Observation pack · Waterford City and County Council

In the Pink 4 Park Terrace , Jacknell Street , Dungarvan

We would like to apply for change of use to Short Term Let. Whilst we use the property ourselves when visiting our family who live in Dungarvan, usually during Summer months, we would like the flexibility to have it occupied with short term tenants when we are not in Ireland, in the event we cannot find someone to occupy it and vacate during the times we want to use it. All work designated 'Proposed' in drawings was completed by August 2024, and the property has been subject to an agreement with 360Stay (PHP Hospitality Partners Ltd) since September 2024, initially for them to arrange short term lets, and (since 27th February 2026) for them to use for longer term rentals. They have now expressed their wish to discontinue this arrangement.

Observations close 13 Oct 2026 window closed

5 weeks from receipt (received 8 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20

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: 2660691 · full record
Authority: Waterford City and County Council
Type: RETENTION
Status: INCOMPLETED APPLICATION
Applicant: not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units: 0
Floor area: —
Site area: 71 m²
Received: 8 Sept 2026
We first saw it: 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
Decision due: —
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/2660691/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2660691 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 13 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

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

NIAH-recorded building × 9
Saint Mary's Church (Dungarvan) · The Park · The Park
Recorded monument × 5
R131279 · Memorial stone · Excavation - miscellaneous

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

Reference	Decision	Decided	Distance	Description
2560575	Conditional	8 Sept 2026	498 m	demolition of the existing buildings with full site clearance and the construction of a 6-storey mixed use development including a commercial unit to the ground and first floors and apartments to ground and upper floors. The ground floor will comprise a commercial unit, 3 No. apartments, plant area, bicycle storage, bin storage, service area and lobby areas. The first to fifth floor will comprise a commercial unit, 34 No. apartments and ancillary circulation/storage/ service and lobby areas. A communal roof garden is also proposed to fourth floor with hard and soft landscaping. Also signage, lighting, connection to public water & wastewater system and all ancillary and associated site development works
2560757	Conditional	25 Aug 2026	406 m	for existing section of the cemetery for the continued use as a cemetery. PLANNING PERMISSION is also sought for a cemetery on the remainder of the site, to erect 2 Columbariums and all ancillary site works . The proposed development adjoins a protected structure.
2660201	Conditional	28 Jul 2026	296 m	to form an external doorway opening
2660354	Refused	15 Jul 2026	244 m	1) Demolition of an existing 3 storey commercial office building, 2) Construction of a new 3 storey commercial office building including solar panels to roof, 3) And all associated site development works
2660090	Refused	6 Jul 2026	10 m	the following works: Demolition of existing single storey storage structures and replacement with 1 # three storey building with the top storey being stepped back, providing a total of 2 # Residential Units. Siteworks will include hard landscaping works to the rear private open space to each unit with side access to both. New foul & surface water connections existing sewers and new mains water connections and ancillary site development and landscaping works.
2660183	Conditional	4 Jun 2026	456 m	replacement of 2 no. existing rooflights with 4 no (2 pair) larger rooflights on front roof of existing 3 storey property , roof upgrade works and ancillary works including reconfiguration of internal layouts. This property is located in a conservation area.
2637	Conditional	20 May 2026	340 m	Section 254 license for outdoor seating area
2660171	Conditional	8 May 2026	322 m	alteration of existing Retail Unit at ground floor level to include subdivision of unit to allow entrance lobby and entrance to residential unit at ground floor level to third floor level. Alterations to rear yard including demolition of existing ancillary structures, and reconfiguration of part of rear structure. Refurbishment of existing residential unit over ground floor retail unit to include patio and bin store at rear yard area, new stairway and connection to public sewer and watermain. Works to include maintenance to existing windows and front façade, along with repairs of roof structure and roof covering, and all associated site works. This building is a protected structure (RPS No. DV740136) and is located within an Architectural Conservation Area.

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
501842	—	pending	4 Aug 2026	10 m
321343	—	Other	1 Oct 2025	349 m
320741	—	Granted with conditions	15 Sept 2025	260 m
315638	—	Granted with conditions	6 Jun 2024	262 m
315743	—	Granted with conditions	29 May 2024	358 m
312868	—	Granted with conditions	24 May 2023	310 m
312313	—	Refused	25 Jan 2023	467 m
311026	—	Refused	25 Jul 2022	490 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

8 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 13 Oct 2026
8 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.