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Observation pack · Waterford City and County Council

30 Barra Glas , Tramore , Co Waterford

of as built balcony and stairs to rear of existing dwelling

Observations close 28 Oct 2026 5 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 23 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 17 Nov 2026

The application

Reference
26100 · full record
Authority
Waterford City and County Council
Type
RETENTION
Status
NEW APPLICATION
Applicant
not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units
0
Floor area
—
Site area
264 m²
Received
23 Sept 2026
We first saw it
7 Oct 2026, 01:19
Decision due
17 Nov 2026
Decision
N/a

The national dataset truncates descriptions (80 characters for DLR, 70 for Fingal) and omits the applicant. The full description and the drawings are on the council register linked in step 1.

How to submit an observation

  1. Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at http://www.eplanning.ie/WaterfordCCC/AppFileRefDetails/26100/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 26100 at the top, give your name and the address the authority should reply to, and confine it to planning matters — zoning objective, height, overlooking, traffic, drainage, heritage. What you say here is what you can later appeal on.
  3. Pay the €20 fee.Every submission needs it; without it the observation is invalid and is returned. Waterford City and County Council takes it online with the submission or at the counter.
  4. Submit before 28 Oct 2026.Online through the register above, or in writing to the Planning Department, Waterford City and County Council. The test is the date the authority receives it, not the date you post it.
  5. Keep the acknowledgement.The council's receipt is your proof of a valid observation — see below.

Statutory basis. Section 34(1) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) requires a planning authority to consider any submission or observation made to it in accordance with the Regulations. Article 29 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended) sets the window: a submission or observation must be received by the authority within five weeks beginning on the date of receipt of the application, and must be accompanied by the prescribed fee of €20. A submission received after the window, or without the fee, is invalid and the authority must return it.

After you submit: keep the acknowledgement. Under the 2024 Act it secures your right to appeal — only the applicant and a person who made a valid observation may bring the council's decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála, within four weeks of the decision. Making a valid observation is also what buys a right of appeal: under s.37(1) of the 2000 Act, only the applicant and a person who made a valid submission or observation to the planning authority may appeal the decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála (within four weeks of the decision). Missing the five-week window closes both doors.

What the site is zoned

CodeObjectivePlanIn force
G1
Open space with recreation
OS: Preserve and provide for open space and recreational amenities.wccc development plan 2022 202819 Jul 2022 → 18 Jul 2028
R2
Existing residential
RS: Provide for residential development and protect and improve residential amenity.wccc development plan 2022 202819 Jul 2022 → 18 Jul 2028

An application that accords with the zoning objective is hard to resist on principle; one that does not may be a material contravention, which the council can only grant by the s.34(6) procedure with its own notice and window.

Source: Waterford City and County Council development plan zoning · fetched 27 Sept 2026, 19:37
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Waterford City and County Council development plan zoning—27 Sept 2026, 19:37open

Designations on or near the site

Nothing designated within 100 m of the site.

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
2660485Conditional21 Aug 20261396 mto construct two dormer extension to the rear of our dwelling. One dormer will extend the existing ensuite to create an accessible shower area and the second dormer will extend the roof to accommodate a through floor accessible lift along with all associated site development works
2554Refused26 Jun 20251406 mExtension of duration of planning file 20/569 :for the construction of a new extension to the side at first floor level, with alterations to the front elevation and conversion of attic to two new bedrooms with new side windows and a rear dormer window, velux windows and associated works at
2360319Conditional12 Sept 202319 mfor indefinite retention of as built balcony and stairs to rear of existing dwelling
23204Conditional16 Aug 20231155 mRETENTION PERMISSION for the as constructed altered roof construction to facilitate a home office and storeroom together with elevational changes and all associated site works (Subject to previous Planning Permission Reference No: 031422)
22837Conditional15 Nov 20221295 mfor a single storey flat roofed garage to the rear of the property, 6.9m x 4.8m x 2.3m high at the proposed development. Permission is also sought to demolish existing extension and store to rear of existing bungalow, and construction of new single storey pitched roof kitchen/living/dining extension with patio area and all associated siteworks
22803Conditional26 Oct 20221127 mto construct a new first floor balcony to the front of the existing dwelling and all associated site works at
22791Conditional26 Oct 20221455 mof as constructed extensions comprising single storey extension to the front, side and rear together with a roof dormer extension at development address
22548Conditional11 Aug 2022155 merect a Steel Storage Shed (9.3 x 4.1 metres) to the rear of existing house (rear garden), with all associated site works

Appeals

No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.

What has happened on this file

  • 23 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 28 Oct 2026
  • 23 Sept 2026 Decision

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 7 Oct 2026, 01:19. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Waterford City and County Council before relying on it.