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Planning report · Waterford City And County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 18 Oct 2026, 22:16

Ballyduff, Kilmeadan, The Municipal District of Comeragh, County Waterford, Munster, Éire / Ireland

52.23336, -7.28131

Homes here mostly date from the 1970s.

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

50 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 48–540open for comments nearbywithin 500 m

How planning works, with this area's numbers

steps can overlap · medians for home extensions within 1.5 km, 10 years
  1. 1ApplySite notice up, plans online
  2. 2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
  3. 3Decision8 weeks by law. Here 50 days
  4. 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
  5. 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
  6. 6PermissionLasts 5 years
  7. 7StartStart notice to the council
  8. 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 1971–80, after planning permission began and before building regulations (1992).

Timeline from 1955: planning permission needed from October 1964, building regulations from June 1992, building records online from March 2014, sign-off opt-out from September 2015. Most homes here were built 1971–1980.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of Ballyduff WestBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1971–1980 (census estimate)most built2017: 1 file on Ballyduff West2020: 1 file on Ballyduff West2021: 1 file on Ballyduff West2023: 2 files on Ballyduff West2026: 2 files on Ballyduff West7 files

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
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
No
Vacant land tax · not on the map
No
Flood zone (development plan) · not in Zone A or B
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail

No zoning in the plans we hold.

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: Ballyduff Lower (235 m)

Vacant land taxNo not on the map
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
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.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle) · fetched 12 Oct 2026, 23:31
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.011 Oct 2026, 23:18open
EPA licensed facilities (LEAP)CC BY 4.012 Oct 2026, 23:31open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.012 Oct 2026, 00:14open
Constraint layers (bundle)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:37open
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 18 Oct 2026, 02:06
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 01:21open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 02:06open
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

A new house in a garden is harder: 57% approved, and 1 in 3 is asked for more information.

New house in a garden or site14 decided · more info asked 29%
57% · council 82%
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 · 14 nearby, 1,549 council-wide

Figure 3

Ballyduff West, file by file since 2017

4 of 4 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 2 of 3.

7 planning files on Ballyduff West since 2017, by kind and decision.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo number · 2020 · single-storey side · approved · 20445No number · 2021 · single-storey rear · approved · 21167No number · 2023 · other extension · approved · 23254No number · 2026 · single-storey side · approved · 2660620Porches, roofs, otherNew house in a side gardenNo number · 2017 · new house · approved · 1744No number · 2023 · new house · refused · 2360558No number · 2026 · new house · approved · 2660137
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

7 files with "Ballyduff West" 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 · 2017–2026

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
    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 18 Oct 2026, 02:06
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 02:06open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 18 Oct 2026, 02:06
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 01:21open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 02:06open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 4

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 50 days.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 50 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 50 days, middle half 48–54 (n=15)50 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksSigned off20% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated16 decided home extensions, 5 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    What appeals changed

    0 of 1 appealed refusals became permissions.

    Refusals appealed1 decided
    0 became permissions
    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

    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Ballyduff, Kilmeadan, The Municipal District of Comeragh, County Waterford, Munster, Éire / Ireland with 2 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseWindow closingApproved
    1. 1Ballyduff West, Kilmeaden 2660620Approved with conditions · 412 m
    2. 2Ballyduff West, Kilmeaden 2660137Approved with conditions · 337 m
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 9 permissions since 2016, 4 show a start notice and 0 have a completion certificate.

    14 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 9 approved, 5 refused. After appeals: 9 approved. Of those: 0 signed off, 2 built with the owner's opt-out, 2 started, 2 with no start notice found, 3 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT9: lodged → approved5: lodged → refused9: approved → approved5: refused → refused2: approved → no start notice found2: approved → built, owner opted out2: approved → started, not signed off3: approved → ran out14 lodged14 lodged9 approved9 approved5 refused5 refused9 approved9 approved5 refused5 refused2 no start notice found2 no start notice found2 built, owner opted out2 built, owner opted out2 started, not signed off2 started, not signed off3 ran out3 ran out

    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.

    Measured14 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 7

    The next 30 days

    1 deadline within 500 m; the first closes 29 Oct 2026.

    1 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-10-29 2660620: CONDITIONAL — for the following works to existing dwelling house, the demolition of 2 no. existing chimney stacks, 3 no. single storeytoday23 Oct28 Oct2 Nov7 Nov12 Nov17 Nov2660620: CONDITIONAL — for the following works to existing dwelling house, the demolition of 2 no. existing chimney stacks, 3 no. single storey · 412 m away · 2026-10-29
    Time to appeal ends
    • Time to appeal ends 29 Oct 202611 days left
      12660620 · CONDITIONAL — for the following works to existing dwelling house, the demolition of 2 no. existing chimney stacks, 3…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 412 m away

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

    Figure 8

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 1 and 3 a year; busiest 2021. 64% of decisions were approvals.

