Lands At Cheekpoint
Co. Waterford

This substantial parcel of land suitable for residential development extends to approx. 5.05 Ac the entire lands for sale extending to approx. 7.37 Ac. These lands could be used for open space and to service the site.

With a feasibility study available upon request showing development potential for 49 houses a mixture of 3 and 4 beds with detached and semi-detached houses.

The lands are zoned under the Waterford County Council Local Area Development Plan 2022 - 2028, Cheekpoint is identified as "RV - Rural Villages" - Protect and promote the character of the Rural Village and promote a vibrant community appropriate to available physical and community infrastructure. Under this zoning, residenital development is permitted in principal.

As outlined in the Waterford development plan under point H26 "We will support the proportionate growth of appropriately designed development in rural towns and villages that will contribute to their regeneration and renewal."

In the interest of delivering Housing for All and other programs seeking to provide social and affordable housing, the development of social and affordable housing by an Approved Housing Body, State Agency/Body or the Housing Authority on lands zoned for Strategic Residential Reserve (SRR) may be considered acceptable subject to compliance with the policy objectives and development management standards of the Development Plan. Similarly, social and affordable housing schemes on land zoned Rural Village (RV) may also be facilitated.

Within the previous local area development plan 2011 - 2017 all three plots of land identified as follows;

R1 – Protect amenity of existing residential development and provide new residential development – medium density

R2 – Protect amenity of existing residential development and provide new residential development – low density (clustered housing, serviced sites, large plot size).

DO6

This site can accommodate medium density residential development. Development of the site shall provide for roadside improvements.

DO7

This site can accommodate low density residential development. Development of the site shall provide for roadside improvements, public footpath/cycle-path and public lighting. The topography of the site should be considered in the layout of the development and the amount of cut and fill required shall be minimised. Development shall not detract from the visual setting of the River Suir.

With the plots of land having been identified as reisential zoned lands in the previous development plan as well, this gives precident for future development of the site.

Cheekpoint (Irish: Pointe na Síge) is a village set on the confluence of the River Suir and the River Barrow. Lying beneath the 150 metre high Minaun Hill (mountain meadow by a river) the village has panoramic views of Waterford Harbour, the 2131 ft. Barrow Bridge, which was once the longest bridge in Ireland, and Great Island Power Station now owned by Scottish Southern Energy SSE plc who purchased it from Endesa in 2012.

The village is also surrounded by the Malting Woods which were planted by Cornelius Bolton.