Planning report · Waterford City And County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 1 Nov 2026, 15:31

Blackfriars Street

52.26095, -7.11096

Homes here mostly date from before 1919. 3 planning files on this house, the latest from 2025. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (93%). 430 homes approved 465 m away haven't started.

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Distance

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Time

12 months 2 years 5 years

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

3planning files on this houselatest 2025 93%of home extensions approved nearbyn=121 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs 52 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 50–54 2open for comments nearbyclose 18 Nov–24 Nov 430homes approved nearby, not startednearest 465 m · 2660108

How planning works, with this area's numbers

steps can overlap · medians for home extensions within 1.5 km, 10 years

1ApplySite notice up, plans online
2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
3Decision8 weeks by law. Here 52 days
4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
6PermissionLasts 5 years
7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 2 months after
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 before 1919, before planning permission was needed. 3 planning files on this house, the latest from 2025.

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

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

2025
2560720 · alterations · withdrawn
approved?started?signed off?
2025
2560673 · alterations · withdrawn
approved?started?signed off?
2022
223 · signage · approved 2022 · started, no sign-off needed
approvedstartedsigned off?

On this site

Zoning · Major town centre

Yes

Protected or listed · a recorded monument (Religious house - Dominican friars)

Vacant land tax · not on the map

Flood zone (development plan) · not in Zone A or B

Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail

ZoningM2 · Major town centre

What it says

TC: Provide for the development and enhancement of town core uses including retail, residential, commercial, civic and other uses.

The main town centre — retail, offices, civic uses, apartments.

wccc development plan 2022 2028 · 19 Jul 2022 – 18 Jul 2028

Protected building32 within 100 m Terraced house with dormer attic, c.1820, on a corner site retaining early fenestration with two-bay three-storey side elevation to north. Replacement timber shopfront inserted to ground floor, with fluted pilasters, fixed-pane timber display windows, t; Terraced over basement building, built 1912, retaining original fenestration with shopfront to ground floor. One of a pair. Pitched (shared) slate roof with clay ridge tiles, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves. Painted rendered walls. S

Heritage inventory45 within 100 m house; W. Wall

Monument zoneOn this site Religious house - Dominican friars, Waterford City; Tomb - effigial, Waterford City

Not on this site: conservation area, EU nature site, EU bird site, natural heritage area, tree order, landslide risk, derelict list.

Licensed industrial sites within 1.0 km: Diageo Ireland (Waterford) (835 m)

Vacant land taxNo not on the map

Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m

Within 500 m	Count	For example
Heritage inventory buildings	394	crane; house
Monuments	115	R134132; Historic town

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. The OPW flood map's licence lets us show a yes/no only. Land on the vacant land tax map nearby: 612 on the draft 2027 map; 613 on the final 2026 map.

Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Sites and Monuments Record, SMR zones of notification, EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Records of Protected Structures, 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
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:35	open
Sites and Monuments Record	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:29	open
SMR zones of notification	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:34	open
EPA licensed facilities (LEAP)	CC BY 4.0	26 Oct 2026, 23:21	open
Records of Protected Structures	CC BY 4.0	—	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

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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 03:07	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 05:02	open

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: 87–96% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 88% approved, and 1 in 2 are asked for more information.

Single-storey rear26 decided · more info asked 23%

96% · council 99%

Two-storey rear15 decided · more info asked 27%

93% · council 97%

Attic or dormer18 decided · more info asked 50%

94% · council 92%

First-floor15 decided · more info asked 20%

87% · council 94%

New house in a garden or site8 decided · more info asked 62%

88% · council 81%

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 · 82 nearby, 1,708 council-wide

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

Kind	Applied	Approved	Refused
Rear	1	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

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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 05:02	open
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	30 Oct 2026, 23:01	open

Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02

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	1 Nov 2026, 03:07	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 05:02	open

Question 3

How long, and what if someone objects?

Figure 3

A home extension's journey here

A decision takes 52 days. 1 in 4 is asked for more information, which adds about 82 days. Building starts about 2 months after permission.

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

Calculated121 decided home extensions, 29 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

Figure 4

What appeals changed

4 of 12 appealed refusals became permissions. 1 of 10 appealed approvals were reversed.

