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Planning report · Waterford City And County Council · 2000 m around the house · 8 Oct 2026, 12:50

Meneval Place

52.23715, -7.06977

Homes here mostly date from the 2000s. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2021. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (96%). 80 homes approved 534 m away haven't started.

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Applications, appeals and commencement notices for this county. Consultations, zoning and RZLT maps: Dublin, Kildare, Meath and Wicklow only for now.
1planning files on this houseWATERFORD records from 201796%of home extensions approved nearbyn=142 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs52 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 50–546open for comments nearbyclose 20 Oct–2 Nov219homes approved nearby, not startednearest 190 m · 2360349

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 52 days
  4. 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
  5. 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
  6. 6PermissionLasts 5 years
  7. 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 3 months after
  8. 8Sign-offCompletion cert, or the owner opts out
Question 1

What's the planning story of this house?

Figure 1

Sixty years of rules, and what's on record

Most homes here were built 2001–10. 1 planning file on this house.

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. 1 planning files on this house. The council's online records start in 2017.permission needed · files not onlinefiles online1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of GrantstownBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 2001–2010 (census estimate)built?2022: 211079 · attic or dormer, approved2017: 1 file on Grantstown2018: 2 files on Grantstown2019: 2 files on Grantstown2020: 2 files on Grantstown2021: 6 files on Grantstown2022: 3 files on Grantstown2023: 5 files on Grantstown2024: 1 file on Grantstown2025: 2 files on Grantstown2026: 1 file on Grantstown25 files

Shaded years needed permission but aren't in the council's online records. Ask its planning archive for anything from 1964–2016.

MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD (2017–) · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area

  1. 2022
    211079 · attic or dormer · approved 2022 · not started, runs out 2027
    approvedstartedsigned off
On this site
R2
Zoning · Existing residential
No
Protected or listed · on our maps
Yes
Vacant land tax · 3% of land value a year
No
Flood zone (development plan) · not in Zone A or B
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
ZoningR2 · Existing residential
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.

Vacant land taxYes 3% of the land's value a year
Flood riskNo none within 2.0 km
Within 2.0 kmCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings15Ballycar House; Leoville House
Monuments27R133876; R133905
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. This land is on the council's final map for the vacant land tax. Unless it is a home someone lives in (or its garden), the owner pays 3% of the land's value a year until homes are built or the zoning changes. The OPW flood map's licence lets us show a yes/no only. Land on the vacant land tax map nearby: 4082 on the draft 2027 map; 4082 on the final 2026 map.
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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.
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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

Extensions are almost always approved here: 94–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 97% approved, and 1 in 2 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear36 decided · more info asked 8%
97% · council 99%
Single-storey side13 decided · more info asked 0%
100% · council 99%
Attic or dormer17 decided · more info asked 41%
94% · council 92%
First-floor15 decided · more info asked 7%
100% · council 96%
New house in a garden or site37 decided · more info asked 46%
97% · 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 · 118 nearby, 2,955 council-wide

Figure 3

Grantstown, file by file since 2017

9 of 9 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 6 of 6.

25 planning files on Grantstown since 2017, by kind and decision.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo. 42 · 2018 · two-storey rear · approved · 1824No. 2 · 2018 · two-storey side · approved · 18762No number · 2020 · porch / front · approved · 20544No. 84 · 2021 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · 211079No. 74 · 2021 · single-storey side · approved · 21593No number · 2022 · other extension · approved · 22337No. 36 · 2023 · single-storey rear · approved · 2360366No. 36 · 2024 · two-storey rear · approved · 2460088No. 6 · 2026 · single-storey rear · approved · 2660357Porches, roofs, otherNo number · 2020 · other work · approved · 20799No number · 2021 · other work · approved · 21833No number · 2021 · other work · refused · 21976No number · 2022 · other work · approved · 22466No number · 2022 · other work · approved · 22653No. 7 · 2023 · other work · approved · 2349No number · 2023 · other work · approved · 2360056No number · 2023 · other work · approved · 2360345No number · 2023 · other work · approved · 2360349No number · 2025 · other work · approved · 2560706New house in a side gardenNo number · 2017 · new house · approved · 17640No number · 2019 · new house · approved · 1987No number · 2019 · new house · approved · 1989No number · 2021 · new house · approved · 21587No number · 2021 · new house · approved · 21802No number · 2025 · new house · approved · 2560710
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

25 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 · 2017–2026

Extensions and refusals right beside you 10 within 250 m · 2 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 10 extensions within 250 m

7 of 7 approved (100%) · most common: single-storey rear

7 approved3 no decision or withdrawn
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
Single-storey rear41—
Two-storey rear33—
Dormer or attic22—
Single-storey side11—

On The Paddocks: 5 extensions in 10 years, 83% of all applications approved; most common dormer or attic.

