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Planning report · Waterford City And County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 21 Oct 2026, 03:15

Blenheim Heights, Ballymaclode, Waterford, County Waterford, Munster, Éire / Ireland

52.24053, -7.04596

Homes here mostly date from the 1970s. 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2026. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (98%).

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

2planning files on this houselatest 202698%of home extensions approved nearbyn=46 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs51 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 49–530open 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 51 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 4 months after
  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). 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2026.

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. 2 planning files on this house.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of BallymaclodeBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1971–1980 (census estimate)most built2026: 2660509 · extension, approved2024: 2460017 · work already done, approved2017: 1 file on Ballymaclode2021: 1 file on Ballymaclode2023: 1 file on Ballymaclode2024: 1 file on Ballymaclode4 files

Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.

MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area

  1. 2026
    2660509 · extension · approved 2026 · not started, runs out 2031
    approvedstartedsigned off
  2. 2024
    2460017 · work already done · approved 2024 · work already done
    approvedstartedsigned off?
On this site
R2
Zoning · Existing residential
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
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 riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings2Blenheim; Blenheim House
Monuments3R133997; R134011
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: 63 on the draft 2027 map; 63 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 19 Oct 2026, 00:29
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 23:24open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 00:29open
Constraint layers (bundle)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:37open
National Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
Sites and Monuments RecordCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:29open
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 21 Oct 2026, 02:27
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.021 Oct 2026, 01:58open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.021 Oct 2026, 02:27open
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: 83% approved, and 1 in 4 is asked for more information.

New house in a garden or site18 decided · more info asked 28%
83% · 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 · 18 nearby, 1,549 council-wide

Figure 3

Ballymaclode, file by file since 2017

2 of 2 decided extensions on the road were approved.

4 planning files on Ballymaclode since 2017, by kind and decision.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo. 28 · 2017 · single-storey side · approved · 17411No. 44 · 2024 · single-storey side · approved · 2460008Porches, roofs, otherNo number · 2021 · other work · approved · 21242No. 28 · 2023 · other work · refused · 23286New house in a side garden
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

4 files with "Ballymaclode" 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 1 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 1 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

1 approved
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
Garage conversion11—

On Blenheim Heights: 17 extensions in 10 years, 86% of all applications approved; most common single-storey side.

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 21 Oct 2026, 02:27
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.021 Oct 2026, 02:27open
    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 21 Oct 2026, 02:27
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.021 Oct 2026, 01:58open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.021 Oct 2026, 02:27open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 4

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 51 days. 1 in 6 is asked for more information, which adds about 94 days. Building starts about 4 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 51 days; If more info asked (1 in 6): 152 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 126 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 51 days, middle half 49–53 (n=38)51 daysIf more info asked (1 in 6)With further information: median 152 days (n=8)152 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 126 days after permission (n=18)126 days after permissionSigned off40% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated46 decided home extensions, 20 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    What appeals changed

    0 of 8 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Approvals appealed8 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

    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Blenheim Heights, Ballymaclode, Waterford, County Waterford, Munster, Éire / Ireland with 7 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseEmpty land zoned for homesApproved
    1. 10.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 13 m
    2. 20.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 14 m
    3. 30.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 28 m
    4. 40.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 31 m
    5. 50.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 33 m
    6. 60.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 38 m
    7. 719 Blenheim Heights, Waterford 2660509Approved with conditions · 0 m
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 15 permissions since 2016, 6 show a start notice and 1 has a completion certificate.

    18 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 15 approved, 3 refused. After appeals: 15 approved. Of those: 1 signed off, 3 built with the owner's opt-out, 2 started, 5 with no start notice found, 4 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT15: lodged → approved3: lodged → refused15: approved → approved3: refused → refused5: approved → no start notice found3: approved → built, owner opted out2: approved → started, not signed off1: approved → signed off4: approved → ran out18 lodged18 lodged15 approved15 approved3 refused3 refused15 approved15 approved3 refused3 refused5 no start notice found5 no start notice found3 built, owner opted out3 built, owner opted out2 started, not signed off2 started, not signed off1 signed off1 signed off4 ran out4 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.

    Measured18 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 7

    The next 30 days

    Nothing closes within 500 m in the next 30 days.

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

      Sites that could change 10 within 500 m

      Empty land zoned for homes 10

      • 10.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 13 m
      • 20.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 14 m
      • 30.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 28 m
      • 40.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 31 m
      • 50.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 33 m
      • 60.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 38 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 · 41 m
      • 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 48 m
      • 0.2 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 21 Oct 2026, 02:27
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.021 Oct 2026, 01:58open
      Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 23:17open
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.021 Oct 2026, 02:27open
      Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 00:29open
      Figure 8

      Applications within 500 m, by year

      Between 1 and 3 a year; busiest 2018. 83% of decisions were approvals.

