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Planning report · Waterford City And County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 21 Oct 2026, 12:11

Fountain Street, Ferrybank

52.26558, -7.10329

Homes here mostly date from 1919–1945. 3 planning files on this house, the latest from 2023. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (91%).

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

3planning files on this houselatest 202391%of home extensions approved nearbyn=132 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs52 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 50–540open for comments nearbywithin 500 m

How planning works, with this area's numbers

steps can overlap · medians for home extensions within 1.5 km, 10 years
  1. 1ApplySite notice up, plans online
  2. 2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
  3. 3Decision8 weeks by law. Here 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 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 1919–45, before planning permission was needed. 3 planning files on this house, the latest from 2023.

Timeline from 1915: 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 1919–1945. 3 planning files on this house.19201930194019501960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of MountsionBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1919–1945 (census estimate)most built2023: 2328 · change of use, approved2021: 211198 · demolition, withdrawn or invalid2020: 2073 · change of use, refused2019: 1 file on Mountsion2020: 1 file on Mountsion2024: 1 file on Mountsion2025: 1 file on Mountsion2026: 1 file on Mountsion5 files

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

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

  1. 2023
    2328 · change of use · approved 2023 · not started, runs out 2030
    approvedstartedsigned off
  2. 2021
    211198 · demolition · withdrawn
    approved?started?signed off?
  3. 2020
    2073 · change of use · refused 2020
    approvedstartedsigned off?
On this site
M5
Zoning · Mixed use — outer core
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
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
ZoningM5 · Mixed use — outer core
What it says

GB: To provide for and improve General Business uses; this includes suburban district retail and local neighbourhood centres.

A mix of uses complementing a town centre, with less retail and residential than the core itself.

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 taxNo not on the map
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings8house; Sion Hill House
Monuments4R134132; R134161
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: 408 on the draft 2027 map; 408 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 19 Oct 2026, 00:29
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 23:24open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 00:29open
Constraint layers (bundle)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:37open
National Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
Sites and Monuments RecordCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:29open
How we work this out
Applications whose site outline (or map point) falls on this property. 'No sign building has started' means we found no notice to the council's building control office; small jobs don't always file one, so ask. A missing completion certificate is not proof of a problem: an owner can opt out of official sign-off for a house or extension built for themselves.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 21 Oct 2026, 02:27
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.021 Oct 2026, 01:58open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.021 Oct 2026, 02:27open
Question 2

Could you extend?

Nothing on this site restricts it: not protected, not in a conservation area.

Figure 2

What happened to applications like yours

Extensions here: 77–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 86% approved, and 1 in 2 are asked for more information.

Single-storey rear27 decided · more info asked 22%
100% · council 99%
Two-storey rear13 decided · more info asked 54%
77% · council 94%
Attic or dormer20 decided · more info asked 35%
90% · council 92%
First-floor20 decided · more info asked 25%
90% · council 96%
New house in a garden or site14 decided · more info asked 50%
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 · 94 nearby, 2,853 council-wide

Figure 3

Mountsion, file by file since 2019

New houses in side gardens or on sites: 3 of 3.

5 planning files on Mountsion since 2019, by kind and decision.20192020202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsPorches, roofs, otherNo. 2 · 2020 · other work · approved · 20306No number · 2026 · other work · approved · 2660248New house in a side gardenNo number · 2019 · new house · approved · 19441No number · 2024 · new house · approved · 2460023No number · 2025 · new house · approved · 2560394
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

5 files with "Mountsion" 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 · 2019–2026

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

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 4

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 52 days. 1 in 4 is asked for more information, which adds about 84 days. Building starts about 3 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 52 days; If more info asked (1 in 4): 143 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 82 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=95)52 daysIf more info asked (1 in 4)With further information: median 143 days (n=37)143 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 82 days after permission (n=38)82 days after permissionSigned off199 days after the start, for the few who file. 47% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated132 decided home extensions, 38 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    What appeals changed

    6 of 16 appealed refusals became permissions. 1 of 11 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed16 decided
    6 became permissions
    Approvals appealed11 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 Fountain Street, Ferrybank with 4 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseBuilding startedNo decision yetApproved
    1. 1Fountain Street, Waterford 26/60424Building started · 126 m
    2. 2Waterford North Quays, Dock Road 2660108No decision yet · 196 m
    3. 3Mountsion, Ferrybank 2660248Approved with conditions · 442 m
    4. 4Christendom, Ferrybank 2660411Approved with conditions · 452 m
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 29 permissions since 2016, 10 show a start notice and 2 have a completion certificate.

