Units 12 and 13, Market Cross Shopping Centre, Kilkenny
Conversion and merger of two retail units into a coffee shop at Market Cross Shopping Centre.
16522 · Kilkenny County Council · Lodged 4 August 2016
- Reference
- 16522
- Authority
- Kilkenny County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 4 August 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThe development will consist of interconnecting Units 12 and 13 to form a single unit. It includes a change of use from retail to a coffee shop, along with new fascia and projecting signage.
- Residential unit
- 1
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 development. The development will consist of the interconnection of units 12 & 13 to form one unit, the change of use from retail use to coffee shop use, the erection of fascia and projecting signage and all associated site works
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flat 4, Hendy's Flats, 2 Chapel Lane | Jan 2025 | €82,500 | 34 m |
| Flat 1, Hendy's Flats, 2 Chapel Lane | Jan 2025 | €82,500 | 34 m |
| Flat 3, Hendy's Flats, 2 Chapel Lane | Jan 2025 | €82,500 | 34 m |
| Flat 2, Hendy's Flats, 2 Chapel Lane | Jan 2025 | €82,500 | 34 m |
| 7 Wesley Court, William St, Kilkenny | Dec 2025 | €180,000 | 72 m |
| 5 Colliers Lane, Kilkenny, Kilkenny | May 2025 | €255,000 | 74 m |
| 4 Wesley Court, William St, Kilkenny | Oct 2025 | €172,000 | 86 m |
| 9 Wesley Court, William St, Kilkenny | Jul 2025 | €160,000 | 90 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 August 2016
- Decision due28 September 2016
- Decision issued27 September 2016
- Grant issued23 January 2017
- Appeal submitted11 October 2016
- Appeal decided23 January 2017
- Permission expiry22 January 2022
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