Planning report · Waterford City And County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 27 Oct 2026, 09:34

Rices Street, Dungarvan

52.08679, -7.62333

Homes here mostly date from the 2000s. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (98%). 1 application nearby open for comments.

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Distance

250 m 500 m 1 km 2 km

Time

12 months 2 years 5 years

Not held yet for Waterford City and County Council: council consultations.

98%of home extensions approved nearbyn=99 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs 51 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 49–53 1open for comments nearbyclose 13 Nov

How planning works, with this area's numbers

steps can overlap · medians for home extensions within 1.5 km, 10 years

1ApplySite notice up, plans online
2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
3Decision8 weeks by law. Here 51 days
4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
6PermissionLasts 5 years
7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 6 months after
8Sign-offCompletion cert, or the owner opts out

Question 1

What's the planning story of this house?

Figure 1

When it was built, and the rules since

Most homes here were built 2001–10, under planning permission and building regulations.

Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.

MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area

On this site

Zoning · Community infrastructure

Yes

Protected or listed · inside the zone around a recorded monument (WA031-040010-)

Vacant land tax · not on the map

Flood zone (development plan) · not in Zone A or B

Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail

ZoningS3 · Community infrastructure

What it says

CI: Provide for and protect civic, educational, religious, community, health care and social infrastructure.

Reserved for civic, religious, community, education, health-care and social infrastructure.

wccc development plan 2022 2028 · 19 Jul 2022 – 18 Jul 2028

Protected building1 within 100 m Detached eight-bay two-storey national school, dated 1836, on a shallow T-shaped plan retaining original fenestration with single-bay two-storey advanced end bay to left extending into shallow single-bay two-storey return to south-east. Hipped slate ro

Heritage inventory1 within 100 m Dungarvan Christian Brothers School

Monument zoneOn this site Town defences, Dungarvan; Architectural fragment, Dungarvan

Not on this site: conservation area, EU nature site, EU bird site, natural heritage area, tree order, landslide risk, derelict list.

Vacant land taxNo not on the map

Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m

Within 500 m	Count	For example
Heritage inventory buildings	145	Dungarvan Courthouse; house
Monuments	17	R131275; R131279

How we work this out

'On this site' means the record's own map outline touches the registered parcel (or a 12 m circle round the point where there is no parcel). Only the council's own list confirms a protected building; ask the council if in doubt. The OPW flood map's licence lets us show a yes/no only. Land on the vacant land tax map nearby: 631 on the draft 2027 map; 631 on the final 2026 map.

Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, SMR zones of notification, Records of Protected Structures, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 23:43

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Development plan zoning (councils)	CC BY 4.0	25 Oct 2026, 23:06	open
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:35	open
SMR zones of notification	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:34	open
Records of Protected Structures	CC BY 4.0	—	open
Residential Zoned Land Tax maps	CC BY 4.0	25 Oct 2026, 23:43	open
Constraint layers (bundle)	CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:37	open
Sites and Monuments Record	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:29	open

How we work this out

Applications whose site outline (or map point) falls on this property. 'No sign building has started' means we found no notice to the council's building control office; small jobs don't always file one, so ask. A missing completion certificate is not proof of a problem: an owner can opt out of official sign-off for a house or extension built for themselves.

Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 27 Oct 2026, 02:09

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	27 Oct 2026, 02:09	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	27 Oct 2026, 01:33	open

Question 2

Could you extend?

Nothing on this site restricts it: not protected, not in a conservation area.

Figure 2

What happened to applications like yours

Extensions here: 82–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 86% approved, and 71% are asked for more information.

Single-storey rear13 decided · more info asked 23%

100% · council 99%

Attic or dormer20 decided · more info asked 10%

100% · council 92%

First-floor11 decided · more info asked 27%

82% · council 94%

New house in a garden or site7 decided · more info asked 71%

86% · council 81%

Approved nearbyWaterford City And overall

Decided applications within 1.5 km, received in the last 10 years. The kind of work is read from each description.

