26 T.J. Murphy Place, Abbeyside
Homes here mostly date from the 1950s. 6 planning files on this house, the latest from 2026. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (98%). 1 application nearby open for comments.
Not held yet for Waterford City and County Council: council consultations.
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 7 months after
- 8Sign-offCompletion cert, or the owner opts out
What's the planning story of this house?
When it was built, and the rules since
Most homes here were built 1946–60, before planning permission was needed. 6 planning files on this house, the latest from 2026.
Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.
MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area
- 20262660619 · extension · approved 2026 · not started, runs out 2031approvedstartedsigned off
- 20262660574 · extension · withdrawnapproved?started?signed off?
- 20242360462 · extension · approved 2024 · not started, runs out 2029approvedstartedsigned off
- 202323237 · extension · refused 2023approvedstarted?signed off?
- 202222857 · extension · approved 2022 · started, no sign-off neededapprovedstartedsigned off?
- 202222504 · extension · refused 2022approvedstarted?signed off?
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
What it says
RS: Provide for residential development and protect and improve residential amenity.
An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour's objection to an overbearing extension is usually argued under.
wccc development plan 2022 2028 · 19 Jul 2022 – 18 Jul 2028
Not on this site: protected building, heritage inventory, monument zone, conservation area, EU nature site, EU bird site, natural heritage area, tree order, landslide risk, derelict list.
| Within 500 m | Count | For example |
|---|---|---|
| Heritage inventory buildings | 10 | Eblana; Cruachaun |
| Monuments | 3 | R131279; Castle - tower house |
How we work this out
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, 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 |
| 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 |
| National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:35 | open |
| Sites and Monuments Record | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:29 | open |
How we work this out
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 05:02 | open |
Could you extend?
Nothing on this site restricts it: not protected, not in a conservation area.
What happened to applications like yours
Extensions are almost always approved here: 86–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 88% approved, and 1 in 2 is asked for more information.
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 · 57 nearby, 1,637 council-wide
Abbeyside, file by file since 2021
49 of 51 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 6 of 6.
74 files with "Abbeyside" in the address within 600 m, other roads of the same name left out. Hover a dot for the house number and reference.
MeasuredOur classificationcouncil register via NPAD · 2021–2026
Extensions and refusals right beside you 6 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m
Extensions and refusals near you 6 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months
| Kind | Applied | Approved | Refused |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garage conversion | 2 | 1 | — |
| Other | 2 | 1 | — |
| Two-storey side | 2 | 1 | — |
On T.J. Murphy Place: 16 extensions in 10 years, 69% of all applications approved; most common two-storey side.
Refused within 100 m 0 in the last 12 months
Nothing refused this close in the last 12 months.
How we work this out
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 05:02 | open |
How long, and what if someone objects?
A home extension's journey here
A decision takes 51 days. 1 in 5 is asked for more information, which adds about 56 days. Building starts about 7 months after permission.
Bars are medians; whiskers show the middle half. Medians of separate steps don't add up exactly.
Calculated102 decided home extensions, 37 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála
What appeals changed
3 of 8 appealed refusals became permissions. 2 of 15 appealed approvals were reversed.
Every appeal decided within 1.5 km in 10 years, any kind of development.
CalculatedAn Coimisiún Pleanála cases linked to the council file
What's changing around you?
- 15 Fenian Place, Abbeyside 2660758
- 226 T.J. Murphy Place, Abbeyside 2660619
- 3Clonea Road, Dungarvan 26/60268
- 422 McCarthyville, Abbeyside 2675
- 5Foulouse Clonea Road Abbeyside, Dungarvan 2660268
- 6No. 1 Coolagh Road, Abbeyside Dungarvan 2660044
- 7Coolagh Road, Abbeyside 2660577
- 8Sexton Street, Abbeyside Dungarvan 2560829
- 9Tír na Nóg, 2 King Street Upper 2681
- 10'Spinnaker' 24 Strandside South, Abbeyside Dungarvan 2660183
What happens to applications within 500 m
Permission isn't building. Of 64 permissions since 2016, 21 show a start notice and 1 has a completion certificate. Most owners opt out of sign-off.
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.
Measured68 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates
The next 30 days
2 deadlines within 500 m; the first closes 4 Nov 2026.
