Williamstown

790 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Williamstown, from 3 m² to 523,366 m² (52.34 ha, 129.33 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 67 neighbouring parcels touch it.

• R2RS (Existing residential)
  WCCC Development Plan 2022 - 2028, Waterford · 646 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G3HA (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  WCCC Development Plan 2022 - 2028, Waterford · 49 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G1OS (Open space, park)
  WCCC Development Plan 2022 - 2028, Waterford · 33 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M1RE (Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site)
  WCCC Development Plan 2022 - 2028, Waterford · 24 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C5TM (Tourism and related)
  WCCC Development Plan 2022 - 2028, Waterford · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C7CD (Other commerce/industrial/enterprise uses)
  WCCC Development Plan 2022 - 2028, Waterford · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R1R1 (New/proposed residential)
  WCCC Development Plan 2022 - 2028, Waterford · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M5GB (Other mix of uses)
  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.

• 7 Aug 2026N/a

  Phase 4 of the Knightswood Estate, comprising 92 no. residential units, consisting of: • 1 no. four-bedroom semi-detached dwelling, Type A • 1 no. four-bedroom semi-detached dwelling, Type B • 6 no. three-bedroom semi-detached dwellings, Type C • 8 no. three-bedroom semi-detached dwellings, Type J • 4 no. four-bedroom semi-detached dwellings, Type L • 2 no. three-bedroom semi-detached dwellings, Type F • 2 no. three-bedroom semi-detached dwellings, Type G • 16 no. two-bedroom duplex units in 4 no. two-storey duplex blocks, each consisting of 4 no. two-bedroom duplex units • Apartment Block A, a 4-storey building containing 28 no. apartment units, comprising 7 no. one-bedroom apartments and 21 no. two-bedroom apartments, together with a 75no. child crèche at ground floor level • Apartment Block B, a 4-storey building containing 24 no. apartment units, comprising 4 no. one-bedroom apartments and 20 no. two-bedroom apartments The development will also consist of vehicular and pedestrian connections to previous phases of the development, a pedestrian link to the existing residential development to the north of the application site, internal roads and footpaths, public open space, communal amenity space, site landscaping, parking provision, refuse and bicycle storage, provision of foul and surface water connections, and all associated site works.

  Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 2660593

• 5 Aug 2026N/a

  Indefinite retention of amendments to the estate road layout previously approved under Planning Ref. 2560299.

  Retention · Waterford City and County Council, 2660580

• 21 Jul 2026N/a

  amendments to the estate road layout previously approved under Planning Ref. 2560299.

  Retention · Waterford City and County Council, 2660537

• 9 Jul 2026N/a

  of amendments to the estate road layout previously approved under Planning Ref. 2560299.

  Retention · Waterford City and County Council, 2660506

• 8 Jun 2026N/a

  The development will consist of Phase 4 of the Knightswood Estate, comprising 92 no. residential units, consisting of: • 1 no. four-bedroom semi-detached dwelling, Type A • 1 no. four-bedroom semi-detached dwelling, Type B • 6 no. three-bedroom semi-detached dwellings, Type C • 8 no. three-bedroom semi-detached dwellings, Type J • 4 no. four-bedroom semi-detached dwellings, Type L • 2 no. three-bedroom semi-detached dwellings, Type F • 2 no. three-bedroom semi-detached dwellings, Type G • 16 no. two-bedroom duplex units in 4 no. two-storey duplex blocks, each consisting of 4 no. two-bedroom duplex units • Apartment Block A, a 4-storey building containing 28 no. apartment units, comprising 7 no. one-bedroom apartments and 21 no. two-bedroom apartments, together with a 75no. child crèche at ground floor level • Apartment Block B, a 4-storey building containing 24 no. apartment units, comprising 4 no. one-bedroom apartments and 20 no. two-bedroom apartments The development will also consist of vehicular and pedestrian connections to previous phases of the development, a pedestrian link to the existing residential development to the north of the application site, internal roads and footpaths, public open space, communal amenity space, site landscaping, parking provision, refuse and bicycle storage, provision of foul and surface water connections, and all associated site works.

  Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 2660402

• 29 May 2026N/a

  The development will consist of Phase 4 of the Knightswood Estate, comprising 92 no. residential units, consisting of: • 1 no. four-bedroom semi-detached dwelling, Type A • 1 no. four-bedroom semi-detached dwelling, Type B • 6 no. three-bedroom semi-detached dwellings, Type C • 8 no. three-bedroom semi-detached dwellings, Type J • 4 no. four-bedroom semi-detached dwellings, Type L • 2 no. three-bedroom semi-detached dwellings, Type F • 2 no. three-bedroom semi-detached dwellings, Type G • 16 no. two-bedroom duplex units in 4 no. two-storey duplex blocks, each consisting of 4 no. two-bedroom duplex units • Apartment Block A, a 4-storey building containing 28 no. apartment units, comprising 7 no. one-bedroom apartments and 21 no. two-bedroom apartments, together with a 75no. child crèche at ground floor level • Apartment Block B, a 4-storey building containing 24 no. apartment units, comprising 4 no. one-bedroom apartments and 20 no. two-bedroom apartments The development will also consist of vehicular and pedestrian connections to previous phases of the development, a pedestrian link to the existing residential development to the north of the application site, internal roads and footpaths, public open space, communal amenity space, site landscaping, parking provision, refuse and bicycle storage, provision of foul and surface water connections, and all associated site works.

  Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 2660378

• 27 Jan 2026Refused

  to build a 67.58m2 extension above existing garage for guest accommodation

  Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 269

• 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

• 4 Sept 2025Conditional

  the subdivision of the site at' Teach Duibhi ' and for the construction of 2 no. single storey dwelling houses to the rear of the existing dwelling on this site, together with all associated site works, a new site access from the existing Cul Dara estate road, and to connect underground services to Mount William

  Permission, 2 homes · Waterford City and County Council, 2560614

• 28 Aug 2025N/a

  construction of 2no single storey dwelling houses and all associated site works to the rear of ‘Teach Duibhi’ Williamstown Road, Waterford together with a new site access from Cul Dara, Williamstown Road and connection to underground services at Mount William Williamstown Rd, Waterford

  Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 2560595

• 4 Jun 2025Conditional

  The proposed construction of Phase 3 area to comprise 96no. houses as part of overall masterplan development area. The development comprises; 12no. four bedroom semi-detached Type A dwellings; 12no. four bedroom semi-detached Type B dwellings; 36no. three bedroom semi-detached Type C dwellings; 4no. three bedroom semi-detached Type F dwellings; 4no. three bedroom semi-detached Type G dwellings; 6no. three bedroom semi-detached Type J dwellings; 22no. four bedroom semi-detached Type L dwellings, site landscaping, roads and footpaths, vehicular connections to existing local roads, public open space, boundary treatments, provision of foul and surface water connections, lighting and all associated site works.

  Permission, 52 homes · Waterford City and County Council, 2560394

• 9 May 2025Conditional

  for the indefinite retention of site development works as constructed, incorporating localised dividing walls separating differences in levels and relocation of bin stores, all from that granted under previous planning reg. no. 21215,

  Retention · Waterford City and County Council, 2560305

• 7 May 2025Conditional

  The development will consist of the construction of a two-storey crèche (c. 286 sqm) and 95 residential units, comprising 18 two-storey, three-bedroom semi-detached houses; 37 two-storey, three-bedroom terraced and end-of-terrace houses; 8 two-storey, two-bedroom terraced houses; 4 two-storey blocks, each containing 4 two-bedroom units and 2 three-bedroom units(total 24units); and 1 three-storey duplex block containing 4 two-storey, two-bedroom units and 4 one-bedroom units(total 8units). The development will be accessed via the existing Cul Dara access road and will include public open spaces, 110 car parking spaces, cycle parking, and all associated site works and infrastructure services.

  Permission, 63 homes · Waterford City and County Council, 2560299

• 6 May 2025N/a

  for the indefinite retention of site development works as constructed, incorporating localised dividing walls separating differences in levels and relocation of bin stores, all from that granted under previous planning reg. no. 21215

  Retention · Waterford City and County Council, 2560290

• 18 Dec 2024N/a

  for development will consist of the construction of a two storey creche (c.286sqm) and 95no dwelling houses (comprising 26no two storey 3 bed semi detached, 33no two storey 3 bed terraced/end of terrace, 8no two storey 2 bed terraced, and 3no 2/3 storey duplex blocks (containing 16no two storey 2 bed units and 12no 1 bed units). The development will be accessed from the existing Cul Dara access road. The development will include public open space, car parking (110 no. spaces), cycle parking and all associated site works and infrastructure services.

  Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 2460779

• 5 Jul 2024Conditional

  79no. apartment units located within 3 no. apartment blocks comprising Block D, Block E, and Block F. Block D is a 4-5-storey apartment building incorporating 34no. apartment units comprised of 5no. 1-bed apartment units, 28no. 2-bed apartment units, and 1no. 3-bed apartment unit. Block E is a 3-4-storey apartment block incorporating 21no. apartment units comprised of 3no. 1-bed apartment units and 18no. 2-bed apartment units. Block F is a 4-storey apartment building incorporating a total of 24no. apartment units comprised of 4no. 1-bed apartment units and 20no. 2-bed apartment units. The application also seeks permission for 2no. external communal bin & bicycle stores, 2no. vehicular entrances to the site from the existing Deerpark residential development, resident and visitor parking, bicycle parking, site landscaping and amenity areas, boundary treatments, footpaths, lighting, drainage, and plant including solar PV at roof level.

  Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 2460374

• 10 May 2024Conditional

  for amendments to previously granted Planning Application, file reference no 21595. The proposed amendments include the following; 1) Previously permitted ground floor shop unit and first floor apartment at no 1 Block A shall be omitted and replaced with 1 no 2 storey 3 bedroom (type D) dwelling. (2) 2 no. additional two storey 3 bedroom (type D) dwellings- No.s 15 & 16) at Block B. (3) 1 no. additional two storey 3 bedroom (type D) dwelling at no. 6. (4) Change of house type at no. 13 & 14 from two storey two bedroom (type C) to two storey 3 bedroom (type D). (5)Relocating portion of public open space (P.O.S) to the front of house no.s 13, 14, 15 & 16 (Block B) (6) Decreasing rear garden spaces in Block A to allow for additional dwellings at Block B. (7) Relocating/moving Block B back towards southern boundary decreasing rear garden spaces and increasing car park and recreational areas. (8) Amending footpath layouts to suit above mentioned amendments, all works together with all associated site works.

  Permission, 4 homes · Waterford City and County Council, 2496

• 1 May 2024N/a

  for amendments to previously granted Planning Application, file reference no 21595. The proposed amendments include the following; 1) Previously permitted ground floor shop unit and first floor apartment at no 1 Block A shall be omitted and replaced with 1 no 2 storey 3 bedroom (type D) dwelling. (2) 2 no. additional two storey 3 bedroom (type D) dwellings- No.s 15 & 16) at Block B. (3) 1 no. additional two storey 3 bedroom (type D) dwelling at no. 6. (4) Change of house type at no. 13 & 14 from two storey two bedroom (type C) to two storey 3 bedroom (type D). (5)Relocating portion of public open space (P.O.S) to the front of house no.s 13, 14, 15 & 16 (Block B) (6) Decreasing rear garden spaces in Block A to allow for additional dwellings at Block B. (7) Relocating/moving Block B back towards southern boundary decreasing rear garden spaces and increasing car park and recreational areas. (8) Amending footpath layouts to suit above mentioned amendments, all works together with all associated site works

  Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 2488

• 12 Mar 2024Conditional

  for development consisting of 78no. apartment units located within 3 no.apartment blocks comprising Block A, Block B, and Block C. Block A is a 4 storey apartment block incorporating a total of 24no. apartment units comprised of 4no. 1-bed apartment and 20 No. 2 bedroom apartment units. Block B is a 4 storey apartment block incorporating a total of 24no. apartment units comprised of 4no. 1-bed apartment and 20 No. 2 bedroom apartment units. Block C is a 4-5 storey apartment block incorporating a creche at ground floor level and a total 30 no. apartment units comprised of 4 no. 1-bed apartment units, 25no. 2-bed apartment units, and 1no. 3-bed apartment units. This application also seeks permission for 1no. External store associated with the creche, 2 no. external communal bin stores. 1 no. vehicular entrance to the site from the existing Deer Park residential development, pedestrian access onto the Outer Ring Road (Cumann na mBan), resident and visitor parking, creche parking & creche set-down, bicycle parking, site landscaping and amenity areas, boundary treatments, footpaths, lighting, drainage, and plant including solar PV at roof level.This permission will supersede the previously permitted 4 storey apartment blocks and creche granted under planning reg. no. 21/215 on the same site.

  Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 2460113

• 19 Sept 2023Conditional

  Construction of a residential development comprising 54 no dwelling houses (4no two storey 2 bed terraced, 12no two storey 3 bed semi-detached, 20no two storey 3 bed terraced/end of terrace, 18no two storey 4 bed semi-detached) together with all associated site development works

  Permission, 42 homes · Waterford City and County Council, 2360432

• 20 Jan 2023Conditional

  To construct a single storey extension to the rear and a first floor extension above the existing single storey part of the dwelling along with associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Waterford City and County Council, 2316

• 26 Aug 2022Conditional

  for Section 254 licence for the installation of a 18m dual operator role, associated equipment, together with ground-based equipment cabinets and all associated site development works for wireless data and broadband services

  Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 22751

• 1 Jul 2022Conditional

  for amendments to permission granted under planning reg. no. 21/215. Works will comprise the provision of new estate entrance onto the Outer Ring Road (Cumann na mBan) in lieu. of the originally permitted entrance onto Williamstown Way, new access paths and roadway to connect to the permitted development. Works will also include alterations to boundaries abutting Williamstown Way incorporating part reduction of carriageway width, new boundary treatments, removal of existing site access, together with all associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Waterford City and County Council, 22590

• 21 Jun 2022Conditional

  a proposed Astro turf pitch and all associated site works to include perimeter netting approx. 12 metres high, lighting and perimeter fencing, together with all other associated site works

  Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 22549

• 21 Jun 2022Conditional

  the proposed erection of protective safety netting approx. 20 metres high and associated poles alongside our current pitch, together with all other associated site works

  Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 22550

The 25 most recent of 58 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 Williamstown.

