Observation pack · Waterford City and County Council

No. 90 Griffith Place , Waterford , Waterford

the construction of a c.45.57m2 two storey extension to front and side of existing two storey dwelling, with a hip roof construction to match existing. The construction of a c.31.18m2 single storey flat roof and part pitched roof extension to rear of existing dwelling incorporating proposed new rooflights. Works are to include; the demolition of existing rear single storey flat-roof kitchen/ dining room & existing WC to rear of existing dwelling, part demolition of existing front garden wall and pier to accommodate the widening of vehicular entrance, the demolition and removal of garden wall to side entrance and part demolition and removal of rear low-level block wall, concrete steps and piers all within the site curtilage including all associated site works, alterations to existing front and rear gardens levels/landscaping, gently sloped pathways, driveway, drainage and all associated services

Observations close 20 Oct 2026 24 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 15 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 9 Nov 2026

The application

Reference: 2660711 · 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: 318 m²
Received: 15 Sept 2026
We first saw it: 22 Sept 2026, 16:10
Decision due: 9 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

Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at http://www.eplanning.ie/WaterfordCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660711/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2660711 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 20 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
2660561	Conditional	17 Sept 2026	0	462 m	for a Dormer extension to the rear roof plane of the existing dwelling and the use of the attic as a storage space, retention is also sought for the widening of the opening in the front boundary wall and the widening of the paved area for the driveway along with all associated site development works
2560839	Conditional	22 Jul 2026	0	477 m	The development consists of (1). Change of use of the ground floor of no. 68 Barrack Street from use as a betting office to use as a shop; (2) Change of use of the former Doyles pub at no. 64 Barrack Street to use as a betting office; (3). Provide new residential use as a 2 bedroom apartment with amenity space to the rear at first floor level of no. 64 Barrack Street. (4). All associated works, new signage and satellite antennae.
2660363	Conditional	17 Jul 2026	0	346 m	for a portion of the Rear extension that is larger than the extension permitted under 22/699, Retention is also sought for the portion of the front porch which is greater than the 2 square metres allowed under exempted development regulations along with all site development works
2660097	Conditional	1 Apr 2026	0	475 m	the installation of 3 no. new single-storey school buildings at Holy Family Junior School and Our Lady of Mercy Senior Primary School, Military Road, Waterford. The proposed development includes 1 no. single-storey school building with Special Educational Needs classroom (100m²) and a new fenced soft play area (50m²) to Holy Family Junior School; 1 no. single-storey school building with 3 no. mainstream classrooms (250m²) to Holy Family Junior School; 1 no. single-storey school building with Special Educational Needs classroom (100m²) and a new fenced soft play area (50m²) to Our Lady of Mercy Senior Primary School; new fence and gates proposed to the playground of Our Lady of Mercy Senior Primary School; and all associated site and ancillary works.
25179	Conditional	18 Feb 2026	1	458 m	extension to side and rear of existing dwelling house and all ancillary works
2560704	Conditional	4 Feb 2026	1	328 m	the raising of the existing roof to make the previous single storey house a two storey dwelling with the addition of a rear balcony and works to existing rear boundary walls along with the associated site works.
25138	Conditional	8 Jan 2026	1	477 m	EXTENSION OF DURATION of pl. file 20/198 for development consisting of a new single storey dwelling house, with a detached single storey garage, new site entrance, waste water treatment system and all ancillary site works
2560685	Conditional	13 Nov 2025	1	498 m	Demolish existing single storey extension and construct a new two-storey extension to the rear, elevational alterations to the front and side and associated site works

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
318055	—	Refused	7 Nov 2024	495 m
314974	—	Granted with conditions	8 Mar 2024	240 m
313334	—	Granted with conditions	8 Dec 2023	353 m
316682	—	Other	22 Sept 2023	375 m
316826	—	Other	21 Sept 2023	353 m
312816	—	Granted with conditions	24 Mar 2023	481 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

15 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 20 Oct 2026
15 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.