Location : Wallace House, Maritana Gate, Canada St,
Waterford.
Opening Hours : Monday to Friday 9.30am - 1pm and 2 – 4pm
Contact person : Brona O’Kennedy
Telephone : 051-849774
E-mail : planning@waterfordcity.ie
The Planning department of Waterford City Council prepares the City Development Plan and processes planning applications in accordance with the proper planning and development of the City.
Our aim is to secure an improvement in the quality of life in the city including encouragement of economic growth, an acceptable standard of living and a satisfactory physical environment for living and working.
All of our application forms and informational leaflets can be downloaded from this link . The different areas to do with the overall planning process can be accessed from the menu to the left.
The Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government have published a number of information leaflets dealing with various aspect of Planning . These leaflets may be downloaded from the Publications section of the Department's website http://www.environ.ie
Publications of Interest:
Waterford City Heritage Plan 2009
Sustainable Residential Development in Urban Areas – Guidelines for Planning Authorities . DOEHLG, Dec. 2008; Click here
Urban Design Manual - A Best Practice Guide – DOEHLG – a companion document to Sustainable Residential Development in Urban Areas; Clcik here
Green City Guidelines. Advice for the protection and enhancement of biodiversity in medium to high density urban developments. UDC Urban Institute Ireland and others. 2008 Click here
Wildlife, Habitats and Development - Guidelines for the Protection of Biodiversity in Construction Projects. Click here
Further publications/documents of this nature are available on the Department’s website www.environ.ie