Refusals appealed12 decided

4 became permissions

Approvals appealed10 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 Blackfriars Street with 15 numbered planning items — ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsWindow closingBuilding startedApprovedNo decision yetRefused

1Exchange Street Car Park, c/o Exchange Street and High Street 2660805No decision yet · 66 m
228 - 32 John Street & 1 - 3 Manor Street, Waterford 2660789No decision yet · 429 m
3Assembly House, 30 O'Connell Street 2660670Approved with conditions · 217 m
4Waterford North Quays, Dock Road 2660108Approved with conditions · 380 m
5Alexander Street, Waterford 21 2O2Building started · 180 m
6George's Court Shopping Centre, Great George's Street & Barronstrand Street 2560939Approved with conditions · 77 m
715 Broad Street, Waterford 2660449No decision yet · 77 m
8apt 1 Keizer House, Keizer Street/High Street 2660033Approved with conditions · 135 m
929, Great George's Street 2660065Approved with conditions · 136 m
1032 High Street Waterford (X91 VPT9) and the former postal sorting office located at, Custom House Quay / Keizer Street and High Street 2660024Approved with conditions · 152 m
1153 Meagher Quay, Waterford 2660544No decision yet · 170 m
1239 Michael Street, Waterford 2660016Approved with conditions · 198 m
1335 Patrick Street, Waterford 2660671No decision yet · 207 m
141 Great Georges Street, Waterford 2678Refused · 225 m
15Rear of 49 Merchants Quay, Waterford City 2660026No decision yet · 240 m

Figure 5

What happens to applications within 500 m

Permission isn't building. Of 133 permissions since 2016, 15 show a start notice and 6 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.

Measured150 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

Figure 6

The next 30 days

4 deadlines within 500 m; the first closes 18 Nov 2026.

Comments closeTime to appeal ends

Comments close 18 Nov 202617 days left
22660789 · application received — for material alterations to as Granted Planning Application 23/60288 (ABP-3200361-24) at…
€20 to the council · 429 m away
Time to appeal ends 18 Nov 202617 days left
42660108 · CONDITIONAL — the development will consist of modifications to the previously permitted Blocks C to H (Ref: 2460304) to…
€220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 380 m away
Time to appeal ends 19 Nov 202618 days left
32660670 · CONDITIONAL — development will consist of: Refurbishment of the existing building, including repair refurbishment and…
€220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 217 m away
Comments close 24 Nov 202623 days left
12660805 · application received — is sought for continuation of use of land as a temporary car park for a period of 2 years at…
€20 to the council · 66 m away

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

Figure 7

Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet

430 homes 465 m away were approved Oct 2026 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Oct 2031.

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 1 within 500 m

Approved, not started 1

Waterford North Quays · 430 homes approved Oct 2026, not started · 465 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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02

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	1 Nov 2026, 03:07	open
Derelict sites registers	CC BY 4.0	26 Oct 2026, 23:09	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 05:02	open
Residential Zoned Land Tax maps	CC BY 4.0	25 Oct 2026, 23:43	open

Figure 8

Applications within 500 m, by year

Between 15 and 27 a year; busiest 2022. 89% of decisions were approvals.

ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

2021 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.

Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

Open for comments €20 to comment

228 - 32 John Street & 1 - 3 Manor Street , Waterford , Waterford comments close 18 Nov 2026
for material alterations to as Granted Planning Application 23/60288 (ABP-3200361-24) at existing Sinnotts…
266078914 Oct 2026429 m
1Exchange Street Car Park , c/o Exchange Street and High Street , Waterford City comments close 24 Nov 2026
is sought for continuation of use of land as a temporary car park for a period of 2 years at site bounded by…
266080520 Oct 202666 m