Refused within 100 m 2 in 5 years

  • 2560593 · new house · refused 9 Apr 2026 · 86 m
  • 21976 · driveway · refused 31 May 2022 · 61 m
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.
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Question 3

How long, and what if someone objects?

Figure 4

A home extension's journey here

A decision takes 52 days. 1 in 8 is asked for more information, and that stretches it to 123 days. Building starts about 3 months after permission.

Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 52 days; If more info asked (1 in 8): 123 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 78 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 52 days, middle half 50–54 (n=125)52 daysIf more info asked (1 in 8)With further information: median 123 days (n=17)123 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 78 days after permission (n=34)78 days after permissionSigned off71% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

Calculated142 decided home extensions, 34 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

Figure 5

What appeals changed

4 of 6 appealed refusals became permissions. 0 of 14 appealed approvals were reversed.

Refusals appealed6 decided
4 became permissions
Approvals appealed14 decided
0 reversed
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

Appeals nearby 22 in 5 years
  • 501045 Granted with conditions · Gaelchol?iste Phort L?irge , Bishopscourt , Ballygunner Waterford · 1.4 km
  • 500461 Granted with conditions · Knockboy , Waterford , Waterford · 663 m
  • 500406 Granted · Junction between Williamstown Road and the R710 Outer Ring Road and… · 1.4 km
  • 500722 Invalid · The Paddocks , Williamstown Road Grantstown , Co. Waterford · 256 m
  • 321288 Granted with conditions · Deerpark, Outer Ring Road (Cumann na mBan), Williamstown, Waterford. · 1.9 km
  • 318284 Granted with conditions · The Paddocks, Williamstown Road, Grantstown, Waterford · 60 m
  • 318605 Granted with conditions · Ardkeen Roundabout, Dunmore Road, Waterford, (E:662861, N:610942, ITM · 1.2 km
  • 320320 Open · The Paddocks, Williamstown Road, Grantstown, Co. Waterford. · 114 m
  • 318767 Granted with conditions · 22 Sylvan Drive, Grantstown Park, Waterford, X91 Y438 · 267 m
  • 315967 Granted with conditions · Lands at Knockboy, Dunmore Road, Co. Waterford · 612 m
  • 314341 Granted with conditions · Ballinakill Shopping Centre, Dunmore Road, Waterford. · 501 m
  • 316422 Other · "The Paddocks" Williamstown Road, Grantstown, Co. Waterford. · 114 m
  • 316599 Other · Oaklands, Ballinakill, Waterford City. · 614 m
  • 316410 Split · Knockboy, Dunmore Road, Co. Waterford. · 610 m
  • 317058 Granted with conditions · Ballinakill Shopping Centre, Dunmore Road, Co.Waterford. · 436 m
  • 312487 Refused · Ballygunner GAA Club , Bishopscourt , Ballygunner , Co Waterford. · 1.1 km
  • 312269 Granted with conditions · Public Grass Verge , along Dunmore Road , Waterford City. · 487 m
  • 312809 Granted with conditions · The Hermitage, Grantstown, Co. Waterford · 884 m
  • 314089 Withdrawn · Site no. 4 Cois Coille, Ballinakill, Dunmore Road, Waterford. · 520 m
  • 312996 Withdrawn · "The Paddocks", Williamstown Road, Grantstown, Co. Waterford. · 62 m
  • 312634 Granted with conditions · Ballinakill Shopping Centre , Dunmore Road , Waterford. · 477 m
  • 312971 Pending · "The Paddocks", Williamstown Road, Grantstown, Co. Waterford · 62 m
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Question 4

What's changing around you?

