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Planning report · Waterford City And County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 31 Oct 2026, 20:42

60 O'Connell Street

52.26321, -7.11751

Homes here mostly date from the 2000s. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2022. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (92%). 38 homes approved 189 m away haven't started.

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

1planning file on this houselatest 202292%of home extensions approved nearbyn=109 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs52 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 50–540open for comments nearbywithin 500 m49homes approved nearby, not startednearest 189 m · 23279

How planning works, with this area's numbers

steps can overlap · medians for home extensions within 1.5 km, 10 years
  1. 1ApplySite notice up, plans online
  2. 2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
  3. 3Decision8 weeks by law. Here 52 days
  4. 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
  5. 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
  6. 6PermissionLasts 5 years
  7. 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 1 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 2001–10, under planning permission and building regulations. 1 planning file 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 2001–2010. 1 planning file 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 2001–2010 (census estimate)most built2022: 22645 · work already done, 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
    22645 · work already done · approved 2022 · work already done
    approvedstartedsigned off?
On this site
M2
Zoning · Major town centre
Yes
Protected or listed · inside the zone around a recorded monument (WA009-005028-); a building in the national heritage inventory (22500265)
No
Vacant land tax · not on the map
No
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 building18 within 100 m The shell of this structure has been retained and built over in mid 2000s. Only the shopfront is as a protected structure. Timber shopfront with fixed-pane display windows and glazed timber panelled double doors with overlights and projecting nameboa; Terraced six-bay five-storey warehouse, c.1800, with openings remodelled to ground floor to accommodate commercial use. Pitched roof with replacement tiles, concrete ridge tiles, rendered chimney stacks. Painted rendered walls with cast-iron tie plates
Heritage inventoryOn this site store/warehouse
Monument zoneOn this site Church, Waterford City; Bastioned fort, 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) (322 m); Galco (Waterford) Limited (784 m)

Vacant land taxNo not on the map
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings251Waterford Railway Station; crane
Monuments14R134132; R134191
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: 635 on the draft 2027 map; 636 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, SMR zones of notification, EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Records of Protected Structures, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 23:21
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:06open
National Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
SMR zones of notificationCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:34open
EPA licensed facilities (LEAP)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:21open
Records of Protected StructuresCC BY 4.0—open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
Constraint layers (bundle)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:37open
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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
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: 87–95% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 86% approved, and 71% are asked for more information.

Single-storey rear20 decided · more info asked 25%
95% · council 99%
Two-storey rear14 decided · more info asked 29%
93% · council 97%
Attic or dormer16 decided · more info asked 44%
94% · council 92%
First-floor15 decided · more info asked 20%
87% · council 94%
New house in a garden or site14 decided · more info asked 71%
86% · 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 · 79 nearby, 1,708 council-wide

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

Extensions and refusals near you 0 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

No home extensions within 250 m in the last 12 months.

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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    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 1 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 52 days; If more info asked (1 in 4): 141 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 45 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 52 days, middle half 50–54 (n=83)52 daysIf more info asked (1 in 4)With further information: median 141 days (n=26)141 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 45 days after permission (n=22)45 days after permissionSigned off177 days after the start, for the few who file. 32% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated109 decided home extensions, 22 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 60 O'Connell Street with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseWindow closingApproved, not startedNo decision yetApprovedRefused
    1. 1Waterford North Quays, Dock Road 2660108Approved with conditions · 239 m
    2. 2Assembly House, 30 O'Connell Street 2660670Approved with conditions · 271 m
    3. 3James St & The Glen 23279Approved, no sign building has started · 189 m
    4. 445A The Glen 23142Approved, no sign building has started · 286 m
    5. 555 O'Connell Street, Waterford City 2660626No decision yet · 46 m
    6. 639 Merchants Quay, Waterford 2660175Approved with conditions · 201 m
    7. 7Tullys Bar, 37 O'Connell Street 2690No decision yet · 208 m
    8. 8The rear of Glen House, No 29 The Glen 2660431No decision yet · 233 m
    9. 923, O' Connell Street 2660519Approved with conditions · 255 m
    10. 10Rear of 49 Merchants Quay, Waterford City 2660026No decision yet · 261 m
    11. 111 Great Georges Street, Waterford 2678Refused · 288 m
    12. 1253 Meagher Quay, Waterford 2660544No decision yet · 306 m
    13. 13George's Court Shopping Centre, Great George's Street & Barronstrand Street 2560939Approved with conditions · 367 m
    14. 1429, Great George's Street 2660065Approved with conditions · 371 m
    15. 1535 Patrick Street, Waterford 2660671No decision yet · 441 m
    Figure 5

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 97 permissions since 2016, 8 show a start notice and 3 have a completion certificate.

