Observation pack · Waterford City and County Council
Strand Road , Tramore , Co. Waterford
Change of use from retail premises to take away hot food shop, including illuminated shopfront signage on the southern and south-eastern elevations for premises
Observations close 7 Dec 2026 22 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 2 Nov 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20
The application
- Reference
- 2660835 · full record
- Authority
- Waterford City and County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Status
- INCOMPLETED APPLICATION
- Site area
- 702 m²
- Received
- 2 Nov 2026
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/2660835/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2660835at 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 7 Dec 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
| Code | Objective | Plan | In force |
|---|---|---|---|
| C5 Commercial, enterprise and employment | TM: To provide for tourist 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 |
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2660606 | Conditional | 5 Nov 2026 | 1 | 440 m | of single storey bathroom extension to east side, extended sunroom, first floor sliding door and balcony area at rear, extended first floor bedroom over passage beneath to west side, altered elevations, including slate cladding to first floor external walls and blocking up of one window at front, all as constructed. |
| 2660148 | Conditional | 21 Aug 2026 | 291 m | is sought for the as built alterations to planning file 17262 consisting of: the omission of the first floor rear terrace, construction of a rear external stairs and relocation of first floor rear door with dormer overhead. PERMISSION is sought for the extension and alterations to the existing first floor 1-bedroom apartment to a new 3-bedroom apartment. Permission is sought for the removal of the existing roof and the construction of a single storey second floor extension and external terrace at second floor level. Permission is also sought for the removal and replacement of the existing windows at first floor level facing onto Main Street and all associated site works | |
| 25172 | Conditional | 24 Jul 2026 | 1 | 264 m | for 1) change of use from bar and restaurant to residential of ground floor 2) Internal construction works to ground and first floor to return area to self contained dwelling unit 3) Front elevational changes comprising of new front door and windows 4) Changes to balcony at rear of first floor serving existing residential area an all associated site works |
| 2660358 | Conditional | 17 Jul 2026 | 239 m | The development consists of the redevelopment of an existing four-storey derelict building, formerly a hotel, into a 40 no. unit Apart-Hotel, with a gross floor area of 3,812 sq.m, including but not limited to the following works: a) Demolition of ground floor single-storey annexes onto Broad Street and Hotel Square respectively; demolition of rear external projections, bay windows, ancillary spaces, stairwells and removal of the existing lift from the central courtyard; and demolition/removal of the building interiors back to structure, including non-structural walls; b) Elevational alterations including the removal of all external windows and doors and replacement with new external windows and doors within existing and newly formed openings; formation and alteration of external entrances and openings; raising and aligning of parapet levels; re-rendering, feature tiling and painting of the external façades; c) Removal, replacement and alteration of roof coverings, parapet cappings, roof plant, roof access, AOVs, maintenance walkways, fall-arrest system and associated roof-level plant and services; d) Construction of a third-floor single-storey flat-roof extension facing Little Market Street; e) Construction of new additions to the internal courtyard to include 2 no. escape stairs, 1 no. accommodation stair, 1 no. lift including overrun, laundry/linen/service areas and apart-hotel accommodation; f) Infill of existing undercroft areas and construction of new infill external walls; g) Reinstatement and repair of existing floors; renovation and extension of the ground floor external store room on the western boundary into staff facilities, store and plant room; h) Provision of ancillary apart-hotel facilities including reception/foyer, office, staff facilities, laundry, linen/storage, luggage storage, bin storage, plant and service areas; i) Construction of a ground floor entrance canopy with associated signage and window awnings onto Broad Street; j) Installation of illuminated building signage, including canopy-mounted signage, wall-mounted signage and roof/parapet-level signage; k) External site works including new footpaths, raised terraces, planters, front entrance steps, wheelchair-accessible paths, landscaped/defensible spaces, provision of 12 no. car parking spaces including 1 no. accessible parking space, road markings and all associated underground and above-ground services and connections. | |
| 2660325 | Conditional | 7 Jul 2026 | 1 | 435 m | for a new two-storey extension to the rear of my existing dwelling, together with all associated site works |
| 2660256 | Conditional | 12 Jun 2026 | 99 m | a change of use from residential to cafe, changes to the front facade and fenestration, new entrance, signage together with all associated ancillary works | |
| 2630 | Refused | 13 May 2026 | 124 m | Section 254 license for two decorative lockable information display panels | |
| 2614 | Conditional | 2 Apr 2026 | 247 m | 1)change of use from office to residential on first floor and part of ground floor 2) Internal construction work to ground floor to separate office unit from access area to one bedroom self contained apartment on first floor 3) Front Elevational changes comprising of changes to existing balcony on first floor and door serving Balcony.4) Construction work to alter balcony area on first floor and door location serving balcony |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501233 | Other | 21 Aug 2026 | 247 m | |
| 501176 | Granted with conditions | 7 Aug 2026 | 303 m | |
| 322203 | Granted with conditions | 30 Jan 2026 | 289 m | |
| 321171 | Refused | 30 Jul 2025 | 417 m | |
| 320590 | Granted with conditions | 17 Dec 2024 | 303 m | |
| 319304 | Refused | 11 Nov 2024 | 182 m | |
| 316836 | Split | 12 Sept 2023 | 135 m | |
| 312666 | Granted with conditions | 22 May 2023 | 22 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
- 2 Nov 2026 New application · observations close 7 Dec 2026
- 2 Nov 2026 Decision
Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 11 Nov 2026, 23:00. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Waterford City and County Council before relying on it.