Street map around Meneval Place with 15 numbered planning items
⌖ the houseOpen for commentsWindow closingApproved, not started
The numbered key 15 items
#WhatStatusDistanceWhy it is here
16 the Haven, Grantstown Park Dunmore Road
2660721
No decision yet175 mopen for comments until 22 Oct 2026
21 The Anchorage, Grandstown
2660735
No decision yet671 mopen for comments until 29 Oct 2026
3in the townlands of Ballynakill Farranshoneen Williamstown Grange Upper Grange Lower, Ballytruckle Kingsmeadow Kilbarry Pastimeknock
2660726
No decision yet1.1 kmopen for comments until 23 Oct 2026
4Fisherman's Cottage The Island, Ballinakill
2660747
No decision yet1.4 kmopen for comments until 2 Nov 2026
5Former "Car Wash" Site, Ardkeen Shopping Centre
2660710
No decision yet1.4 kmopen for comments until 20 Oct 2026
6Williamstown, Williamstown
2660734
No decision yet1.9 kmopen for comments until 29 Oct 2026
726 Hazel Road, Riverview
2660588
Approved with conditions469 mtime to appeal ends 22 Oct 2026
88 The Village, Ballygunner
2660541
Approved with conditions647 mtime to appeal ends 9 Oct 2026
9Cul Dara, Williamstown Road
2660580
Refused1.0 kmtime to appeal ends 27 Oct 2026
10An Bloemfontein 1 Woodview Close, Maypark Village
2660605
Approved with conditions1.6 kmtime to appeal ends 29 Oct 2026
11'The Paddocks'
2360056
Approved, no sign building has started211 m14 homes approved 2023, no sign building has started
12Ballinakill Shopping Centre
2560940
Approved, no sign building has started534 m80 homes approved 2026, no sign building has started
13Radharc na Suire
21622
Approved, not started, approval runs out within a year598 m28 homes approved 2022, no sign building has started; the approval runs out 3 Mar 2027
14Knockboy
2560404
Approved, no sign building has started670 m55 homes approved 2025, no sign building has started
15Knockboy
2360106
Approved, no sign building has started901 m42 homes approved 2023, no sign building has started
Figure 6

What happens to applications within 500 m

Permission isn't building. Of 71 permissions since 2016, 19 show a start notice and 1 has a completion certificate. Most owners opt out of sign-off.

77 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 71 approved, 6 refused. After appeals: 71 approved. Of those: 1 signed off, 11 built with the owner's opt-out, 7 started, 30 with no start notice found, 22 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT71: lodged → approved6: lodged → refused70: approved → approved5: refused → refused1 approved by the council, withdrawn or invalid after an appeal1 refused by the council, approved after an appeal30: approved → no start notice found11: approved → built, owner opted out7: approved → started, not signed off1: approved → signed off22: approved → ran out77 lodged77 lodged71 approved71 approved6 refused6 refused71 approved71 approved5 refused5 refused1 withdrawn1 withdrawn30 no start notice found30 no start notice found11 built, owner opted out11 built, owner opted out7 started, not signed off7 started, not signed off1 signed off1 signed off22 ran out22 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.

Measured77 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

Figure 7

The next 30 days

11 deadlines within 2.0 km; the first closes 9 Oct 2026.

