Green Street, Callan, Co. Kilkenny
Change of use of a house and disused shop to a funeral home, with a new rear extension and apartment access.
16820 · Kilkenny County Council · Lodged 9 December 2016
- Reference
- 16820
- Authority
- Kilkenny County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 9 December 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThe application proposes changing the use of an existing building from a dwelling and disused shop to a funeral home on the ground floor. It also includes removing rear buildings to construct a new extension and repositioning the entrance door and stairs for the first-floor apartment.
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Official record
Development description
To (a) change use of existing building from dwelling and disused shop to funeral home on ground floor, (b) remove existing buildings to rear and build new extension, (c) re-position entrance door and stairs to first floor apartment including associated site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To allow a flexible approach to development that supports the vitality and viability of the town centre”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 The Meadows, Callan, Co Kilkenny | May 2025 | €330,000 | 54 m |
| Apt 6 Carey's Flats, Hague Lane Green Street, Callan | Dec 2025 | €90,000 | 85 m |
| Apt 5 Carey's Flats, Hague Lane Green Street, Callan | Aug 2025 | €85,000 | 85 m |
| 10 Green Lane, Callan, Kilkenny | Jan 2026 | €173,000 | 171 m |
| Apt 1, Jimmy's Takeaway, Callan | Feb 2026 | €150,000 | 188 m |
| No 2 Chalet, Newmarket Lane, Callan | May 2026 | €134,000 | 197 m |
| 11 Clos na tSiopa, Green Lane, Callannot full market price · price excludes VAT | May 2026 | €363,499 | 198 m |
| 2 Clos na tSiopa, Green Lane, Callannot full market price · price excludes VAT | May 2026 | €290,260 | 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 received9 December 2016
- Further information requested9 February 2017
- Further information received23 June 2017
- Decision due20 July 2017
- Decision issued18 July 2017
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