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Planning report · Waterford City And County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 10 Oct 2026, 03:35

Viewmount Park

52.24429, -7.08076

Homes here mostly date from the 1970s. 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2021. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (98%). 2 applications nearby open for comments.

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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.
2planning files on this houselatest 202198%of home extensions approved nearbyn=195 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs51 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 50–542open for comments nearbyclose 20 Oct–23 Oct

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 3 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 2022.

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 houseBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1971–1980 (census estimate)most built2022: 211086 · extension, approved2018: 18318 · porch, approved

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

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

  1. 2022
    211086 · extension · approved 2022 · not started, runs out 2027
    approvedstartedsigned off
  2. 2018
    18318 · porch · approved 2018 · ran out unbuilt
    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 buildings5Leoville House; Ardkeen
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: 929 on the draft 2027 map; 929 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: zoning, rzlt, constraints, constraints.niah · fetched 4 Oct 2026, 23:11
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
zoningCC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026, 23:11open
rzltCC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026, 23:59open
constraintsmixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0, publishable=false)27 Sept 2026, 19:37open
constraints.niahCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
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: bcms, npad · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:23
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
bcmsCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:23open
npadCC-BY-4.010 Oct 2026, 01:42open
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: 95–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 86% approved, and 1 in 2 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear44 decided · more info asked 14%
98% · council 99%
Two-storey rear11 decided · more info asked 0%
100% · council 94%
Single-storey side20 decided · more info asked 15%
95% · council 99%
Attic or dormer25 decided · more info asked 32%
100% · council 92%
First-floor27 decided · more info asked 4%
100% · council 96%
New house in a garden or site43 decided · more info asked 47%
86% · 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 · 170 nearby, 3,085 council-wide

Extensions and refusals right beside you 6 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 6 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

3 approved3 no decision or withdrawn
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
Single-storey side31—
First-floor22—
Other10—

On Viewmount Park: 30 extensions in 10 years, 93% of all applications approved; most common first-floor.

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: npad, acp · fetched 10 Oct 2026, 01:42
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    npadCC-BY-4.010 Oct 2026, 01:42open
    acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    Sources: acp, bcms, npad · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    bcmsCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:23open
    npadCC-BY-4.010 Oct 2026, 01:42open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 3

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 51 days. 1 in 9 is asked for more information, which adds about 64 days. Building starts about 3 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 51 days; If more info asked (1 in 9): 118 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 92 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 mo15 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 51 days, middle half 50–54 (n=173)51 daysIf more info asked (1 in 9)With further information: median 118 days (n=22)118 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 92 days after permission (n=44)92 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.

    Calculated195 decided home extensions, 45 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 4

    What appeals changed

    5 of 7 appealed refusals became permissions. 1 of 19 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed7 decided
    5 became permissions
    Approvals appealed19 decided
    1 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 Viewmount Park with 12 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsBuilding startedApprovedNo decision yet
    1. 1in the townlands of Ballynakill Farranshoneen Williamstown Grange Upper Grange Lower, Ballytruckle Kingsmeadow Kilbarry Pastimeknock 2660726No decision yet · 73 m
    2. 2Former "Car Wash" Site, Ardkeen Shopping Centre 2660710No decision yet · 335 m
    3. 3217 Dunmore Road, Waterford 2660434Building started · 191 m
    4. 43 Bromley Drive, Ardkeen Village 2560896Approved with conditions · 139 m
    5. 5Grow HQ, Dunmore Road 2660441Approved with conditions · 163 m
    6. 6162 Viewmount Park, Dunmore Road 2560904Approved with conditions · 259 m
    7. 7Ashe House Ardkeen Shopping Centre, Dunmore Road 2560921Approved with conditions · 374 m
    8. 8No. 60 Viewmount, Waterford City 2660624No decision yet · 425 m
    9. 9The Cove Flats, Dunmore Road 2660010No decision yet · 433 m
    10. 1017 Viewmount Park, Dunmore Road 2660084Approved with conditions · 433 m
    11. 11The Villa, 3 Leoville 2660158Approved with conditions · 475 m
    12. 12No. 2 The Dell, Mount Pleasant 2660612No decision yet · 488 m
    Figure 5

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 73 permissions since 2016, 15 show a start notice and 3 have a completion certificate. Most owners opt out of sign-off.

    76 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 71 approved, 5 refused. After appeals: 73 approved. Of those: 3 signed off, 9 built with the owner's opt-out, 3 started, 31 with no start notice found, 27 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT71: lodged → approved5: lodged → refused71: approved → approved3: refused → refused2 refused by the council, approved after an appeal31: approved → no start notice found9: approved → built, owner opted out3: approved → started, not signed off3: approved → signed off27: approved → ran out76 lodged76 lodged71 approved71 approved5 refused5 refused73 approved73 approved3 refused3 refused31 no start notice found31 no start notice found9 built, owner opted out9 built, owner opted out3 started, not signed off3 started, not signed off3 signed off3 signed off27 ran out27 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.

    Measured76 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 6

    The next 30 days

    2 deadlines within 500 m; the first closes 20 Oct 2026.

