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Observation pack · Waterford City and County Council

Loughanunna , The Burgery , Abbeyside

demolish Existing conservatory and replace same with a single storey extension (3.10m high, 22.40m2 floor area) at the side of existing dwelling

Observations close 18 Nov 2026 6 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 14 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 8 Dec 2026

The application

Reference
2660791 · 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
2,934 m²
Received
14 Oct 2026
We first saw it
21 Oct 2026, 02:10
Decision due
8 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/2660791/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2660791 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 18 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
2560743Conditional9 Dec 2025172 mconstruction of a two storey dwelling, septic tank and percolation area, vehicular entrance and all associated works
2360477Conditional26 Feb 20241201 mto retain indefinitely openings for new windows to the existing dwelling house. Planning permission is also required for the construction of a one and a half storey extension with balcony to the rear of the existing dwelling house, alterations to existing entrance driveway and entrance walls, alterations to existing dwelling house and all ancillary works
2460002Conditional22 Feb 20241122 mPERMISSION for Indefinite retention of bungalow as constructed and altered site boundaries and entrance from those as granted planning permission under reference 611/89
23343Conditional13 Feb 20241356 mto demolish existing dwelling and part of adjoining outbuilding and to construct a part two-storey/part single storey replacement dwelling, install wastewater treatment system, close up existing entrance and construct new entrance and ancillary works
23224Conditional6 Sept 20231375 mto construct a Single Storey Dwelling, Wastewater treatment system, Entrance and Ancillary works
22262Conditional24 May 20221150 m(1) the conversion of the existing attic into habitable accommodation (2) the addition and alteration of window and door opes at ground floor and first floor level (3) the construction of a single storey extension to the rear of the existing house (4) the construction of a porch to the front of the existing house along with all associated site works
22254Refused24 May 20221495 mRETENTION PLANNING PERMISSION for the as constructed stone entrance and PLANNING PERMISSION for (1) the change of use of the existing building from commercial to residential including the alteration and addition of window and door opes along with all associated site works and (2) the decommissioning of the existing waste water treatment system and the construction of an upgraded waste water treatment system along with all associated site works
2250Conditional23 May 20221304 mINDEFINITE RETENTION of the part conversion of an original outhouse to granny flat

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
313848—Refused17 Apr 2024495 m
313818—pending16 Jun 2022495 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

  • 14 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 18 Nov 2026
  • 14 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.