Planning application · Waterford City and County Council

A seven year planning permission at Lacken, Kilbarry

Lacken, Kilbarry, Waterford

2560251 · WaterfordGranted

up to 2 storeys · 4.77 ha · Granted · permission to Jan 2031

Planning application 2560251 to Waterford City and County Council: A seven year planning permission for development of 99 no. residential units at Lacken, Kilbarry, Waterford. Granted by the council on 24 November 2025. The register gives the permission's end as 11 January 2031.

Timeline

  1. Application lodged
  2. Further information requested
  3. Further information received
  4. Council granted
  5. Permission ends (date on the register)

The end date is the one the council register states. An extension or a commencement changes it.

Key facts

Reference
2560251
Planning authority
Waterford City and County Council
Received
17 Apr 2025
Decided
24 Nov 2025
Status
Granted
Use
Residential
Dwellings (estimated)
99
Read from the description, not stated on the register.
Floor area
6,763 m²
Site area
4.77 ha
Further information requested
11 Jun 2025
Further information received
22 Sept 2025

Homes and mix

Houses57
Apartments and duplexes42
1-bed24
2-bed18
3-bed31
4-bed26
Total homes99

Read from the description, not stated on the register. Shown only where the parts add up to the total.

Proposed development

a seven year planning permission for development of 99 no. residential units at Lacken, Kilbarry, Waterford. The proposed development comprising Phase 7 of an overall masterplan includes: (i) 57 no. houses and three apartment blocks with a total of 42 no. apartments, including (a) 30 no. 3-Bed 2-storey semi-detached houses; (b) 1 no. 3-bed 2-storey detached house: (c) 22 no. 4-bed 2-storey semi-detached houses; (d) 4 no. 4-bed 2-storey terraced houses: (e) 18 no. 2-bed apartments; and (f) 24 no. 1-bed apartments; (ii) 2 no. pedestrian and vehicular access points from the existing Kilbarry LIHAF Road; (iii) foul and surface drainage and water main connections to include foul pumphouse, rising foul main, and detention basins; (iv) landscaping and boundary treatments; (v) car parking and bicycle parking; (vi) public lighting; and (vii) all associated site works. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) and Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) accompany this application

Planning status

Permission was granted on 24 Nov 2025. The four-week appeal period has passed with no appeal recorded, so the permission is final. Works can start once a commencement notice is lodged; the register gives its end as 11 Jan 2031.

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