    2 deadlines in the next 30 days: 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; 2026-10-23 2660726: application received — for a 10-year permission for development of a district heating energy centre at a site located at Waterford Crystal, Ashtoday15 Oct20 Oct25 Oct30 Oct4 Nov9 Nov2660710: 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 · 335 m away · 2026-10-202660726: application received — for a 10-year permission for development of a district heating energy centre at a site located at Waterford Crystal, Ash · 73 m away · 2026-10-23
    Comments close
    • Comments close 20 Oct 202610 days left
      22660710 · application received — for a change of use from a Drive-Through Car Wash to a Drive-Through Coffee Kiosk .The…
      €20 to the council · 335 m away
    • Comments close 23 Oct 202613 days left
      12660726 · application received — for a 10-year permission for development of a district heating energy centre at a site located…
      €20 to the council · 73 m away

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

    Figure 7

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 3 and 12 a year; busiest 2019. 93% of decisions were approvals.

    2017: 13, 2018: 9, 2019: 12, 2020: 5, 2021: 3, 2022: 10, 2023: 3, 2024: 9, 2025: 7, 2026: 5051015202017: 13 approved13’17*2018: 8 approved2018: 1 refused9’182019: 12 approved12’192020: 4 approved2020: 1 refused5’202021: 2 approved2021: 1 refused3’212022: 9 approved2022: 1 refused10’222023: 2 approved2023: 1 refused3’232024: 9 approved9’242025: 7 approved7’252026: 5 approved5’26*
    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 500 m 19 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: npad, acp, bcms · fetched 10 Oct 2026, 01:42
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    npadCC-BY-4.010 Oct 2026, 01:42open
    acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    bcmsCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:23open
    Building work nearby 3 in the last 12 months
    1 not signed off2 no sign-off needed
    • 3217 Dunmore Road, Waterford, X91 R2EX · 30 Sept 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2660434 · 191 m
    • Maypark Lane, Waterford · 29 Sept 2026 · start notice not signed off · 26/60302 · 435 m
    • 162 Dunmore Road, Waterford, X91 FYP5 · 13 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560904 · 273 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: bcms · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 23:23
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    bcmsCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:23open
    0
    Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

    Named places estate, developments, inspections

    Estate: Viewmount Park · 35 applications in 10 years · 93% approved · most common: first-floor

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Williamstown Community Childcare Centre Ltd · Crèche30 Jul 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 196 m
    Home From Home · Crèche4 Apr 2023 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate706 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, 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
    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
    Here105
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here157
    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 9 Oct 2026, 23:03
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    acpCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    bcmsCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 23:23open
    npadCC-BY-4.010 Oct 2026, 01:42open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 8

    This street block against the council

    17% of homes built before 1971 (council 29%). 78% owner-occupied (council 65%).

    Homes built before 1971
    17% · council 29%
    Homes built since 2001
    1% · council 30%
    Owner-occupied
    78% · council 65%
    Rented
    17% · council 29%
    Children under 15
    18% · council 19%
    Aged 65 and over
    21% · council 17%
    Households with 2+ cars
    40% · council 41%
    Work mainly from home
    9% · council 11%
    This small area (219 people)Waterford City And

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 228014019

    Bus
    161 m
    Ardkeen Woods · W5 · busiest stop within 500 m: 4 an hour at peak
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    None nearby.

      Stops 22

      • Ardkeen Woods · W5 · 2/hour at peak · 161 m
      • Ardkeen Woods · 370, W5 · 2/hour at peak · 192 m
      • Ardkeen Rtl Pk · W5 · 2/hour at peak · 262 m
      • Waterford Hospl · 354 · 1/hour at peak · 310 m
      • Waterford Hospl · 358, 607, 617, 627, 667 · 4/hour at peak · 321 m
      • Waterford Hospl · 354, 358, 607, 617, 627, 667 · 3/hour at peak · 336 m
      • Waterford Hospl · 370, W5 · 2/hour at peak · 371 m
      • Solas Centre · 607, 617, W5 · 3/hour at peak · 473 m
      Sources: gtfs, schools, 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
      consultpublic10 Oct 2026, 01:23open
      moderngovpublic10 Oct 2026, 01:24open
      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. Extension (211086) approved 2022, not started: still planned?
        Ask for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
        Seller · solicitor
      2. Porch (18318) ran out unbuilt in 2023: built anyway?
        Ask for: If built: proof it started in time, 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. Application 73 m away open for comments until 23 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
      Farranshoneen
      Electoral division
      Farranshoneen
      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 211086, approved 2022, not started, runs out 2027.
      • Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; on the vacant land tax map.
      • Nothing nearby looks set to change.
      • 2 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 23 Oct 2026.
      • Waterford Hospl (bus 358, 607) 321 m away: 4 an hour at morning peak; 18 from all stops within 500 m.
      • Here (2022 census): 78% owner-occupied (council 65%); 2% of homes empty (council 11%); most built 1971–1980; 65% drive to work (council 63%); population up 7% since 2016.
      • 6 home extensions within 250 m since 2025. Most were single-storey side extensions. On Viewmount Park: 30 in 10 years, 93% approved.
      • The council decides in a median 56 days (about 8 weeks); 40% are asked for more information.
      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.
      • Comment on an application (Observation / submission): Anyone can comment on a planning application within five weeks of it being lodged, for a €20 fee.
      • 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.
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      Fingal County Council—CC BY 4.0—
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      National Transport Authority—CC BY 4.0—
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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 10 Oct 2026, 03:35 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.