Unit No 4 Building No 2, Smithlands Centre, Kilkenny
Change of use of a retail unit in Kilkenny to a restaurant with home delivery and takeaway services.
17311 · Kilkenny County Council · Lodged 12 May 2017
- Reference
- 17311
- Authority
- Kilkenny County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 12 May 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks a material change of use for Unit 4, Building 2 at the Smithlands Centre. The unit will be converted from retail use to a restaurant offering home delivery and takeaway services.
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 material change of unit, as previously granted planning permission planning ref: 05/229, at the junction of outrath road and bohernatownish road, smithsland south, kilkenny from retail use to restaurant with home delivery and takeaway service and all associated development 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Smithsland Court, Outrath Road, Kilkenny | Aug 2025 | €380,000 | 117 m |
| Dun Mhuire, Waterford Rd, Kilkenny | Apr 2025 | €650,000 | 148 m |
| 20 St Patricks Gate, Outrath Rd, Kilkenny | Feb 2026 | €530,000 | 200 m |
| 19 Hazelbrook, Parc Na Gowan, Kilkenny | Apr 2025 | €580,000 | 231 m |
| Galtrim, Waterford Road, Kilkenny | Apr 2026 | €820,000 | 251 m |
| 3 Hollybank Drive, Clongowan, Kilkenny | May 2025 | €360,000 | 253 m |
| 14 Cedarwood Dr, Loughboy, Kilkenny | Nov 2025 | €120,000 | 283 m |
| 11 Hollybank Lawn, Clongowen, Waterford Rd | Nov 2025 | €370,000 | 311 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 May 2017
- Further information requested3 July 2017
- Further information received7 July 2017
- Decision due3 August 2017
- Decision issued2 August 2017
- Grant issued4 September 2017
- Permission expiry3 September 2022
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