24 James Street, Kilkenny
Change of use of a ground floor café/restaurant to residential use on James Street.
17297 · Kilkenny County Council · Lodged 9 May 2017
- Reference
- 17297
- Authority
- Kilkenny County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 9 May 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of changing the use of the ground floor of No. 24 James Street from a café/restaurant to residential use. This will include the partial reconstruction of the existing ground floor party wall with the adjoining premises at No. 25.
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 development which will consist of: change of use of ground floor of no 24 from café/restaurant to residential use including partial reconstruction of existing ground floor party wall between adjoining premises no. 25 and all associated siteworks
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flat 1 6 Wellington Sq, Kilkenny, Kilkenny | Mar 2025 | €275,000 | 113 m |
| Flat 2, Hendy's Flats, 2 Chapel Lane | Jan 2025 | €82,500 | 130 m |
| Flat 4, Hendy's Flats, 2 Chapel Lane | Jan 2025 | €82,500 | 130 m |
| Flat 1, Hendy's Flats, 2 Chapel Lane | Jan 2025 | €82,500 | 130 m |
| Flat 3, Hendy's Flats, 2 Chapel Lane | Jan 2025 | €82,500 | 130 m |
| 5 Evans Lane, Kilkenny, Kilkenny | Jan 2026 | €200,000 | 132 m |
| 5 Colliers Lane, Kilkenny, Kilkenny | May 2025 | €255,000 | 139 m |
| 41 Blackmill St, Kilkenny, Kilkenny | Aug 2025 | €175,000 | 146 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 May 2017
- Further information requested28 June 2017
- Further information received12 December 2017
- Decision due17 January 2018
- Decision issued16 January 2018
- Grant issued16 February 2018
- Permission expiry15 February 2023
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