Market Square, Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny
Conversion of a community office into two apartments in Castlecomer.
16671 · Kilkenny County Council · Lodged 11 October 2016
- Reference
- 16671
- Authority
- Kilkenny County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 11 October 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks a material change of use from a community office to residential use to create two apartments. The works will include internal reconfigurations, elevational amendments, and ancillary site works.
- 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 material change of use from community office use to residential (2 no. Apartments), along with all associated elevational amendments, internal reconfigurations, site and ancillary works at this premises. All works to take place
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What happened next
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33 Chatsworth St, Castlecomer, Co Kilkenny | Apr 2025 | €127,000 | 127 m |
| 21 Kilkenny Street, Castlecomer, Kilkenny | May 2026 | €300,000 | 137 m |
| 17 The Square, Fox Meadow, Kilkennyprice excludes VAT | Jan 2026 | €577,093 | 145 m |
| 37 Barrack St, Castlecomer, Kilkenny | Aug 2025 | €155,000 | 162 m |
| 36 Kilkenny Street, Castlecomer, Co Kilkenny | May 2025 | €131,000 | 220 m |
| Prince Grounds, Castlecomer, Kilkenny | Dec 2025 | €248,000 | 321 m |
| La Rive, Castlecomer, Kilkenny | Jul 2025 | €1,180,000 | 336 m |
| Donaguile House, Donaguile, Castlecomer | Oct 2025 | €1,580,000 | 357 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 received11 October 2016
- Further information requested2 December 2016
- Further information received22 December 2016
- Decision due27 January 2017
- Decision issued26 January 2017
- Grant issued28 February 2017
- Permission expiry27 February 2022
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