Cork Road
Homes here mostly date from the 1970s. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2021. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (93%). 1 application nearby open for comments.
Not held yet for Waterford City and County Council: council consultations.
How planning works, with this area's numbers
steps can overlap · medians for home extensions within 1.5 km, 10 years- 1ApplySite notice up, plans online
- 2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
- 3Decision8 weeks by law. Here 51 days
- 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
- 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
- 6PermissionLasts 5 years
- 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 6 months after
- 8Sign-offCompletion cert, or the owner opts out
What's the planning story of this house?
When it was built, and the rules since
Most homes here were built 1971–80, after planning permission began and before building regulations (1992). 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2021.
Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.
MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area
- 202121147 · to construct 25 · approved 2021 · ran out unbuiltapprovedstartedsigned off
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
What it says
CD: Provide for light industry, general enterprise, business development, office, research and development and high technology/ high technology manufacturing type employment in a high quality built and landscaped environment.
Zoned for rural-related business with a demonstrated need for a rural location.
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.
Licensed industrial sites within 1.0 km: Tech Industries Ireland Ltd (212 m); Garrett Motion Ireland Limited (341 m); Bausch + Lomb Ireland Limited (408 m)
How we work this out
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle) · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 23:21
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development plan zoning (councils) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:06 | open |
| EPA licensed facilities (LEAP) | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026, 23:21 | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:43 | open |
| Constraint layers (bundle) | CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:37 | open |
How we work this out
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 02:56 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 05:04 | open |
Could you extend?
Nothing on this site restricts it: not protected, not in a conservation area.
What happened to applications like yours
A new house in a garden is harder: 100% approved, and 80% are asked for more information.
Decided applications within 1.5 km, received in the last 10 years. The kind of work is read from each description.
CalculatedOur classificationcouncil register via NPAD · 5 nearby, 907 council-wide
Ballynaneashagh, file by file since 2021
1 of 1 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 1 of 1.
6 files with "Ballynaneashagh" in the address within 600 m, other roads of the same name left out. Hover a dot for the house number and reference.
MeasuredOur classificationcouncil register via NPAD · 2021–2026
Extensions and refusals right beside you 3 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m
Extensions and refusals near you 3 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months
| Kind | Applied | Approved | Refused |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single-storey side | 3 | 1 | — |
Refused within 100 m 0 in the last 12 months
Nothing refused this close in the last 12 months.
How we work this out
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 02:56 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 05:04 | open |
How long, and what if someone objects?
A home extension's journey here
A decision takes 51 days. 1 in 5 is asked for more information, which adds about 56 days. Building starts about 6 months after permission.
Bars are medians; whiskers show the middle half. Medians of separate steps don't add up exactly.
Calculated43 decided home extensions, 19 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála
What appeals changed
0 of 1 appealed refusals became permissions. 0 of 4 appealed approvals were reversed.
Every appeal decided within 1.5 km in 10 years, any kind of development.
CalculatedAn Coimisiún Pleanála cases linked to the council file
What's changing around you?
- 1VOLKSWAGEN WATERFORD, WATERFORD BUSINESS PARK CORK ROAD 2660764
- 2IDA Waterford Industrial Estate, Cork Road 2660540
- 30.1 ha zoned for homes
- 40.1 ha zoned for homes
- 58.9 ha zoned for homes
- 62.9 ha zoned for homes
- 70.1 ha zoned for homes
- 80.2 ha zoned for homes
- 9Ballynaneashag, Cork Road 2560842
- 10Lands accessed via Westside Business Park, Old Kilmeaden Road 25174
What happens to applications within 500 m
Permission isn't building. Of 33 permissions since 2016, 11 show a start notice and 4 have a completion certificate.
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.
Measured37 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates
The next 30 days
2 deadlines within 500 m; the first closes 6 Nov 2026.
- Time to appeal ends 6 Nov 20266 days left22660540 · CONDITIONAL — Proposed new workshop and ancillary staff facilities and offices. Proposed works will also include new…€220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 59 m away
- Comments close 9 Nov 20269 days left12660764 · application received — SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO SIDE OF EXISTING MOTOR SHOWROOM BUILDING (FORMERLY WATERFORD CITY…€20 to the council · 115 m away
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
- 30.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 362 m
- 40.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 426 m
- 58.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 436 m
- 62.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 440 m
- 70.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 440 m
- 80.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 444 m
- 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 461 m
- 0.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 472 m
- 0.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 479 m
- 0.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 498 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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 02:56 | open |
| Derelict sites registers | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026, 23:09 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 05:04 | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:43 | open |
Applications within 500 m, by year
Between 3 and 11 a year; busiest 2023. 89% of decisions were approvals.
2021 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.