11 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-10-09 2660541: CONDITIONAL — Division of existing plot, demolition of the existing garage and garden wall, construction of a new dwelling house with ; 2026-10-15 2660704: application received — Proposed ground floor extension to the side and rear of existing house; 2026-10-20 2660710: application received — for a change of use from a Drive-Through Car Wash to a Drive-Through Coffee Kiosk .The application seeks to construct a; 2026-10-22 2660721: application received — Proposed ground floor extension to the side and rear of existing house; 2026-10-22 2660588: CONDITIONAL — alterations and extension comprising new bay window, new entrance porch, side extension and associated elevational chang; 2026-10-23 2660726: application received — for a 10-year permission for development of a district heating energy centre at a site located at Waterford Crystal, Ash; 2026-10-27 2660580: REFUSED — Indefinite retention of amendments to the estate road layout previously approved under Planning Ref. 2560299.; 2026-10-29 2660734: application received — 10-year planning permission for 1.) the raising of existing agricultural land levels, including the raising of land leve; 2026-10-29 2660735: application received — A first-floor extension to the side and a single-storey extension to the rear of the existing dwelling, a new entrance p; 2026-10-29 2660605: CONDITIONAL — the conversion of a detached domestic garage to a use ancillary to the existing house and linking the garage to the exis; 2026-11-02 2660747: application received — for the construction of a 222m2 rear extension to the existing dwelling which includes the demolition of a rear lean-to today13 Oct18 Oct23 Oct28 Oct2 Nov7 Nov2660541: CONDITIONAL — Division of existing plot, demolition of the existing garage and garden wall, construction of a new dwelling house with · 647 m away · 2026-10-092660704: application received — Proposed ground floor extension to the side and rear of existing house · 175 m away · 2026-10-152660710: application received — for a change of use from a Drive-Through Car Wash to a Drive-Through Coffee Kiosk .The application seeks to construct a · 1.4 km away · 2026-10-202660721: application received — Proposed ground floor extension to the side and rear of existing house · 175 m away · 2026-10-222660588: CONDITIONAL — alterations and extension comprising new bay window, new entrance porch, side extension and associated elevational chang · 469 m away · 2026-10-222660726: application received — for a 10-year permission for development of a district heating energy centre at a site located at Waterford Crystal, Ash · 1.1 km away · 2026-10-232660580: REFUSED — Indefinite retention of amendments to the estate road layout previously approved under Planning Ref. 2560299. · 1 km away · 2026-10-272660734: application received — 10-year planning permission for 1.) the raising of existing agricultural land levels, including the raising of land leve · 1.9 km away · 2026-10-292660735: application received — A first-floor extension to the side and a single-storey extension to the rear of the existing dwelling, a new entrance p · 671 m away · 2026-10-292660605: CONDITIONAL — the conversion of a detached domestic garage to a use ancillary to the existing house and linking the garage to the exis · 1.6 km away · 2026-10-292660747: application received — for the construction of a 222m2 rear extension to the existing dwelling which includes the demolition of a rear lean-to · 1.4 km away · 2026-11-02
Comments closeTime to appeal ends
  • Time to appeal ends 9 Oct 20261 day left
    82660541 · CONDITIONAL — Division of existing plot, demolition of the existing garage and garden wall, construction of a new…
    €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 647 m away
  • Comments close 15 Oct 20267 days left
    2660704 · application received — Proposed ground floor extension to the side and rear of existing house
    €20 to the council · 175 m away
  • Comments close 20 Oct 202612 days left
    52660710 · application received — for a change of use from a Drive-Through Car Wash to a Drive-Through Coffee Kiosk .The…
    €20 to the council · 1.4 km away
  • Comments close 22 Oct 202614 days left
    12660721 · application received — Proposed ground floor extension to the side and rear of existing house
    €20 to the council · 175 m away
  • Time to appeal ends 22 Oct 202614 days left
    72660588 · CONDITIONAL — alterations and extension comprising new bay window, new entrance porch, side extension and associated…
    €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 469 m away
  • Comments close 23 Oct 202615 days left
    32660726 · application received — for a 10-year permission for development of a district heating energy centre at a site located…
    €20 to the council · 1.1 km away
  • Time to appeal ends 27 Oct 202619 days left
    92660580 · REFUSED — Indefinite retention of amendments to the estate road layout previously approved under Planning Ref. 2560299.
    €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 1.0 km away
  • Comments close 29 Oct 202621 days left
    62660734 · application received — 10-year planning permission for 1.) the raising of existing agricultural land levels, including…
    €20 to the council · 1.9 km away
  • Comments close 29 Oct 202621 days left
    22660735 · application received — A first-floor extension to the side and a single-storey extension to the rear of the existing…
    €20 to the council · 671 m away
  • Time to appeal ends 29 Oct 202621 days left
    102660605 · CONDITIONAL — the conversion of a detached domestic garage to a use ancillary to the existing house and linking the…
    €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 1.6 km away
  • Comments close 2 Nov 202625 days left
    42660747 · application received — for the construction of a 222m2 rear extension to the existing dwelling which includes the…
    €20 to the council · 1.4 km away

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

Figure 8

Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet

80 homes 534 m away were approved Aug 2026 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Aug 2031.

Ballinakill Shopping… · 80 homes: 80 homes approved Aug 2026, not started; Knockboy · 55 homes: 55 homes approved Nov 2025, not started; Knockboy · 42 homes: 42 homes approved Oct 2023, not started; Radharc na Suire · 28 homes: 28 homes approved, not started; runs out Mar 202720222023202420252026202720282029203020312032Ballinakill Shopping… · 80 homes534 m · 256094080 homes approved Aug 2026, not started80 homes approved Aug 2026, not startedKnockboy · 55 homes670 m · 256040455 homes approved Nov 2025, not started55 homes approved Nov 2025, not startedKnockboy · 42 homes901 m · 236010642 homes approved Oct 2023, not started42 homes approved Oct 2023, not startedRadharc na Suire · 28 homes598 m · 2162228 homes approved, not started; runs out Mar 202728 homes approved, not started; runs out Mar 2027today

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 14 within 2.0 km

Approved, not started, approval running out 1

Approved, not started 4

Empty land zoned for homes 9

  • 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 1 m
  • 0.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 9 m
  • 0.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 29 m
  • 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 40 m
  • 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 45 m
  • 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 56 m
  • 0.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 88 m
  • 0.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 99 m
  • 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 0 m

Not covered here: council land to be sold, empty land zoned for homes (Dublin only).