    2017: 1, 2018: 2, 2019: 2, 2020: 1, 2021: 3, 2022: 1, 2023: 2, 2026: 205102017: 1 approved1’17*2018: 2 refused2’182019: 1 approved2019: 1 refused2’192020: 1 approved1’202021: 2 approved2021: 1 refused3’212022: 1 approved1’222023: 1 approved2023: 1 refused2’232026: 2 approved2’26*
    ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

    2017 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.

    Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

    Every application within 500 m 2 in the last 12 months

    See every application on the map

    • 1Ballyduff West , Kilmeaden , Co. Waterford Approved with conditions
      for the following works to existing dwelling house, the demolition of 2 no. existing chimney stacks, 3 no.…
      26606201 Oct 20261 homes412 m
    • 2Ballyduff West , Kilmeaden , Waterford Approved with conditions
      to construct a dwelling house, sewage treatment system and percolation area, including all necessary site…
      266013728 Jul 2026337 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 18 Oct 2026, 02:06
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 02:06open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 01:21open
    Building work nearby 1 in the last 12 months
    1 not signed off
    • Ballyduff West, Kilmeaden, Waterford, X91 EK4X · 11 May 2026 · start notice not signed off · 23/254 · 468 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 18 Oct 2026, 01:21
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 01:21open
    0
    Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools
    How busy is this area About as busy as most of Waterford City and County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here0
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here2
    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 18 Oct 2026, 02:06
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 01:21open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 02:06open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 9

    This street block against the council

    92% owner-occupied (council 65%).

    Homes built before 1971
    33% · council 29%
    Homes built since 2001
    18% · council 30%
    Owner-occupied
    92% · council 65%
    Rented
    5% · council 29%
    Children under 15
    15% · council 19%
    Aged 65 and over
    21% · council 17%
    Households with 2+ cars
    57% · council 41%
    Work mainly from home
    9% · council 11%
    This small area (244 people)Waterford City And

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 227059001

    Nearest school
    848 m
    Ballyduff NS, 214 pupils
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Ballyduff NS · primary · 214 pupils · 848 m

    Stops 1

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

      • Ballyduff NS · 848 m-8.2% pupils (214)
      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 18 Oct 2026, 02:18
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.011 Oct 2026, 23:43open
      Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 02:06open
      Council consultation portalsPublic18 Oct 2026, 01:37open
      Council meetings (ModernGov)Public18 Oct 2026, 02:18open
      Land Development Agency public land registerCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026, 16:43open
      cso_saps_2022CC BY 4.0—open
      National Transport AuthorityCC 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 mapsCC BY 4.0——
      Fingal County CouncilCC BY 4.0——
      Question 6

      What to ask, and who

      1. 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
      Ballyduff West
      Electoral division
      Kilmeadan
      Electoral area
      Portlaw-Kilmacthomas
      Council
      Waterford City And County Council
      Everything we found, as a list 7 lines
      • Not protected; no vacant land tax.
      • Nothing nearby looks set to change.
      • No scheduled public transport within 800 m.
      • Here (2022 census): 92% owner-occupied (council 65%); 3% of homes empty (council 11%); most built 1971–1980; 79% drive to work (council 63%); population up 3% since 2016.
      • The council decides in a median 55 days (about 8 weeks); 40% are asked for more information.
      • 2 applications nearby in the last 12 months.
      • 2 homes started within 1 km in 3 years (council middle 1).
      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 24
      SourcePublisherLicenceFetched
      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.comAn Coimisiún PleanálaCC BY 4.016 Oct 2026
      data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026
      data.gov.ieVarious (see each layer)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026
      dlrcoco.citizenspace.comLocal authorities (consultation portals)Public18 Oct 2026
      www2.courts.ie—© the publisher18 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.comLocal authorities (derelict sites registers)CC BY 4.012 Oct 2026
      data.epa.ieEnvironmental Protection Agency (LEAP licence register)CC BY 4.012 Oct 2026
      transportforireland.ieNational Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.011 Oct 2026
      lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
      meetings.fingal.ieLocal authorities (council meetings)Public18 Oct 2026
      services.arcgis.comDepartment of Housing (National Planning Application Database)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026
      services-eu1.arcgis.comTailte ÉireannCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
      services-eu1.arcgis.comCSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributorsCC BY 4.04 Oct 2026
      propertypriceregister.ieProperty Services Regulatory Authority (PPR)© PSRA, PSI licence18 Oct 2026
      services.arcgis.comLocal authorities (RZLT maps)CC BY 4.011 Oct 2026
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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 18 Oct 2026, 22:16 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.