Farranshoneen

912 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Farranshoneen, from 2 m² to 51,947 m² (5.19 ha, 12.84 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 64 neighbouring parcels touch it.

• R2RS (Existing residential)
  WCCC Development Plan 2022 - 2028, Waterford · 879 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M5GB (Other mix of uses)
  WCCC Development Plan 2022 - 2028, Waterford · 44 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G1OS (Open space, park)
  WCCC Development Plan 2022 - 2028, Waterford · 21 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S3CI (Community facilities)
  WCCC Development Plan 2022 - 2028, Waterford · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 18 Aug 2026N/a

  The subdivision of the existing residential site to facilitate the construction of 1 no. two-storey detached dwelling house, the formation of a new vehicular entrance and access driveway, together with associated boundary treatments, landscaping, drainage and service connections, and all associated site development works.

  Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 2660624

• 14 Aug 2026N/a

  Planning Permission is sought for modifications to existing single storey dwelling , which shall include a change of use from existing garage room to bedroom use, a single storey infill extension (with 1 no. additional window) which shall join main dwelling to existing garage room, (extension shall facilitate new utility and ensuite) new window ope to side elevation (gable) of main dwelling. It is further proposed to construct a new double driveway to the front garden (front elevation) of existing main dwelling, with all necessary and associated site works at No. 2 The Dell, Mount Pleasant, Williamstown, Waterford X91 ET2T Signed Alan Walsh.

  Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 2660612

• 11 Aug 2026N/a

  is sought for modifications to existing single storey dwelling , which shall include a change of use from existing garage room to bedroom use, a single storey infill extension (with 1 no. additional window) which shall join main dwelling to existing garage room, (extension shall facilitate new utility and ensuite) new window ope to side elevation (gable) of main dwelling. It is further proposed to construct a new double driveway to the front garden (front elevation) of existing main dwelling, with all necessary and associated site works Signed Alan Walsh.

  Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 2660603

• 4 Aug 2026N/a

  Planning Permission for a change of use from a Drive-Through Car Wash to a Drive-Through Coffee Kiosk at the former "Car Wash" Site, Ardkeen Shopping Centre, Dunmore Road, Waterford. The application seeks to construct a modest, timber clad kiosk unit from which to serve take away coffee with way-finding totem and signage, together with the removal of all remaining former car wash infrastructure and equipment. The existing drive-through arrangements, long established by the former car wash use, will be repurposed as indicated on the drawings with no proposed changes to traffic flow or existing vehicular entrance and exit to the site. The application includes modest landscaping of the site's boundary edges, comprising the removal of the existing wall and glazed car wash screen and replacement with a visually permeable low level timber fin fence with associated upgrades to surface finishes and planting. Staff use of the existing commercial toilet/welfare provisions is highlighted on the drawings. The proposal includes all necessary external site works.

  Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 2660575

• 18 Jun 2026Conditional

  This development will consist of a new single storey extension to the north-east of the existing building containing a course room, training space, staff meeting room, kitchen and associated services; and a new single storey extension to the south-west of the existing building containing additional kitchen capacity and storage. It is intended that the new extension uses the same architectural language as the existing building with rendered walls and aluminium framed windows and flat roofs – all as previously approved in 13/500117 and 20/960. Also includes a new paved 60sqm roof terrace to the east elevation of the first floor of the existing flat roof, accessed by a new glazed door with balustrade to perimeter as previously approved in 24/165. The previously permitted steps to the flat roof are not incorporated. Sixteen new car-parking spaces are to be created using the existing road access and associated site works.

  Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 2660441

• 16 Jun 2026Conditional

  to construct a single storey extension to the side and front of our dwelling. Works will include the removal of the existing flat roof over the single storey portion of our dwelling, extending this single storey part by way of widening the footprint and extending to rear, replacing the removed roof with a new tiled roof to match the existing two storey roof, and to extend the living room by constructing a new extension to the front of the dwelling along with all associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Waterford City and County Council, 2660434

• 9 Jun 2026N/a

  to construct a single storey extension to the side and front of our dwelling. Works will include the removal of the existing flat roof over the single storey portion of our dwelling, extending this single storey part by way of widening the footprint and extending to rear, replacing the removed roof with a new tiled roof to match the existing two storey roof, and to extend the living room by constructing a new extension to the front of the dwelling along with all associated site development works

  Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 2660410

• 4 Jun 2026N/a

  to construct a single storey extension to the side and front of our dwelling. Works will include the removal of the existing flat roof over the single storey portion of our dwelling, extending this single storey part by way of widening the footprint and extending to rear, replacing the removed roof with a new tiled roof to match the existing two storey roof, and to extend the living room by constructing a new extension to the front of the dwelling along with all associated site development works

  Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 2660394

• 21 May 2026Conditional

  to construct a new front boundary to my property consisting of a 0.7m high rendered wall with 0.5m high railing on top (total height 1.2m), 1.2m high piers and entrance gate and all ancillary site works at Site No. 3, Cnoc-An-Oir, Williamstown Road, Waterford, having regard to condition 14 of planning ref 16/615 and condition 6(b) of planning ref 22/273.

  Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 2660345

• 15 Apr 2026Conditional

  alterations to previously approved Planning – Ref. No. 25/60334, consisting of an internal change to increase the first-floor mezzanine extension floor area by 30 sqm

  Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 2660232

• 13 Mar 2026Conditional

  A front, side and rear extension and associated renovation works to an existing bungalow and the conversion of an existing shed to incorporate a home gym together with all associated site development works.

  Permission, 1 home · Waterford City and County Council, 2660158

• 27 Feb 2026N/a

  EXTENSION OF DURATION on pl 20/960 single storey extension to existing facility

  Extension of duration · Waterford City and County Council, 2620

• 11 Feb 2026Conditional

  conversion of former garage to bedroom and elevational changes to front of dwelling, together .PLANNING PERMISSION for alterations to vehicular entrance and driveway and all associated site works

  Retention, 1 home · Waterford City and County Council, 2660084

• 22 Dec 2025Refused

  construct a 1.8m high front boundary wall, 2.0m high piers and entrance gate and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 2560944

• 18 Dec 2025Conditional

  Change of use of Former Bank of Ireland Ardkeen (Class 2a – Financial Services) to Health Centre (Class 8a), associated elevational alterations and signage, and all associated site works

  Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 2560921

• 15 Dec 2025Conditional

  construct a first floor extension to the side of existing dwelling along with all associated site developments to facilitate the works.

  Permission, 1 home · Waterford City and County Council, 2560904

• 11 Dec 2025Conditional

  a proposed first floor extension to provide granny flat type accommodation and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Waterford City and County Council, 2560896

• 21 Nov 2025N/a

  Change of use of Former Bank of Ireland Ardkeen (Class 2a – Financial Services) to Health Centre (Class 8a), associated elevational alterations & signage, and all associated site works

  Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 2560827

• 1 Oct 2025Conditional

  to construct a Ground Floor extension to the Front and a First floor extension to the side of existing dwelling above existing single storey part, with all associated site developments to facilitate the works

  Permission, 1 home · Waterford City and County Council, 2560696

• 30 Sept 2025Conditional

  to Construct a first floor Dormer Extension to the rear of the dwelling to provide a habitable bedroom In the existing attic space, bedroom to have access to the flat roof over ground floor extension for small balcony, for change of use of the existing attic to part of the habitable area of the house, to provide 5no. new roof windows to the rear of the dwelling and 2 no. new roof windows to the front of the dwelling, to construct a ground floor rear extension in two parts with the roof to extend across the entire width of the rear of the dwelling to create a covered area between the two extensions, elevation changes to the existing dwelling and to construct a new boundary fence to the front of the property with a sliding gate and a pedestrian gate along with associated site development works

  Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 2560695

• 16 Sept 2025Refused

  Permission for a residential development for 73 no. residential units including (a) (i) 12 no. 1 storey 2 bed semi-detached units; (ii) 4 no. 2 storey 3 bed semi-detached units; (iii) 6 no. 2 storey 4 bed semi-detached units; (iv) 13 no. 2 storey 3 bed terrace units; (b) 2 no. 3 storey duplex apartment blocks including; (i) 3 no. 1 storey 1 bed apartment units at ground floor; (ii) 3 no. 2 storey 1 bed apartment units at ground and first floor; (iii) 3 no. 2 storey 1 bed apartment units at first and second floor; (iv) 2 no. 1 storey 2 bed apartment units at ground floor; (v) 4 no. 3 storey 2 bed apartment units at ground, first and second floor (c) 1 no. 4 storey apartment block including; (i) 1 no. 1 storey 1 bed apartment units at ground floor; (ii) 4 no. 1 storey 2 bed apartment units at ground floor; (iii) bike store, bin store and bulk store at ground floor; (iv) 1 no. 1 storey 1 bed apartment units at first floor; (v) 5 no. 1 storey 2 bed apartment units at first floor; (vi) 1 no. 1 storey 1 bed apartment units at second floor; (vii) 5 no. 1 storey 2 bed apartment units at second floor; (viii) 1 no. 1 storey 1 bed apartment units at third floor; (ix) 5 no. 1 storey 2 bed apartment units at third floor; (d) (i) 1 no. external communal bin store; (ii) 1 no. external bike store (e) all associated site works including (i) foul and surface water drainage, and water mains; (ii) detention ponds; (iii) swales; (iv) new entrance walls and piers at Williamstown Road (v) vehicular road and pedestrian connection to Williamstown Road; (vi) pedestrian connection at Williamstown Road at the Farronshoneen Roundabout; (vii) car parking; (viii) landscaping and public lighting; (ix) 2 no. ESB kiosks and (x) all other associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Waterford City and County Council, 2560651

• 22 Aug 2025Conditional

  2 no .Bow Windows to front elevation of existing dwelling

  Retention · Waterford City and County Council, 25118

• 24 Jul 2025Conditional

  development consisting of external elevational signage on the unit’s front/south-western elevation including changes to elevational treatment, external elevational signage and window graphics on the side/south-eastern elevation, trolley safety signage at the existing trolley bays, and all associated site works necessary to facilitate the development.

  Retention · Waterford City and County Council, 2560510

• 19 May 2025Conditional

  the construction of a two-storey extension (191.4m2) to the rear and side of the existing Activate building and construction of additional floor area to the existing first floor mezzanine level (47.9m2), alteration to the existing elevations, proposed canopy and signage, additional parking and all associated drainage and site works

  Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 2560334

• 13 Jan 2025N/a

  for an additional car parking space to the front of the property

  Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 2560018

The 25 most recent of over 100 applications.

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Farranshoneen.

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Farranshoneen.

Architectural heritage

• Prospect, house, 1650–1690 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached four-bay two-storey house with half-dormer attic, c.1670. Renovated and extended, c.1920, comprising five-bay two-storey flat-roofed parallel range along rear (south-west) elevation with single-bay single-storey gabled projecting glazed porch added. Part refenestrated and extended, c.1995, comprising five-bay single-storey lean-to parallel range along rear (south-west) elevation. Hipped gabled slate roof to original block with clay ridge tiles, rendered chimney stack, replacement square rooflight, c.1995, and cast-iron rainwater goods. Flat roof to additional range behind parapet. Lean-to artificial slate roof to later additional range with plastic rainwater goods on timber eaves. Unpainted rendered walls to original block with rendered rounded buttresses to corners. Unpainted rendered walls to additional range with rendered parapet having rendered coping. Unpainted cement rendered walls to later additional range. Square-headed window openings (some in tripartite arrangement to original portion) with stone sills (concrete sills to later additional block). Replacement 2/2 timber sash windows, c.1920, to original portion with 1/1 sidelights to tripartite openings. Replacement uPVC casement windows, c.1995, to additional range and to later additional range. Square-headed openings to porch with replacement glazed uPVC door, c.1995, and fixed-pane uPVC windows with some having casement sections. Set back from road in own grounds with tarmacadam forecourt, and landscape grounds to site.(ii) Detached three-bay single-storey rubble stone outbuilding, c.1870, to west with three-bay single-storey recessed end bay to west. Now in ruins. Pitched slate roofs (missing to main portion) with clay ridge tiles, and no rainwater goods surviving on squared rubble stone eaves. Random rubble stone walls with lime mortar. Square-headed openings with no sills, and timber lintels. Remains of timber fittings.

Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).

No address of the register names Farranshoneen with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Waterford.

Name

Farranshoneen · Fearann tSeoinín

Area

705,138 m² (70.51 ha, 174.24 acres)

Civil parish

Ballynakill, and its townlands

Electoral division

Grange Upper, the unit of the census

Neighbouring townlands

Ballynakill, Grange Upper, Grantstown, Williamstown

Placenames

Farranshoneen on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland

Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. A townland is the smallest land division of Ireland, and the unit of a rural address; old registers such as the 1901 and 1911 censuses file it under its civil parish and barony.