The Paddocks
Homes here mostly date from the 2000s. 9 planning files on this house, the latest from 2025. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (96%).
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 52 days
- 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
- 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
- 6PermissionLasts 5 years
- 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 4 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 2001–10, under planning permission and building regulations. 9 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
- 20262560710 · extension · approved 2026 · started, not signed offapprovedstartedsigned off
- 20252560701 · extension · withdrawnapproved?started?signed off?
- 20252560693 · extension · withdrawnapproved?started?signed off?
- 20252541 · extension · approved 2025 · not started, runs out 2031approvedstartedsigned off
- 20242360460 · extension · approved 2024 · not started, runs out 2029approvedstartedsigned off
- 202322861 · extension · approved 2023 · not started, runs out 2028approvedstartedsigned off
- 202322854 · extension · approved 2023 · not started, runs out 2028approvedstartedsigned off
- 202222103 · driveway · withdrawnapproved?started?signed off?
- 202121102 · extension · approved 2021 · ran out unbuiltapprovedstartedsigned 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.
How we work this out
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle) · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 23:58
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development plan zoning (councils) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 23:13 | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 23:58 | 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 5 Nov 2026, 03:55
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 5 Nov 2026, 03:55 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 5 Nov 2026, 02:02 | 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: 100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 94% 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 · 42 nearby, 1,528 council-wide
Grantstown, file by file since 2021
6 of 6 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 3 of 3.
20 files with "Grantstown" 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 5 Nov 2026, 03:55
| 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 | 5 Nov 2026, 03:55 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 5 Nov 2026, 02:02 | open |
How long, and what if someone objects?
A home extension's journey here
A decision takes 52 days. 1 in 6 is asked for more information, which adds about 65 days. Building starts about 4 months after permission.
Bars are medians; whiskers show the middle half. Medians of separate steps don't add up exactly.
Calculated71 decided home extensions, 24 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála
What appeals changed
3 of 4 appealed refusals became permissions. 0 of 12 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
- 500722 Invalid · The Paddocks , Williamstown Road Grantstown , Co. Waterford · 131 m
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 5 Nov 2026, 02:02
| 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 | 4 Nov 2026, 23:17 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 5 Nov 2026, 02:02 | open |
What's changing around you?
- 1The Paddocks, Williamstown Road Grantstown 500722
- 20.2 ha zoned for homes
- 30.1 ha zoned for homes
- 40.4 ha zoned for homes
- 50.2 ha zoned for homes
- 60.2 ha zoned for homes
- 70.5 ha zoned for homes
- 8The Paddocks, Williamstown Road Grantstown 2660623
- 9Bishopscourt, Waterford 2660467
- 106 the Haven, Grantstown Park Dunmore Road 2660721
What happens to applications within 500 m
Permission isn't building. Of 32 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.
Measured35 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
- 20.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 20 m
- 30.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 28 m
- 40.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 45 m
- 50.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 48 m
- 60.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 55 m
- 70.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 55 m
- 0.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 76 m
- 0.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 84 m
- 0.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 85 m
- 0.7 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 5 Nov 2026, 03:55
| 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 | 5 Nov 2026, 03:55 | open |
| Derelict sites registers | CC BY 4.0 | 2 Nov 2026, 23:17 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 5 Nov 2026, 02:02 | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 23:58 | open |
Applications within 500 m, by year
Between 4 and 8 a year; busiest 2022. 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 9 in the last 12 months
See every application on the map
- 106 the Haven , Grantstown Park Dunmore Road , Waterford No decision yetProposed ground floor extension to the side and rear of existing house
- 6 the Haven , Grantstown Park Dunmore Road , Waterford Withdrawn or not validProposed ground floor extension to the side and rear of existing house
- 8The Paddocks , Williamstown Road Grantstown , Waterford No decision yetThe development consists of alterations to the previously permitted Planning References 23/60345 & 23/60349…
- The Paddocks , Williamstown Road Grantstown , Waterford Withdrawn or not validthe development consists of alterations to the previously permitted Planning References 23/60345 & 23/60349…
- 9Bishopscourt , Waterford , Co. Waterford Approved with conditionsof a) change of dwelling design as previously permitted under P21/746; b) retention of the layout of the…
- Bishopscourt , Waterford , Co. Waterford Withdrawn or not valida) change of dwelling design as previously permitted under P21/746; b) retention of the layout of the access…
- No. 6 The Haven , Grantstown , Waterford Approved with conditionsProposed ground floor extension to the side and rear of existing house and a new pedestrian access gate in…
- No. 6 The Haven , Grantstown , Waterford Withdrawn or not validProposed ground floor extension to the side and rear of existing house and a new pedestrian access gate in…
