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Proposed Draft Variation no. of the Waterford City & County Development Plan

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PROPOSED DRAFT VARIATION NO.2 OF THE WATERFORD CITY AND COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022 – 2028

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to Section 58 (7) (b) of the Planning and Development Act 2024 (as amended), that Waterford City and County Council has prepared Variation No.2 to Waterford City and County Development Plan 2022-2028.

Variation No.2 will provide new strategies and new policy objectives to guide appropriate and sustainable development as envisaged in the Development Plan along with limited changes to support the RZLT process for 2026 and will consist of the following:

       1.       Text updates to OPS11 in Appendix 21 Regeneration and Opportunity Sites arising from the Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT) process;

       2.       The provision of a new North Quays Planning Scheme Policy Objective

       3.       Amended policy objective support for Developer Lead Infrastructure

       4.       Provision of new settlement level Specific Development Objectives; and

       5.       Update of Core Strategy Policy CS 08 Local Area Planning.

A copy of the Proposed Variation, including Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) Screening Report and Appropriate Assessment (AA) Screening Report, may be inspected at the following locations for a 4 week period from Monday 7th September 2026:

  •  Online at http://consult.waterfordcouncil.ie;

  •  Customer Care Office, Bailey’s New Street, Waterford, X91 XH42; and

  • Customer Care Office, Civic Offices, Davitt’s Quay, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford. X35 Y326 during the hours Monday to Friday, 9:30am to 4pm (open through     lunch).

Written submissions with respect to Variation No.2, SEA and AA Screening Reports made to the Local Authority within this period will be taken into consideration before the making of the Variation.  All submissions should be clearly marked “Variation No.2”

Submissions can be made:

  •    Online at http://consult.waterfordcouncil.ie; and

  •   By Post to: “The Planning Department, Waterford City and County Council, 1st Floor,  Menapia Building, The Mall, Waterford, X91 PK15”

Please note – email submissions or late submissions will not be accepted.

Submitting online at http://consult.waterfordcouncil.ie is encouraged as it allows contributors to receive updates and notifications as the process progresses.

Please note that all submissions will be made available for public viewing on the Council’s consultation portal.  Waterford City and County Council will treat all personal data you give us as confidential. We will retain your data for no longer than is necessary for the purpose of this Variation and in accordance with the Council’s Retention Policy and the relevant Data Protection legislation.

Submissions must be received by the Planning Authority by 5th October 2026