Observation pack · Waterford City and County Council

Kereen , Villierstown , Cappoquin

(1) the change of use of the existing health centre to residential accommodation, (2) the construction of a single storey extension to the northern side of the existing building, (3) door and window alterations to the existing building and (4) an upgraded waste water treatment system along with all associated site works

Observations close 17 Nov 2026 15 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 13 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 7 Dec 2026

The application

Reference: 2660785 · 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: 1,740 m²
Received: 13 Oct 2026
We first saw it: 21 Oct 2026, 02:10
Decision due: 7 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

Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at http://www.eplanning.ie/WaterfordCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660785/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2660785 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 17 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
2460345	Conditional	16 May 2025	0	227 m	for the recycling of construction and demolition materials within the footprint of the existing quarry. The development involves an activity that requires a waste facility permit. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) will be submitted to the planning authority with the application.
2460579	Conditional	20 Nov 2024	1	436 m	for Amendment to location of dwelling house, entrance, septic tank, percolation area and associated site boundaries from those granted planning permission under reference 2460292 and associated adjustment to site boundaries
2460292	Conditional	15 Jul 2024	1	436 m	for a Single storey dwelling house, septic tank, percolation area and ancillary works at
22739	Refused	29 Aug 2023	0	227 m	for the recycling of construction and demolition materials within the footprint of the existing quarry. The development involves an activity that requires a waste facility permit. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) will be submitted to the planning authority with the application
22133	Refused	12 Apr 2022	0	200 m	Extension of Duration to Planning File 17/160 to extend the infill part of the exhausted quarry with inert material and an area to recycle construction materials. The activity involves an activity that requires a waste facility permit

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
318072	—	Withdrawn	13 Jun 2024	227 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

13 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 17 Nov 2026
13 Oct 2026 Decision

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 21 Oct 2026, 02:10. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Waterford City and County Council before relying on it.