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Knockanduff , Tramore , Co.Waterford

construction of a single-story house, septic tank, percolation bed and all associated site works.

Observations close 12 Nov 2026 23 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 8 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 2 Dec 2026

The application

Reference
2660776 · 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
8,838 m²
Received
8 Oct 2026
We first saw it
14 Oct 2026, 01:45
Decision due
2 Dec 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

  1. Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at http://www.eplanning.ie/WaterfordCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660776/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2660776 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 12 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.
  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

CodeObjectivePlanIn force
G3
High amenity
HA: Protect highly sensitive and scenic location from inappropriate development that would adversely affect the environmental quality of the locations.wccc development plan 2022 202819 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
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Waterford City and County Council development plan zoning—27 Sept 2026, 19:37open

Designations on or near the site

Nothing designated within 100 m of the site.

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
2683Refused13 Oct 20261118 mfor erection of timber framed modular dwelling and all associated site works including connection to existing wastewater treatment plant at rear of existing dwelling.
2560201Conditional16 Jun 20251290 mthe construction of a new 2 storey house, a garage, a waste water treatment system and an entrance along with all associated site works
24207Conditional21 Nov 20241491 mfor erection of single storey extension to front of existing Dormer dwelling House
24125Conditional31 Jul 20241214 mfor family home as constructed in 2008, including the indefinite retention of single storey porch and 1st floor balcony
2494Refused1 Jul 20241261 mExtension of Duration of File no 20/77 to construct new 1 1/2 storey dwelling, septic tank, percolation bed, recessed entrance and all associated site works
221045Conditional16 Feb 20231276 mconstruction of new dwelling, biocell waste water treatment plant, filter pod, recessed entrance and all associated site works.
22158Refused26 Apr 20220361 mto (1) alter an existing road entrance (2) raise lands using clean inert soil and stones (EU Waste Class 170504) in order to improve said lands
211151Conditional10 Feb 20220352 mto construct a straw bedded livestock shed, UG tank and ancillary site works

Appeals

No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.

What has happened on this file

  • 8 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 12 Nov 2026
  • 8 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.