N25, Abbeyside
Homes here mostly date from the 1970s. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2024. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (98%).
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 1971–80, after planning permission began and before building regulations (1992). 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2024.
Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.
MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area
- 20242460217 · signage · approved 2024 · not started, runs out 2029approvedstartedsigned off
- 31 Aug 2024 · notice that building work was starting · signed off as finished jun 2026
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
What it says
GB: To provide for and improve General Business uses; this includes suburban district retail and local neighbourhood centres.
A mix of uses complementing a town centre, with less retail and residential than the core itself.
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.
How we work this out
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle) · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 23:43
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
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| 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 |
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 |
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| 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: 84% approved, and 1 in 3 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 · 60 nearby, 1,637 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
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 57 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.
Calculated101 decided home extensions, 37 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála
What appeals changed
3 of 9 appealed refusals became permissions. 2 of 16 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
Appeals nearby 1 in the last 12 months
- 500728 Granted with conditions · Tournore , Dungarvan , Co. Waterford · 239 m
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
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| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews) | © the publisher | 31 Oct 2026, 23:12 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 05:02 | open |
What's changing around you?
- 10.2 ha zoned for homes
- 20.3 ha zoned for homes
- 30.1 ha zoned for homes
- 41.1 ha zoned for homes
- 51.5 ha zoned for homes
- 60.6 ha zoned for homes
- 7Tournore, Dungarvan 2560795
- 8No. 53 Abbey Gardens, Abbeyside 2660560
- 9Dungarvan Nursing Home, Tournore Meadows Burgery 2660286
- 10Foulouse Clonea Road Abbeyside, Dungarvan 2660268
- 1112 Tournore Park, Abbeyside 2660720
- 12Coolagh Road, Abbeyside 2660577
- 131 Tournore Gardens, Abbeyside Dungarvan 2660169
- 14Monang and Abbeyside townlands, Dungarvan 2660663
- 15No. 1 Coolagh Road, Abbeyside Dungarvan 2660044
What happens to applications within 500 m
Permission isn't building. Of 31 permissions since 2016, 11 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.
Measured33 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates
The next 30 days
Nothing closes within 500 m in the next 30 days.
Measuredcouncil registers and An Coimisiún Pleanála · deadlines worked out from the dates on file
Sites that could change 10 within 500 m
Empty land zoned for homes 10
- 10.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 49 m
- 20.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 54 m
- 30.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 78 m
- 41.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 89 m
- 51.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 109 m
- 60.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 119 m
- 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 132 m
- 0.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 142 m
- 0.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 144 m
- 0.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 165 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 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 |
| Derelict sites registers | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026, 23:09 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 05:02 | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:43 | open |
Applications within 500 m, by year
Between 4 and 8 a year; busiest 2024. 94% of decisions were approvals.
2021 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.
Measuredcouncil register via NPAD
Every application within 500 m 15 in the last 12 months
See every application on the map
- 1112 Tournore Park , Abbeyside , Dungarvan No decision yetthe following; (1) a single storey rear extension, (2) a first floor extension to the front and (3) a two…
- 14Monang and Abbeyside townlands , Dungarvan , Co. Waterford No decision yetis sought by Ruden Developments Ltd. for Phase 2 of a residential development consisting of the construction…
- Monang and Abbeyside townlands , Dungarvan , Co. Waterford Withdrawn or not validPhase 2 of a residential development consisting of the construction of 67no. residential dwellings comprising…
- 22 McCarthyville , Abbeyside , Dungarvan Approved with conditionsindefinite retention of 1 existing kitchen extension attached to the existing domestic garage and PERMISSION…