- The Paddocks , Williamstown Road Grantstown , Waterford Withdrawn or not validThe development consists of alterations to the previously permitted Planning References 23/60345 & 23/63049…
How we work this out
Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 5 Nov 2026, 03:55
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 5 Nov 2026, 02:02 | 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 | 5 Nov 2026, 03:55 | open |
Building work nearby 9 in the last 12 months
- 6 The Haven, Waterford, X91 X9W0 · 14 Sept 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 26/60357 · 482 m
- The Paddocks, Waterford · 9 Mar 2026 · 25 homes · start notice signed off · 2560706 & 21833 & 22653 · 208 m
- The Paddocks,, Williamstown Road, Waterford · 2 Mar 2026 · 49 homes · start notice not signed off · 2360349 · 238 m
- 217-220 Paddocks Way, Williamstown, Waterford · 11 Feb 2026 · 4 homes · start notice not signed off · 2360349 · 265 m
- 225-228 Paddocks Way, Williamstown, Waterford · 11 Feb 2026 · 4 homes · start notice not signed off · 2360349 · 258 m
- 221-224 Paddocks Way, Williamstown, Waterford · 11 Feb 2026 · 4 homes · start notice not signed off · 2360349 · 267 m
- 213-216 Paddocks Way, Williamstown, Waterford · 11 Feb 2026 · 4 homes · start notice not signed off · 2360349 · 268 m
- 209-212 Paddocks Way, Williamstown, Waterford · 11 Feb 2026 · 4 homes · start notice not signed off · 2360349 · 272 m
- Williamstown Road, Grantstown, Waterford · 2 Feb 2026 · 9 homes · start notice not signed off · 2560710 & 16328 & 21102 & 2541 · 5 m
How we work this out
Source: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 5 Nov 2026, 03:55
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 5 Nov 2026, 03:55 | open |
Homes coming 0 not started
- 'The Paddocks' · 99 homes · building started · 249 m
- "The Paddocks" · 99 homes · building started · 282 m
- Grantstown · 73 homes · building started · 184 m
- 'The Paddocks' · 14 homes · building started · 343 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 5 Nov 2026, 03:55
| 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 | 5 Nov 2026, 03:55 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 5 Nov 2026, 02:02 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Little Explorers Montessori School · Crèche | 20 Mar 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 498 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 5 Nov 2026, 03:55
| 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 | 5 Nov 2026, 03:55 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 5 Nov 2026, 02:02 | open |
What's the area like?
This street block against the council
0% of homes built before 1971 (council 29%). 66% owner-occupied (council 65%).
MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 228014006
Schools, stops and the council
Schools
- Gaelscoil Phort Lairge · primary · 207 pupils · 889 m
Stops 19
- The Paddocks · 607, 617 · 1/hour at peak · 77 m
- Williamstown Vllge · 607, 617 · 1/hour at peak · 307 m
- The Anchorage · 607, 617 · 1/hour at peak · 473 m
- Cois Coille · 607, 617, 627 · 3/hour at peak · 747 m
- Cois Coille · 607, 617, 627 · 2/hour at peak · 763 m
- Meledon Grove · 607, 617, 627 · 3/hour at peak · 767 m
- Meledon Grove · 354 · 1/hour at peak · 775 m
- Ballinakill Dns · 354 · 780 m
Schools growing or shrinking planning in 3 years · pupils last year
- Gaelscoil Phort Lairge · 889 m+2.5% pupils (207)
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 5 Nov 2026, 02:33
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 23:05 | open |
| Department of Education school list | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026, 23:04 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 5 Nov 2026, 02:02 | open |
| Council consultation portals | Public | 5 Nov 2026, 01:15 | open |
| Council meetings (ModernGov) | Public | 5 Nov 2026, 02:33 | 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 (2560710) started Feb 2026, never signed off: is it finished?Seller · solicitorAsk for: The completion certificate, or an engineer's opinion of compliance.
- Extension (2541) approved 2025, not started: still planned?Seller · solicitorAsk for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
- Extension (2360460) approved 2024, not started: still planned?Seller · solicitorAsk for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
- On the vacant land tax map: is the 3% tax being paid?SolicitorAsk for: Your solicitor's check of liability or exemption.
- 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
- Grantstown
- Electoral division
- Farranshoneen
- Electoral area
- Waterford City East
- Council
- Waterford City And County Council
Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
- 1 job on this site started but never signed off as finished.
- Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; on the vacant land tax map.
- 10 sites nearby could change: 10 empty zoned plots.
- The Paddocks (bus 607, 617) 77 m away: 9 a day, fewer than one an hour at morning peak; 2 from all stops within 500 m.
- Here (2022 census): 66% owner-occupied (council 65%); 2% of homes empty (council 11%); most built 2001–2010; 77% drive to work (council 63%); population up 7% since 2016.
- The council decides in a median 56 days (about 8 weeks); 40% are asked for more information.
- Homes started within 1 km: 109 in the last year, 4 three years before.
- 9 applications nearby in the last 12 months.
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.
- Approval ran out without being built (Permission lapsed / expired): Most permissions last five years.
- 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
| 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 | 5 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 | 5 Nov 2026 |
| www2.courts.ie | — | © the publisher | 4 Nov 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 | 2 Nov 2026 |
| transportforireland.ie | National Transport Authority | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026 |
| lda.ie | Land Development Agency | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| meetings.fingal.ie | Local authorities (council meetings) | Public | 5 Nov 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database) | CC BY 4.0 | 5 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 | 5 Nov 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities (RZLT maps) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 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 | 4 Nov 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026 |