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Observation pack · Waterford City and County Council

Harmony Heights , Newtown , Tramore

to provide rear gardens to house no’s 1-20 inclusive in place of communal open space indicated on planning permission ref no. 21/1213 and ABP-314132-22 for 20 independent living residential units consisting of 4 no. one bed end of terrace bungalows, 14 no. two bedroom terrace bungalows and 2 no. two bed end of terrace bungalows

Observations close 20 Oct 2026 27 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
2660713 · 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
7,695 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

  1. Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at http://www.eplanning.ie/WaterfordCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660713/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2660713 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 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.
  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
2660494Refused25 Aug 2026037 mto build a single storey, detached, agricultural machinery storage building in a floor area of 266.43m2, similar in scale and finish to the existing storage buildings on site, together with the installation of the necessary services and the completion of the site development works. All on his agriculturally related site, with access through the existing sliding gate entrance from the recently modified Tramore Ring Road (R675).
2660113Conditional24 Apr 20260433 m2-storey extension to side of existing 2-storey house.
2560833Conditional27 Mar 20261418 mthe renovation of an existing dwelling. Incorporating the partial demolition of the existing structure, the construction of two new two-storey extensions to the north and south sides of the dwelling, and the demolition of an existing single-storey outbuilding, together with all associated site development works.
2660043Conditional20 Mar 20260143 mfor the as constructed structural frame to the side of my existing house, together with PLANNING PERMISSION for the use of the structural frame for the construction of a carport to the side of existing dwelling and all associated site works
2560384Conditional20 Feb 20261302 m37no. house dwelling units comprised of 11no. House Type A 2-storey 4-bedroom semi-detached houses, 3no. House Type A.1 2storey 4-bedroom semi-detached dual fronted houses, 16no. House Type B 2-storey 3-bedroom semi-detached / terraced houses, 3no. House Type C 2-storey 3-bedroom terraced houses,, 4no. House Type E 2-storey 2-bedroom terraced houses, upgrades to existing pumping station, local roads & footpaths, site landscaping and amenity areas, boundary treatments, lighting, drainage, new road connection to Newtown Park and all associated infrastructure.
2560803Conditional14 Jan 20260313 mof two number windows formed on the eastern elevation, PLANNING PERMISSION to construct a two storey extension to the south end of the building to provide additional storage space all with associated site development works
2560821Conditional14 Jan 20261323 mthe construction of a new home office in the existing roof space at first floor level, together with a new window to the front of existing dwelling and all associated site works
2560642Conditional4 Nov 20251412 mthe construction of a first floor bedroom (14.7 sq. m) to side of existing dormer bungalow, together with relocated rooflight

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
501158Granted12 Aug 2026143 m
500894open3 Mar 2026302 m
314132Granted with conditions11 Jan 20240 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.