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Figure 9

Applications within 500 m, by year

Between 4 and 15 a year; busiest 2021. 92% of decisions were approvals.

2017: 4, 2018: 13, 2019: 9, 2020: 8, 2021: 15, 2022: 10, 2023: 7, 2024: 4, 2025: 4, 2026: 3051015202017: 4 approved4’17*2018: 12 approved2018: 1 refused13’182019: 8 approved2019: 1 refused9’192020: 8 approved8’202021: 12 approved2021: 3 refused15’212022: 10 approved10’222023: 7 approved7’232024: 4 approved4’242025: 3 approved2025: 1 refused4’252026: 3 approved3’26*
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

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

Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

Open for comments €20 to comment

Every application within 2.0 km 291 in 5 years

See every application on the map

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.
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Building work nearby 67 in 3 years
15 signed off as finished32 not signed off20 no sign-off needed
  • 217 Dunmore Road, Waterford, X91 R2EX · 30 Sept 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2660434 · 947 m
  • Maypark Lane, Waterford · 29 Sept 2026 · start notice not signed off · 26/60302 · 1.5 km
  • 47 Williamstown Road, Waterford · 18 Sept 2026 · 4 homes · start notice not signed off · 2560299 · 1.1 km
  • 47 Williamstown Road, Waterford · 18 Sept 2026 · 4 homes · start notice not signed off · 2560299 · 1.1 km
  • 47 Williamstown Road, Waterford · 18 Sept 2026 · 4 homes · start notice not signed off · 2560299 · 1.1 km
  • 47 Williamstown Road, Waterford · 18 Sept 2026 · 8 homes · start notice not signed off · 2560299 · 1.1 km
  • 47 Williamstown Road, Waterford · 18 Sept 2026 · 4 homes · start notice not signed off · 2560299 · 1.1 km
  • 6 The Haven, Waterford, X91 X9W0 · 14 Sept 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 26/60357 · 187 m
  • Knightswood, Williamstown, Waterford · 10 Sept 2026 · 3 homes · start notice not signed off · 2560394 · 1.8 km
  • 65 Williamstown Road, Waterford · 27 Jul 2026 · 16 homes · start notice not signed off · 2560299 · 1.0 km
  • Williamstown, Waterford, X91 Y2H4 · 11 May 2026 · start notice not signed off · 25/60334 · 1.5 km
  • Williamstown Road, Waterford · 1 May 2026 · 23 homes · start notice not signed off · 2560299 · 1.0 km
  • 16 Ballinakill Avenue, Waterford, X91 HT38 · 20 Apr 2026 · start notice not signed off · 2460397 · 618 m
  • 162 Dunmore Road, Waterford, X91 FYP5 · 13 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560904 · 916 m
  • Blenheim Heights, Ballymaclode, Waterford · 4 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 21242 · 1.8 km
  • 2 Haven Wood Retirement Village, Waterford, X91 XED2 · 23 Mar 2026 · 7-day notice signed off · 1.3 km
  • Knightswood, Williamstown,, Waterford · 14 Mar 2026 · 98 homes · start notice not signed off · 2560394 · 1.8 km
  • The Paddocks, Waterford · 9 Mar 2026 · 25 homes · start notice not signed off · 2560706 & 21833 & 22653 · 317 m
  • The Paddocks,, Williamstown Road, Waterford · 2 Mar 2026 · 49 homes · start notice not signed off · 2360349 · 235 m
  • 221-224 Paddocks Way, Williamstown, Waterford · 11 Feb 2026 · 4 homes · start notice not signed off · 2360349 · 251 m
  • 213-216 Paddocks Way, Williamstown, Waterford · 11 Feb 2026 · 4 homes · start notice not signed off · 2360349 · 248 m
  • 209-212 Paddocks Way, Williamstown, Waterford · 11 Feb 2026 · 4 homes · start notice not signed off · 2360349 · 248 m
  • 225-228 Paddocks Way, Williamstown, Waterford · 11 Feb 2026 · 4 homes · start notice not signed off · 2360349 · 261 m
  • 217-220 Paddocks Way, Williamstown, Waterford · 11 Feb 2026 · 4 homes · start notice not signed off · 2360349 · 257 m
  • Williamstown Road, Grantstown, Waterford · 2 Feb 2026 · 9 homes · start notice not signed off · 2560710 & 16328 & 21102 & 2541 · 363 m
  • Knockboy, Dunmore Road, Waterford · 29 Jan 2026 · 89 homes · start notice not signed off · ABP-315967-23 [22146] · 677 m
  • Cul Dara, Waterford, X91 · 26 Dec 2025 · 24 homes · start notice signed off · 2560299 · 1.1 km
  • Deerpark, Port Láirge, Waterford · 17 Dec 2025 · 21 homes · start notice not signed off · 24/60374 & ABP-321288-24 · 1.9 km
  • Deerpark, Port Láirge, Waterford · 17 Dec 2025 · 34 homes · start notice not signed off · 24/60374 & ABP-321288-24 · 1.9 km
  • Deerpark, Port Láirge, Waterford · 17 Dec 2025 · 24 homes · start notice not signed off · 24/60374 & ABP-321288-24 · 1.9 km
  • Unit 7/8 Ballinakill Shopping Centre, Dunmore Road., Waterford, X91 AN25 · 30 Sept 2025 · start notice not signed off · 2460726 · 450 m
  • 20 Island View, Waterford, X91 D9P0 · 8 Sept 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25 / 60410 · 617 m
