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Observation pack · Waterford City and County Council

12 Tournore Park , Abbeyside , Dungarvan

the following; (1) a single storey rear extension, (2) a first floor extension to the front and (3) a two storey rear extension and all associated site works

Observations close 22 Oct 2026 21 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 17 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 11 Nov 2026

The application

Reference
2660720 · 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
326 m²
Received
17 Sept 2026
We first saw it
29 Sept 2026, 23:03
Decision due
11 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/2660720/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2660720 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 22 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

CodeObjectivePlanIn force
R2
Existing residential
RS: Provide for residential development and protect and improve residential amenity.WA-001:DP:wccc-development-plan-2022-202819 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 WA-001:DP:wccc-development-plan-2022-2028 · fetched 27 Sept 2026, 19:37
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
WATERFORD WA-001:DP:wccc-development-plan-2022-2028—27 Sept 2026, 19:37open

Designations on or near the site

Nothing designated within 100 m of the site.

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
2660560Conditional17 Sept 20261208 mthe construction of a two-storey extension to East of the existing dwelling including alterations to existing dwelling, new velux rooflights, along with new pedestrian side gate and all associated site works & drainage
2660298Conditional24 Jun 20261434 mfor the partial demolition of a rear boundary wall to widen a pedestrian gate for use as a vehicular access gate and for the erection of a canopy structure in the rear garden. Permission is sought for (i) the construction of a new pier with new gates to the vehicular access gate, (ii) a 1m extension to the existing canopy structure, (iii) a covered pergola and walkway, all in the rear garden.
2660169Conditional8 May 20261116 mthe construction of an extension to the East (side) & North (rear) of the existing house, new rooflights to the existing Northern and southern roofs, the addition of a new window to the existing eastern elevation and the construction of a new detached ancillary garden store and all associated site works
2660092Conditional9 Apr 20261442 mthe construction of a new entrance porch to the front of the existing dwelling, and the construction of a rear extension including renovation of the existing dwelling, along with all associated site works & drainage
2560903Conditional11 Feb 20261336 mfor a single storey Home Office to the rear and a single storey storage shed to the side of existing Dwelling House
2560795Conditional13 Jan 20261175 ma storey and a half dwelling house, the revision of existing boundaries and the construction of a new site entrance to serve the site and all associated ancillary site works
2560649Conditional7 Nov 20251300 mthe demolition of an existing dilapidated dwelling house and outbuilding and the construction of a replacement dwelling, detached garage, detached home office and all associated site development works
2560652Conditional7 Nov 20251282 m(1) the raising of the main roofline of the existing house, (2) a single storey extension to the front of the existing house with a balcony over, (3) a single storey extension to the rear of the existing house, (4) the alteration and addition of various window and door opes to the existing house, (5) additional habitable space at first floor level and (6) the construction of a garage along with all associated site works

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
501718—pending17 Jul 2026434 m
500728—Granted with conditions3 Jun 2026175 m
321838—Refused5 Feb 2026151 m
322509—Granted with conditions22 Aug 2025301 m
322224—Granted with conditions22 Jul 202552 m
318310—Granted with conditions6 Dec 2024406 m
320002—Invalid20 Jun 2024338 m
309439—Granted with conditions18 Oct 2023314 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

  • 17 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 22 Oct 2026
  • 17 Sept 2026 Decision

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 29 Sept 2026, 23:03. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Waterford City and County Council before relying on it.