1 The Anchorage , Grandstown , Waterford
A first-floor extension to the side and a single-storey extension to the rear of the existing dwelling, a new entrance porch, alterations to the existing dormers, windows, doors and external finishes, and all associated site works
The application
- Reference
- 2660735 · 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
- 983 m²
- Received
- 24 Sept 2026
- We first saw it
- 30 Sept 2026, 23:22
- Decision due
- 18 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/2660735/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2660735at 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 29 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.
What the site is zoned
| Code | Objective | Plan | In force |
|---|---|---|---|
| R2 Existing residential | RS: Provide for residential development and protect and improve residential amenity. | WA-001:DP: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 WA-001:DP:wccc-development-plan-2022-2028 · fetched 27 Sept 2026, 19:37
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| WATERFORD WA-001:DP:wccc-development-plan-2022-2028 | — | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2660541 | Conditional | 11 Sept 2026 | 1 | 148 m | Division of existing plot, demolition of the existing garage and garden wall, construction of a new dwelling house with a new entrance from the public road and all associated site development works. |
| 2660467 | Conditional | 13 Aug 2026 | 0 | 189 m | of a) change of dwelling design as previously permitted under P21/746; b) retention of the layout of the access road (granted planning permission under Planning Reference No. 21/746) off Williamstown Road; c) together with all ancillary and associated site works at Bishopscourt, Co. Waterford. |
| 2560706 | Conditional | 7 Jan 2026 | 1 | 264 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 | 467 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) |
| 2560404 | Conditional | 20 Nov 2025 | 55 | 349 m | residential development of 99 no. units on a site measuring 2.9Ha, comprising: 55 no. 2-storey houses (providing 19 No. 4-bed & 36 no. 3-bed houses), 44 no. apartments within 4 no. 4 storey blocks (providing 20 No. 1-bed & 24 no. 2-bed apts). A creche of c.219m², 4 no. internal communal waste storage facilities (total floor area c.82.8m²), 181 car parking spaces and 80 no. bicycle parking spaces within 4 no storage facilities (total floor area c.140m²), additional visitor bicycle parking provided in the public realm, 1 no. ESB unit sub, vehicular/pedestrian/cyclist accesses to the public road (Ballygunner Hill/St. Mary's Place, including provision of 2 No. pedestrian crossings), all associated site development works, landscaping, open spaces, boundary treatments and services provision (including connection to public foul and surface water drainage at Dunmore Road & Island Drive). A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) accompanies this application. |
| 2541 | Conditional | 3 Jul 2025 | 0 | 467 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. |
| 2560131 | Conditional | 25 Apr 2025 | 1 | 142 m | for the indefinite retention of alterations to existing dwelling, comprising of ground and first floor extensions, elevational alterations and associated site works, from that previously granted under planning reg. no 02500034 |
| 2560042 | Refused | 19 Mar 2025 | 0 | 473 m | for a graveyard extension (to the south of the existing Church graveyard), proposed works will include new internal roads, paths, car parking and associated site works |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500461 | — | Granted with conditions | 12 May 2026 | 349 m |
| 500722 | — | Invalid | 4 Feb 2026 | 264 m |
| 318284 | — | Granted with conditions | 20 Dec 2024 | 385 m |
| 320320 | — | open | 18 Jul 2024 | 264 m |
| 316422 | — | Other | 31 Oct 2023 | 264 m |
| 312487 | — | Refused | 29 May 2023 | 473 m |
| 312996 | — | Withdrawn | 3 Oct 2022 | 314 m |
| 312971 | — | pending | 10 Mar 2022 | 314 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
- 24 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 29 Oct 2026
- 24 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.