    35 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 28 approved, 7 refused. After appeals: 29 approved. Of those: 2 signed off, 4 built with the owner's opt-out, 4 started, 14 with no start notice found, 5 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT28: lodged → approved7: lodged → refused28: approved → approved6: refused → refused1 refused by the council, approved after an appeal14: approved → no start notice found4: approved → built, owner opted out4: approved → started, not signed off2: approved → signed off5: approved → ran out35 lodged35 lodged28 approved28 approved7 refused7 refused29 approved29 approved6 refused6 refused14 no start notice found14 no start notice found4 built, owner opted out4 built, owner opted out4 started, not signed off4 started, not signed off2 signed off2 signed off5 ran out5 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.

    Measured35 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 7

    The next 30 days

    Nothing closes within 500 m in the next 30 days.

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

      Figure 8

      Applications within 500 m, by year

      Between 1 and 6 a year; busiest 2019. 80% of decisions were approvals.

      2017: 2, 2018: 1, 2019: 6, 2020: 5, 2021: 2, 2022: 6, 2023: 3, 2024: 3, 2025: 4, 2026: 305102017: 2 approved2’17*2018: 1 approved1’182019: 6 approved6’192020: 2 approved2020: 3 refused5’202021: 2 approved2’212022: 3 approved2022: 3 refused6’222023: 2 approved2023: 1 refused3’232024: 3 approved3’242025: 4 approved4’252026: 3 approved3’26*
      ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

      2017 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.

      Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

      Every application within 500 m 4 in the last 12 months

      See every application on the map

      How we work this out
      Descriptions are shortened by the national planning database (to 80 characters in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, 70 in Fingal), and it does not publish applicants' names.
      Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 21 Oct 2026, 02:27
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.021 Oct 2026, 02:27open
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.021 Oct 2026, 01:58open
      Building work nearby 1 in the last 12 months
      1 no sign-off needed
      • 1Fountain Street, Waterford, X91 E8KF · 22 Oct 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 26/60424 · 126 m
      How we work this out
      Each row is a notice the builder sent to the council's building control office before work started. One notice can cover many homes. 'Signed off as finished' means a completion certificate is on file; work done under an opt-out or a short notice doesn't need one.
      Source: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 21 Oct 2026, 01:58
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.021 Oct 2026, 01:58open
      0
      Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

      Named places estate, developments, inspections

      Crèches and schools inspected

      NameLatest inspectionDistance
      The Children's House Montessori · Crèche11 Jun 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate809 m
      Sacred Heart Day Centre, HSE South · Crèche19 Sept 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate859 m
      Nurture and Grow · Crèche15 Feb 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate996 m
      Nurture and Grow · Crèche1 Dec 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate996 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 14 Oct 2026, 23:20
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
      Tusla early years registerPublic register14 Oct 2026, 23:20open
      How busy is this area Busier than most of Waterford City and County Council.
      Homes approved
      Here87
      Council middle0
      Homes started
      Here61
      Council middle1
      How we work this out
      Homes approved counts schemes of 10 or more homes (one-off houses are not included). Homes started counts every home in a notice that building work was starting. The council figure is the middle value across the council's built-up squares of the same area (3.1 km², about a 1 km circle), so half of them saw more and half fewer.
      Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 21 Oct 2026, 02:27
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.021 Oct 2026, 01:58open
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.021 Oct 2026, 02:27open
      Question 5

      What's the area like?

      Figure 9

      This street block against the council

      77% of homes built before 1971 (council 29%). 67% owner-occupied (council 65%).