CalculatedOur classificationcouncil register via NPAD · 51 nearby, 1,634 council-wide

Extensions and refusals right beside you 0 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 0 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

No home extensions within 250 m in the last 12 months.

Refused within 100 m 0 in the last 12 months

Nothing refused this close in the last 12 months.

How we work this out

Home extensions are read from the application's description (extension, attic or dormer, porch, garage conversion, garden room), so a few may be missed or mislabelled. The kind is the first that fits: a dormer with a rear extension counts as a dormer. Refusal reasons come from An Coimisiún Pleanála's inspector reports, so they exist only where the refusal was appealed (Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown so far). The council's own reasons are on its planning file.

Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) · fetched 27 Oct 2026, 01:33

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	27 Oct 2026, 01:33	open
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	23 Oct 2026, 23:08	open

Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 27 Oct 2026, 02:09

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	23 Oct 2026, 23:08	open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	27 Oct 2026, 02:09	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	27 Oct 2026, 01:33	open

Question 3

How long, and what if someone objects?

Figure 3

A home extension's journey here

A decision takes 51 days. 1 in 6 is asked for more information, which adds about 64 days. Building starts about 6 months after permission.

Bars are medians; whiskers show the middle half. Medians of separate steps don't add up exactly.

Calculated99 decided home extensions, 28 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

Figure 4

What appeals changed

4 of 9 appealed refusals became permissions. 1 of 9 appealed approvals were reversed.

Refusals appealed9 decided

4 became permissions

Approvals appealed9 decided

1 reversed

Ended approvedEnded refusedWithdrawn, invalid or other

Every appeal decided within 1.5 km in 10 years, any kind of development.

CalculatedAn Coimisiún Pleanála cases linked to the council file

Appeals nearby 2 in the last 12 months

501231 Granted with conditions · Richard A. Walsh Street , Dungarvan Co. Waterford , (Part of the… · 472 m
501842 Pending · New Lane , Dungarvan , Co. Waterford. Ireland. X35AT04. · 451 m

Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 27 Oct 2026, 01:33

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	23 Oct 2026, 23:08	open
Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)	© the publisher	26 Oct 2026, 23:11	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	27 Oct 2026, 01:33	open

Question 4

What's changing around you?

Street map around Rices Street, Dungarvan with 15 numbered planning items — ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsEmpty land zoned for homesApprovedNo decision yetRefused

1Lower Main Street, Dungarvan 26107No decision yet · 459 m
20.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 80 m
320 St.Mary Street, Dungarvan 2660037Approved with conditions · 190 m
4No. 12 Mary Street, Dungarvan 2660190No decision yet · 242 m
5Dungarvan College, Youghal Road Dungarvan 2660306Approved with conditions · 248 m
6No. 7 Parnell Street, Dungarvan 2660201Approved with conditions · 334 m
7No. 66 Parnell Street, Dungarvan 2660171Approved with conditions · 341 m
8Corner of Saint Augustine Street & 17 Parnell Street, Dungarvan 2660354Refused · 366 m
9Mitchel Street / Ryan's Way, Dungarvan 2660534No decision yet · 379 m
1012 Gratten Square, Dungarvan 2637Approved with conditions · 385 m
116 Church Street, Dungarvan 2660675No decision yet · 411 m
121 Galwey's Lane, Dungarvan 2560858Refused · 441 m
13No. 7 Park Terrace Jacknell Street, Dungarvan 2560855Refused · 444 m
14New Lane, Dungarvan 2660090Refused · 451 m
15Richard A. Walsh Street, Dungarvan Co. Waterford 2660079Approved with conditions · 472 m

Figure 5

What happens to applications within 500 m

Permission isn't building. Of 94 permissions since 2016, 14 show a start notice and 5 have a completion certificate.

Purple bands are refusals turned into permissions on appeal. "No start notice found" includes small jobs that never needed one and notices we couldn't match.

Measured116 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

Figure 6

The next 30 days

2 deadlines within 500 m; the first closes 13 Nov 2026.

