The Butter Slip, 79 High St. and 78 High St., Kilkenny
Change of use of a shop unit to Credit Union use, including internal links to the adjoining building.
16541 · Kilkenny County Council · Lodged 12 August 2016
- Reference
- 16541
- Authority
- Kilkenny County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 12 August 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves changing the use of the Butter Slip shop unit to Credit Union/Bank use. It includes removing a mezzanine floor, creating internal access openings to the adjoining Credit Union at 78 High Street, and constructing a new link corridor. The building is a Protected Structure.
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 change of use of existing butter slip shop unit to credit union/bank use, removal of existing mezzanine floor and construction of new ground floor set level with adjoining credit union premises (78 high st. ) to facilitate wheelchair access; provision of two internal access openings at ground floor level into adjoining credit union premises (78 high st. ); provision of a first floor access opening and construction of new link corridor into the adjoining credit union premises (78 high st) in order to facilitate credit union use of existing first and second floor offices; ancillary related works. (note: no 79 high st / butter slip and the buildings and structures forming its curtilage is a protected structure)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flat 2, Hendy's Flats, 2 Chapel Lane | Jan 2025 | €82,500 | 76 m |
| Flat 4, Hendy's Flats, 2 Chapel Lane | Jan 2025 | €82,500 | 76 m |
| Flat 3, Hendy's Flats, 2 Chapel Lane | Jan 2025 | €82,500 | 76 m |
| Flat 1, Hendy's Flats, 2 Chapel Lane | Jan 2025 | €82,500 | 76 m |
| Murphy'S Woolen Hall, 11 High Street, Kilkenny | Apr 2026 | €150,000 | 133 m |
| 7 Wesley Court, William St, Kilkenny | Dec 2025 | €180,000 | 140 m |
| 16b William St, Kilkenny, Kilkenny | Apr 2026 | €252,000 | 152 m |
| 4 Wesley Court, William St, Kilkenny | Oct 2025 | €172,000 | 159 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 received12 August 2016
- Decision due6 October 2016
- Decision issued3 October 2016
- Grant issued7 November 2016
- Permission expiry6 November 2021
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