Lacken, Kilbarry, Waterford
Approved in Jan 2026. No sign of building yet.
- 17 Apr 2025Received
- 24 Nov 2025Conditional
- 12 Jan 2026Final approval
- 11 Jan 2031Approval runs out
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Conditional · 24 Nov 2025
- Council
- Waterford City and County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Units
- 57
- Site
- 4.69 ha
What’s proposed
In plain English
Development of 99 residential units at Lacken, Kilbarry
The applicant wants to build 99 new homes, consisting of 57 houses and 42 apartments across three blocks. This project is part of a larger masterplan for the area.
- Includes 30 three-bed, 22 four-bed, and 4 four-bed houses
- Includes 18 two-bed and 24 one-bed apartments
- Adds two new vehicle and pedestrian access points from Kilbarry LIHAF Road
- Includes a foul pumphouse and water detention basins
Written by AI from the council’s description
An AI model rewrote the council’s description below in everyday words on 9 Oct 2026. It was told to use only that text, and every number it wrote was checked against it. It says nothing about whether the application will be approved. The council’s wording and planning file are the record.
The council’s description
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 details
- Reference
- 2560251
- Local authority
- Waterford City and County Council
- Status
- Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
- Received
- 17 Apr 2025
- Decision due
- 24 Nov 2025 · decided 24 Nov 2025
- Decision
- Conditional on 24 Nov 2025
- Site area
- 4.69 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Nearby 6 · 500 m · 12 months
- OpenLacken , Kilbarry , Waterford
- WithdrawnLacken , Kilbarry , Waterford
- Awaiting decisionLacken , Kilbarry , Waterford
- WithdrawnLacken , Kilbarry , Waterford
- CommencedKilbarry , Waterford City , Co. Waterford
- WithdrawnKilbarry , Waterford City , Co. Waterford
- GrantedTownland of Lacken , Kilbarry , Waterford
- WithdrawnTownland of Lacken , Kilbarry , Waterford
- GrantedTownland of Lacken , Kilbarry , Waterford
- WithdrawnTownland of Lacken , Kilbarry , Waterford
- WithdrawnTownland of Lacken , Kilbarry , Waterford
- GrantedLacken Road , Carrigroe , Waterford
- Appeal decidedLacken Road , Summerfields , Co Waterford
- GrantedLacken , Kilbarry , Waterford
- GrantedLacken , Kilbarry , Co. Waterford
- GrantedBrindle Close , Summerfields , Kilbarry
- WithdrawnBrindle Close , Summerfields , Kilbarry
- RefusedLacken , Kilbarry , Waterford
- WithdrawnLacken , Kilbarry , Co. Waterford
- WithdrawnLacken Road , Carrigroe , Waterford
- GrantedKilbarry , Waterford
- GrantedKilbarry , Waterford
- GrantedLacken , Kilbarry , Waterford
- GrantedLacken , Kilbarry , Waterford
- WithdrawnLacken , Kilbarry , Waterford
- CommencedCarrigroe and Lacken , Kilbarry , Waterford
- CommencedCarrigroe and Lacken , Kilbarry , Waterford
- WithdrawnCarrigroe and Lacken , Kilbarry , Waterford
- WithdrawnCarrigroe and Lacken , Kilbarry , Waterford
- GrantedLacken , Kilbarry , Waterford
- Appeal decidedWaterford City MD ,
Homes nearby
- For saleClover Lawn, Summerfields Kilbarry, Waterford City Centre, Co. Waterford
- For saleSomerset House, Sheep's Bridge, Carrigroe, Co. Waterford, X91 NPR6
- For saleLacken Road, Kilbarry, Waterford City Centre, Co. Waterford
- For saleBrookfield, Waterford City Centre, Co. Waterford
- For sale59 Avondale Close, Avondale, Waterford City Centre, Co. Waterford, X91 R2RH
- For saleAuguste, Ballindud, Co. Waterford, X91 P2W2
Zoning
Open space with active recreational amenities — pitches, courts, play areas.
Protected high-amenity landscape. Development is resisted to preserve the character of the area.
Zoned for new residential communities. This is where large housing schemes are expected to go, subject to the social and physical infrastructure arriving with them.
Protections nearby 250 m
- Recorded monument · 2
Where this comes from
National planning feed (NPAD), fetched 14 Oct 2026, 01:45.
Source: National Planning Application Database · fetched 14 Oct 2026, 01:45
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
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| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 14 Oct 2026, 01:45 | open |
Summary
2560251 is a planning application to Waterford City and County Council for a seven year planning permission for development of 99 no. residential units at Lacken, received on 17 Apr 2025; permission was granted with conditions on 24 Nov 2025.