    111 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 96 approved, 15 refused. After appeals: 97 approved. Of those: 3 signed off, 1 built with the owner's opt-out, 4 started, 63 with no start notice found, 26 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT96: lodged → approved15: lodged → refused96: approved → approved13: refused → refused1 refused by the council, approved after an appeal1 refused by the council, withdrawn or invalid after an appeal63: approved → no start notice found1: approved → built, owner opted out4: approved → started, not signed off3: approved → signed off26: approved → ran out111 lodged111 lodged96 approved96 approved15 refused15 refused97 approved97 approved13 refused13 refused1 withdrawn1 withdrawn63 no start notice found63 no start notice found1 built, owner opted out1 built, owner opted out4 started, not signed off4 started, not signed off3 signed off3 signed off26 ran out26 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.

    Measured111 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 18 Nov 2026.

    2 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-18 2660108: CONDITIONAL — the development will consist of modifications to the previously permitted Blocks C to H (Ref: 2460304) to include revisi; 2026-11-19 2660670: CONDITIONAL — development will consist of: Refurbishment of the existing building, including repair refurbishment and modification of today5 Nov10 Nov15 Nov20 Nov25 Nov30 Nov2660108: CONDITIONAL — the development will consist of modifications to the previously permitted Blocks C to H (Ref: 2460304) to include revisi · 239 m away · 2026-11-182660670: CONDITIONAL — development will consist of: Refurbishment of the existing building, including repair refurbishment and modification of · 271 m away · 2026-11-19
    Time to appeal ends
    • Time to appeal ends 18 Nov 202618 days left
      12660108 · 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) · 239 m away
    • Time to appeal ends 19 Nov 202619 days left
      22660670 · CONDITIONAL — development will consist of: Refurbishment of the existing building, including repair refurbishment and…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 271 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

    38 homes 189 m away were approved Nov 2024 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Nov 2029.

    James St & The Glen · 38 homes: 38 homes approved Nov 2024, not started; 45A The Glen · 11 homes: 11 homes approved Apr 2024, not started2024202520262027202820292030James St & The Glen · 38 homes189 m · 2327938 homes approved Nov 2024, not started38 homes approved Nov 2024, not started45A The Glen · 11 homes286 m · 2314211 homes approved Apr 2024, not started11 homes approved Apr 2024, not startedtoday

    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 2 within 500 m

    Approved, not started 2

    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
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:09open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
    Figure 8

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 13 and 21 a year; busiest 2024. 86% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 30, 2022: 20, 2023: 20, 2024: 21, 2025: 13, 2026: 701020302021: 27 approved2021: 3 refused30’21*2022: 17 approved2022: 3 refused20’222023: 16 approved2023: 4 refused20’232024: 18 approved2024: 3 refused21’242025: 12 approved2025: 1 refused13’252026: 6 approved2026: 1 refused7’26*
    ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

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

    Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

    Every application within 500 m 24 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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    Building work nearby 4 in the last 12 months
    4 not signed off
    • 1 Military Road, Waterford · 15 Sept 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 26/60097 · 478 m
    • 1-7 An Seanchlos, Saint Patrick's Terrace, Waterford · 2 Jun 2026 · 7 homes · start notice not signed off · P8 12/25 · 276 m
    • 8-9 An Seanchlos, Saint Patrick's Terrace, Waterford · 2 Jun 2026 · 2 homes · start notice not signed off · P8 12/25 · 291 m
    • 70 O'Connell Street, Waterford, X91 VK74 · 17 Nov 2025 · 5 homes · start notice not signed off · P8 05/25 · 38 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 31 Oct 2026, 02:56
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    Homes coming 49 not started
    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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    Social housing construction status reportCC BY-SA 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:02open
    Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

    Named places estate, developments, inspections

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    St. Stephen's Pre School · Crèche25 Jun 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate448 m
    St. Josephs Childcare Centre · Crèche12 Jun 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate459 m
    Mercy Pre-School Ltd. · Crèche5 Jun 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate504 m
    Sacred Heart Day Centre, HSE South · Crèche19 Sept 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate611 m
    Mount Sion Playschool · Crèche26 Jan 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate772 m
    Waterford Women’s Centre · Crèche27 Nov 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate840 m
    The Children's House Montessori · Crèche11 Jun 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate859 m
    Presentation Play School · Crèche15 Jan 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate950 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
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
    Tusla early years registerPublic register28 Oct 2026, 23:19open
    How busy is this area Busier than most of Waterford City and County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here501
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here59
    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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 9

    This street block against the council

    15% of homes built before 1971 (council 29%). 4% owner-occupied (council 65%).

