Coxtown
Homes here mostly date from the 1990s. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (94%). 40 homes approved 19 m away haven't started.
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 53 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 1991–2000, 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
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
What it says
R1: Provide for new residential development in tandem with the provision of the necessary social and physical infrastructure.
Zoned for new residential communities. This is where large housing schemes are expected to go, subject to the social and physical infrastructure arriving with them.
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.
Licensed industrial sites within 1.0 km: Dunmore East (432 m)
| Within 500 m | Count | For example |
|---|---|---|
| Heritage inventory buildings | 39 | house; Woodcliff House |
| Monuments | 4 | R133583; Promontory fort - coastal |
How we work this out
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 23:21
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development plan zoning (councils) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:06 | open |
| EPA licensed facilities (LEAP) | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026, 23:21 | 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: 92–93% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 67% approved, and 1 in 2 are 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 · 45 nearby, 1,528 council-wide
Dunmore, file by file since 2021
27 of 28 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 7 of 10.
63 files with "Dunmore" 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 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 53 days. 1 in 4 is asked for more information, which adds about 76 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.
Calculated62 decided home extensions, 23 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála
What appeals changed
1 of 6 appealed refusals became permissions. 1 of 10 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 2 in the last 12 months
- 500300 Granted · Convent Road , Dunmore East , Co. Waterford · 184 m
- 324010 Withdrawn · 15 Coxtown East, Dunmore East, Co. Waterford · 136 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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?
- 1Sunrise cottage, Dock rd Dunmore East 2660769
- 2Coxtown 2460466
- 315 Coxtown East, Dunmore East 324010
- 4Convent Road, Dunmore East 500300
- 50.2 ha zoned for homes
- 60.1 ha zoned for homes
- 70.1 ha zoned for homes
- 80.6 ha zoned for homes
- 90.4 ha zoned for homes
- 100.1 ha zoned for homes
- 11Coxtown East, Dunmore East 2660359
- 12Circular Road, Dunmore East 2643
- 13Collier, Convent Road 2560798
- 14Centra Dock Road, Dunmore East 2660450
- 154 The Mews, Hook View 2660361
What happens to applications within 500 m
Permission isn't building. Of 51 permissions since 2016, 21 show a start notice and 2 have 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.
Measured58 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates
The next 30 days
1 deadline within 500 m; the first closes 10 Nov 2026.
- Comments close 10 Nov 20269 days left12660769 · application received — a) internal alterations to the existing thatched roof cottage, b) demolition of existing flat…€20 to the council · 451 m away
Measuredcouncil registers and An Coimisiún Pleanála · deadlines worked out from the dates on file
Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet
40 homes 19 m away were approved Jan 2025 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to May 2030.
Each row is a dated fact from a public register: no score and no forecast.
Measuredcouncil registers, BCMS, derelict sites registers, development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)
Sites that could change 11 within 500 m
Approved, not started 1
- Coxtown · 40 homes approved Jan 2025, not started · 19 m
Empty land zoned for homes 10
- 50.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 42 m
- 60.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 55 m
- 70.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 58 m
- 80.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 75 m
- 90.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 83 m
- 100.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 83 m
- 0.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 91 m
- 0.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 95 m
- 0.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 96 m
- 1.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 0 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 7 and 12 a year; busiest 2022. 86% 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
- 1Sunrise cottage , Dock rd Dunmore East , Co. Waterford comments close 10 Nov 2026a) internal alterations to the existing thatched roof cottage, b) demolition of existing flat roofed…
Every application within 500 m 10 in the last 12 months
See every application on the map
- 14Centra Dock Road , Dunmore East , Co. Waterford Approved with conditionsa new single storey storage room extension at the side of existing shop with access from existing shop, new…
- Centra Dock Road , Dunmore East , Co. Waterford Withdrawn or not validfor retention of a new single storey storage room extension at the side of existing shop with access from…
- 154 The Mews , Hook View , Coxtown Dunmore East Approved with conditionsto construct an extension to the side of my existing dwelling
- 11Coxtown East , Dunmore East , Co. Waterford Approved with conditionsis sought for internal alterations and elevational changes along with all other associated site works
- 4 The Mews , Hook View , Coxtown Dunmore East Withdrawn or not validto construct an extension to the side of my existing dwelling
- Coxtown East , Dunmore East , Co. Waterford Withdrawn or not validis sought for internal alterations and elevational changes along with all other associated site works at…
- 4 The Mews , Hook View , Coxtown Dunmore East Withdrawn or not validto construct an extension to the side of existing dwelling
- 12Circular Road , Dunmore East , Co. Waterford No decision yetto create a new car entrance accessed from Convent Road and alternate existing entrance to Queens terrace to…
- 13Collier , Convent Road , Dunmore East Approved with conditionsSubdivide the existing site to create two separate sites and to erect a new timber fence along the new…
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 2 in the last 12 months
- Circular Road, Dunmore East, Waterford, X91 K5F7 · 10 Jun 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 21/768 · 267 m
- 12 Hook View, Dunmore East, Waterford, X91 E5X8 · 20 Feb 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560721 · 405 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 |
Homes coming 40 not started
- 2Coxtown · 40 homes · not started · runs out 20 May 2030 · 19 m
How we work this out
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database, Social housing construction status report · 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 |
| Social housing construction status report | CC BY-SA 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 23:02 | open |
Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools
Named places estate, developments, inspections
Crèches and schools inspected
| Name | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Discovery Bay Preschool · Crèche | 23 Jan 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 368 m |
| Small Beginnings · Crèche | 7 Mar 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | approx. 370 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
40% of homes built before 1971 (council 29%). 76% owner-occupied (council 65%).
MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 227054001/227054002
Schools, stops and the council
Schools
- Réalt na Mara National School · primary · 196 pupils · 879 m
Stops 10
- Dunmore East · 358 · 0/hour at peak · 311 m
- Dunmore East · 354, 358 · 2/hour at peak · 315 m
- The Hermitage · 354 · 1/hour at peak · 489 m
- Shanakiel · 354 · 1/hour at peak · 643 m
- Coxtown Road · 358 · 0/hour at peak · 653 m
- Ard na Coille · 354 · 1/hour at peak · 672 m
- Coxtown Road · 358 · 0/hour at peak · 697 m
- Dock Road · 358 · 0/hour at peak · 757 m
Schools growing or shrinking planning in 3 years · pupils last year
- Réalt na Mara National School · 879 m-2% pupils (196)
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
- On the vacant land tax map: is the 3% tax being paid?SolicitorAsk for: Your solicitor's check of liability or exemption.
- 40 homes approved 19 m away (Coxtown), not started: what is planned?CouncilAsk for: The planning file for 2460466.
- Application 451 m away open for comments until 10 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
- Dunmore
- Electoral division
- Killea
- Electoral area
- Waterford City East
- Council
- Waterford City And County Council
Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
- Zoned R1 (new residential); not protected; on the vacant land tax map.
- 11 sites nearby could change: 1 approved scheme, 10 empty zoned plots.
- 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 10 Nov 2026.
- 40 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 40 at Coxtown.
- Dunmore East (bus 354, 358) 315 m away: 2 an hour at morning peak; 3 from all stops within 500 m.
- Here (2022 census): 76% owner-occupied (council 65%); 47% of homes empty (council 11%); most built 1991–2000; 65% drive to work (council 63%); population up 5% since 2016.
- The council decides in a median 56 days (about 8 weeks); 40% are asked for more information.
- Homes started within 1 km: 4 in the last year, 19 three years before.
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 |
| data.epa.ie | Environmental Protection Agency (LEAP licence register) | CC BY 4.0 | 26 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 |