      2017: 2, 2018: 3, 2019: 2, 2020: 1, 2021: 3, 2022: 1, 2023: 2, 2024: 3, 2026: 105102017: 2 approved2’17*2018: 2 approved2018: 1 refused3’182019: 2 approved2’192020: 1 approved1’202021: 2 approved2021: 1 refused3’212022: 1 approved1’222023: 1 approved2023: 1 refused2’232024: 3 approved3’242026: 1 approved1’26*
      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 1 in the last 12 months

      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.
      Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 21 Oct 2026, 02:27
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.021 Oct 2026, 02:27open
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.021 Oct 2026, 01:58open
      Building work nearby 1 in the last 12 months
      1 no sign-off needed
      • Blenheim Heights, Ballymaclode, Waterford · 4 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 21242 · 335 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 21 Oct 2026, 01:58
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.021 Oct 2026, 01:58open
      0
      Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

      Named places estate, developments, inspections

      Estate: Blenheim Heights · 18 applications in 10 years · 86% approved · most common: single-storey side

      Crèches and schools inspected

      NameLatest inspectionDistance
      Bluebells Playgroup · Crèche12 Jan 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate841 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: Housing estates, Department of Education school list, Tusla early years register · fetched 14 Oct 2026, 23:20
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      Housing estatesODbL 1.0, CC BY-SA 4.0, CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 20:18open
      Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
      Tusla early years registerPublic register14 Oct 2026, 23:20open
      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 21 Oct 2026, 02:27
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.021 Oct 2026, 01:58open
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.021 Oct 2026, 02:27open
      Question 5

      What's the area like?

      Figure 9

      This street block against the council

      82% owner-occupied (council 65%).

      Homes built before 1971
      24% · council 29%
      Homes built since 2001
      17% · council 30%
      Owner-occupied
      82% · council 65%
      Rented
      7% · council 29%
      Children under 15
      20% · council 19%
      Aged 65 and over
      25% · council 17%
      Households with 2+ cars
      57% · council 41%
      Work mainly from home
      17% · council 11%
      This small area (261 people)Waterford City And

      MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 097091004/02/228004002

      Schools, stops and the council

      Schools

      None nearby.

        Stops 0

          Sources: Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS), Department of Education school list, 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 21 Oct 2026, 02:35
          SourceLicenceFetchedLink
          Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 23:44open
          Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
          Council consultation portalsPublic21 Oct 2026, 01:42open
          Council meetings (ModernGov)Public21 Oct 2026, 02:35open
          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. Extension (2660509) approved 2026, not started: still planned?
            Ask for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
            Seller · solicitor
          2. Work already done (2460017): work kept with permission. Done as approved?
            Ask for: The retention grant and an opinion of compliance.
            Seller · solicitor
          3. On the vacant land tax map: is the 3% tax being paid?
            Ask for: Your solicitor's check of liability or exemption.
            Solicitor
          4. 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
          Ballymaclode
          Electoral division
          Ballymaclode
          Electoral area
          Waterford City East
          Council
          Waterford City And County Council
          Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
          • 2 applications on this site; latest 2660509, approved 2026, not started, runs out 2031.
          • Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; on the vacant land tax map.
          • 10 sites nearby could change: 10 empty zoned plots.
          • No scheduled public transport within 800 m.
          • Here (2022 census): 82% owner-occupied (council 65%); 28% of homes empty (council 11%); most built 1971–1980; 62% drive to work (council 63%); population up 4% since 2016.
          • 1 home extension within 250 m since 2026. On Blenheim Heights: 17 in 10 years, 86% approved.
          • The council decides in a median 55 days (about 8 weeks); 40% are asked for more information.
          • 1 applications nearby in the last 12 months.
          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.
          • Permission for work already done (Retention permission): An application to keep something that was built without permission.
          • 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
          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 4.021 Oct 2026
          data.gov.ieVarious (see each layer)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 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.comLocal authorities (consultation portals)Public21 Oct 2026
          www2.courts.ie—© the publisher21 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 4.019 Oct 2026
          overpass-api.deOpenStreetMap contributors, NHDS, Kildare County CouncilODbL 1.0, CC BY-SA 4.0, CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
          transportforireland.ieNational Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.018 Oct 2026
          lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
          meetings.fingal.ieLocal authorities (council meetings)Public21 Oct 2026
          services.arcgis.comDepartment of Housing (National Planning Application Database)CC BY 4.021 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
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          gov.ieDepartment of EducationCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
          gov.ieDepartment of HousingCC BY-SA 4.09 Oct 2026
          tusla.ieTusla (Early Years Inspectorate)Public register14 Oct 2026
          services.arcgis.comLocal authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan)CC BY 4.018 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 21 Oct 2026, 03:15 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.