Name: Planning applications within 500 m of 23 Barker Street, Co. Waterford
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2could change 3open now 84%get approved 49homes coming Noflood risk 82homes started

1 application on this site; latest 20356, refused 2020.
Zoned R2 (existing residential); monument zone; on the vacant land tax map.
2 sites nearby could change: 2 approved schemes.
3 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 8 Oct 2026.
49 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 38 at James St & The Glen.
The Clock Tower (bus 340, 354) 403 m away: 20 an hour at morning peak; 86 from all stops within 500 m.
Here (2022 census): 67% rent (council 29%); 16% of homes empty (council 11%); most built before 1919; 34% drive to work (council 63%); population up 12% since 2016.
6 home extensions within 250 m since 2023. Most were first-floor extensions.

On this site

R2

Zoning · Existing residential

Yes

Protected or listed · inside the zone around a recorded monument (WA009-005028-)

Yes

Vacant land tax · 3% of land value a year

No

Flood zone (development plan) · not in Zone A or B

Around it

3

Open for comments · you can comment

84%

Approved, when decided · 87 approved · 16 refused

56 days

Time to a decision · median; 40% asked for more information

2

Sites that could change · see the list

No

Flood risk area nearby (OPW map) · none within 500 m

0

Protected buildings nearby · not this site

20%

Owner-occupied (2022) · council 65%

16%

Homes empty (2022) · council 11%

86/h

Public transport, morning peak · services from stops within 500 m

Questions to ask before you buy 6

Extension (20356) refused 2020: built anyway?
Ask for: The seller's answer and your surveyor's check.
Next to a recorded monument: does digging need notice?
Ask for: Details of past works from the seller.
On the vacant land tax map: is the 3% tax being paid?
Ask for: Your solicitor's check of liability or exemption.
38 homes approved 156 m away (James St & The Glen), not started: what is planned?
Ask for: The planning file for 23279.
11 homes approved 191 m away (45A The Glen), not started: what is planned?
Ask for: The planning file for 23142.
Any work done without planning permission?
Ask for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.

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23 Barker Street, Co. Waterford is a 2-bedroom terraced house in Trinity Without, Waterford City And of about 50 m² (BER F). It was advertised as sold on daft.ie in May 2026. Within 500 m, Planning Register tracks 344 planning applications: 10 open for observation, 197 granted, 27 refused, 8 decided on appeal, 14 commenced.

More about this address

The soonest observation deadline is 7 Oct 2026 on WATERFORD 2690 (Tullys Bar , 37 O'Connell Street , Waterford). The site is zoned R2 — existing residential. It is inside the zone of notification of a recorded monument (WA009-005028-). 10 protected structures are within 100 m, the nearest Terraced two-bay three-storey house, c.1850, retaining original aspect. Pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles, rendered chimney stack, and cast-iron rainwater goods. Unpainted rendered walls. Square-headed window openings with stone sills, and 1/1 (0 m); the site itself is not on the record. The nearest EPA-licensed facility is Diageo Ireland (Waterford), 481 m away.

Sold: 15 May 2026
Type: Terrace
Bedrooms / bathrooms: 2 / 1
Floor area: 50 m²
BER: F
Local authority: Waterford City and County Council
Location precision: Rooftop
Monument zone (SMR): Church · WA009-005028-
Protected structures within 100 m: 10 · nearest Terraced two-bay three-storey house, c.1850, retaining original aspect. Pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles, rendered chimney stack, and cast-iron rainwater goods. Unpainted rendered walls. Square-headed window openings with stone sills, and 1/1
EPA licence within 1.0 km: Diageo Ireland (Waterford) (481 m) +1 more
Schools within 1.0 km: ST STEPHENS N S (primary school · 363 pupils, 258 m) +6 more
Crèche inspected nearby: St. Stephen's Pre School · inspected 25 Jun 2024 (258 m)

Sources: cara_listings, daft_gateway, ppr · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 20:14

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cara_listings	Third-party advertisement data captured by Cara from daft.ie. Not open data: internal analysis only, no redistribution of listing content. Business-contact details (licensed PSP name and branch) are retained per Cara DECISIONS 2026-08-19; agent phone numbers and all vendor/buyer identities are dropped.	11 Sept 2026, 20:14	open
daft_gateway	Third-party advertisement data read from daft.ie's own JSON gateway. Not open data: internal analysis only, no redistribution of listing content. Business-contact details (the licensed PSP's name and branch) are retained per Cara DECISIONS 2026-08-19; agent phone numbers, profile images and all media URLs are dropped at fetch time and never written down. Vendor and buyer identities are not in this data.	7 Oct 2026, 05:48	open
ppr	PSI — PSRA re-use terms (psr.ie/re-use-of-public-sector-information). Free re-use in any format provided the source and PSRA copyright are acknowledged, the data is reproduced accurately and not used misleadingly, and it is NOT used 'for the principal purpose of advertising or promoting a particular product or service'. Attribution: 'Contains PSRA Residential Property Price Register data, © Property Services Regulatory Authority.'	7 Oct 2026, 01:12	open

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23 Barker Street, Co. Waterford