Waterford City and County Council has opened a call for written expressions of interest from landowners and developers with sites that could accommodate residential development up to 2040.

This non-statutory consultation responds to the National Planning Framework (NPF) – First Revision 2025 and the Section 28 Guidelines: NPF Implementation – Housing Growth Requirements (2025).

The process is intended to support the timely release of suitably zoned land and to help streamline and phase the delivery of essential enabling service infrastructure by the council, service providers and the private sector.

Ivan Grimes, Director of Services for Planning with Waterford City and County Council said: "The premise of the Waterford City and County Development Plan is to roadmap Waterford’s progression, based on sustainable social, environmental, and economic growth through resilient communities.

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"With this in mind, we must ensure an adequate supply of appropriately located, zoned, and serviced land. The purpose of the Expressions of Interest call is to gather information on privately owned lands with potential for future housing development, and to better understand the availability of such land across Waterford city and county."

Full details, the application form and supporting documents are available on the council's public consultations portal.

Submissions should take due account of the policies and objectives of the Waterford City and County Development Plan 2022–2028, which support proper planning and the sustainable development of Waterford.

Written submissions can be posted to: Expressions of Interest call, Planning Office, Menapia Building, The Mall, Waterford X91 FXN4. Please ensure "Expressions of Interest call" is clearly stated on the envelope.

Online submissions can be made via the public consultations portal. The consultation runs until 5pm on Friday, 5 June 2026, and submissions will not be accepted after this date.