Every application within 500 m 49 in the last 12 months

See every application on the map

3 CONDUIT LANE , WATERFORD , WATERFORD Withdrawn or not valid
for the removal indefinitely of the old unsafe slated “A” roof and the upper loose sections of the rubble…
266079915 Oct 202657 m
3 CONDUIT LANE , WATERFORD , WATERFORD Withdrawn or not valid
to retain indefinitely the removal of the old slated “A” roof and the upper loose sections of the rubble…
266074025 Sept 202657 m
39 O Connell Street , Waterford Withdrawn or not valid
section 254 license renewal
26913 Sept 2026302 m
Tullys Bar , 37 O'Connell Street , Waterford No decision yet
renewal of Section 254 license unchanged from Reg :24/186, namely a section 254 license for outdoor tables…
26902 Sept 2026290 m
1335 Patrick Street , Waterford , City No decision yet
change of use from retail to a Christian community gathering & place of worship to include internal and…
26606711 Sept 2026207 m
3Assembly House , 30 O'Connell Street , Waterford Approved with conditions
development will consist of: Refurbishment of the existing building, including repair refurbishment and…
266067022 Oct 2026217 m
Exchange Street Car Park , c/o Exchange Street and High Street , Waterford City Withdrawn or not valid
is sought for continuation of use of land as a temporary car park for a period of 2 years, commencing on 23rd…
266065828 Aug 202666 m
Exchange Street Car Park , , Waterford City Withdrawn or not valid
is sought for continuation of use of land as a temporary car park for a period of 2 years, commencing on 23rd…
266064125 Aug 202666 m
35 Patrick Street , Waterford , City Withdrawn or not valid
change of use from retail to community gathering & place of worship to include internal and external…
266063921 Aug 2026207 m
55 O'Connell Street , Waterford City , Waterford No decision yet
for a Change of Use from the existing retail unit to a take-away food use, together with all associated…
266062618 Aug 2026460 m
35 Patrick Street , Waterford , City Withdrawn or not valid
change of use from retail to community gathering & place of worship to include internal and external…
266062217 Aug 2026207 m
141 Great Georges Street , Waterford Refused
Section 254 License Pavement A-Frame Sign
26781 Oct 2026225 m
28 - 32 John Street & 1 - 3 Manor Street , Waterford , Waterford Withdrawn or not valid
for full planning permission for material alterations to as Granted Planning Application 23/60288…
26605917 Aug 2026429 m
3 , CONDUIT LANE , WATERFORD Withdrawn or not valid
to extend, alter, refurbish and upgrade the street fronted, single storey, terraced building of No. 3 Conduit…
26605835 Aug 202657 m
3 , CONDUIT LANE , WATERFORD Withdrawn or not valid
to extend, alter, refurbish and upgrade the street fronted, single storey, terraced building of No. 3 Conduit…
266057331 Jul 202657 m
1153 Meagher Quay , Waterford , Co. Waterford No decision yet
The replacement of the 1960’s two storey plastered shopfront section with a new two storey shopfront of…
266054422 Jul 2026170 m
53 Meagher Quay , Waterford , Co. Waterford Withdrawn or not valid
The replacement of the 1960’s two storey plastered shopfront section with a new two storey shopfront of…
266053320 Jul 2026170 m
23 , O' Connell Street , Waterford Approved with conditions
the extension and refurbishment of existing protected structure (RPS No: 730343) to include internal…
26605191 Sept 20261 homes251 m
55 , O'Connell Street , Waterford Withdrawn or not valid
Change of use from retail to takeaway, including new signage and installation of extraction/ventilation.
266051113 Jul 2026460 m
715 Broad Street , Waterford No decision yet
the change of use of the existing vacant upper floors from office use to residential use to provide 5 no.…
266044919 Jun 202677 m
28 - 32 John Street & 1 - 3 Manor Street , Waterford , Waterford Withdrawn or not valid
for material alterations to as Granted Planning Application 23/60288 (ABP-3200361-24) at existing Sinnotts…
266042515 Jun 2026429 m
Reginalds Tower Bar & Restaurant , 2 The Mall , Waterford Approved with conditions
Renewal of S254 license for external tables and chairs permitted under ref no. 14/600134
266129 Jul 2026309 m
39 O Connell Street , Waterford Withdrawn or not valid
section 254 license renewal
26544 Jun 2026301 m
Parnell House , Parnell Street , Waterford No decision yet
change of use of existing yard area to licensed premises use and PLANNING PERMISSION for material alterations…
266036226 May 2026386 m
Reginalds Tower Bar & Restaurant , 2 The Mall , Waterford Withdrawn or not valid
Section 254 License - for external tables and chairs
265126 May 2026309 m
