50 and 51 High Street, Kilkenny
Change of use and alterations to a protected structure to create two shops, an office, and two apartments.
16254 · Kilkenny County Council · Lodged 26 April 2016
- Reference
- 16254
- Authority
- Kilkenny County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 26 April 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves converting the basement of a protected structure into a shop and dividing the ground floor into two shops. The upper floors and attic will be converted from retail use to an office and two one-bedroom apartments, including internal demolition and modifications.
- Residential units
- 2
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
For the change of use and alterations at 50 & 51 high street kilkenny. Including the change of use in the basement to shop with access from kieran street with new access door, new window fitted and associated signage. Division of the ground floor from 1 to 2 shops and modifications to the doors / windows and associated signage. Change of use on the first & second floor from shop to residential & office and permission for conversion of attic to residential. The accommodation will consist of 2 no. One bedroom apartments / flats and office. Along with all internal modifications including demolition of internal partition walls and stairs and provision of new partition walls and stairs to a protected structure niah ref no. 12000081 rps ref no. B65
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for general development”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
Objective set by the Kilkenny City and County Development Plan 2021-2027 (2021–2027). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Evans Lane, Kilkenny, Kilkenny | Jan 2026 | €200,000 | 113 m |
| Flat 4, Hendy's Flats, 2 Chapel Lane | Jan 2025 | €82,500 | 130 m |
| Flat 3, Hendy's Flats, 2 Chapel Lane | Jan 2025 | €82,500 | 130 m |
| Flat 1, Hendy's Flats, 2 Chapel Lane | Jan 2025 | €82,500 | 130 m |
| Flat 2, Hendy's Flats, 2 Chapel Lane | Jan 2025 | €82,500 | 130 m |
| 2 New Buuildings Lane, Kilkenny | May 2025 | €250,000 | 134 m |
| Apt 7, Key Court, New Building Lane | Nov 2025 | €170,000 | 166 m |
| 4 Steeple Court, New Building Lane, Kilkenny | Mar 2025 | €105,000 | 198 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 received26 April 2016
- Further information requested17 June 2016
- Further information received15 July 2016
- Decision due11 August 2016
- Decision issued10 August 2016
- Grant issued12 September 2016
- Permission expiry11 September 2021
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