Location
Villierstown is located approximately 2.5km north west of the nearby village of Aglish, and approximately 17.5km from Dungarvan. (Download Villierstown (adobe .pdf, 434 kbs)  Map Here) and also download the pages relating to Zoning Objectives (word .doc, 183 kbs) . The Zoning Objectives and Landuse Zoning Matrix need to be used when looking at the individual settlement zonings.

Services
Villierstown has a growing population. Though the existing service base is limited, there is considerable opportunity to expand this. Existing services comprise of a pub, primary school, local church and public phone. 

Characteristics
Built in the 18th century to service a linen weaving industry, Villierstown has a number of stone cut houses and has won a number of accolades in the National Tidy Towns competition. The village Monument, church, and paved 'plaza' areas, all located along the wide main street, serve as the central focal point of the village. The Quay (less than half a kilometer from the main street) once served commercial traffic on the Blackwater River, and is now a popular yachting, fishing and boating area. Villierstown is also characterized by landscaped, planted open spaces, and stone boundary walls. The retention, enhancement and incorporation of these characteristics, should be the objective of any design or development proposal for the area.

Infrastructure
The public water supply in Villierstown is sufficient to accommodate the existing population, with moderate capacity for additional development. The Villierstown sewage disposal system requires upgrading. A wastewater treatment system is due to commence construction in late 2005 as part of the County Waterford Serviced Land Initiative (SLI). Any constraint to development is associated with the infrastructural deficit as outlined above and development proposals will need to cater for this in any applications for permission along with satisfying the Planning Authority as to the standards for new development at Section 9.3. These matters will have to be discussed and approved with the Sanitary Services Section of Waterford County Council, prior to any development proposal being submitted for Planning Permission.

Development Strategy
New dwellings in the village should serve to consolidate the existing village core as this will help to lessen the impact of additional development on this attractive village. The development strategy for Villierstown is as indicated on the Villierstown Land Use Zoning Map, and is designed to draw the different strands of development together, in order to establish a firm nucleus for the village. The Planning Authority will encourage the development of the zoned areas that are closest to the village. Development proposals should therefore assist in facilitating future access to zoned backland areas, which do not have the benefit of road frontage. This will ensure that the village will remain compact and tightly knit and it will allow the economic extension of sanitary services to new dwellings. The policies and objectives of the County's Settlement Strategy, as outlined in Chapter 3 of the Development Plan, will also be applicable.