  • Paddocks Avenue, Port Láirge, Waterford · 25 Aug 2025 · 14 homes · start notice not signed off · 21833 · 217 m
  • Dunmore Road, Waterford, X91 ER8E · 11 Aug 2025 · start notice signed off · 1.4 km
  • 208 Dunmore Road, Waterford, X91 XY9K · 30 Jun 2025 · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 23143 · 1.0 km
  • Summerville Avenue, Waterford · 4 Jun 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 20859 · 2.0 km
  • Dunmore Road, Waterford, x91 tp6a · 10 Mar 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2429 · 2.0 km
  • Bishopscourt Cottage, Waterford, X91 RA55 · 20 Jan 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2360518 · 1.3 km
  • Deer Park, Port Láirge, Waterford · 30 Dec 2024 · 30 homes · start notice not signed off · 2460113 · 1.9 km
  • Deer Park, Port Láirge, Waterford · 30 Dec 2024 · 24 homes · start notice not signed off · 2460113 · 1.9 km
  • Deer Park, Port Láirge, Waterford · 30 Dec 2024 · 24 homes · start notice not signed off · 2460113 · 1.9 km
  • Knockboy, Dunmore Road, Waterford · 27 Dec 2024 · 89 homes · start notice not signed off · ABP-315967-23 [22146] · 679 m
  • ARDKEEN, Waterford, X91 NCD8 · 16 Dec 2024 · 7-day notice not signed off · 1.5 km
  • Dunmore Road, Waterford, X91 ER8E · 28 Nov 2024 · start notice signed off · 24/60232 · 1.4 km
  • 1 Bromley Avenue, Waterford, X91 P9HK · 8 Nov 2024 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 24/60382 · 1.4 km
  • 1 Marian Terrace Ballinakill, Waterford, X91 YNW5 · 31 Oct 2024 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 24/108 · 1.4 km
  • 5 Kings Channel, Waterford · 23 Oct 2024 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 24/60258 · 1.6 km
  • Williamstown Road, Waterford · 23 Oct 2024 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 24/60288 · 829 m
  • Williamstown Road, Waterford · 14 Oct 2024 · 8 homes · start notice signed off · 2360432 · 1.1 km
  • Williamstown Road, Waterford · 14 Oct 2024 · 8 homes · start notice signed off · 2360432 · 1.1 km
  • Williamstown Road, Waterford · 14 Oct 2024 · 8 homes · start notice signed off · 2360432 · 1.1 km
  • Williamstown Road, Waterford · 14 Oct 2024 · 8 homes · start notice signed off · 2360432 · 1.1 km
  • Dunmore Road, Waterford, X91 DY96 · 4 Oct 2024 · 60 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 21792 · 553 m
  • The Former Glanbia Site, Marypark Lane, Waterford · 17 Sept 2024 · start notice signed off · 23/60576 · 1.6 km
  • Dunmore Road, Waterford, X91 ER8E · 16 Sept 2024 · start notice signed off · 22/292 · 1.4 km
  • 1 Williamstown Road, Waterford · 12 Aug 2024 · 42 homes · start notice signed off · 2360432 · 1.1 km
  • Waterford, X91 XR13 · 15 Jul 2024 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2230 · 300 m
  • iniscarra collins avenue, Waterford, X91 V6T3 · 8 Jul 2024 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 21210 · 616 m
  • Waterford, X91 D9Y7 · 8 Jul 2024 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2460018 · 601 m
  • 5 Pleasant Avenue, Waterford, X91 HD1H · 21 May 2024 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 24/60009 · 1.1 km
  • Williamstown, Waterford City, Waterford · 23 Apr 2024 · 133 homes · start notice signed off · 21833 & 22653 & 2360056 · 270 m
  • Williamstown, Bishopscourt, Waterford · 20 Apr 2024 · 4 homes · start notice signed off · 18/785 · 625 m
  • Waterford Crystal Factory, Cork Road, Waterford, X91 X6F5 · 25 Mar 2024 · 7-day notice signed off · 19/425 · 588 m
  • Blenheim Hill, Waterford, X91 V8X5 · 15 Feb 2024 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2360511 · 1.7 km
  • Knightswood, Williamstown, Waterford · 6 Dec 2023 · 76 homes · start notice signed off · 22378 · 1.6 km
  • Kilcaragh, Waterford · 29 Nov 2023 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 22/673 · 1.7 km
  • Leoville, Waterford, X91 P20P · 6 Nov 2023 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 21/543 · 1.6 km
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: bcms · fetched 8 Oct 2026, 06:04
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
bcmsCC-BY-4.08 Oct 2026, 06:04open
Homes coming 219 not started
How we work this out
Schemes of 10 or more homes approved since 2019, from the council and An Coimisiún Pleanála registers. 'Building started' means the builder told the council's building control office that work was starting (a commencement notice).
Sources: acp, bcms, npad, social_housing · fetched 2 Oct 2026, 23:01
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
acpCC-BY-4.02 Oct 2026, 23:01open
bcmsCC-BY-4.08 Oct 2026, 06:04open
npadCC-BY-4.08 Oct 2026, 01:40open
social_housingCC-BY-SA-4.025 Sept 2026, 20:56open
Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

