Permission granted for major Waterford housing development as council decision overturned
An Coimisiún Pleanála has granted permission for the construction of 70 housing units in Tramore
Planning permission has been granted for a major housing development in County Waterford.
An Coimisiún Pleanála has granted permission for the construction of 70 housing units at an address of Crobally Upper, Tramore.
Waterford City and County Council had previously refused permission for Phase 2 of the Strandhill housing development.
However, the applicant, Fewer Harrington and Partners, subsequently appealed the decision to the commission, which overturned the council’s verdict.
The 70 housing units at the site will be comprised of 48 houses and 22 apartments. Of the 48 houses, 16 will be four-bedrooms and 32 will be three-bedrooms.
Meanwhile, there will be one four storey apartment block, containing 14 two-bed apartments and eight one-bedroom apartments.
The proposed development will also include internal roadways to connect to Strandhill Phase 1, which is currently under construction.
Works will also be undertaken on new pedestrian access, new boundary treatments, landscaping and drainage.
Prior to its decision, Waterford City and County Council received 16 submissions in relation to the proposed development.
Many of these raised concerns over visual impact, traffic and noise pollution during construction.
In its decision, the council stated that the proposed development “would represent a substandard form of development creating a poor urban edge and streetscape which would also seriously detract from residential amenities in the area”.
It also said it wasn’t satisfied that it was “technically feasible to the satisfaction of Uisce Éireann, as the water authority, to connect to the public water supply and the public foul sewer connections in the area”.
Fewer Harrington and Partners subsequently submitted an appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanála regarding the decision.
In its report, the commission found that the land in question was zoned for new residential development under the Waterford City and County Development Plan 2022-2028.
It argued that the proposed development “would not seriously injure the residential or visual amenities of the area or the amenities of property in the vicinity”.
It therefore ruled that the development would be in accordance with the proper planning and sustainable development of the area.
An Coimisiún Pleanála granted permission for the development on April 24, with 19 conditions attached.