Observation pack · Waterford City and County Council
39 O Connell Street , Waterford
section 254 license renewal
Observations close 8 Oct 2026 18 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 3 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20
The application
- Reference
- 2691 · full record
- Authority
- Waterford City and County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Status
- INCOMPLETED APPLICATION
- Applicant
- not published by the national dataset — see the council register
- Units
- 0
- Floor area
- —
- Site area
- 147 m²
- Received
- 3 Sept 2026
- We first saw it
- 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
- Decision due
- —
- 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/2691/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2691at 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 8 Oct 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2660033 | Conditional | 14 Sept 2026 | 0 | 434 m | build a single storey extension (the extension would consist of an additional bedroom, bathroom and utility, together with the associated site development works and the necessary installation of the necessary services) to the existing self-contained two bedroomed apartment ,no. 1 Lower Ground Floor |
| 2660519 | Conditional | 1 Sept 2026 | 1 | 44 m | the extension and refurbishment of existing protected structure (RPS No: 730343) to include internal alterations to existing layout and basement, a 9.1sq/m ground floor and first floor extension to the rear of the property and all associated drainage, ground works and associated works |
| 2660065 | Conditional | 2 Jul 2026 | 0 | 159 m | renovation works to an existing three-storey building, incorporating alterations to existing ground-floor retail unit comprising a single-storey rear extension, a new shopfront with associated entrance door, the provision of a new internal access stair and associated access door serving the upper floors, together with refurbishment of the upper floors and all associated site development works. Proposed works are adjacent to and over a Protected Structure (RPS WA730137). |
| 2560708 | Conditional | 19 Jun 2026 | 0 | 82 m | the construction of a single-storey extension to the rear of the existing bus station, the reconfiguration of the internal layout of the building to improve accessibility and functionality, the partial demolition of Canopy No. 2 to accommodate the new extension, the demolition of Canopy No. 3 to facilitate the construction of 5 No. new bus shelters with advertisement displays incorporated within; the reconfiguration of existing bus bays, the construction of outdoor storage area for goods and refuse, the provision of a guide dog relief area with associated landscaping, the reconfiguration of the drop-off area to improve accessibility to the bus station, and all associated site and development works necessary to facilitate the proposed development. |
| 2660175 | Conditional | 13 May 2026 | 0 | 40 m | the demolition of part of the rear annex, and the rear ground floor lean-to section, and the construction of a new rear wall to the remaining section of the rear annex of the building, a Protected Structure |
| 2560294 | Conditional | 20 Mar 2026 | 0 | 319 m | change of use from disused retail to a one-bedroom apartment and internal link to no 5 Bridge street (Protected Structure WA730613) |
| 2660024 | Conditional | 11 Mar 2026 | 0 | 449 m | a) a change of use from a postal sorting office, a warehouse and external yard area to a food & craft market and event venue, b) modification to the facade at No. 32 High Street, c) construction works consisting of modifications to the site boundary wall and a roof canopy to the external area at Keizer Street and High Street, d) construction of a single store extension to the side of the former postal sorting office, e) construction of a mezzanine floor level within the former postal sorting office, f) construction of signage at High Street, Keizer Street and Custom House Quay, g) demolition of external boiler house and f) all ancillary site works |
| 2660016 | Conditional | 6 Mar 2026 | 0 | 392 m | change of use from Retail to Residential at First and Second Floor with access from Ground Floor. Residential development to comprise 2 no. Studio Apartments with 1 no. Apartment at First Floor and 1 no. Apartment at Second floor. No Modifications to External Appearance have been carried out. All Works were internal to the premises. Works include creating of new Bathrooms, installation of Kitchens and New Building services along with all site development works |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 322875 | — | Refused | 13 Oct 2025 | 316 m |
| 321850 | — | Refused | 4 Jun 2025 | 251 m |
| 322047 | — | Invalid | 22 Apr 2025 | 385 m |
| 321618 | — | Granted with conditions | 10 Apr 2025 | 243 m |
| 321536 | — | open | 23 Dec 2024 | 364 m |
| 314897 | — | Granted with conditions | 8 Apr 2024 | 312 m |
| 316551 | — | Other | 9 Oct 2023 | 353 m |
| 311746 | — | Granted with conditions | 2 Feb 2023 | 340 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
- 3 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 8 Oct 2026
- 3 Sept 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.