Measuredcouncil register via NPAD
Open for comments €20 to comment
- 1VOLKSWAGEN WATERFORD , WATERFORD BUSINESS PARK CORK ROAD , WATERFORD comments close 9 Nov 2026SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO SIDE OF EXISTING MOTOR SHOWROOM BUILDING (FORMERLY WATERFORD CITY FORD) ALONG WITH…
Every application within 500 m 8 in the last 12 months
See every application on the map
- VOLKSWAGEN WATERFORD , WATERFORD BUSINESS PARK CORK ROAD , WATERFORD Withdrawn or not validSINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO SIDE OF EXISTING MOTOR SHOWROOM BUILDING (FORMERLY WATERFORD CITY FORD) ALONG WITH…
- 2IDA Waterford Industrial Estate , Cork Road , Waterford City Approved with conditionsProposed new workshop and ancillary staff facilities and offices. Proposed works will also include new…
- IDA Waterford Industrial Estate , Cork Road , Waterford City Withdrawn or not validProposed new workshop and ancillary staff facilities and offices. Proposed works will also include new…
- IDA Waterford Industrial Estate , Cork Road , Waterford City Withdrawn or not validProposed new workshop and ancillary staff facilities and offices. Proposed works will also include new…
- Volkswagen Waterford , Waterford Business Park , Cork Road Waterford Approved with conditionssingle storey extension to side of existing motor showroom, building 'A' (formerly Waterford City Ford) along…
- 10Lands accessed via Westside Business Park , Old Kilmeaden Road , Waterford Approved with conditionsEXTENSION OF DURATION of pl. file 21/216 to build 4,143m2 of Small Scale Lock Up Storage Units in 4 no.…
- 9Ballynaneashag , Cork Road , Waterford Refusedfor the erection of a new totem sign (Ford Transit Centre) and all associated site work
How we work this out
Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 05:04 | open |
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 02:56 | open |
Homes coming 0 not started
- Lands accessed via Westside Business Park · 20 homes · building started · 472 m
- Lands accessed via Westside Business Park · 16 homes · building started · 414 m
How we work this out
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database, Social housing construction status report · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 02:56 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 05:04 | open |
| Social housing construction status report | CC BY-SA 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 23:02 | open |
How busy is this area Busier than most of Waterford City and County Council.
How we work this out
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 02:56 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 05:04 | open |
What's the area like?
This street block against the council
70% owner-occupied (council 65%).
MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 228002001/228006001
Schools, stops and the council
Schools
None nearby.
Stops 7
- Ballynaneashagh · 354, 667 · 1/hour at peak · 333 m
- Cork Rd West · 354 · 0/hour at peak · 383 m
- Cork Rd West · 354 · 0/hour at peak · 416 m
- Ballynaneashagh · W1 · 3/hour at peak · 418 m
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 31 Oct 2026, 02:21
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:02 | open |
| Department of Education school list | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026, 23:04 | open |
| Council consultation portals | Public | 31 Oct 2026, 01:06 | open |
| Council meetings (ModernGov) | Public | 31 Oct 2026, 02:21 | open |
| Land Development Agency public land register | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026, 16:43 | open |
| cso_saps_2022 | CC BY 4.0 | — | open |
| National Transport Authority | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0) | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0) | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| EPA strategic noise maps | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| Fingal County Council | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
What to ask, and who
- To construct 25 (21147) ran out unbuilt in 2026: built anyway?Seller · solicitorAsk for: If built: proof it started in time, and an opinion of compliance.
- Zoned C7 (rural business), not for homes: could you extend?Solicitor · plannerAsk for: A solicitor's or planner's view.
- Application 115 m away open for comments until 9 Nov 2026: comment?CouncilAsk for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
- Decision 59 m away can be appealed until 6 Nov 2026: appeal?CouncilAsk for: The decision on the council's website (€220 to appeal).
- Any work done without planning permission?Seller · solicitorAsk for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.
Where this is, the terms, the sources
- Townland
- Ballynaneashagh
- Electoral division
- Ballybeg South/Ballynaneashagh
- Electoral area
- Waterford City South
- Council
- Waterford City And County Council
Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
- 1 application on this site; latest 21147, approved 2021, ran out unbuilt.
- Zoned C7 (rural business); not protected; no vacant land tax.
- 10 sites nearby could change: 10 empty zoned plots.
- 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 9 Nov 2026.
- Ballynaneashagh (bus W1) 418 m away: 3 an hour at morning peak; 4 from all stops within 500 m.
- Here (2022 census): 70% owner-occupied (council 65%); 0% of homes empty (council 11%); most built 1971–1980; 60% drive to work (council 63%).
- 3 home extensions within 250 m since 2026. Most were single-storey side extensions.
- The council decides in a median 56 days (about 8 weeks); 40% are asked for more information.
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.
- 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 24
| Source | Publisher | Licence | Fetched |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPA strategic noise maps | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| Fingal County Council | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0) | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| National Transport Authority | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | An Coimisiún Pleanála | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| data.nbco.gov.ie | National Building Control Office (BCMS) | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026 |
| data.gov.ie | Various (see each layer) | CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| dlrcoco.citizenspace.com | Local authorities (consultation portals) | Public | 31 Oct 2026 |
| www2.courts.ie | — | © the publisher | 30 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.com | Local authorities (derelict sites registers) | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026 |
| data.epa.ie | Environmental Protection Agency (LEAP licence register) | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026 |
| transportforireland.ie | National Transport Authority | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026 |
| lda.ie | Land Development Agency | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| meetings.fingal.ie | Local authorities (council meetings) | Public | 31 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database) | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | Tailte Éireann | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | CSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributors | CC BY 4.0 | 4 Oct 2026 |
| propertypriceregister.ie | Property Services Regulatory Authority (PPR) | © PSRA, PSI licence | 31 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities (RZLT maps) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Education | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Housing | CC BY-SA 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026 |