33 John Street , Waterford , Waterford Approved with conditions
material alterations to our property at 33 John Street, Waterford, namely for the change of use of the…
266031230 Jun 2026471 m
Bank Lane , Waterford City Withdrawn or not valid
Section 254 license for running a grass roots music series under Festivals and Grants, area will be used for…
26458 May 2026364 m
28 - 32 John Street & 1 - 3 Manor Street , Waterford , Waterford Withdrawn or not valid
material alterations to as Granted Planning Application 23/60288 (ABP-3200361-24) at existing Sinnotts…
266024717 Apr 2026429 m
Parnell House , Parnell Street , Waterford No decision yet
material alterations made at Parnell House, Parnell Street, Waterford, namely for the change of use and…
266018624 Mar 2026392 m
39 Merchants Quay , Waterford , Co Waterford Approved with conditions
the demolition of part of the rear annex, and the rear ground floor lean-to section, and the construction of…
266017513 May 2026311 m
The Mall and 2 Catherine Street , Waterford , Co. Waterford Approved with conditions
(i) internal and external alterations and refurbishment works to the existing building and the provision of…
266012324 Apr 2026300 m
4Waterford North Quays , Dock Road , Ferrybank Waterford Approved with conditions
the development will consist of modifications to the previously permitted Blocks C to H (Ref: 2460304) to…
266010821 Oct 2026380 m
'The Viking Deli' , 55 Parnell Street , Waterford Approved with conditions
is sought to remove and replace the existing shop front, together with erection of new signage and all…
266010717 Apr 2026299 m
39 Merchants Quay , Waterford , Co Waterford Withdrawn or not valid
the demolition of part of the rear annex and the construction of a new rear wall to the remaining section of…
266010119 Feb 2026311 m
28 - 32 John Street & 1 - 3 Manor Street , Waterford , Waterford Withdrawn or not valid
material alterations to as Granted Planning Application 23/60288 (ABP-3200361-24) at existing Sinnotts…
266008813 Feb 2026429 m
39 Merchants Quay , Waterford , Co Waterford Withdrawn or not valid
the demolition of part of the rear annex and the construction of a new rear wall to the remaining section of…
26600729 Feb 2026311 m
929 , Great George's Street , Waterford Approved with conditions
renovation works to an existing three-storey building, incorporating alterations to existing ground-floor…
26600652 Jul 2026136 m
28 - 32 John Street & 1 - 3 Manor Street , Waterford , Waterford Withdrawn or not valid
material alterations to as Granted Planning Application 23/60288 (ABP-3200361-24) at existing Sinnotts…
266005330 Jan 2026429 m
8apt 1 Keizer House , Keizer Street/High Street , Waterford Approved with conditions
build a single storey extension (the extension would consist of an additional bedroom, bathroom and utility,…
266003314 Sept 2026135 m
15Rear of 49 Merchants Quay , Waterford City , Co. Waterford No decision yet
A change of use from commercial storage to community use with proposed new works to include two west facing…
266002620 Jan 2026240 m
1032 High Street Waterford (X91 VPT9) and the former postal sorting office located at , Custom House Quay / Keizer Street and High Street , Waterford Approved with conditions
a) a change of use from a postal sorting office, a warehouse and external yard area to a food & craft market…
266002411 Mar 2026152 m
Apt 1 Keizer House , Keizer Street/High Street , Waterford Withdrawn or not valid
to build a single storey extension (the extension would consist of an additional bedroom, bathroom and…
266001915 Jan 2026135 m
1239 Michael Street , Waterford , Waterford City Approved with conditions
change of use from Retail to Residential at First and Second Floor with access from Ground Floor. Residential…
26600166 Mar 2026198 m
Rear of 49 Merchants Quay , Waterford City , Co. Waterford Withdrawn or not valid
A change of use from commercial storage to community use with associated site works.
266001513 Jan 2026226 m
apt 1 Keizer House , Keizer Street/High Street , Waterford Withdrawn or not valid
to build a single storey extension (the extension would consist of an additional bedroom, bathroom and…
256095723 Dec 2025135 m
48 Parnell Street , Waterford City , Co. Waterford Approved with conditions
the subdivision of the existing retail unit (Deevy's Motor & Marine Accessories) to create a secondary ground…
256094520 Feb 2026299 m
6George's Court Shopping Centre , Great George's Street & Barronstrand Street , Waterford Approved with conditions
Proposed Alterations include: Removal of existing mall linking Barronstrand Street and Great George’s Street…
256093918 Feb 202677 m