Comments closeHigh Court window ends

Comments close 13 Nov 202617 days left
126107 · application received — a Section 254 License of current outside seating area
€20 to the council · 459 m away
Time to ask the High Court for a review ends 16 Nov 202620 days left
Grant permission with conditions
472 m away

Measuredcouncil registers and An Coimisiún Pleanála · deadlines worked out from the dates on file

Sites that could change 1 within 500 m

Empty land zoned for homes 1

20.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 80 m

Not covered here: council land to be sold (Dublin only).

Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), Derelict sites registers, National Planning Application Database, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps · fetched 27 Oct 2026, 02:09

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	23 Oct 2026, 23:08	open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	27 Oct 2026, 02:09	open
Derelict sites registers	CC BY 4.0	26 Oct 2026, 23:09	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	27 Oct 2026, 01:33	open
Residential Zoned Land Tax maps	CC BY 4.0	25 Oct 2026, 23:43	open

Figure 7

Applications within 500 m, by year

Between 10 and 24 a year; busiest 2022. 81% of decisions were approvals.

ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

2021 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.

Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

Open for comments €20 to comment

1Lower Main Street , Dungarvan comments close 13 Nov 2026
a Section 254 License of current outside seating area
261079 Oct 2026459 m

Every application within 500 m 26 in the last 12 months

See every application on the map

Dungarvan Shopping Centre , Shandon Dungarvan , Co. Waterford Withdrawn or not valid
the subdivision of the unit and reinstatement of the compartment wall dividing Units 7 and 8A into 2no.…
26607601 Oct 2026385 m
In the Pink 4 Park Terrace , Jacknell Street , Dungarvan Withdrawn or not valid
We would like to apply for change of use to Short Term Let. Whilst we use the property ourselves when…
26606918 Sept 2026461 m
116 Church Street , Dungarvan , Co. Waterford No decision yet
of 3 # Guestrooms at Level 1 operating as part of the Tannery Guesthouse accommodation and Boiler Room at…
26606752 Sept 2026411 m
Lower Main Street , Dungarvan Withdrawn or not valid
a Section 254 License of current outside seating area
268419 Aug 2026448 m
Dungarvan Shopping Centre , Shandon Dungarvan , Co. Waterford Withdrawn or not valid
Unit 7/8A Dungarvan Shopping Centre, Shandon, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford. Planning permission is sought for the…
266062718 Aug 2026385 m
9Mitchel Street / Ryan's Way , Dungarvan , Co Waterford No decision yet
construction of 6 no. new dwellings (5 no. 3 bed 2-storey units and 1 no. 2 bed storey and a half unit) ,…
266053421 Jul 2026379 m
Mitchel Street / Ryan's Way , Dungarvan , CO.WATERFORD Withdrawn or not valid
FOR CONSTRUCTION OF 6 NO. NEW DWELLINGS (5 NO. 3 BED 2-STOREY UNITS AND 1 NO. 2 BED STOREY AND A HALF UNIT) ,…
266046925 Jun 2026379 m
8Corner of Saint Augustine Street & 17 Parnell Street , Dungarvan , Co Waterford Refused
1) Demolition of an existing 3 storey commercial office building, 2) Construction of a new 3 storey…
266035415 Jul 2026366 m
Dungarvan College , Youghal Road Dungarvan , County Waterford Approved with conditions
The demolition and removal of an existing LPG fuel tank and its associated enclosure to facilitate the…
26603267 Jul 2026249 m
Dungarvan College , Youghal Road Dungarvan , County Waterford Withdrawn or not valid
the demolition and removal of an existing LPG fuel tank and its associated enclosure to facilitate the…
266031111 May 2026247 m
5Dungarvan College , Youghal Road Dungarvan , County Waterford Approved with conditions
The (i) demolition and removal of an existing Oil tank and its associated enclosure to facilitate the…
26603063 Jun 2026248 m
Dungarvan College , Youghal Road Dungarvan , County Waterford Withdrawn or not valid
The construction of (i) a new detached fenced enclosure housing two new one-tonne LPG fuel tanks; and (ii)…
266028130 Apr 2026248 m
Dungarvan College , Youghal Road Dungarvan , County Waterford Withdrawn or not valid
The (i) demolition and removal of existing LPG fuel stores, Oil tank, their associated enclosures to…
266028030 Apr 2026249 m
1012 Gratten Square , Dungarvan , Co. Waterford Approved with conditions
Section 254 license for outdoor seating area
263720 May 2026385 m
6No. 7 Parnell Street , Dungarvan , Co. Waterford Approved with conditions
to form an external doorway opening
266020128 Jul 2026334 m
4No. 12 Mary Street , Dungarvan , Co. Waterford No decision yet
development consisting of the indefinite material change of use of an existing residential property to a…
266019025 Mar 2026242 m
7No. 66 Parnell Street , Dungarvan , Co. Waterford Approved with conditions
alteration of existing Retail Unit at ground floor level to include subdivision of unit to allow entrance…
26601718 May 2026341 m
No. 11 Wolfe Tone Road , Dungarvan , Co. Waterford Approved with conditions
Planning permission to construct a single storey extension to the rear of my dwelling and all ancillary site…
26601654 Jun 2026486 m
14New Lane , Dungarvan , Co. Waterford Refused
the following works: Demolition of existing single storey storage structures and replacement with 1 # three…
26600906 Jul 2026451 m
15Richard A. Walsh Street , Dungarvan Co. Waterford , (Part of the former Glanbia Site) Approved with conditions
The proposed development will consist of a mixed-use development comprising the construction of 2 no.…
26600792 Apr 2026472 m
Richard A. Walsh Street , Dungarvan Co. Waterford , (Part of the former Glanbia Site) Withdrawn or not valid
the proposed development will consist of a mixed-use development comprising the construction of 2 no.…
26600675 Feb 2026472 m
320 St.Mary Street , Dungarvan , Co Waterford Approved with conditions
1. indefinite material change of use of existing building from commercial snooker club to residential use ;…
266003719 Mar 2026190 m
13No. 7 Park Terrace Jacknell Street , Dungarvan , Co. Waterford Refused
change of use from residential to commercial for the continued use of property as a short-term letting. The…
256085528 Jan 2026444 m
121 Galwey's Lane , Dungarvan , Co. Waterford Refused
change of use from residential to commercial for the continued use of property as a short-term letting. The…
256085828 Jan 2026441 m
20 St.Mary Street , Dungarvan , Co Waterford Withdrawn or not valid
1. indefinite material change of use of existing building from commercial snooker club to residential use ;…
256085128 Nov 2025190 m

