Observation pack · Waterford City and County Council

19 Central Avenue , Lisduggan , Waterford City

To construct a two storey extension to the side of my property, to provide a ground floor entrance lobby and cloak room and first floor ensuite and wardrobe.

Observations close 29 Oct 2026 12 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 24 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20

The application

Reference: 26101 · full record
Authority: Waterford City and County Council
Type: PERMISSION
Status: INCOMPLETED APPLICATION
Applicant: not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units: 0
Floor area: —
Site area: 427 m²
Received: 24 Sept 2026
We first saw it: 14 Oct 2026, 01:45
Decision due: —
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

Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at http://www.eplanning.ie/WaterfordCCC/AppFileRefDetails/26101/0.
Write your observation.Quote 26101 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.
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.
Submit before 29 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.
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

Code	Objective	Plan	In force
R2 Existing residential	RS: Provide for residential development and protect and improve residential amenity.	wccc development plan 2022 2028	19 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

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Waterford City and County Council development plan zoning	—	27 Sept 2026, 19:37	open

Designations on or near the site

Nothing designated within 100 m of the site.

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

Reference	Decision	Decided	Units	Distance	Description
2660561	Conditional	17 Sept 2026	0	93 m	for a Dormer extension to the rear roof plane of the existing dwelling and the use of the attic as a storage space, retention is also sought for the widening of the opening in the front boundary wall and the widening of the paved area for the driveway along with all associated site development works
2560880	Conditional	6 Feb 2026	0	395 m	for a) the demolition of a single storey section of the existing public house b) 2/3 storey extension to the rear containing 3 no ground floor residential units and 3 no duplex units over c) extension to existing pub at ground floor, and reconfiguration of internal layout together with new signage, elevational modifications and all associated site works
25165	Conditional	20 Jan 2026	0	127 m	relocation of an existing ATM on the north west elevation including new ATM room , alterations to existing elevations and associated signage
2560681	Conditional	11 Nov 2025	0	95 m	provision of a 5m high 3-sided jubilee clock feature on landscaped plinth and associated site development works, including hard and soft landscaping works
2560325	Conditional	2 Jul 2025	1	110 m	a side kitchen and garage extension and retention of a front porch.
2560278	Conditional	20 Jun 2025	0	352 m	amendments to the redevelopment of the Walsh Park GAA Grounds, from that permitted by Waterford City and County Council Planning Reference 18/448 (ABP Reference 302598-18) as extended by Waterford City and County Council Planning Reference 24/1, and all ancillary site development works. The proposed amendments include. (a) The construction of a revised uncovered western terrace with associated undercroft spectator facilities. The proposed development also includes a revised western boundary treatment from Keane’s Road to include revised turnstile locations, revised vehicular access location and public realm upgrades. (b) Modifications to the uncovered northern stand to allow for an existing clubhouse building to remain to the west of the stand and the provision of new toilet facilities to the east of the stand. (c) The construction of a revised two/three storey pavilion building to the east of the site to accommodate revised team/referee changing and welfare facilities at ground floor level and administrative/multi-purpose areas at first floor level. (d) The reconfiguration of the southeastern area of the site to provide for a revised site entrance arrangement, parking areas, relocated turnstiles, concession stand, additional toilet facilities, bicycle parking and bin stores. (e) Modifications to the existing southern stand to accommodate a new disability access point to the stadium from Slievekeale Road. (f) The installation of roof mounted PV panels on roof of the southern stand. (g) The provision of 2 no. electronic scoreboard structures. (h) The relocation of concession stands and toilet facilities in western areas of the site and all other ancillary site development works which include revised elevational and boundary treatments.
2560050	Conditional	24 Mar 2025	0	172 m	for: 1) Demolition of existing single storey mono-pitch warehouse building and pre-fabricated office to west of site 2) Replacement with new extended single storey mono-pitch warehouse building, incorporating 2No. dock levellers with canopy over, additional on-site car parking spaces, together with all associated site development works
2460532	Conditional	20 Mar 2025	1	345 m	the demolition of an existing side extension and construction of a new single storey side extension containing a kitchen, shower room and 2 bedrooms with connections to existing services.

Appeals

No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.

What has happened on this file

24 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 29 Oct 2026
24 Sept 2026 Decision

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 14 Oct 2026, 01:45. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Waterford City and County Council before relying on it.