Harcourt Developments is to submit planning for their €225 million phase one plan to transform Waterford city’s North Quays site in the next two weeks.
The plans will consist of a waterfront promenade, a 160-bed hotel and conference centre, 350 apartments, a 165-bed aparthotel, ground floor retail, food & beverage offer, and a 70,000 sq/ft grade A office building.
Commenting on the plans Senator John Cummins said,"“I understand these plans are to be submitted in the next two weeks by Harcourt Developments; the site notice and newspaper notice will be in next week and due to the SDZ designation status of the North Quays site, I would expect the green light to be given to the plans within a relatively short period because there is no leave to appeal.
"This is a really exciting time for Waterford and the South East. I can feel the momentum building within the city and county and it is great to see the work that is already underway on this transformative project which I have always believed passionately in”.
He added “I want to compliment the teams at Harcourt Developments and Douglas Wallace Consultants for designing a modern and functional mixed-use development for the central part of this prime waterfront site. This landbank is one of the best sites in Ireland and will enable our city to expand and develop a modern quarter. It is important to stress that this is just phase one and there is huge potential on the east and west ends of the site for further development given the huge investment in enabling infrastructure by the state. I understand a large tourism-related project is already being evaluated for the next phase”.
Progress has continued in the last thirteen months on a new sustainable transport bridge that will link the north and south quays, new road interchanges and bridges onto the site, rock stabilisation works, and the construction of a new state-of-the-art transportation hub that will house a new train station.
Previous setbacks over the last decade have caused concern among the public after the council terminated the contract with Saudi-backed developers over funding concerns.
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