- Time to appeal ends 4 Nov 20263 days left22660619 · CONDITIONAL — the demolition of existing single storey garage & rear extensions to be replaced with a new 2 storey…€220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 0 m away
- Comments close 4 Nov 20263 days left12660758 · application received — the construction of a two storey side and rear extension of 7m ridge height to our two storey…€20 to the council · 292 m away
Measuredcouncil registers and An Coimisiún Pleanála · deadlines worked out from the dates on file
Applications within 500 m, by year
Between 9 and 16 a year; busiest 2022. 93% of decisions were approvals.
2021 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.
Measuredcouncil register via NPAD
Open for comments €20 to comment
- 15 Fenian Place , Abbeyside , Dungarvan Co. Waterford. comments close 4 Nov 2026the construction of a two storey side and rear extension of 7m ridge height to our two storey dwelling…
Every application within 500 m 14 in the last 12 months
See every application on the map
- 5 Fenian Place , Abbeyside , Dungarvan Co. Waterford. Withdrawn or not validfor the construction of a two storey side and rear extension to a two storey dwelling, modification of…
- 226 T.J. Murphy Place , Abbeyside , Dungarvan Approved with conditionsthe demolition of existing single storey garage & rear extensions to be replaced with a new 2 storey…
- 9Tír na Nóg , 2 King Street Upper , Abbeyside Approved with conditionsis sought for 1) change of use of school to residence including additions and alterations to fenestration and…
- 422 McCarthyville , Abbeyside , Dungarvan Approved with conditionsindefinite retention of 1 existing kitchen extension attached to the existing domestic garage and PERMISSION…
- 7Coolagh Road , Abbeyside , Dungarvan No decision yetPlanning Permission for the construction of a single storey dwelling house, single storey garage, alterations…
- 26 T.J. Murphy Place , Abbeyside , Dungarvan Withdrawn or not validfor the demolition of existing single storey garage & rear extensions to be replaced with a new 2 storey…
- Coolagh Road , Abbeyside , Dungarvan Withdrawn or not validfor the construction of a single storey dwelling house, single storey garage, alterations to existing site…
- 22 McCarthyville , Abbeyside , Dungarvan Withdrawn or not validof existing kitchen extension and PERMISSION to convert existing domestic garage to family/living room
- 5Foulouse Clonea Road Abbeyside , Dungarvan , Co. Waterford. Approved with conditionsfor an existing single storey extension of 12.4 sqm residential accommodation & 26.9 sqm garage storage and…
- Foulouse Clonea Road Abbeyside , Dungarvan , Co. Waterford. Withdrawn or not validan existing single storey extension of 12.4 sqm residential accommodation & 26.9 sqm garage storage and…
- 10'Spinnaker' 24 Strandside South , Abbeyside Dungarvan , Co. Waterford Approved with conditionsreplacement of 2 no. existing rooflights with 4 no (2 pair) larger rooflights on front roof of existing 3…
- 6No. 1 Coolagh Road , Abbeyside Dungarvan , Co. Waterford Approved with conditionsa change to the design of the proposed extension and alterations of an existing dwelling house Granted under…
- 8Sexton Street , Abbeyside Dungarvan , Co waterford Approved with conditionsfor artificially lit replacement signage to canopy, business name signage to structure, PLANNING PERMISSION…
How we work this out
Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 05:02 | open |
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
Building work nearby 8 in the last 12 months
- 3Clonea Road, Dungarvan, Waterford · 14 Oct 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 26/60268 · 145 m
- 19 Meadowlands, Dungarvan, Waterford · 10 Aug 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 24/60795 & ABP-322645-25 · 309 m
- 1 Coolagh Road Abbeyside, Dungarvan X35 TY89, Waterford · 21 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 26/60044 · 349 m
- King Street Upper, Dungarvan, Waterford, X35 AD83 · 18 May 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 2560756 · 401 m
- 1 Coolagh Road, Dungarvan, Waterford, X35 TY89 · 1 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 24/60370 · 326 m
- Clonea Road, Dungarvan, Waterford, X35DY22 · 26 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 23/104 · 298 m
- Strandside South, Dungarvan, Waterford, X35DH02 · 16 Feb 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 2460461 · 484 m
- Friar's Walk, Dungarvan, Waterford, X35CA36 · 20 Nov 2025 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 2560301 · 337 m
How we work this out
Source: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 03:07
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools
Named places estate, developments, inspections
Estate: T.J. Murphy Place · 16 applications in 10 years · 69% approved · most common: two-storey side
Crèches and schools inspected
| Name | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| The Little School Of Montessori · Crèche | 15 May 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 192 m |
| The Three Little Bears · Crèche | 10 Apr 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 192 m |
| Tina's Playschool (Kinder Care) · Crèche | 24 Apr 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 373 m |
| Sesame Preschool · Crèche | 25 Feb 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 623 m |
How we work this out
Sources: Housing estates, Department of Education school list, Tusla early years register · fetched 28 Oct 2026, 23:19
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Housing estates | ODbL 1.0, CC BY-SA 4.0, CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026, 23:03 | open |
| Department of Education school list | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026, 23:04 | open |
| Tusla early years register | Public register | 28 Oct 2026, 23:19 | open |
How busy is this area Busier than most of Waterford City and County Council.
