Observation pack · Waterford City and County Council

Kielys Cross , Mweeling Grange , Co. Waterford

demolition, alterations and extensions to the existing public house, comprising: (a) the demolition of existing single-storey extensions (39sqm) to the side and rear of the existing two-storey public house; and (b) the construction of a single-storey extension (91sqm) to the rear and side of the existing public house to provide for a new kitchen and ancillary toilet facilities, an outside eating area, internal and external alterations to the existing public house, with existing signage to be maintained, extension of the existing car park to provide additional parking spaces, bicycle stands and new boundary treatments, together with all associated site works.

Observations close 8 Oct 2026 window closed

5 weeks from receipt (received 3 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 28 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: 2660676 · 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: 2,517 m²
Received: 3 Sept 2026
We first saw it: 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
Decision due: 28 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/2660676/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2660676 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 8 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
2623	Conditional	22 Apr 2026	0	486 m	construct new hay, straw and storage shed and all associated site works
2360594	Conditional	2 Feb 2024	1	488 m	(1) the relocation of the proposed house, garage and waste water treatment system (2) a change of site boundaries (3) window and door ope alterations to the proposed house. This is a change from the previously granted planning permission P.D. 23/60387
23334	Conditional	1 Feb 2024	0	218 m	Section 254 Licence for the erection of new over ground fibre optic cables on existing timber poles. 2. Erection of new poles and associated fibre optic cables. 2023WD0897
2360387	Conditional	18 Oct 2023	1	488 m	for the construction of a new single storey house, a garage, a waste water treatment system and an entrance along with all associated site works

Appeals

No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.

What has happened on this file

3 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 8 Oct 2026
3 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.