Recorded monuments

• WA017-121 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  First identified by Linda Hegarty of Headland Archaeology in centre-line testing (03E1174) for the Waterford city outer ring road (Hegarty 2006a), and subsequently excavated (03E1755) by Caitríona Gleeson of Headland Archaeology (Gleeson 2006). This is a circular area (int. diam. c. 30m) defined by a deep V-shaped fosse (Wth of top 2m; D 2m), which may have had an outer bank as the fill appeared to have been tipped in from the exterior. The perimeter was truncated by a NW-SE field bank at W, and there was a causeway entrance (Wth 3m) at SE. Charcoal from the base of the fosse at W produced a C14 determination of cal. AD 977-1037. In the interior were the truncated remains of post-holes and pits. Artefacts recovered include prehistoric pottery, iron artefacts and iron slag, and medieval pottery. Evidence of prehistoric activity in the form of post-holes and a possible cremation pit (WA017-121001-) were recovered c. 20m W of the enclosure. (Gleeson 2006; 2010) Gleeson, C. (2006) Williamstown. Prehistoric. in I. Bennett (Ed.) Excavations 2003: summary accounts of excavations in Ireland, 516-17, No. 1944. Wordwell. Bray. Gleeson, C. (2010) A ringfort and nearby area of prehistoric activity, Williamstown, Co. Waterford: report on an archaeological excavation undertaken prior to the construction of the R710 Waterford outer relief road. Decies, No. 66, 1-34. Hegarty, L. (2006a) Waterford outer ring road: pits, stake-holes, ditches. in I. Bennett (Ed.) Excavations 2003: summary accounts of excavations in Ireland, 509, No. 1921. Wordwell. Bray. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 31 December 2010

• WA017-121001 Excavation - miscellaneous
  Description

  First identified by Linda Hegarty of Headland Archaeology in centre-line testing (03E1174) for the Waterford city outer ring road (Hegarty 2006, P 509, 1921), and subsequently excavated (031755) by Caitríona Gleeson of Headland Archaeology. Evidence of prehistoric activity in the form of post-holes and a possible cremation pit were recovered c. 20m W of the fosse of rath (WA017-121----). A C14 determination of 1929-1741 cal. BC, suggesting an Early Bronze Age date was recovered from a post-hole, but pottery from the same context is Mid - Late Bronze Age in character. The cremation pit (dims. 0.44 x 0.38m; D 0.24m) with human bone produced a date of 1873-1637 cal. BC, within the Early Bronze Age (Gleeson 2006; 2010, 8-10). Gleeson, C. (2006) Williamstown. Prehistoric. in I. Bennett (Ed.) Excavations 2003: summary accounts of excavations in Ireland, 516-17, No. 1944. Wordwell. Bray. Gleeson, C. (2010) A ringfort and nearby area of prehistoric activity, Williamstown, Co. Waterford: report on an archaeological excavation undertaken prior to the construction of the R710 Waterford outer relief road. Decies, No. 66, 1-34. Hegarty, L. (2006a) Waterford outer ring road: pits, stake-holes, ditches. in I. Bennett (Ed.) Excavations 2003: summary accounts of excavations in Ireland, 509, No. 1921. Wordwell. Bray. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 19 January 2011

• WA017-145 Burnt pit
  Description

  In flat pasture falling gently to the SE. A ringfort (WA017-121----) was uncovered in an excavation c. 150m to the SW and prehistoric activity (WA017-121001-), in the form of post-holes and a possible cremation pit, were recovered c. 20m W of the fosse of rath. In 2019 testing (19E0143) was carried out in advance of a proposed housing development (Sutton 2019, unpublished report). Excavation revealed a sub-circular shallow pit (diam. 0.7m; D 0.14m) filled by a dark grey silty clay containing frequent charcoal flecks, moderate large charcoal pieces and large flat, cracked stones (av. Size 0.2m x 0.2m x 0.4m) (ibid. 4). A worked flint pebble scrapper was found in the pit (ibid.). An area 5m x 5m was exposed around the pit but no other archaeological features were identified (ibid.). Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 10 February 2021

Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. 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 Williamstown with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Waterford.

Name

Williamstown · Baile Liam

Area

2,222,537 m² (222.25 ha, 549.2 acres)

Civil parish

Ballynakill, and its townlands

Electoral division

Grange South, the unit of the census

Neighbouring townlands

Ballytruckle, Bishopscourt, Carrigavoe, Farranshoneen, Grange Lower, Grange Upper, Grantstown, Kilcohan, Kill St. Lawrence, Killure

Placenames

Williamstown 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.