Named places estate, developments, inspections

Estate: The Paddocks · 18 applications in 10 years · 83% approved · most common: attic conversion / dormer

Who applies most nearby

  • Glenveagh Homes Limited — 3 applications, latest 17 Feb 2023
  • Noel Frisby Construction Ltd. — 2 applications, latest 5 Jul 2024
  • Marina Quarter Ltd — 2 applications, latest 4 Aug 2023

Crèches and schools inspected

NameLatest inspectionDistance
Little Explorers Montessori School · Crèche20 Mar 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate159 m
Park Montessori School · Crèche11 Feb 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 783 m
How we work this out
Organisations only: a person named on an application is never listed. Inspection dates and links are the publisher's; read their report for the findings.
Sources: estates, organisations, schools, tusla_ey · fetched 27 Sept 2026, 20:18
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
estatesODbL-1.0 (OSM) + CC-BY-SA-4.0 (NHDS) + CC-BY-4.0 (Kildare)27 Sept 2026, 20:18open
organisationsn/a — derived; organisations only; DLR-sourced links withheld4 Oct 2026, 23:03—
schoolsCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
tusla_eypublic (Tusla statutory register; acknowledgement required, no open licence stated)5 Oct 2026, 23:33open
How busy is this area Busier than most of Waterford City and County Council.
Homes approved
Here250
Council middle0
Homes started
Here377
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: acp, bcms, npad · fetched 2 Oct 2026, 23:01
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
acpCC-BY-4.02 Oct 2026, 23:01open
bcmsCC-BY-4.08 Oct 2026, 06:04open
npadCC-BY-4.08 Oct 2026, 01:40open
Question 5

What's the area like?

Figure 10

This street block against the council

0% of homes built before 1971 (council 29%). 70% owner-occupied (council 65%).

