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Observation pack · Waterford City and County Council

Tramore Rd , Priorsknock , Waterford

development will consist of demolition of existing supermarket with ancillary off-licence (1711sqm) and construction of a new supermarket with ancillary off-licence (2571.8sqm) and reconfiguration of car parking to include 77no. car parking spaces (in lieu of 126no. existing car parking spaces) with access from existing vehicular access from R675, standalone ESB substation (25.8sqm), new plaza with pedestrian access from R675, hard and soft landscaping, service / delivery area, plant compound, bicycle parking, trolley bays, totem sign, building mounted signage, PV solar panels and all associated site and development works

Observations close 22 Sept 2026 3 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 18 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee 20 · council decision due 12 Oct 2026

The application

Reference
2660625 · 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
7,592 m²
Received
18 Aug 2026
We first saw it
18 Sept 2026, 15:44
Decision due
12 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/2660625/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2660625 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 22 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
2660500Conditional25 Aug 20260480 mfor permission to replace the existing double-sided lightbox within the bus shelter with an advertising display area of 1.8m x 1.2m on each side with a double-sided unit that includes a digital advertising display area of 1.6 m x .93m on each side, along with all associated site works and services, on the public footpath
2660078Conditional24 Jun 20260365 mFuel Sales from existing office/storage structure, various freestanding and wall mounted signage elements, air water services, fuel dispensers , above ground HVO/adblue tanks, forecourt goods displays.
2660278Conditional17 Jun 20260237 mplanning permission for a single storey detached coffee kiosk, signage and all other associated site works, within the existing car park at The Hibernians Football Club, Tramore Road, Waterford.
2660001Conditional4 Jun 20260153 mfor a change of use from residential to medical centre (a health and wellbeing facility known as The Well Clinic), which will include internal refurbishment with internal layout rearrangements, parking, vehicular access, boundary treatment, landscaping and all associated site works and connections
2660200Conditional20 May 20260206 m1 - Construction of a single storey gym facility 2 - The installation of 2 no. proprietary pre-assembled modular units for the purpose of changing facilities & to include all other necessary site & ground works to complete this project.
2660060Refused27 Mar 20260375 mThe development will consist of the replacement of 2 No. (6.28m x 3.5m and 6.4m x 3.4m) advertising displays with 1 No. digital 6.28m x 3.4m advertising display on the south western face of the existing structure (with increase in overall height from 4.93m to 5.8m) and provision of a 1m fence on top of existing boundary wall (overall height approx. 2.1m)
2660018Conditional6 Mar 20261292 mto construct a single storey extension to the side and rear of existing two storey dwelling and all associated works including demolition of existing attached garage
25179Conditional18 Feb 20261439 mextension to side and rear of existing dwelling house and all ancillary works

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
501209Refused4 Aug 2026375 m
315557Granted with conditions10 Apr 2024214 m
317175Refused1 Mar 2024375 m
310750Refused5 Apr 2022209 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

  • 18 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 22 Sept 2026
  • 18 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.