How we work this out
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 05:02 | open |
What's the area like?
This street block against the council
66% of homes built before 1971 (council 29%). 84% owner-occupied (council 65%).
MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 227033008
Schools, stops and the council
Schools
- S N Dun na Mainistreach · primary · 455 pupils · 322 m
- Ardscoil na nDéise · postprimary · 265 pupils · 912 m
Stops 7
- Sexton Street · 362, 40 · 1/hour at peak · 405 m
- Sexton Street · 362, 40 · 0/hour at peak · 419 m
- Dungarvan N25 · UC05, UL18 · 525 m
- Clonea Road · 356, 367, 667 · 1/hour at peak · 765 m
- Clonea Road · 356, 367, 667 · 1/hour at peak · 767 m
Schools growing or shrinking planning in 3 years · pupils last year
- S N Dun na Mainistreach · 322 m-5.6% pupils (455) · an extension 2024, approved with conditions
- Ardscoil na nDéise · 912 m-1.1% pupils (265)
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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
| 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 Oct 2026, 23:04 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 05:02 | open |
| Council consultation portals | Public | 1 Nov 2026, 01:08 | open |
| Council meetings (ModernGov) | Public | 1 Nov 2026, 02:24 | 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 | — | — |
What to ask, and who
- Extension (2660619) approved 2026, not started: still planned?Seller · solicitorAsk for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
- Extension (2360462) approved 2024, not started: still planned?Seller · solicitorAsk for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
- Extension (22857) built without official sign-off: built properly?Seller · solicitorAsk for: An engineer's opinion of compliance.
- On the vacant land tax map: is the 3% tax being paid?SolicitorAsk for: Your solicitor's check of liability or exemption.
- Application 292 m away open for comments until 4 Nov 2026: comment?CouncilAsk for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
- Any work done without planning permission?Seller · solicitorAsk for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.
Where this is, the terms, the sources
- Townland
- Abbeyside
- Electoral division
- Dungarvan No. 2 Urban
- Electoral area
- Dungarvan
- Council
- Waterford City And County Council
Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
- 6 applications on this site; latest 2660619, approved 2026, not started, runs out 2031.
- Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; on the vacant land tax map.
- Nothing nearby looks set to change.
- 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 4 Nov 2026.
- Sexton Street (bus 362, 40) 405 m away: 13 a day, fewer than one an hour at morning peak.
- Here (2022 census): 84% owner-occupied (council 65%); 6% of homes empty (council 11%); most built 1946–1960; 61% drive to work (council 63%); population up 12% since 2016.
- 6 home extensions within 250 m since 2026. Most were garage conversions. On T.J. Murphy Place: 16 in 10 years, 69% approved.
- The council decides in a median 56 days (about 8 weeks); 40% are asked for more information.
What the terms mean 7 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.
- 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 27
| 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 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| data.nbco.gov.ie | National Building Control Office (BCMS) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 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 |
| dlrcoco.citizenspace.com | Local authorities (consultation portals) | Public | 1 Nov 2026 |
| www2.courts.ie | — | © the publisher | 31 Oct 2026 |
| cso.ie | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0) | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | Local authorities (derelict sites registers) | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026 |
| overpass-api.de | OpenStreetMap contributors, NHDS, Kildare County Council | ODbL 1.0, CC BY-SA 4.0, CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026 |
| transportforireland.ie | National Transport Authority | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026 |
| lda.ie | Land Development Agency | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| meetings.fingal.ie | Local authorities (council meetings) | Public | 1 Nov 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | Tailte Éireann | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | CSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributors | CC BY 4.0 | 4 Oct 2026 |
| propertypriceregister.ie | Property Services Regulatory Authority (PPR) | © PSRA, PSI licence | 1 Nov 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities (RZLT maps) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Education | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Housing | CC BY-SA 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026 |
| tusla.ie | Tusla (Early Years Inspectorate) | Public register | 28 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026 |