How we work this out

Descriptions are shortened by the national planning database (to 80 characters in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, 70 in Fingal), and it does not publish applicants' names.

Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 27 Oct 2026, 02:09

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	27 Oct 2026, 01:33	open
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	23 Oct 2026, 23:08	open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	27 Oct 2026, 02:09	open

Building work nearby 6 in the last 12 months

1 signed off as finished2 not signed off3 no sign-off needed

9 Saint Mary Street, Dungarvan, Waterford, X35 VH92 · 24 Jul 2026 · 4 homes · start notice not signed off · 265 m
Convent Row, Dungarvan, Waterford · 22 Jul 2026 · start notice not signed off · 294 m
23 Saint Augustine Street, Dungarvan, Waterford, X35F677 · 9 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2460249 · 303 m
6 Boreenatra, Dungarvan, Waterford, X35 W882 · 10 Nov 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2460759 · 186 m
58 O'Connell Street, Dungarvan, Waterford, X35 YO36 · 31 Oct 2025 · 3 homes · start notice signed off · 337 m
1 St Garvan's Tce, Dungarvan, Waterford, X35 RR63 · 31 Oct 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 22920 · 488 m

How we work this out

Each row is a notice the builder sent to the council's building control office before work started. One notice can cover many homes. 'Signed off as finished' means a completion certificate is on file; work done under an opt-out or a short notice doesn't need one.

