Observation pack · Waterford City and County Council

Rath Na mBinineach , Ring , Dungarvan Co. Waterford.

Change of house plan from that granted planning permission under reference 20/998 and extended duration under reference 25/160 to a 6.7m high single storey dwelling house with attic storage and ancillary works.

Observations close 3 Nov 2026 14 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 29 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 23 Nov 2026

The application

Reference: 2660750 · 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: 4,967 m²
Received: 29 Sept 2026
We first saw it: 7 Oct 2026, 01:19
Decision due: 23 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/2660750/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2660750 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 3 Nov 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

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

Reference	Decision	Decided	Units	Distance	Description
2660174	Conditional	8 May 2026	1	294 m	the construction of a new single storey house, an entrance, a garage, a waste water treatment system and mains water connection along with all associated site works
25160	Conditional	17 Dec 2025	0	0 m	EXTENSION OF DURATION of pl. file 20998 for teach conaithe part aon urlar agus part urlar go leith agus garaiste aon urlar a thogaint chomh maith le coras coireala searachais, limistear siothlaithe, tobar uisce nua and aiseanna is oibreacha eile abhartha a bhaineann leis an togail ag an suiomh
2560296	Conditional	26 Sept 2025	1	469 m	the construction of a new single storey house, a waste water treatment system and an entrance along with all associated site works
211204	Conditional	22 Feb 2022	1	395 m	the construction of a new single storey house, a garage, a waste water treatment system and an entrance along with all associated site works

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
500094	—	Refused	9 Feb 2026	469 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

29 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 3 Nov 2026
29 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.