Observation pack · Waterford City and County Council
6 the Haven , Grantstown Park Dunmore Road , Waterford
Proposed ground floor extension to the side and rear of existing house
Observations close 22 Oct 2026 5 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
- 2660721 · 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
- 325 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
- Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at http://www.eplanning.ie/WaterfordCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660721/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2660721at 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 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.
- 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
Nothing designated within 100 m of the site.
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2660615 | Conditional | 7 Oct 2026 | 0 | 244 m | to remove the roof of our existing garage and erect a flat roof extension at first floor and construct a two storey extension to the side & rear of our existing dwelling house & all associated site works |
| 2660357 | Conditional | 16 Jul 2026 | 1 | 0 m | Proposed ground floor extension to the side and rear of existing house and a new pedestrian access gate in boundary wall |
| 2560940 | Conditional | 1 Jul 2026 | 0 | 420 m | modifications to the design and layout of a previously granted residential development under Planning Reg. Ref. 21792 & ABP-312634-22 . The proposed modifications will consist of the following: Reductions to the permitted footprints of the Basement, Block A and Block B; Amendments to the permitted split basement levels to a single level; The addition of 10 no. apartments in Block A and 10 No. apartments in Block B to the previously granted scheme, bringing the total no. units from 60 No. apartments to 80 no. apartments, consisting of 28 no. two-bedroom apartments, 46 no. one-bedroom apartments, 6 no. studio apartments; Modifications to the elevations; All with associated car parking spaces, bicycle spaces, bin stores and site works. |
| 2660251 | Conditional | 10 Jun 2026 | 0 | 262 m | to construct a first floor extension to our dwelling above existing single storey part along with all associated site development works |
| 2560593 | Refused | 9 Apr 2026 | 0 | 259 m | construct a new dormer dwelling and all associated works including subdivision of the existing site |
| 2560706 | Conditional | 7 Jan 2026 | 1 | 407 m | The development consists of alterations to the previously permitted Planning Ref: 21/833 & 22/653 to include for a change in house type from 7 No. two & three-storey semi-detached and terraced buildings (containing 27 No. 3 & 4 bedroom units) to 11 No. two & three-storey semi-detached and terraced buildings (containing 27 No. 3 & 4 bedroom units), minor alterations to the internal road layout and all associated site and ancillary works. |
| 2560710 | Conditional | 27 Nov 2025 | 9 | 385 m | This development will consist of construction of a two-storey detached house and associated site & development works on each of the 9 No. serviced sites permitted at Harriott’s Way and Harriott’s Close under Planning Application Ref: 16/328 (as extended under Application Refs: 21/102 and 25/41) |
| 2541 | Conditional | 3 Jul 2025 | 0 | 385 m | Extension of Duration of File Ref No. 16/328 to carry out the associated site development works and install the required services for nine residential sites, which includes utilizing the existing entrance from Williamstown Road for three sites (1 to 3 Harriotts Way), building a new entrance from The Paddocks spine road for six sites (1 to 6 Harriotts Close) and the building-in of all necessary roads, paths, public green areas and required services. Also applying for outline planning permission to build a detached three floored house (approx. 232m2) on each of the nine developed and serviced sites. |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500722 | — | Invalid | 4 Feb 2026 | 407 m |
| 318284 | — | Granted with conditions | 20 Dec 2024 | 234 m |
| 320320 | — | open | 18 Jul 2024 | 159 m |
| 318767 | — | Granted with conditions | 1 Jul 2024 | 95 m |
| 314341 | — | Granted with conditions | 6 Dec 2023 | 408 m |
| 316422 | — | Other | 31 Oct 2023 | 159 m |
| 316599 | — | Other | 18 Oct 2023 | 441 m |
| 317058 | — | Granted with conditions | 7 Sept 2023 | 332 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.