Source: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 27 Oct 2026, 02:09

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	27 Oct 2026, 02:09	open

Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

Named places estate, developments, inspections

Crèches and schools inspected

Name	Latest inspection	Distance
Bright Stars Clonea · Crèche	4 Mar 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	approx. 219 m
Co. Waterford Child Care Centre T/A Le Cheile · Crèche	15 Jan 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	approx. 219 m
Naoinra KCK · Crèche	17 Sept 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	approx. 219 m
Small Talk Pre- school and Creche · Crèche	22 May 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	approx. 219 m
Tigh Súgradh · Crèche	3 Nov 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	approx. 219 m
Tina's Playschool (Kinder Care) · Crèche	24 Apr 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	922 m

How we work this out

Organisations only: a person named on an application is never listed. Inspection dates and links are the publisher's; read their report for the findings.

Sources: Department of Education school list, Tusla early years register · fetched 21 Oct 2026, 23:37

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Department of Education school list	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 23:32	open
Tusla early years register	Public register	21 Oct 2026, 23:37	open

How busy is this area Busier than most of Waterford City and County Council.

Homes approved

Here34

Council middle0

Homes started

Here29

Council middle1

How we work this out

Homes approved counts schemes of 10 or more homes (one-off houses are not included). Homes started counts every home in a notice that building work was starting. The council figure is the middle value across the council's built-up squares of the same area (3.1 km², about a 1 km circle), so half of them saw more and half fewer.

Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 27 Oct 2026, 02:09

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	23 Oct 2026, 23:08	open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	27 Oct 2026, 02:09	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	27 Oct 2026, 01:33	open

Question 5

What's the area like?

Figure 8

This street block against the council

44% of homes built before 1971 (council 29%). 35% owner-occupied (council 65%).

Homes built before 1971

44% · council 29%

Homes built since 2001

24% · council 30%

Owner-occupied

35% · council 65%

Rented

60% · council 29%

Children under 15

14% · council 19%

Aged 65 and over

24% · council 17%

Households with 2+ cars

10% · council 41%

Work mainly from home

3% · council 11%

This small area (174 people)Waterford City And

MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 227032004

Bus

547 m

Dungarvan · 356, 357, 361

Nearest school

52 m

Scoil na mBraithre, 338 pupils

Schools, stops and the council

Schools

Scoil na mBraithre · postprimary · 338 pupils · 52 m
Scoil Naomh Seosamh · primary · 151 pupils · 118 m
St Marys Ns · primary · 237 pupils · 188 m
St Johns Special Sch · primary · 85 pupils · 225 m
Ardscoil na nDéise · postprimary · 265 pupils · 294 m
Dungarvan College-Coláiste Dhún Garbhán · postprimary · 247 pupils · 316 m
S N Dun na Mainistreach · primary · 455 pupils · 896 m

Stops 4

Dungarvan · 356, 357, 361, 362, 363, 363a · 4/hour at peak · 547 m
Dungarvan · 356, 357, 361, 362, 363, 363a · 2/hour at peak · 571 m

Schools growing or shrinking planning in 3 years · pupils last year

Scoil na mBraithre · 52 m-1.2% pupils (338)
Scoil Naomh Seosamh · 118 m+0.7% pupils (151)
St Marys Ns · 188 m-6.3% pupils (237)
St Johns Special Sch · 225 m+16.4% pupils (85)
Ardscoil na nDéise · 294 m-1.1% pupils (265)
Dungarvan College-Coláiste Dhún Garbhán · 316 m-2.8% pupils (247)

Sources: Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS), Department of Education school list, National Planning Application Database, Council consultation portals, Council meetings (ModernGov), Land Development Agency public land register, cso_saps_2022, National Transport Authority, Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0), dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0), EPA strategic noise maps, Fingal County Council · fetched 27 Oct 2026, 01:57

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)	CC BY 4.0	25 Oct 2026, 23:02	open
Department of Education school list	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 23:32	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	27 Oct 2026, 01:33	open
Council consultation portals	Public	27 Oct 2026, 00:57	open
Council meetings (ModernGov)	Public	27 Oct 2026, 01:57	open
Land Development Agency public land register	CC BY 4.0	11 Sept 2026, 16:43	open
cso_saps_2022	CC BY 4.0	—	open
National Transport Authority	CC BY 4.0	—	—
Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)	CC BY 4.0	—	—
dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0)	CC BY 4.0	—	—
EPA strategic noise maps	CC BY 4.0	—	—
Fingal County Council	CC BY 4.0	—	—

