Observation pack · Waterford City and County Council

Knockbrack and Clogherane , Dungarvan , Co. Waterford

for the erection of fencing, gates and barriers, the demolition of an existing portacabin security hut, the construction of a new security hut and ancillary works at the existing facilities.

Observations close 4 Nov 2026 16 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 30 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 24 Nov 2026

The application

Reference: 26104 · full record
Authority: Waterford City and County Council
Type: PERMISSION
Status: NEW APPLICATION
Applicant: not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units: 0
Floor area: —
Site area: 2,840 m²
Received: 30 Sept 2026
We first saw it: 14 Oct 2026, 01:45
Decision due: 24 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

Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at http://www.eplanning.ie/WaterfordCCC/AppFileRefDetails/26104/0.
Write your observation.Quote 26104 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 4 Nov 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
C7 Rural business	CD: Provide for light industry, general enterprise, business development, office, research and development and high technology/ high technology manufacturing type employment in a high quality built and landscaped environment.	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
2660399	Conditional	24 Jul 2026	1	474 m	for the indefinite retention of 1. Conversion of 2nd floor attic space to habitable space consisting of a bedroom and en-suite, 2. Additional front elevation Velux rooflight, 3. Alterations to rear elevation Velux rooflights 4. Additional rear elevation Velux rooflights from that originally granted for under PD02/944
2660187	Conditional	14 May 2026	0	437 m	(1) The conversion of the 2nd floor attic space to habitable space consisting of a landing, bedroom, hot press and ensuite, (2) Additional front and rear elevation velux rooflights and (3) Alterations to rear elevation velux rooflights. This is a change from that originally granted planning permission under P.D. 02/944.
2660189	Conditional	14 May 2026	0	176 m	construction of a single storey office extension( 37.5 sq.m.) to the east elevation of the existing administration offices & all associated siteworks
2560907	Conditional	13 Feb 2026	1	419 m	of 1. Conversion of 2nd floor attic space to habitable space consisting of a bedroom and en-suite, 2. Additional front elevation Velux rooflight, 3. Alterations to rear elevation Velux rooflights 4. Additional rear elevation Velux rooflights from that originally granted for under PD02/944
25168	Conditional	22 Jan 2026	0	0 m	the erection of fencing, gates, barriers and ancillary works at the existing facilities
25139	Conditional	17 Nov 2025	0	195 m	and relocation of an existing substrate room building and ancillary works at existing OTC facility and PLANNING PERMISSION for the construction of an electrical substation
2560460	Conditional	19 Aug 2025	1	454 m	(1) The conversion of the 2nd floor attic space to habitable space consisting of a landing, bedroom, wardrobe and ensuite, (2) Additional front and rear elevation velux roof lights and (3) Alterations to rear elevation velux roof lights This is a change from that originally granted planning permission under P.D. 02/944.
2560314	Conditional	3 Jul 2025	0	37 m	an ancillary building to the main clubhouse consisting of a gymnasium along with associated site works

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
321641	—	Invalid	10 Jan 2025	353 m
321553	—	open	24 Dec 2024	301 m

If neighbours here have appealed before and lost, the inspector's report on that case is the single most useful thing to read.

What has happened on this file

30 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 4 Nov 2026
30 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.