Observation pack · Waterford City and County Council

3 CONDUIT LANE , WATERFORD , WATERFORD

to retain indefinitely the removal of the old slated “A” roof and the upper loose sections of the rubble walls of the existing single storey, terraced, street fronted building and planning permission to extend (upwards through two further floors), alter, refurbish and upgrade this stre et front building at 3 Conduit Lane to include for retail/retail service use through the ground floor and though the first floor and a three bedroom, self contained residential apartment through the second floor. All together with the installation of all necessary services and the completion of all associated site development works, including exit from second floor residential apartment unit through it’s fire protected exit staircase route down to the external street (Conduit Lane).

Observations close 30 Oct 2026 19 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: 2660740 · full record
Authority: Waterford City and County Council
Type: RETENTION
Status: INCOMPLETED APPLICATION
Applicant: not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units: 0
Floor area: —
Site area: 106 m²
Received: 25 Sept 2026
We first saw it: 30 Sept 2026, 23:22
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/2660740/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2660740 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 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.
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
M2 Major town centre	TC: Provide for the development and enhancement of town core uses including retail, residential, commercial, civic and other uses.	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

NIAH-recorded building × 32
A. Heine · house · house
Recorded monument × 9
R134132 · Religious house - Dominican friars · House - 16th century

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

Reference	Decision	Decided	Units	Distance	Description
2678	Refused	1 Oct 2026	0	247 m	Section 254 License Pavement A-Frame Sign
2660033	Conditional	14 Sept 2026	0	111 m	build a single storey extension (the extension would consist of an additional bedroom, bathroom and utility, together with the associated site development works and the necessary installation of the necessary services) to the existing self-contained two bedroomed apartment ,no. 1 Lower Ground Floor
2660519	Conditional	1 Sept 2026	1	273 m	the extension and refurbishment of existing protected structure (RPS No: 730343) to include internal alterations to existing layout and basement, a 9.1sq/m ground floor and first floor extension to the rear of the property and all associated drainage, ground works and associated works
2661	Conditional	29 Jul 2026	0	279 m	Renewal of S254 license for external tables and chairs permitted under ref no. 14/600134
2660065	Conditional	2 Jul 2026	0	155 m	renovation works to an existing three-storey building, incorporating alterations to existing ground-floor retail unit comprising a single-storey rear extension, a new shopfront with associated entrance door, the provision of a new internal access stair and associated access door serving the upper floors, together with refurbishment of the upper floors and all associated site development works. Proposed works are adjacent to and over a Protected Structure (RPS WA730137).
2560708	Conditional	19 Jun 2026	0	376 m	the construction of a single-storey extension to the rear of the existing bus station, the reconfiguration of the internal layout of the building to improve accessibility and functionality, the partial demolition of Canopy No. 2 to accommodate the new extension, the demolition of Canopy No. 3 to facilitate the construction of 5 No. new bus shelters with advertisement displays incorporated within; the reconfiguration of existing bus bays, the construction of outdoor storage area for goods and refuse, the provision of a guide dog relief area with associated landscaping, the reconfiguration of the drop-off area to improve accessibility to the bus station, and all associated site and development works necessary to facilitate the proposed development.
2660175	Conditional	13 May 2026	0	319 m	the demolition of part of the rear annex, and the rear ground floor lean-to section, and the construction of a new rear wall to the remaining section of the rear annex of the building, a Protected Structure
2660123	Conditional	24 Apr 2026	0	305 m	(i) internal and external alterations and refurbishment works to the existing building and the provision of 20 no. bedrooms with ancillary accommodation (ii) demolition and removal of the existing bay windows at ground floor level facing The Mall and the demolition and removal of third and fourth floor levels (iii) construction of a new extension at second floor level (iv) construction of new third and fourth floors with increased floor area (v) re-location of the existing plaque facing The Mall onto the façade facing Catherine Street (vi) new ground floor street façade facing The Mall to provide new entrance and windows, (vii) plant area within the rear lightwell on the roof at first floor level. Permission is also sought for the following to Sherlock House; (viii) change of use from existing residential buildings to townhouse to consist of 8 no. bedrooms and 1 no. fire sprinkler room (ix) internal and external alterations and refurbishment works to the existing buildings with ancillary accommodation and plant (x) demolition and removal of existing timber façade facing Catherine Street and the provision of new façade at first floor level (xi) provision of rear external walkway, external stairs and landscaping to the internal courtyard, including all associated site works and drainage connections

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
321618	—	Granted with conditions	10 Apr 2025	339 m
320361	—	Granted with conditions	2 Jan 2025	475 m
314378	—	Refused	17 Jan 2024	450 m
316551	—	Other	9 Oct 2023	457 m
312241	—	Granted with conditions	1 Aug 2023	368 m
309449	—	Granted with conditions	25 Mar 2022	427 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

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 30 Sept 2026, 23:22. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Waterford City and County Council before relying on it.