- 12Coolagh Road , Abbeyside , Dungarvan No decision yetPlanning Permission for the construction of a single storey dwelling house, single storey garage, alterations…
- Coolagh Road , Abbeyside , Dungarvan Withdrawn or not validfor the construction of a single storey dwelling house, single storey garage, alterations to existing site…
- 8No. 53 Abbey Gardens , Abbeyside , Dungarvan Co. Waterford Approved with conditionsthe construction of a two-storey extension to East of the existing dwelling including alterations to existing…
- 22 McCarthyville , Abbeyside , Dungarvan Withdrawn or not validof existing kitchen extension and PERMISSION to convert existing domestic garage to family/living room
- 9Dungarvan Nursing Home , Tournore Meadows Burgery , Dungarvan No decision yetThis development will consist of: demolition to the existing western stair core and construction of a…
- 10Foulouse 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…
- 131 Tournore Gardens , Abbeyside Dungarvan , Co. Waterford Approved with conditionsthe construction of an extension to the East (side) & North (rear) of the existing house, new rooflights to…
- 1 Tournore Gardens , Abbeyside Dungarvan , Co. Waterford Withdrawn or not validthe construction of an extension to the East (side) & North (rear) of the existing house, new rooflights to…
- 15No. 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…
- 7Tournore , Dungarvan , Co. Waterford Approved with conditionsa storey and a half dwelling house, the revision of existing boundaries and the construction of a new site…
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 4 in the last 12 months
- Clonea Road, Dungarvan, Waterford · 14 Oct 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 26/60268 · 390 m
- 1 Coolagh Road Abbeyside, Dungarvan X35 TY89, Waterford · 21 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 26/60044 · 492 m
- 1 Coolagh Road, Dungarvan, Waterford, X35 TY89 · 1 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 24/60370 · 493 m
- Clonea Road, Dungarvan, Waterford, X35DY22 · 26 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 23/104 · 389 m
How we work this out
Source: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 03:07
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
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| 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
Crèches and schools inspected
| Name | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Sesame Preschool · Crèche | 25 Feb 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 474 m |
| The Little School Of Montessori · Crèche | 15 May 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 509 m |
| The Three Little Bears · Crèche | 10 Apr 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 509 m |
| Tina's Playschool (Kinder Care) · Crèche | 24 Apr 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 888 m |
How we work this out
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 |
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| 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
16% of homes built before 1971 (council 29%). 79% owner-occupied (council 65%).
MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 227033012
Schools, stops and the council
Schools
- S N Dun na Mainistreach · primary · 455 pupils · 808 m
Stops 7
- Dungarvan N25 · UC05, UL18 · 32 m
- Sexton Street · 362, 40 · 1/hour at peak · 636 m
- Sexton Street · 362, 40 · 0/hour at peak · 646 m
- Clonea Road · 356, 367, 667 · 1/hour at peak · 687 m
- Clonea Road · 356, 367, 667 · 1/hour at peak · 697 m
Schools growing or shrinking planning in 3 years · pupils last year
- S N Dun na Mainistreach · 807 m-5.6% pupils (455) · an extension 2024, approved with conditions
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 |
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| 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
- Signage (2460217) approved 2024, not started: still planned?Seller · solicitorAsk for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
- Mapped at 65–69 dB from road traffic: will you hear it inside?Visit at rush hourAsk for: A visit at rush hour (and at night), and the windows' glazing specification.
- 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
- Clonanagh
- Electoral division
- Dungarvan No. 2 Urban
- Electoral area
- Dungarvan
- Council
- Waterford City And County Council
Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
- 1 application on this site; latest 2460217, approved 2024, not started, runs out 2029.
- Zoned M5 (mixed use — outer core); not protected; no vacant land tax.
- Flood Zone A 97 m away on the Waterford City and County Development Plan 2022-2028 flood map.
- 10 sites nearby could change: 10 empty zoned plots.
- No morning-peak service within 500 m; nearest is Sexton Street, 636 m away (13 a day).
- Noise from road traffic mapped at 65–69 dB (day-evening-night average, EPA 2022).
- Here (2022 census): 79% owner-occupied (council 65%); 6% of homes empty (council 11%); most built 1971–1980; 75% drive to work (council 63%); population up 12% since 2016.
- The council decides in a median 56 days (about 8 weeks); 40% are asked for more information.
What the terms mean 6 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.
- 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 25
| Source | Publisher | Licence | Fetched |
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| 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 |