Grantstown

1,629 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Grantstown, from 2 m² to 69,029 m² (6.9 ha, 17.06 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 95 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2RS (Existing residential)
  WCCC Development Plan 2022 - 2028, Waterford · 1,621 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G1OS (Open space, park)
  WCCC Development Plan 2022 - 2028, Waterford · 25 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R1R1 (New/proposed residential)
  WCCC Development Plan 2022 - 2028, Waterford · 5 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 10 Sept 2026N/a

  Proposed ground floor extension to the side and rear of existing house

  Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 2660704

• 18 Aug 2026N/a

  The development consists of alterations to the previously permitted Planning References 23/60345 & 23/60349 to include for a change of house type from 103 No. residential units in 25 No. two-storey detached, two-storey semi-detached, and two-storey terraced buildings to 96 No. residential units consisting of 69 No. two-storey detached, two-storey semi-detached, and two-storey terraced dwellings and 27 No. one & two-bedroom apartments in a part three-storey and part four-storey building with an associated single-storey bin store building, associated carparking, and with minor alterations to the previously permitted footpaths, internal road network, public open space, retaining walls, and foul & surface water drainage around the new apartment building only along with all associated site and ancillary works.

  Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 2660623

• 15 Aug 2026N/a

  to remove the roof of our existing garage and erect a flat roof extension at first floor and construct a two storey extension to the side & rear of our existing dwelling house & all associated site works

  Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 2660615

• 11 Aug 2026N/a

  remove existing garage roof and erect a flat roof extension at first floor and construct a two storey extension to the side and rear of the existing dwelling house together with all associated site works

  Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 2660604

• 7 Jul 2026N/a

  to construct a two storey extension to the side of existing dwelling house & all associated site works

  Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 2660498

• 7 Jul 2026N/a

  the development consists of alterations to the previously permitted Planning References 23/60345 & 23/60349 to include for a change of house type from 103 No. residential units in 25 No. two-storey detached, two-storey semi-detached, and two-storey terraced buildings to 96 No. residential units consisting of 69 No. two-storey detached, two-storey semi-detached, and two-storey terraced dwellings and 27 No. one & two-bedroom apartments in a part three-storey and part four-storey building with an associated single-storey bin store building, associated carparking, and with minor alterations to the previously permitted footpaths, internal road network, public open space, retaining walls, and foul & surface water drainage around the new apartment building only along with all associated site and ancillary works.

  Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 2660499

• 24 May 2026Conditional

  Proposed ground floor extension to the side and rear of existing house and a new pedestrian access gate in boundary wall

  Permission, 1 home · Waterford City and County Council, 2660357

• 18 May 2026N/a

  Proposed ground floor extension to the side and rear of existing house and a new pedestrian access gate in boundary wall

  Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 2660334

• 13 May 2026N/a

  The development consists of alterations to the previously permitted Planning References 23/60345 & 23/63049 to include for a change of house type from 103 No. residential units in 25 No. two-storey detached, two-storey semi-detached, and two-storey terraced buildings to 96 No. residential units consisting of 69 No. two-storey detached, two-storey semi-detached, and two-storey terraced dwellings and 27 No. one & two-bedroom apartments in a part three-storey and part four-storey building with an associated single-storey bin store building, associated carparking, and with minor alterations to the previously permitted footpaths, internal road network, public open space, retaining walls, and foul & surface water drainage around the new apartment building only along with all associated site and ancillary works.

  Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 2660318

• 17 Apr 2026Conditional

  to construct a first floor extension to our dwelling above existing single storey part along with all associated site development works

  Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 2660251

• 6 Oct 2025Conditional

  The development consists of alterations to the previously permitted Planning Ref: 21/833 & 22/653 to include for a change in house type from 7 No. two & three-storey semi-detached and terraced buildings (containing 27 No. 3 & 4 bedroom units) to 11 No. two & three-storey semi-detached and terraced buildings (containing 27 No. 3 & 4 bedroom units), minor alterations to the internal road layout and all associated site and ancillary works.

  Permission, 1 home · Waterford City and County Council, 2560706

• 6 Oct 2025Conditional

  This development will consist of construction of a two-storey detached house and associated site & development works on each of the 9 No. serviced sites permitted at Harriott’s Way and Harriott’s Close under Planning Application Ref: 16/328 (as extended under Application Refs: 21/102 and 25/41)

  Permission, 9 homes · Waterford City and County Council, 2560710

• 3 Oct 2025N/a

  This development will consist of construction of a two-storey detached house and associated site & development works on each of the 9 No. serviced sites permitted at Harriott’s Way and Harriott’s Close under Planning Application Ref: 16/328 (as extended under Application Refs: 21/102 and 25/41)

  Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 2560701

• 30 Sept 2025N/a

  This development will consist of construction of a two-storey detached house and associated site & development works on each of the 9 No. serviced sites permitted at Harriott’s Way and Harriott’s Close under Planning Application Ref: 16/328 (as extended under Application Refs: 21/102 and 25/41)

  Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 2560693

• 26 Aug 2025Refused

  construct a new dormer dwelling and all associated works including subdivision of the existing site

  Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 2560593

• 18 Aug 2025N/a

  construct a new dormer dwelling and all associated works including subdivision of the existing site

  Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 2560569

• 21 May 2025Conditional

  the subdivision of existing site to allow for construction of a new dwelling house, construction of new vehicular entrance, together with all other ancillary site works

  Outline permission · Waterford City and County Council, 2560347

• 9 Apr 2025Conditional

  Extension of Duration of File Ref No. 16/328 to carry out the associated site development works and install the required services for nine residential sites, which includes utilizing the existing entrance from Williamstown Road for three sites (1 to 3 Harriotts Way), building a new entrance from The Paddocks spine road for six sites (1 to 6 Harriotts Close) and the building-in of all necessary roads, paths, public green areas and required services. Also applying for outline planning permission to build a detached three floored house (approx. 232m2) on each of the nine developed and serviced sites.

  Extension of duration · Waterford City and County Council, 2541

• 21 May 2024Conditional

  Extension of Duration of Planning File 18/785 for the erection of four detached, split level dwelling houses and associated site developments works

  Extension of duration, 1 home · Waterford City and County Council, 24109

• 25 Feb 2024Conditional

  for a change of design to our previously granted planning permission (previous Planning Reference 23/60366) to construct a single storey extension to the side and rear of our existing two storey dwelling and all associated works. The new design will include a new single storey porch to the front of the dwelling

  Permission, 1 home · Waterford City and County Council, 2460088

• 23 Feb 2024Conditional

  to construct a ground floor single storey extension to the side of existing (two storey) dwelling. The proposed extension shall include an additional Living Room, Utility, and Bathroom together with all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Waterford City and County Council, 2436

• 7 Dec 2023Conditional

  to carry out alterations and to construct an extension to the rear (NORTH EAST ) and side (SOUTH EAST) of the existing house along with associated demolitions and site works in accordance with the drawings submitted.

  Permission, 1 home · Waterford City and County Council, 2360597

• 2 Oct 2023Conditional

  the construction of a detached, three storey dwellinghouse, with approx. floor area of 232 m2, on each of the site nos. 1, 4, 5 and 6 which is to be developed and serviced by the subject of planning permission under ref. no 16/328 (extended under ref no. 21/102), which includes utilising the permitted entrance from the Paddocks spine road at Site nos. 1, 4, 5 and 6

  Permission, 4 homes · Waterford City and County Council, 2360460

• 5 Sept 2023Conditional

  for the change of use from a Montessori School to residential use, which will be incidental to the main dwelling and all associated site works to the side of our existing dwelling

  Permission, 1 home · Waterford City and County Council, 2360406

• 14 Aug 2023Conditional

  to construct a single storey extension to the side and rear of existing two storey dwelling and all associated works

  Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 2360366

The 25 most recent of 93 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 Grantstown.

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Grantstown.

Architectural heritage

• Grantstown House, house, 1810–1830 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay two-storey house, c.1820, possibly over basement with three-bay two-storey bowed bay to centre, and three-bay two-storey side elevations. Extended, c.1870, comprising three-bay two-storey higher return to south-west having four-bay two-storey perpendicular wing to north-west forming U-shaped plan. Renovated, c.1995, to accommodate use as apartments. Hipped slate roofs (on an L-shaped plan to return and to perpendicular wing) behind parapets with clay ridge tiles, limestone ashlar chimney stacks having stringcourses and cornices, and cast-iron rainwater goods (on moulded rendered eaves to original block). Painted rendered walls with cut-stone quoins to corners, cut-limestone moulded cornice to original block having balustraded parapet over (rising to centre to bowed bay with segmental panel having foliate detailing, and finial to coping), and rendered coping to parapets to return and to perpendicular wing. Square-headed window openings with cut-stone sills, and replacement uPVC casement windows, c.1995. Square-headed door opening to return with replacement timber panelled door, c.1995, and overlight. Set back from road in own grounds with tarmacadam forecourt to north-west, and landscaped grounds to site.

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).

Radon

About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are made ground and water.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Grantstown.

Flooding

The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both CC BY 4.0. LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.

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

Name

Grantstown · Baile an Ghróntaigh

Area

1,115,825 m² (111.58 ha, 275.73 acres)

Civil parish

Ballynakill, and its townlands

Electoral division

Farranshoneen, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Farranshoneen electoral division: 6,004 people in 2,181 households; 76% of households own their home; 24% of homes were built since 2001; 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballynakill, Bishopscourt, Farranshoneen, Knockboy, Williamstown

Placenames

Grantstown on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland

Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics by electoral division, Central Statistics Office, 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.