(Former James Stephens, GAA Club practice pitch), Nuncio Road Deansground
Construction of a 52-unit residential estate with houses and apartments, and demolition of changing rooms.
16429 · Kilkenny County Council · Lodged 4 July 2016
- Reference
- 16429
- Authority
- Kilkenny County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 4 July 2016
- Residential units
- 28
- Floor area
- 2664.8 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves building 28 houses and two 3-storey apartment blocks containing 22 apartments on a former GAA practice pitch. It includes a pocket park, demolition of existing changing rooms, and sits adjacent to protected convent structures.
- Storeys
- 3
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
- To construct 52-unit residential estate to comprise as follows: 26 no 2, 3 and 4 bedroom, 2 storey terraced houses, 2 no. 3 bedroom, 2 storey semi-detached houses and 2 no. 3 storey apartment blocks each containing 11 no 1 and 2 bedroom apartments, new vehicular and pedestrian access to public road, amenity landscaped pocket park with children's play area, demolition of existing single storey changing rooms, and all associated site development works and boundary treatments. The development site adjoins
- Saint joseph's convent which is a protected structure (national inventory reference no. 12002001)
- Saint joseph's convent school which is a protected structure (national inventory reference no 12002002)
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect, provide and improve residential amenities”
National zoning type: Existing residential
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
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 29 April 2019. A completion certificate was lodged on 6 December 2023.
Notified floor area: 1,045 m²
12 commencement notices are linked to this development.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Deans Court, Patrick St, Kilkenny | Jan 2026 | €380,000 | 83 m |
| 62 St Fiacres Place, Kilkenny | Feb 2026 | €445,000 | 110 m |
| 66 Larchfield Est, Kilkenny, Kilkenny | May 2026 | €300,000 | 116 m |
| 42 St Fiacres Place, Kilkenny, Kilkenny | Jun 2025 | €400,000 | 133 m |
| 32 Deans Court, Patrick St, Kilkenny | Jul 2025 | €410,000 | 134 m |
| 53 Larchfield, Kilkenny | Jun 2025 | €200,000 | 153 m |
| 6 Edenvale Close, Kilkenny | Apr 2025 | €350,000 | 176 m |
| 26 St Fiacres Place, Kilkenny, Kilkenny | Oct 2025 | €315,000 | 180 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 received4 July 2016
- Further information requested23 August 2016
- Further information received14 October 2016
- Decision due10 November 2016
- Decision issued9 November 2016
- Appeal submitted1 December 2016
- Appeal decided5 April 2017
- Permission expiry4 April 2022
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