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Observation pack · Waterford City and County Council

Ballymacmague south , Dungarvan , Co.Waterford

construction of a new single storey dwelling , garage / shed , shared site entrance (with existing family home) , new wastewater treatment system , connection to public services and all ancillary works including replacement and relocation of existing family home septic tank with new wastewater treatment system

Observations close 16 Oct 2026 16 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 11 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 5 Nov 2026

The application

Reference
2660707 · 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
2,432 m²
Received
11 Sept 2026
We first saw it
22 Sept 2026, 16:10
Decision due
5 Nov 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/2660707/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2660707 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 16 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.
  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
2460589Conditional25 Nov 20240446 mto amend planning permission ref: 17/156 which is in respect of a 10 year permission for the construction of a 5MW solar PV farm and Battery Energy Storage System facility (BESS) at Killadangan, Dungarvan, County Waterford. The proposed amendment is to enhance the Battery Energy Storage System facility (BESS) and associated infrastructure located at the southern end of the permitted solar farm site involving an area of approximately 1.26 hectares. The proposed amendment to the permitted solar farm involves the following elements: (i) The omission of an area of permitted photovoltaic panels and associated infrastructure and structures. (ii) The installation of 48 no. BESS units, each measuring (2.9m high x 6.1m long x 2.4m wide). (iii) Supporting the BESS will be 6 no twin skid structures (6m high x 6m wide x 10.2m in long), comprising of transformer and inverter sections. (iv) 1 no spare parts container (6.1m long x 2.4m wide x 2.6m high). (v) 1 no IPP Building (4m high x 14m long x 10m wide). (vi) The installation of 4 meter high pole-mounted CCTV cameras. (vii) 2m high security fencing and access gates for vehicles. (viii) Landscaping works. (ix) Internal Road. (x) Ancillary works.
24204Conditional14 Nov 20241253 mto construct single- storey extension to rear of existing Dwelling, convert existing attached Garage to living, install 2 No Rooflight to existing roof, alteration to Dwelling fenestration & Ancillary works
2460541Conditional5 Nov 20241182 mfor an existing ancillary storage shed and PLANNING PERMISSION for the change of use from convenience shop to convenience shop with ancillary off licence
2360599Conditional2 Feb 20240407 mfor an eastern extension to existing mechanical pipework building and associated site works. Works will involve the construction of a steel portal frame over existing concrete yard with extension joining directly into existing mechanical pipework building unit. Heights will match in with existing building as will finishes.
2360452Conditional16 Nov 20230407 mfor an extension to existing mechanical pipework building and associated site works. Works will involve the construction of a steel frame over existing concrete yard with extension joining directly into existing mechanical pipework building unit. Heights will match in with existing building as will finishes.
22828Refused31 May 20231330 msingle storey dwelling house, garage, entrance, wastewater treatment system, percolation area and ancillary works
22562Conditional11 Aug 20220445 mindefinite material change of use of an existing residential house to a storage / ancillary farm use building and ancillary works
21918Conditional2 Jun 20220318 mPermission for the RETENTION of existing car parking (max 40 spaces) in use as an overspill parking area by Radley Engineering staff and a pedestrian access gateway onto the L7001 from the factory site to same. PLANNING PERMISSION is also sought for 1. A 67 no. space permanent car park (to replace that for which retention is sought), a pedestrian crossing to public roadway the L7001, revisions to existing entrance to serve the car park and associated site works; 2. A new wastewater treatment system to replace the existing septic tank system serving the factory site; 3. Modifications to existing western boundary to south of proposed pedestrian crossing to facilitate sightlines and 4. Change of use of an existing residential dwelling house to office accommodation together with the installation of an additional external pedestrian door to the northern elevation of said building

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
324420—pending7 Jul 20260 m
323791—pending2 Oct 2025399 m
318446—Refused11 Apr 20250 m
317265—Refused3 Oct 20240 m
311670—Granted with conditions9 Jan 20230 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

  • 11 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 16 Oct 2026
  • 11 Sept 2026 Decision

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 22 Sept 2026, 16:10. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Waterford City and County Council before relying on it.