Observation pack · Waterford City and County Council
22 Passage Road , Waterford City , Waterford
, a) the construction of a new two-storey extension to the rear of the existing house, b) a single storey entrance porch to the front elevation, c) a single storey shed to the rear, d) widening of existing vehicular entrance/driveway, together with all associated site works
Observations close 6 Oct 2026 window closed
5 weeks from receipt (received 1 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 26 Oct 2026
The five-week window has passed. Late observations are returned unread. If the council has decided, the next door is the appeal window — but under s.37 only the applicant and those who made a valid observation may appeal.
The application
- Reference
- 2660668 · 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
- 556 m²
- Received
- 1 Sept 2026
- We first saw it
- 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
- Decision due
- 26 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/2660668/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2660668at 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 6 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
| Code | Objective | Plan | In force |
|---|---|---|---|
| R2 Existing residential | RS: Provide for residential development and protect and improve residential amenity. | wccc development plan 2022 2028 | 19 Jul 2022 → 18 Jul 2028 |
| S3 Community infrastructure | CI: Provide for and protect civic, educational, religious, community, health care and social infrastructure. | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2660028 | Conditional | 1 Sept 2026 | 1 | 228 m | the construction of a new two storey detached dwelling in the side garden of the existing dwelling, a new shared driveway for the new property and existing property on Grange Park Avenue, with new boundary wall and entrance pillars to the new property and the creation of a new driveway entrance to the existing property and all associated site works |
| 2660374 | Refused | 22 Jul 2026 | 0 | 317 m | on the site adjoining and to provide 4 no new three storey 4-bed semi-detached dwellings, with new vehicular access within the site, connection to existing drainage services on the adjacent road, and all associated site development works. |
| 2660309 | Conditional | 29 Jun 2026 | 0 | 353 m | to construct a part two storey, part single storey extension. Part of the two-storey extension will be built above a single storey part of the existing house and to construct a vehicular entrance on the North Western boundary of the site and to close off the existing vehicular entrance with all associated site development works |
| 2660180 | Conditional | 13 May 2026 | 0 | 414 m | the proposed renovation of the existing Protected Structure (RPS No. WA730752). The works will include the installation of two rooflights to the rear and the construction of a single-storey rear extension, together with all associated site development works |
| 2560627 | Conditional | 4 Feb 2026 | 1 | 339 m | 3 no. 2 storey, 3 bed houses, alterations to existing stone boundary wall, new vehicular entrance, carparking and all associated drainage, site works, landscaping and associated works. The proposed site sits within the boundary of the protected structure, Summerville House, RPS No. WA731042. |
| 25113 | Conditional | 20 Nov 2025 | 0 | 338 m | EXTENSION OF DURATION of pl. file 19/895 for the sub-division of site and construction of a two-storey dwelling house in the garden area of Summerville House (Protected Structure RPS No. WA731042) and the construction of a new vehicular access off this protected structure off The Vinery Road to access Summerville House, all the above works being undertaken with all associated site works on lands |
| 2560662 | Conditional | 11 Nov 2025 | 1 | 344 m | of a first-floor dormer roof extension, 2no single storey rear extensions and a detached garage to the side of the dwelling |
| 2584 | Conditional | 8 Oct 2025 | 0 | 9 m | Extenstion of Duration of pl. file 19/47 for works,all within the curtilage of protected structure as described below:forming a new recessed vehicular&pedestrian entrance off Passage Rd; demolition of 20th Century classroom blocks (Glynn,Jacob,Webster,Foster & Penn) on the Wilkin St side of the school complex &construction of a 4624sqm three storey block with general & specialist classrooms & PV panels to roof;demolition of 20th Century entrance block between the Dining hall&Library&the construction of 611sqm two storey entrance block with reception,administration,social/locker areas&staff facilities;demolition of the Southern 20th Century section of the Bio-Laboratory&construction of a 500sqm,single storey Special Needs Unit.The Northern section of the Bio-Lab will be retained as an archive museum;demolition of entrance lobby to Foy Hall&the construction of a 162sqm vertical circulation core&social/locker area;demolition of 4classrooms attached to the swimming pool complex&the construction of a 1149sqm PE Sports/Assembly Hall&a single storey changing&fitness suite with PV Panels to roof;alterations to existing buildings&the construction of a 120sqm part single storey, part 2storey horizontal circulation spine from Wyse House to the Bio-Lab, with an extended covered link to the new classroom block;alterations to the Dining Room&classroom block to form 2 levels with dining facilities,connected with a new staircase,refurbishment of Wyse House&insertion of new lift&part new staircase to facilitate its use as general classrooms&associated facilities.Wyse house is a protected structure, refurbishment of the Library block including the replacement of the two 20th Century roof lanterns.The Library is a protected structure;Relocation of 2 single storey storage containers to the west of the swimming pool&to the east of the new entrance.Total area of new build&refurbishment is 9,289sqm;Provision of hard&soft landscaping with new set down area,car parking,new storm water attenuation system&play areas.Any felled trees will be replaced;Provision of a temporary construction entrance off Wilkin St; Construction of 26no temporary car spaces adjacent to the main entrance for the duration of the construction programme;Provision of a temporary 2 storey modular classroom block&a single storey dining&locker area with a combined floor area of 2,396sqm;Provision of a combined roadway&fire path adjacent to the Wilkin St& PassageRd boundary wall together with a 74sqm extended sto |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500868 | — | Refused | 26 Jun 2026 | 339 m |
| 319638 | — | Granted with conditions | 16 Sept 2024 | 458 m |
| 313465 | — | Refused | 23 Oct 2023 | 434 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
- 1 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 6 Oct 2026
- 1 Sept 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.