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Observation pack · Waterford City and County Council

Ballycullane , Rathgormack , Co. Waterford.

The construction of single storey storey flat roof extension to the rear of the previously extended existing single storey cottage

Observations close 30 Oct 2026 20 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 25 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20

The application

Reference
2660736 · 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
2,463 m²
Received
25 Sept 2026
We first saw it
7 Oct 2026, 01:19
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

  1. Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at http://www.eplanning.ie/WaterfordCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660736/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2660736 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 30 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

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

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
2560424Conditional1 Aug 202510 ma single storey flat roof ensuite bedroom extension to the rear of the existing single storey cottage previously granted planning permission for renovation & extension under Ref.No. 24/60097 & minor alterations to existing elevations
2460097Conditional16 Apr 202410 mThe construction of single storey extensions to the side & rear of the existing single storey cottage & to change the roof of the existing porch & side extensions from a flat roof to a pitched roof to match the rest of the cottage. This application also involves the provision of a new effluent treatment system & percolation area to serve the dwelling & all associated site works

Appeals

No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.

What has happened on this file

  • 25 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 30 Oct 2026
  • 25 Sept 2026 Decision

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 7 Oct 2026, 01:19. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Waterford City and County Council before relying on it.