Observation pack · Waterford City and County Council

Bawnfune , Butlerstown , Waterford

r a porch extension along with associates site development works

Observations close 22 Oct 2026 24 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: 2660722 · full record
Authority: Waterford City and County Council
Type: RETENTION
Status: PRE_VALIDATION
Applicant: not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units: 0
Floor area: —
Site area: 906 m²
Received: 17 Sept 2026
We first saw it: 22 Sept 2026, 16:10
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/2660722/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2660722 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 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

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
2553	Conditional	25 Jun 2025	1	178 m	Indefinite Retention Permission sought for the following modifications and revision works to the ground floor floor level of the existing dwelling house comprising the installation of; 1 no. double door to the East Elevation, 1 no. door changed to new window & 1 no. large door to the South Elevation, 1 no. window and the removal of 1 no. window to the West Elevation, the widening of 1 no. window & relocation of the main entrance door to the North Elevation and the installation of the roof lights at first floor level to the South Elevation all as per previously granted planning permission ref. no: 18/495. All works are to be connected to the existing on-site septic tank and percolation area together with all ancillary and associated site works and Full Planning Permission for the following construction works to the existing dwelling house comprising of a new entrance porch at ground floor level and a new dormer window at first floor level all to the North Elevation. New balcony and door access at first floor level to the West Elevation and associated alterations to increase the roof pitch height of the existing roof and the construction of a new sitting room and bathroom to existing first floor attic area all as per previously granted planning permission ref no: 18/495
2431	Conditional	11 Apr 2024	0	498 m	a S254 Licence for the installation of a 15-meter operator pole, associated equipment, together with ground-based cabinet and all associated development works for wireless data and broadband services
23275	Refused	10 Nov 2023	1	178 m	of planning reference 18/495 to increase the roof pitch height, construct a new bathroom and sitting room to existing 1st floor attic area
22209	Conditional	5 May 2022	1	137 m	Indefinite Retention of as constructed single storey rear extension to single storey dwellinghouse also permission for a new single storey extension to the front elevation comprising a boot room, also modification to existing site entrance, demolition of shed and replace with new garage and alterations to existing boilerhouse to form a home office

Appeals

No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.

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 22 Sept 2026, 16:10. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Waterford City and County Council before relying on it.