      Homes built before 1971
      77% · council 29%
      Homes built since 2001
      12% · council 30%
      Owner-occupied
      67% · council 65%
      Rented
      26% · council 29%
      Children under 15
      11% · council 19%
      Aged 65 and over
      30% · council 17%
      Households with 2+ cars
      15% · council 41%
      Work mainly from home
      10% · council 11%
      This small area (156 people)Waterford City And

      MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 228015004

      Road noise
      60–64 dB
      day–night average (EPA 2022)
      Bus
      144 m
      Rockenham · 607, 617 · busiest stop within 500 m: 2 an hour at peak
      Nearest school
      109 m
      Our Lady Of Good Counsel Gns, 187 pupils
      Schools, stops and the council

      Schools

      • Our Lady Of Good Counsel Gns · primary · 187 pupils · 109 m
      • Abbey Community College · postprimary · 1004 pupils · 336 m
      • S N Muire An Port Mor · primary · 212 pupils · 414 m
      • St Josephs Special Sch · primary · 96 pupils · 925 m

      Stops 21

      • Rockenham · 607, 617 · 2/hour at peak · 144 m
      • Fountain Street · 607, 617 · 2/hour at peak · 161 m
      • Fountain Street · 607, 617 · 2/hour at peak · 189 m
      • The Fairways · 607, 617, 627 · 0/hour at peak · 471 m
      • The Clock Tower · 340, 354, 358, 360, 360A, 607 · 20/hour at peak · 643 m
      • The Clock Tower · 354, 358, 360, 360A, W2, W3 · 7/hour at peak · 659 m
      • Árd Daire · 607, 617 · 1/hour at peak · 686 m
      • The Clock Tower · 607, 617, 627 · 3/hour at peak · 688 m

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

      • Our Lady Of Good Counsel Gns · 109 m-5.6% pupils (187)
      • Abbey Community College · 336 m+0.6% pupils (1,004)
      • S N Muire An Port Mor · 414 m-0.5% pupils (212)
      • St Josephs Special Sch · 925 m-4% pupils (96)
      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 21 Oct 2026, 02:35
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.018 Oct 2026, 23:44open
      Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.021 Oct 2026, 02:27open
      Council consultation portalsPublic21 Oct 2026, 01:42open
      Council meetings (ModernGov)Public21 Oct 2026, 02:35open
      Land Development Agency public land registerCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026, 16:43open
      cso_saps_2022CC BY 4.0—open
      National Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.0——
      Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0——
      dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0——
      EPA strategic noise mapsCC BY 4.0——
      Fingal County CouncilCC BY 4.0——
      Question 6

      What to ask, and who

      1. Keeping change of use was refused (2073, 2020): was it removed?
        Ask for: Proof it was removed, or a later grant.
        Seller · solicitor
      2. Change of use (2328) approved 2023, not started: still planned?
        Ask for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
        Seller · solicitor
      3. 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
      Mountsion
      Electoral division
      Ferrybank
      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 2328, approved 2023, not started, runs out 2030.
      • Zoned M5 (mixed use — outer core); not protected; no vacant land tax.
      • Nothing nearby looks set to change.
      • Rockenham (bus 607, 617) 144 m away: 2 an hour at morning peak; 6 from all stops within 500 m.
      • Noise from road traffic mapped at 60–64 dB (day-evening-night average, EPA 2022).
      • Here (2022 census): 67% owner-occupied (council 65%); 11% of homes empty (council 11%); most built 1919–1945; 66% drive to work (council 63%).
      • The council decides in a median 55 days (about 8 weeks); 40% are asked for more information.
      • Homes started within 1 km: 27 in the last year, 40 three years before.
      What the terms mean 6 terms
      • Vacant land tax (Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT)): A yearly tax of 3% of the land's value on land that is zoned for homes and serviced but left unbuilt.
      • Building started (Commencement notice (BCMS)): The builder must tell the council's building control office 14 to 28 days before work starts.
      • Signed off as finished (Certificate of Compliance on Completion): A certificate filed when a building is finished, confirming it meets the building regulations.
      • Approved (Grant of permission): The council said yes, usually with conditions.
      • Permission for work already done (Retention permission): An application to keep something that was built without permission.
      • What the land is zoned for (Zoning objective): The council's development plan sets what each area is for: homes, shops, open space and so on.
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      Fingal County Council—CC BY 4.0—
      Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)—CC BY 4.0—
      National Transport Authority—CC BY 4.0—
      services-eu1.arcgis.comAn Coimisiún PleanálaCC BY 4.016 Oct 2026
      data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC BY 4.021 Oct 2026
      data.gov.ieVarious (see each layer)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026
      services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
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      www2.courts.ie—© the publisher21 Oct 2026
      cso.ie—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 21 Oct 2026, 12:11 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.