Abbey Cottage, Main Street, Gowran
Change of use of part of a house and garage to a café, including a new shopfront and signage.
16176 · Kilkenny County Council · Lodged 23 March 2016
- Reference
- 16176
- Authority
- Kilkenny County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 23 March 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThe applicant plans to convert part of an existing house and garage from residential use to a café. The works will include alterations to the garage door and windows, and the addition of a new shopfront with signage.
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Official record
Development description
To change the use, of part of a house and a garage from residential use to a café with proposed alterations to the existing garage door and select windows and an addition of a proposed shop front with signage to the front elevation and all associated site works
Built & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Street, Gowran, Co. Kilkennynot full market price | Dec 2025 | €125,000 | 41 m |
| The Green, Gowran, Kilkenny | Aug 2025 | €205,000 | 47 m |
| 6 Parkmore Terrace, Gowran, Co Kilkennynot full market price | Jan 2026 | €114,000 | 139 m |
| 26 Ogenty, Gowran, Kilkennynot full market price · price excludes VAT | Jun 2025 | €360,276 | 157 m |
| 27 Ogenty, Gowran, Kilkennynot full market price · price excludes VAT | Jun 2025 | €360,276 | 162 m |
| 35 Ogenty, Gowran, Kilkennynot full market price · price excludes VAT | Jun 2025 | €347,921 | 167 m |
| 36 Ogenty, Gowran, Kilkennynot full market price · price excludes VAT | Jun 2025 | €347,921 | 169 m |
| 37 Ogenty, Gowran, Kilkennynot full market price · price excludes VAT | Jun 2025 | €347,921 | 172 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received23 March 2016
- Further information requested16 May 2016
- Further information received18 May 2016
- Decision due14 June 2016
- Decision issued13 June 2016
- Grant issued15 July 2016
- Permission expiry14 July 2021
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