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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 05:02	open
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	30 Oct 2026, 23:01	open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 03:07	open

Building work nearby 9 in the last 12 months

1 signed off as finished8 not signed off

5Alexander Street, Waterford, X91 A6X2 · 25 Aug 2026 · 2 homes · start notice not signed off · 21 2O2 · 180 m
14 Lombard Street, Waterford, X91 C63X · 16 Jul 2026 · 4 homes · start notice not signed off · 25/60411 · 443 m
1-7 An Seanchlos, Saint Patrick's Terrace, Waterford · 2 Jun 2026 · 7 homes · start notice not signed off · P8 12/25 · 358 m
8-9 An Seanchlos, Saint Patrick's Terrace, Waterford · 2 Jun 2026 · 2 homes · start notice not signed off · P8 12/25 · 373 m
7 Bank Lane, Waterford, X91 XA61 · 30 Mar 2026 · start notice not signed off · 25114 · 371 m
40-42 Arundel Square, Waterford, X91 KV10 · 4 Mar 2026 · 7-day notice signed off · 48 m
97/98 CUSTOM HOUSE QUAY, Waterford, X91 NT35 · 4 Feb 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 2460798 · 125 m
22 Parnell Street, Waterford, Kilkenny, X91 AX86 · 3 Feb 2026 · 3 homes · start notice not signed off · 312 m
70 O'Connell Street, Waterford, X91 VK74 · 17 Nov 2025 · 5 homes · start notice not signed off · P8 05/25 · 486 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 1 Nov 2026, 03:07

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 03:07	open

Homes coming 430 not started

4Waterford North Quays · 430 homes · not started · runs out 21 Oct 2031 · 465 m

How we work this out

Schemes of 10 or more homes approved since 2021, 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: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database, Social housing construction status report · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02

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	1 Nov 2026, 03:07	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 05:02	open
Social housing construction status report	CC BY-SA 4.0	23 Oct 2026, 23:02	open

Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

Named places estate, developments, inspections

Crèches and schools inspected

Name	Latest inspection	Distance
Sacred Heart Day Centre, HSE South · Crèche	19 Sept 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	166 m
St. Stephen's Pre School · Crèche	25 Jun 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	273 m
The Children's House Montessori · Crèche	11 Jun 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	353 m
Waterford Women’s Centre · Crèche	27 Nov 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	525 m
Mount Sion Playschool · Crèche	26 Jan 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	640 m
St. Josephs Childcare Centre · Crèche	12 Jun 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	644 m
Mercy Pre-School Ltd. · Crèche	5 Jun 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	846 m
Waterford Montessori · Crèche	20 Mar 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	approx. 918 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: Department of Education school list, Tusla early years register · fetched 28 Oct 2026, 23:19

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Department of Education school list	CC BY 4.0	27 Oct 2026, 23:04	open
Tusla early years register	Public register	28 Oct 2026, 23:19	open

How busy is this area Busier than most of Waterford City and County Council.

Homes approved

Here479

Council middle0

Homes started

Here66

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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02

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	1 Nov 2026, 03:07	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 05:02	open

Question 5

What's the area like?

Figure 9

This street block against the council

64% of homes built before 1971 (council 29%). 3% owner-occupied (council 65%).

Homes built before 1971

64% · council 29%

Homes built since 2001

8% · council 30%

Owner-occupied

3% · council 65%

Rented

85% · council 29%

Children under 15

7% · council 19%

Aged 65 and over

11% · council 17%

Households with 2+ cars

3% · council 41%

Work mainly from home

10% · council 11%

This small area (335 people)Waterford City And

MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 228013001/228013002

Bus

92 m

Arundel Square · W4 · busiest stop within 500 m: 20 an hour at peak

Nearest school

273 m

St Stephens NS, 363 pupils

Schools, stops and the council

Schools

St Stephens NS · primary · 363 pupils · 273 m
St Josephs Special Sch · primary · 96 pupils · 286 m
C.B.S. Mount Sion, Waterford · postprimary · 494 pupils · 676 m
Mount Sion Cbs NS · primary · 360 pupils · 704 m
Our Lady Of Good Counsel Gns · primary · 187 pupils · 773 m
S N Deaglan · primary · 396 pupils · 808 m
Waterpark NS · primary · 235 pupils · 844 m
Waterpark College · postprimary · 621 pupils · 848 m

