Dungarvan Shopping Centre , Shandon Dungarvan , Co. Waterford
the subdivision of the unit and reinstatement of the compartment wall dividing Units 7 and 8A into 2no. separate individual units. Also proposed change of use of both units from café/restaurant use, back to retail use.
The five-week window has passed. Late observations are returned unread. If the council has decided, the next door is the appeal window — but under s.37 only the applicant and those who made a valid observation may appeal.
The application
- Reference
- 2660760 · 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
- 292 m²
- Received
- 1 Oct 2026
- We first saw it
- 14 Oct 2026, 01:45
- 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/2660760/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2660760at 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 5 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.
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. | 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 × 8house · house · house
- Recorded monument × 1R131279
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2660675 | Conditional | 22 Oct 2026 | 0 | 454 m | of 3 # Guestrooms at Level 1 operating as part of the Tannery Guesthouse accommodation and Boiler Room at Level G. PERMISSION for Change of use of the Cookery School and ancillary Accommodation from Educational use as Granted under PL Ref 05 / 10034 to Restaurant and Education use, Change of use from Office at Level 1 to Guestroom to operate as part of the Tannery Guesthouse Accommodation. There are no changes to the external of the building as a result of these proposals. This building is a Protected Structure – NIAH Record # 22821139 / DV 740009. |
| 2560575 | Conditional | 8 Sept 2026 | 0 | 236 m | demolition of the existing buildings with full site clearance and the construction of a 6-storey mixed use development including a commercial unit to the ground and first floors and apartments to ground and upper floors. The ground floor will comprise a commercial unit, 3 No. apartments, plant area, bicycle storage, bin storage, service area and lobby areas. The first to fifth floor will comprise a commercial unit, 34 No. apartments and ancillary circulation/storage/ service and lobby areas. A communal roof garden is also proposed to fourth floor with hard and soft landscaping. Also signage, lighting, connection to public water & wastewater system and all ancillary and associated site development works |
| 2660437 | Conditional | 6 Aug 2026 | 0 | 149 m | Change of use of Unit 32 (FG01) from restaurant (Previous Planning Permission 39/07) to office use and the amalgamation of Unit 32 (FG01) with unit 33 (FG02) and internal works including the removal of a dividing wall, new partitions to divide the double unit into Office space, meeting rooms, reception, kitchen facilities, comms room, canteen and all necessary site internal connections |
| 2660201 | Conditional | 28 Jul 2026 | 0 | 271 m | to form an external doorway opening |
| 2660354 | Refused | 15 Jul 2026 | 0 | 324 m | 1) Demolition of an existing 3 storey commercial office building, 2) Construction of a new 3 storey commercial office building including solar panels to roof, 3) And all associated site development works |
| 2660326 | Conditional | 7 Jul 2026 | 0 | 352 m | The demolition and removal of an existing LPG fuel tank and its associated enclosure to facilitate the proposed development, (ii) the construction of a new detached fenced enclosure housing two new two-tonne LPG fuel tanks; with (iii) all associated siteworks, services and landscaping to facilitate the proposed development. |
| 2660165 | Conditional | 4 Jun 2026 | 0 | 339 m | Planning permission to construct a single storey extension to the rear of my dwelling and all ancillary site works |
| 2660306 | Conditional | 3 Jun 2026 | 0 | 352 m | The (i) demolition and removal of an existing Oil tank and its associated enclosure to facilitate the proposed development, (ii) the construction of a new detached fenced enclosure housing two new small-scale non-ground source heat pump units accordance with the Renewable Energy Directive III (RED III) Development; (iii) with all associated siteworks, services and landscaping to facilitate the proposed development. |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501231 | — | Granted with conditions | 21 Sept 2026 | 84 m |
| 321343 | — | Other | 1 Oct 2025 | 220 m |
| 319058 | — | Refused | 22 Oct 2024 | 84 m |
| 315638 | — | Granted with conditions | 6 Jun 2024 | 316 m |
| 315743 | — | Granted with conditions | 29 May 2024 | 240 m |
| 312868 | — | Granted with conditions | 24 May 2023 | 254 m |
| 313692 | — | Withdrawn | 7 Sept 2022 | 241 m |
| 311026 | — | Refused | 25 Jul 2022 | 137 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
- 1 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 5 Nov 2026
- 1 Oct 2026 Decision
Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 14 Oct 2026, 01:45. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Waterford City and County Council before relying on it.