Question 6

What to ask, and who

Next to a recorded monument: does digging need notice?
Ask for: Details of past works from the seller.
Seller · council
Zoned S3 (community infrastructure), not for homes: could you extend?
Ask for: A solicitor's or planner's view.
Solicitor · planner
Application 459 m away open for comments until 13 Nov 2026: comment?
Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
Council
Any work done without planning permission?
Ask for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.
Seller · solicitor

Reference

Where this is, the terms, the sources

Townland: Borheen
Electoral division: Dungarvan No. 1 Urban
Electoral area: Dungarvan
Council: Waterford City And County Council

Everything we found, as a list 8 lines

Zoned S3 (community infrastructure); monument zone; no vacant land tax.
1 site nearby could change: 1 empty zoned plot.
1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 13 Nov 2026.
No morning-peak service within 500 m; nearest is Dungarvan, 547 m away (4 an hour).
Here (2022 census): 60% rent (council 29%); 18% of homes empty (council 11%); most built 2001–2010; 46% drive to work (council 63%); population up 7% since 2016.
Around here the council decides in a median 54 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 3 is asked for more information.
Homes started within 1 km: 13 in the last year, 14 three years before.
26 applications nearby in the last 12 months; 67% approved (council 89%); 19% for work already built (council 21%).

What the terms mean 8 terms

Vacant land tax (Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT)): A yearly tax of 3% of the land's value on land that is zoned for homes and serviced but left unbuilt.
Building started (Commencement notice (BCMS)): The builder must tell the council's building control office 14 to 28 days before work starts.
Signed off as finished (Certificate of Compliance on Completion): A certificate filed when a building is finished, confirming it meets the building regulations.
Approved (Grant of permission): The council said yes, usually with conditions.
Protected building (Protected structure (Record of Protected Structures)): A building the council has listed for its heritage value.
Comment on an application (Observation / submission): Anyone can comment on a planning application within five weeks of it being lodged, for a €20 fee.
Appeal (Appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanála): The applicant, or anyone who commented in time, can appeal the council's decision within four weeks.
What the land is zoned for (Zoning objective): The council's development plan sets what each area is for: homes, shops, open space and so on.

Sources and licences 28

Source	Publisher	Licence	Fetched
EPA strategic noise maps	—	CC BY 4.0	—
Fingal County Council	—	CC BY 4.0	—
Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)	—	CC BY 4.0	—
National Transport Authority	—	CC BY 4.0	—
services-eu1.arcgis.com	An Coimisiún Pleanála	CC BY 4.0	23 Oct 2026
data.nbco.gov.ie	National Building Control Office (BCMS)	CC BY 4.0	27 Oct 2026
data.gov.ie	Various (see each layer)	CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0	27 Sept 2026
services-eu1.arcgis.com	National Inventory of Architectural Heritage	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026
services-eu1.arcgis.com	National Monuments Service (SMR)	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026
services-eu1.arcgis.com	National Monuments Service (SMR zones)	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026
dlrcoco.citizenspace.com	Local authorities (consultation portals)	Public	27 Oct 2026
www2.courts.ie	—	© the publisher	26 Oct 2026
cso.ie	—	CC BY 4.0	—
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Measured

counted from a public register

Calculated

a rate or median we worked out from those counts

Our classification

we sorted it by reading each description

Estimate

inferred from another source (census, map data)

Rule summary

the law, simplified: check before relying on it

How we work this out

Generated 27 Oct 2026, 09:34 from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live. Not a legal search: the council's planning file is the record. Deadlines come from published dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000: confirm with the council before relying on them. Street map © OpenStreetMap contributors; building outlines © Overture Maps Foundation. The text version carries every figure with its source, for an AI assistant.

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