Homes built before 1971
0% · council 29%
Homes built since 2001
89% · council 30%
Owner-occupied
70% · council 65%
Rented
27% · council 29%
Children under 15
22% · council 19%
Aged 65 and over
7% · council 17%
Households with 2+ cars
57% · council 41%
Work mainly from home
17% · council 11%
This small area (296 people)Waterford City And

MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 228014021

Bus
409 m
Meledon Grove · 607, 617, 627 · busiest stop within 500 m: 3 an hour at peak
Flood
None
no OPW flood extent within 2.0 km
Nearest school
987 m
Gaelscoil Phort Lairge, 207 pupils
Schools, stops and the council

Schools

  • Gaelscoil Phort Lairge · primary · 207 pupils · 987 m
  • S N Naomh Mhuire · primary · 641 pupils · 1.3 km
  • Gaelcholáiste Phort Láirge · postprimary · 146 pupils · 1.5 km

Stops 39

  • Meledon Grove · 607, 617, 627 · 3/hour at peak · 409 m
  • Meledon Grove · 354 · 1/hour at peak · 416 m
  • Ballinakill Dns · 354 · 426 m
  • The Paddocks · 607, 617 · 1/hour at peak · 432 m
  • Ballinakill Dns · 607, 617, 627 · 2/hour at peak · 434 m
  • Cois Coille · 607, 617, 627 · 3/hour at peak · 436 m
  • Cois Coille · 607, 617, 627 · 2/hour at peak · 455 m
  • Grantstown Pk · 607, 617, 627 · 3/hour at peak · 477 m

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

  • Gaelscoil Phort Lairge · 987 m+2.5% pupils (207)
Sources: gtfs, schools, npad, consult, moderngov, lda_lands, 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 4 Oct 2026, 23:41
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
gtfsCC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026, 23:41open
schoolsCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
npadCC-BY-4.08 Oct 2026, 01:40open
consultpublic8 Oct 2026, 01:19open
moderngovpublic8 Oct 2026, 01:20open
lda_landsCC-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. Attic or dormer (211079) approved 2022, not started: still planned?
    Ask for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
    Seller · solicitor
  2. On the vacant land tax map: is the 3% tax being paid?
    Ask for: Your solicitor's check of liability or exemption.
    Solicitor
  3. 14 homes approved 211 m away ('The Paddocks'), not started: what is planned?
    Ask for: The planning file for 2360056.
    Council
  4. Application 175 m away open for comments until 22 Oct 2026: comment?
    Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
    Council
  5. 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
Grantstown
Electoral division
Farranshoneen
Electoral area
Waterford City East
Council
Waterford City And County Council
Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
  • 1 application on this site; latest 211079, approved 2022, not started, runs out 2027.
  • Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; on the vacant land tax map.
  • 14 sites nearby could change: 5 approved schemes, 9 empty zoned plots.
  • 6 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 22 Oct 2026.
  • 2 applications refused within 100 m since 2021; latest a new house (2026).
  • 219 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 80 at Ballinakill Shopping Centre.
  • Meledon Grove (bus 607, 617) 409 m away: 3 an hour at morning peak; 15 from all stops within 500 m.
  • Here (2022 census): 70% owner-occupied (council 65%); 3% of homes empty (council 11%); most built 2001–2010; 76% drive to work (council 63%); population up 7% since 2016.
What the terms mean 8 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.
  • 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 28
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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.comAn Coimisiún PleanálaCC-BY-4.02 Oct 2026
data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC-BY-4.08 Oct 2026
data.gov.ieVarious (see each layer)mixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC…27 Sept 2026
services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026
services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Monuments Service (SMR)CC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026
dlrcoco.citizenspace.com | https:Local authorities (consultation portals)public8 Oct 2026
www2.courts.ie—all-rights-reserved8 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-4.05 Oct 2026
overpass-api.deOpenStreetMap contributors, NHDS, Kildare County CouncilODbL-1.0 (OSM) + CC-BY-SA-4.0 (NHDS) +…27 Sept 2026
transportforireland.ieNational Transport AuthorityCC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026
lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC-BY-4.011 Sept 2026
meetings.fingal.ieLocal authorities (council meetings)public8 Oct 2026
services.arcgis.comDepartment of Housing (National Planning Application Database)CC-BY-4.08 Oct 2026
organisationsPlanning Register (derived from applications and the CRO register)n/a — derived; organisations only; DLR…4 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)PSI — PSRA re-use terms (psr.ie/re-use…8 Oct 2026
services.arcgis.comLocal authorities (RZLT maps)CC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026
gov.ieDepartment of EducationCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026
gov.ieDepartment of HousingCC-BY-SA-4.025 Sept 2026
tusla.ieTusla (Early Years Inspectorate)public (Tusla statutory register; ackn…5 Oct 2026
services.arcgis.comLocal authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan)CC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026
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 8 Oct 2026, 12:50 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.