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Observation pack · Waterford City and County Council

KILFARRASY , FENOR , CO. WATERFORD

to retain indefinitely the existing portal frame structure and retain indefinitely the cladding (sides and roof) of the single storey agricultural building consisting of 1700m2 __ to be used (a) for the housing of their livestock, (b) the storage of hay, straw and fodder and (c) for an exercise area for the equine section of their livestock. (2) Planning Permission to complete the necessary internal and external works of the re-erected (structure and cladding) single storey agricultural building, including the application of finishes and the installation of all necessary services. All as an extension of their existing farmyard layout.

Observations close 25 Sept 2026 4 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 21 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee 20 · council decision due 15 Oct 2026

The application

Reference
2660640 · 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
4,870 m²
Received
21 Aug 2026
We first saw it
18 Sept 2026, 15:44
Decision due
15 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/2660640/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2660640 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 25 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
258Conditional26 Mar 2025099 ma Section 254 Licence for 1.The erection of new overground fibre optic cables on existing timber poles. 2.The erection of new poles and associated fibre optic cables MRL 2025WD0047
2460079Conditional28 May 20241465 mfor existing floor slab to rear of existing dwelling & Planning Permission to construct a new single storey rear extension to the rear of existing dwelling and all associated site works
234Conditional28 Feb 20231370 mRetention permission for the existing wastewater treatment facilities on site. Also permission for a single storey extension to the rear of the existing two storey cottage and all associated site works
21176Conditional2 Dec 2021134 mto change the use of the existing dwelling to storage, to decommission existing septic tank, to construct a split level dormer style dwelling with carport, garage, wastewater treatment system, raised percolation area, splayed entrance and all ancillary site works

Appeals

No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.

What has happened on this file

  • 21 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 25 Sept 2026
  • 21 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.