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Observation pack · Waterford City and County Council

Ballymorris , Fenor , Tramore Waterford

The demolition of existing agricultural sheds, construction of a dwelling house, installation of a wastewater treatment system with tertiary treatment and associated infiltration area and all associated site works.

Observations close 24 Nov 2026 19 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 20 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 14 Dec 2026

The application

Reference
2660807 · 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
1,387 m²
Received
20 Oct 2026
We first saw it
28 Oct 2026, 01:34
Decision due
14 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/2660807/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2660807 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 24 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

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

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
2560871Conditional10 Apr 2026087 mfor the indefinite retention of the following works as altered from permission ref. No. 19/1005; 1.) revised location of roadside entrance, 2.) revised layout of internal temporary site access roadway and 3.) revised levels and areas of clean inert soil and stones (EU Waste Class 17 0504) of field areas completed. Planning permission is also sought to 4.) install a dry wheel wash and site container for the duration of the works and to 5.) revise areas and levels (from that granted in permission ref. No. 19/1005) of remaining areas of field to be raised with clean inert soil and stones (EU Waste Class 17 0504) in order to improve the quality of said lands at Ballymorris, Fenor, Co. Waterford
2560660Conditional16 Dec 20251377 mfor the window on the front elevation of the house and all ancillary site works. PLANNING PERMISSION to, alter the boundaries of existing site, to construct a single storey extension to the side of existing dwelling, convert the attic space for use as bedrooms, home office, and shower room, the attic conversion will include the installation of 3 dormer windows to the front of the roof and create a new window opening on the eastern gable.
21990Conditional10 May 20221306 mOUTLINE Planning Permission to construct a dormer style dwelling, garage, wastewater treatment system, percolation area, splayed entrance and all ancillary site works

Appeals

No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.

What has happened on this file

  • 20 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 24 Nov 2026
  • 20 Oct 2026 Decision

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 28 Oct 2026, 01:34. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Waterford City and County Council before relying on it.