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Monamintra , Grantstown , Waterford

a slatted tanks and all associated site works

Observations close 27 Oct 2026 12 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 22 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 16 Nov 2026

The application

Reference
2660728 · 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
1.41 ha
Received
22 Sept 2026
We first saw it
30 Sept 2026, 23:22
Decision due
16 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/2660728/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2660728 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 27 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
G3
High amenity
HA: Protect highly sensitive and scenic location from inappropriate development that would adversely affect the environmental quality of the locations.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
2560273Conditional19 Aug 202500 mfor a calf shed, a cubicle shed with new slatted tank incorporating existing slatted tank, feed passage & scraper passage and all associated site works
2460581Refused25 Nov 20241369 mto construct a single storey stables building, with integrated living quarters, dung stead and effluent tank, on site domestic waste water treatment system, new entrance onto the public road and all associated works
2460522Conditional30 Oct 202400 mthe laying of 20kV underground electricity transmission cables (c.1.7km in length) and associated joint bays and communications chambers in the public roads, the R708 (Airport Road) and L4066 (Kilcaragh Park Road) from the permitted Keiloge Solar Park (Pl. Ref 17/113) to the existing Kilcaragh 38 kV substation in the townlands of Keiloge & Monamintra. The Proposed Development includes all associated site development and site enabling works and ancillary infrastructure
2460329Refused9 Aug 20240369 mto construct a single storey stables building, with integrated living quarters, dungstead + effluent tank, on site domestic waste water treatment system, new entrance onto the public road and all associated works
22879Conditional1 Dec 20221172 mfor alterations to the existing dwelling house, comprising of revised façade, new windows, doors, rendering existing brick, removal of entrance and rear porches, construction of single storey carport, raised boundary wall and all associated site works

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
319370—Other3 Jun 20250 m
307528—Granted with conditions2 Feb 2022156 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

  • 22 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 27 Oct 2026
  • 22 Sept 2026 Decision

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 30 Sept 2026, 23:22. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Waterford City and County Council before relying on it.