89-home scheme proposed at Summerhill, Tramore, Co. Waterford

In context

It is one of 87 housing scheme applications Waterford City and County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 1,569 nationally. Of the 3,037 such applications decided by councils in the past three years, 79% were granted.

What happens next

Anyone can make a submission or observation to Waterford City and County Council until 9 December 2026, for a fee of €20. Only those who make a submission can later appeal the decision. The council is due to decide by 8 January 2027, unless it requests further information, which stops the clock.

How to make a submission

The development description, as lodged

Verbatim from the Waterford City and County Council register. This is the source for every figure in the story above.

construction of 89no. dwellings as a new residential development comprising of 12no. semi-detached two-storey 4-bedroom houses, 16no. semi-detached two-storey 3-bedroom houses, 17no. terraced two-storey 3-bedroom houses, 3no. two-storey duplex blocks with a total of 12no. ground floor and 12no. first floor 2-bedroom apartments, 5no. two-storey maisonette blocks with a total of 10no. ground floor and 10no. first floor 1-bedroom apartments, together with all associated site works.