Stops 42

Arundel Square · W4 · 92 m
The Clock Tower · 354, 358, 360, 360A, W2, W3 · 7/hour at peak · 102 m
The Clock Tower · 340, 354, 358, 360, 360A, 607 · 20/hour at peak · 124 m
The Clock Tower · 607, 617, 627 · 3/hour at peak · 130 m
Parnell Street · 340, 354, 355, 360, 360A, 362 · 13/hour at peak · 311 m
Parnell Street · 340, 354, 360, 360A, 362, 40 · 13/hour at peak · 316 m
Waterford Bus Stn · 600 · 0/hour at peak · 322 m
The Mall · 354, 360, 360A, W2, W3, W5 · 12/hour at peak · 329 m

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

St Stephens NS · 273 m-3.2% pupils (363)
St Josephs Special Sch · 286 m-4% pupils (96)
C.B.S. Mount Sion, Waterford · 676 m+5.3% pupils (494)
Mount Sion Cbs NS · 704 m+0.3% pupils (360)
Our Lady Of Good Counsel Gns · 773 m-5.6% pupils (187)
S N Deaglan · 808 m-4.6% pupils (396)

Sources: Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS), Department of Education school list, National Planning Application Database, Council consultation portals, Council meetings (ModernGov), Land Development Agency public land register, cso_saps_2022, National Transport Authority, Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0), dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0), EPA strategic noise maps, Fingal County Council · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02

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
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 05:02	open
Council consultation portals	Public	1 Nov 2026, 01:08	open
Council meetings (ModernGov)	Public	1 Nov 2026, 02:24	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	—	—

Question 6

What to ask, and who

Signage (223) built without official sign-off: built properly?
Ask for: An engineer's opinion of compliance.
Seller · solicitor
Next to a recorded monument: does digging need notice?
Ask for: Details of past works from the seller.
Seller · council
Application 66 m away open for comments until 24 Nov 2026: comment?
Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
Council
Decision 217 m away can be appealed until 19 Nov 2026: appeal?
Ask for: The decision on the council's website (€220 to appeal).
Council
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

Electoral division: Custom House B
Electoral area: Tramore-Waterford City West
Council: Waterford City And County Council

Everything we found, as a list 8 lines

3 applications on this site; latest 2560720, withdrawn.
Zoned M2 (major town centre); monument zone; no vacant land tax.
Flood Zone A 62 m away on the Waterford City and County Development Plan 2022-2028 flood map.
1 site nearby could change: 1 approved scheme.
2 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 24 Nov 2026.
430 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 430 at Waterford North Quays.
The Clock Tower (bus 340, 354) 124 m away: 20 an hour at morning peak; 137 from all stops within 500 m.
Here (2022 census): 85% rent (council 29%); 21% of homes empty (council 11%); most built before 1919; 26% drive to work (council 63%); population up 24% 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.
Protected building (Protected structure (Record of Protected Structures)): A building the council has listed for its heritage value.
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 30

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	1 Nov 2026
data.gov.ie	Various (see each layer)	CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0	27 Sept 2026
services-eu1.arcgis.com	National Inventory of Architectural Heritage	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026
services-eu1.arcgis.com	National Monuments Service (SMR)	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026
services-eu1.arcgis.com	National Monuments Service (SMR zones)	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026
dlrcoco.citizenspace.com	Local authorities (consultation portals)	Public	1 Nov 2026
www2.courts.ie	—	© the publisher	31 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
services-eu1.arcgis.com	—	CC BY 4.0	—
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	1 Nov 2026
services.arcgis.com	Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database)	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026
services-eu1.arcgis.com	Tailte Éireann	CC BY 4.0	11 Sept 2026
services-eu1.arcgis.com	CSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributors	CC BY 4.0	4 Oct 2026
propertypriceregister.ie	Property Services Regulatory Authority (PPR)	© PSRA, PSI licence	1 Nov 2026
services-eu1.arcgis.com	Local authorities (Record of Protected Structures)	CC BY 4.0	—
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
tusla.ie	Tusla (Early Years Inspectorate)	Public register	28 Oct 2026
services.arcgis.com	Local authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan)	CC BY 4.0	25 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 1 Nov 2026, 15:31 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.

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