    Homes built before 1971
    15% · council 29%
    Homes built since 2001
    60% · council 30%
    Owner-occupied
    4% · council 65%
    Rented
    85% · council 29%
    Children under 15
    31% · council 19%
    Aged 65 and over
    4% · council 17%
    Households with 2+ cars
    3% · council 41%
    Work mainly from home
    3% · council 11%
    This small area (350 people)Waterford City And

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 228035005

    Bus
    65 m
    Waterford Bus Stn · 607, 617 · busiest stop within 500 m: 8 an hour at peak
    Nearest school
    448 m
    St Stephens NS, 363 pupils
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • St Stephens NS · primary · 363 pupils · 448 m
    • An Teaghlaigh Naofa Girls Junior National School · primary · 234 pupils · 564 m
    • Our Lady Of Mercy Senior P.S. · primary · 292 pupils · 564 m
    • Our Lady of Mercy Secondary School · postprimary · 479 pupils · 638 m
    • St Josephs Special Sch · primary · 96 pupils · 731 m
    • Mount Sion Cbs NS · primary · 360 pupils · 788 m
    • C.B.S. Mount Sion, Waterford · postprimary · 494 pupils · 796 m

    Stops 41

    • Waterford Bus Stn · 607, 617 · 2/hour at peak · 65 m
    • Waterford Bus Stn · 607, 617, 627 · 2/hour at peak · 67 m
    • Waterford Bus Stn · 736, GD02, UM15, W2, W4, W5 · 8/hour at peak · 89 m
    • Waterford Bus Stn · 355, 736, GD02, UM15, W1, W5 · 3/hour at peak · 104 m
    • Waterford Bus Stn · 355, 360, 360A, 362, 365, 370 · 7/hour at peak · 139 m
    • Thomas Street · W2, W4, W5 · 7/hour at peak · 152 m
    • Waterford Bus Stn · 600 · 0/hour at peak · 211 m
    • Waterford (Plunkett) · Dublin - Waterford, Waterford - Limerick · 1/hour at peak · 340 m

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

    • St Stephens NS · 448 m-3.2% pupils (363)
    • An Teaghlaigh Naofa Girls Junior National School · 564 m-2.5% pupils (234) · 3 classrooms 2026, approved with conditions
    • Our Lady Of Mercy Senior P.S. · 564 m+2.1% pupils (292) · 3 classrooms 2026, approved with conditions
    • Our Lady of Mercy Secondary School · 638 m-3.8% pupils (479) · 3 classrooms 2026, approved with conditions
    • St Josephs Special Sch · 731 m-4% pupils (96)
    • Mount Sion Cbs NS · 788 m+0.3% pupils (360)
    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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:02open
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    Council consultation portalsPublic31 Oct 2026, 01:06open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public31 Oct 2026, 02:21open
    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. Work already done (22645): work kept with permission. Done as approved?
      Ask for: The retention grant and an opinion of compliance.
      Seller · solicitor
    2. Next to a recorded monument: does digging need notice?
      Ask for: Details of past works from the seller.
      Seller · council
    3. 38 homes approved 189 m away (James St & The Glen), not started: what is planned?
      Ask for: The planning file for 23279.
      Council
    4. Decision 239 m away can be appealed until 18 Nov 2026: appeal?
      Ask for: The decision on the council's website (€220 to appeal).
      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
    Trinity Without
    Electoral division
    The Glen
    Electoral area
    Tramore-Waterford City West
    Council
    Waterford City And County Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • 1 application on this site; latest 22645, approved 2022, work already done.
    • Zoned M2 (major town centre); heritage-listed; monument zone; no vacant land tax.
    • Flood Zone A 39 m away on the Waterford City and County Development Plan 2022-2028 flood map.
    • 2 sites nearby could change: 2 approved schemes.
    • 49 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 38 at James St & The Glen.
    • The Clock Tower (bus 340, 354) 479 m away: 20 an hour at morning peak; 78 from all stops within 500 m.
    • Here (2022 census): 85% rent (council 29%); 11% of homes empty (council 11%); most built 2001–2010; 27% drive to work (council 63%); population up 44% since 2016.
    • The council decides in a median 56 days (about 8 weeks); 40% are asked for more information.
    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.
    • Appeal (Appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanála): The applicant, or anyone who commented in time, can appeal the council's decision within four weeks.
    • 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 30
    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 4.030 Oct 2026
    data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC BY 4.031 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
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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 31 Oct 2026, 20:42 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.