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Observation pack · Waterford City and County Council

The Gate Lodge , Coolgower , Tramore Road

to construct a single storey side extension to provide master bedroom ensuite and TV Room

Observations close 29 Sept 2026 4 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 25 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 19 Oct 2026

The application

Reference
2686 · 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
2,018 m²
Received
25 Aug 2026
We first saw it
18 Sept 2026, 15:44
Decision due
19 Oct 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/2686/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2686 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 29 Sept 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
25155Refused11 Dec 202510 mto construct a first floor extension over the existing rear extension to provide an additional bedroom, sun lounge, toilet and external balcony
2556Conditional21 Aug 20250106 mconstruction of a holding yard slatted tank, roofing of holding yard, construction of a slatted cubicle house including straw bedded shed and associated works
2480Conditional10 Jun 20241411 mof domestic detached garage and all ancillary works
23281Conditional23 Nov 20231312 mto install a new waste water treatment plant and associated percolation area to (front garden of) existing single storey dwelling (X91 P5X9) and to install a second new waste water treatment plant and associated percolation area to adjoining commercial yard (to rear of existing commercial showrooms) (X91PK18) together with all necessary and associated site works
2360256Conditional10 Aug 20230201 mthe extension of previously granted infill of existing agricultural lands (Planning file Ref. number 21/459) with inert soil and stones (EU Class 17 05 04) together with all associated site development works
2336Refused28 Mar 20230312 mPlanning Permission is sought to renovate and subdivide existing single storey main dwelling into 2 residential units (1 no. 2 bedroom unit and 1 no. 1 bedroom unit) and for a change of use of existing single storey garage (to rear of dwelling) to a 1no. bedroom residential unit. It is also proposed to make modifications to existing septic tank (to front garden) to include the installation of a new percolation area and to install a new water treatment plant and percolation area to adjoining commercial yard (to rear of commercial showrooms) and to make minor modifications to the (northern) site entrance to the site with all necessary site works
22910Conditional2 Feb 202310 mto construct a single storey side and rear extension to property

Appeals

No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.

What has happened on this file

  • 25 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 29 Sept 2026
  • 25 Aug 2026 Decision

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Waterford City and County Council before relying on it.