • Woodstown

Lead figures count planning applications and commencement notices received in the last twelve months inside this area's boundary; pipeline value is the estimated build value behind them. Applicant names of private individuals are never shown; organisations only. Boundary: CSO / Tailte Eireann National Statistical Boundaries 2022, CC BY 4.0.

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