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Observation pack · Waterford City and County Council

Ballyduff West , Kilmeaden , Co. Waterford

for the following works to existing dwelling house, the demolition of 2 no. existing chimney stacks, 3 no. single storey sheds to the side (west), together with alterations, minor window / elevational adjustments, external insulation and the construction of a new storey and a half extension to the south and east side of the existing dwelling house, a new single storey garage, the blocking up of the existing vehicular entrance, together with the construction of a new vehicular entrance all located to the east side of the site, the de-commissioning of the existing septic tank and percolation area, together with the construction, installation and re-location of a new waste water treatment system and percolation area together with all ancillary and associated site works

Observations close 21 Sept 2026 2 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 17 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee 20 · council decision due 11 Oct 2026

The application

Reference
2660620 · 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
2,761 m²
Received
17 Aug 2026
We first saw it
18 Sept 2026, 15:44
Decision due
11 Oct 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/2660620/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2660620 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 21 Sept 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

No current zoning polygon covers this site in the store.

Designations on or near the site

Nothing designated within 100 m of the site.

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
2660137Conditional28 Jul 2026072 mto construct a dwelling house, sewage treatment system and percolation area, including all necessary site works,
24123Conditional25 Jul 20241428 mfor development consisting of the construction of a new extension to an existing single storey house, which includes a new roof, three dormer windows to the front of the house, and extension to the rear on the ground and first floor. Refurbishment of the existing house and all associated site works
2462Conditional16 May 20240352 mfor the following works, comprising the construction of a new sensory garden area with associated fencing and access path to the side (east) of the existing school, together with all ancillary and associated site works
2360528Conditional11 Mar 20241397 mto subdivide existing site to create a new development site. Permission includes for construction of new 2.1m high Dividing wall, a new vehicular entrance on the public road and permission to construct a 1.5 storey dwelling house along with associated site development works
23254Conditional8 Feb 20240170 mfor the construction of a new two storey extension to the existing dressing room block, comprising of the following; 2 no dressing rooms, showers and toilet facilities, meeting room and gym, together with all ancillary and associated accommodations, all connected to the existing septic tank and percolation area together with all ancillary and associated site works
2360558Refused22 Jan 2024185 mthe construction of a new two- storey dwelling, detached domestic garage, construction of a new vehicular entrance, the erection of new site boundaries and the installation of a new pumped effluent line discharging to the public sewer, together with all associated site works including partial setback of existing roadside boundary
23114Conditional18 May 20231492 mto construct a single storey extension to existing dwelling and all associated site works
22808Conditional8 May 20231119 mfor change of use from stables to a dwelling house together with planning permission for sub-division of the site, waste water treatment plant and percolation area, soakaway, shared entrance, connection to mains water and all associated site works

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
319052Refused20 Aug 202485 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

  • 17 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 21 Sept 2026
  • 17 Aug 2026 Decision

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Waterford City and County Council before relying on it.