Economic Development forms

Urban Facade Improvement Scheme: As part of the Council’s brief to improve city and town centre presentation, the Urban Façade Improvement Scheme is an incentive to improve the facade of urban buildings and the visual amenity within urban areas. The UFIS scheme allows for up to 50% support on the cost of improvement works (excl. VAT) to the exterior presentation of a building, including upper floors, up to a maximum allocation of €2,000.

• Grant Detail (pdf) UFIS Doc 2026
• Applications & Information
• Supplier ID Form

How it works?

1. Fill out the application form, submit two quotes for the estimated costs, a description of the planned works and pictures of the property.
2. If your application is approved you will be notified the amount you have been approved for and a deadline of 6 months to complete the works.
3. Return the Supplier Set Up Form by post. This form is our way of paying out to you once the works are completed. A hard copy must be sent. You will be sent this when approved.
4. Once the works are complete, submit your invoices and a picture of the completed works. You will be allowed 50% of the costs of works (excl. VAT) up to the amount you were allocated when approved.

The Living City Initiative is a scheme of property tax incentives designed to regenerate both historic buildings and other buildings in specified cities. The scheme applies to certain “special regeneration areas” (SRAs) in the centres of Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway, Waterford and Kilkenny.

These areas have been designated for the purposes of the scheme by Order of the Minister for Finance. The maps and boundaries of these SRAs can be found on the websites of the respective local authorities and Waterford’s are displayed below.

• Living City Initiative infographic
• Living City Initiative Application Form
• Living City FAQs