Observation pack · Waterford City and County Council

Killure Road , Kilcohan , Waterford

for the construction of a residential development consisting of a single storey creche and 96No. dwelling units comprising 47No. two-storey 3 bed semi-detached units, 5No. two-storey 4 bed semi-detached units, 2No. two-storey 3 bed terrace units, 2No. two-storey 2 bed terrace units and 2No. four-storey apartment blocks, containing 20No. apartments per block, each block comprising of 4No. 1 bed apartments, 13No. 2 bed apartments and 3 No. 3 bed apartments with associated bin & bike storage, carparking and site landscaping, together with all associated site development works, connections to services and access links to development as granted under planning Ref No. 2560154. This development is located at Killure Road, Kilcohan, Waterford. (A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the planning application).

Observations close 5 Oct 2026 16 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 31 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 25 Oct 2026

The application

Reference: 2660664 · 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: 2.68 ha
Received: 31 Aug 2026
We first saw it: 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
Decision due: 25 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

Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at http://www.eplanning.ie/WaterfordCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660664/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2660664 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 5 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

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

Reference	Decision	Decided	Units	Distance	Description
2660163	Conditional	27 Jul 2026	0	6 m	a change of design and a reduction in the floor area of the crèche as previously granted under planning permission reference no’s. 21/377 & 24/61, to a new single storey creche with 2 no. toddler rooms, 2 no. Montessori rooms, 2 no. wobbler rooms and baby area, with office, staff room, kitchen, utility and all associated ancillary areas together with new entrance and associated boundary treatments, new carparking and set down area, bin store, bicycle store, external soft play, hard play and grass play areas, external lighting and signage together with all associated drainage connection works and all ancillary site works
2560154	Conditional	3 Dec 2025	51	0 m	for the construction of a residential development containing 91No. dwelling units comprising of 36No. two-storey 3 bed semi-detached units, 8No. two-storey 4 bed semi-detached units, 5No. two-storey 3 bed terrace units, 2No. two-storey 2 bed terrace units and 2No. four-storey apartment blocks, containing 20No. apartments per block, each block comprising of 4No. 1 bed apartments, 13No. 2 bed apartments and 3 No. 3 bed apartments with associated bin & bike storage, carparking and site landscaping, together with all associated site development works, new vehicular entrance to site from Kill St. Lawrence Road (L91132) and upgrading of existing vehicular junction onto Killure Road (R708). This development is located at Killure Road, Kilcohan, Waterford. (A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the planning application).
2560554	Conditional	2 Oct 2025	0	477 m	the erection of an extension to the side of a dwelling and all associated siteworks
2560193	Conditional	20 May 2025	0	428 m	construction of a single-story, two-bedroom, self-contained apartment, along with all associated site works—including a driveway, footpath, access gates, drainage system, soakaways, and landscaping—for use in conjunction with the existing residential dwelling on-site.
2496	Conditional	21 Feb 2025	4	341 m	for amendments to previously granted Planning Application, file reference no 21595. The proposed amendments include the following; 1) Previously permitted ground floor shop unit and first floor apartment at no 1 Block A shall be omitted and replaced with 1 no 2 storey 3 bedroom (type D) dwelling. (2) 2 no. additional two storey 3 bedroom (type D) dwellings- No.s 15 & 16) at Block B. (3) 1 no. additional two storey 3 bedroom (type D) dwelling at no. 6. (4) Change of house type at no. 13 & 14 from two storey two bedroom (type C) to two storey 3 bedroom (type D). (5)Relocating portion of public open space (P.O.S) to the front of house no.s 13, 14, 15 & 16 (Block B) (6) Decreasing rear garden spaces in Block A to allow for additional dwellings at Block B. (7) Relocating/moving Block B back towards southern boundary decreasing rear garden spaces and increasing car park and recreational areas. (8) Amending footpath layouts to suit above mentioned amendments, all works together with all associated site works.
2461	Conditional	8 Nov 2024	0	6 m	for the extension of the existing ground floor to the rear (west) side to include for a new extended plant room & switch room and the conversion of the existing attic area/second floor area to additional creche accommodation all as previously granted to the 2-storey creche facility under Planning Permission ref no. 21/377 to consist of the following. 3 no pre-Montessori classrooms, 3 Montessori classrooms, 1 no office, 1 no store room, 1 no staff WC with associated stairwell, lift and escape stairs and roof mounted PV panels, together with additional external service yard and carparking area and all associated drainage connection works and all ancillary and associated site works
2460374	Conditional	23 Oct 2024	0	478 m	79no. apartment units located within 3 no. apartment blocks comprising Block D, Block E, and Block F. Block D is a 4-5-storey apartment building incorporating 34no. apartment units comprised of 5no. 1-bed apartment units, 28no. 2-bed apartment units, and 1no. 3-bed apartment unit. Block E is a 3-4-storey apartment block incorporating 21no. apartment units comprised of 3no. 1-bed apartment units and 18no. 2-bed apartment units. Block F is a 4-storey apartment building incorporating a total of 24no. apartment units comprised of 4no. 1-bed apartment units and 20no. 2-bed apartment units. The application also seeks permission for 2no. external communal bin & bicycle stores, 2no. vehicular entrances to the site from the existing Deerpark residential development, resident and visitor parking, bicycle parking, site landscaping and amenity areas, boundary treatments, footpaths, lighting, drainage, and plant including solar PV at roof level.
2416	Conditional	2 Oct 2024	1	421 m	to subdivide site and erect 2 no. dormer type dwelling houses

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
500554	—	Granted	30 Apr 2026	0 m
500552	—	Invalid	5 Jan 2026	0 m
321288	—	Granted with conditions	10 Mar 2025	478 m
314774	—	Refused	8 Dec 2023	0 m
313869	—	Granted with conditions	24 Oct 2023	367 m
316963	—	Split	25 Sept 2023	0 m
316960	—	Other	22 Sept 2023	411 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

31 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 5 Oct 2026
31 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.