The former Union Workhouse at Prologue, Clonmel Road, Callan
Conversion and extension of a former workhouse to create five residential units.
17368 · Kilkenny County Council · Lodged 2 June 2017
- Reference
- 17368
- Authority
- Kilkenny County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 2 June 2017
- Residential units
- 2
- Floor area
- 119 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves a single-storey extension and alterations to the former Union Workhouse in Callan to create five residential units. The works include removing an external water tank and making minor internal alterations to this 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 permission for the following: (a) single-storey extension to existing 2-storey premises consisting of: 1 bedroom own door ground floor residence (unit 1); 2 bedroom own door ground floor residence (unit 2); shared utility area; (b) alterations to existing 2-storey premises consisting of, 1 bedroom ground floor own door residence (unit
- Including reopening of original window on north façade and adjustment of exit door and provision of landing/steps; 1 bedroom ground floor apartment (unit
- Including changing east facing door to form window to bathroom and provision of additional window to bedroom on garden west side; 1 bedroom first floor apartment (unit
- And provision of additional window to bedroom on garden west side and new window to bathroom on east side; other minor internal alterations to existing premises (c) removal of disused external elevated water storage tank (d) all associated site works at the former union workhouse at prologue, clonmel road, callan, co. Kilkenny. The former union workhouse complex is included in the record of protected structures, ref. C43
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To allow for new residential development and other services incidental to residential development”
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44 Clonkil, Callan, Kilkenny | Feb 2025 | €341,000 | 72 m |
| 8 Prologue, Callan, Co Kilkennynot full market price | Nov 2025 | €141,000 | 77 m |
| 53 Clonkil, Callan, Co Kilkenny | Jan 2025 | €355,000 | 98 m |
| 4 Green View Terrace, Callan, Co Kilkennynot full market price | Oct 2025 | €80,000 | 172 m |
| 4 Clonkil, Callan, Kilkenny | Jun 2025 | €360,000 | 182 m |
| Clonmel Road, Callan, Co Kilkenny | Feb 2025 | €310,000 | 219 m |
| 17 Clonkil, Callan, Kilkenny | Sept 2025 | €327,000 | 235 m |
| 26 The Meadows, Callan, Co Kilkenny | May 2025 | €330,000 | 351 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 received2 June 2017
- Further information requested26 July 2017
- Further information received25 August 2017
- Decision due21 September 2017
- Decision issued19 September 2017
- Grant issued20 October 2017
- Permission expiry19 October 2022
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