Observation pack · Waterford City and County Council
5 Fenian Place , Abbeyside , Dungarvan Co. Waterford.
for the construction of a two storey side and rear extension to a two storey dwelling, modification of existing flat roof front porch and all ancillary site development works to the front, side and rear.
Observations close 28 Oct 2026 3 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 23 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20
The application
- Reference
- 2660729 · full record
- Authority
- Waterford City and County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Status
- INCOMPLETED APPLICATION
- Applicant
- not published by the national dataset — see the council register
- Units
- 0
- Floor area
- —
- Site area
- 366 m²
- Received
- 23 Sept 2026
- We first saw it
- 29 Sept 2026, 23:03
- Decision due
- —
- 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/2660729/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2660729at 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 28 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
- NIAH-recorded building × 1RIC barracks
- Recorded monument × 1R131279
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2660619 | Conditional | 7 Oct 2026 | 0 | 283 m | the demolition of existing single storey garage & rear extensions to be replaced with a new 2 storey extension to the side & new single storey extension to the rear of existing dwelling, with minor interior alterations to the existing dwelling, along with all associated site works |
| 2681 | Conditional | 1 Oct 2026 | 1 | 163 m | is sought for 1) change of use of school to residence including additions and alterations to fenestration and internal layout and 2) to construct single-storey dwelling extensions to rear and side of existing building, widen parking area, construct shed and ancillary works |
| 2675 | Conditional | 23 Sept 2026 | 0 | 335 m | indefinite retention of 1 existing kitchen extension attached to the existing domestic garage and PERMISSION to convert existing domestic garage (1No.) for which permission was previously granted under Ref No. 71510018 to family/living room. Proposed works in the garage conversion include the replacement of the existing flat roof over the entire section of the building in which the garage is incorperated, the provision of external insulation and an increasein floor level by 100mm and the provision of one rooflight over same and insertion of new window in Eastern elevation. The height of this building will be 2.950m and area of the existing garage is 29.74m2. Permission is sought to incorparate a new utility room and bathroom within the existing kitchen area, to increase floor level by same by 100mm and to fit external insulation around same and to fit one rooflight over proposed utilty room. The area of the kitchen setion of the building is 34.40m2 and the height of same is 2.950m |
| 2560757 | Conditional | 25 Aug 2026 | 0 | 290 m | for existing section of the cemetery for the continued use as a cemetery. PLANNING PERMISSION is also sought for a cemetery on the remainder of the site, to erect 2 Columbariums and all ancillary site works . The proposed development adjoins a protected structure. |
| 2660090 | Refused | 6 Jul 2026 | 0 | 454 m | the following works: Demolition of existing single storey storage structures and replacement with 1 # three storey building with the top storey being stepped back, providing a total of 2 # Residential Units. Siteworks will include hard landscaping works to the rear private open space to each unit with side access to both. New foul & surface water connections existing sewers and new mains water connections and ancillary site development and landscaping works. |
| 2660268 | Conditional | 12 Jun 2026 | 1 | 385 m | for an existing single storey extension of 12.4 sqm residential accommodation & 26.9 sqm garage storage and full Planning Permission for part demolition, internal alterations and a new single storey extension to an existing Dwelling House |
| 2660183 | Conditional | 4 Jun 2026 | 0 | 181 m | replacement of 2 no. existing rooflights with 4 no (2 pair) larger rooflights on front roof of existing 3 storey property , roof upgrade works and ancillary works including reconfiguration of internal layouts. This property is located in a conservation area. |
| 2660044 | Conditional | 20 Mar 2026 | 1 | 275 m | a change to the design of the proposed extension and alterations of an existing dwelling house Granted under 24/60370 (circa 206 sqm, Gross Internal Floor Area when complete) (previous Planning Reference 24/60370). The proposed development now comprises of (1) the Demolition of 1 no. the existing two storey habitable residential dwelling (circa 92.0 sqm) and the existing flat roof store on the west gable of the house (circa 6.5 sqm). (2) the Construction of 1 no. Proposed New Two Storey Replacement Residential Dwelling House (circa 213 sqm, Gross Internal Floor Area when complete), Construction of a New Patio Area and Associated Site Works |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501842 | — | pending | 4 Aug 2026 | 454 m |
| 323752 | — | Other | 23 Jan 2026 | 235 m |
| 320741 | — | Granted with conditions | 15 Sept 2025 | 252 m |
| 322645 | — | Granted with conditions | 11 Sept 2025 | 478 m |
| 318126 | — | Granted with conditions | 5 Jul 2024 | 478 m |
| 312313 | — | Refused | 25 Jan 2023 | 94 m |
| 314576 | — | Refused | 23 Sept 2022 | 225 m |
| 310992 | — | Granted with conditions | 29 Nov 2021 | 458 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
- 23 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 28 Oct 2026
- 23 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.