The "Orchard" on the grounds, of attendant to the former Union workhouse, Prologue Clonmel Road
Construction of seven housing units on the grounds of a former Union workhouse, a protected structure.
17399 · Kilkenny County Council · Lodged 20 June 2017
- Reference
- 17399
- Authority
- Kilkenny County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 20 June 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of a cluster of 7 terraced, semi-detached, and detached 1.5-storey housing units with shared facilities. The site is located on the grounds of the former Union Workhouse, which is a Protected Structure, and four units are funded for social housing.
- Residential units
- 7
- Storeys
- 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
Permission for the construction of: (a) a cluster of 7 no. Terraced/semi-detached/detached one and a half-storey housing units with pitched roofs; and (b) all associated site works including shared laundry and covered external circulation spaces. Access to the development is via the existing workhouse lane off the clonmel road. The former union workhouse is included in the record of protected structures (reference: c43). Four of the units are funded under the department of environment, community, and local government capital assistance scheme for social housing as part of an inclusive neighbourhood of fully-assessable units for independent and supported self-determined living embedded in the existing support structure of camphill community callan.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Green View Terrace, Callan, Co Kilkennynot full market price | Oct 2025 | €80,000 | 79 m |
| Clonmel Road, Callan, Co Kilkenny | Feb 2025 | €310,000 | 134 m |
| 8 Prologue, Callan, Co Kilkennynot full market price | Nov 2025 | €141,000 | 159 m |
| 44 Clonkil, Callan, Kilkenny | Feb 2025 | €341,000 | 172 m |
| 53 Clonkil, Callan, Co Kilkenny | Jan 2025 | €355,000 | 203 m |
| 4 Clonkil, Callan, Kilkenny | Jun 2025 | €360,000 | 239 m |
| 17 Clonkil, Callan, Kilkenny | Sept 2025 | €327,000 | 315 m |
| 17 Roselawn, Bolton Woods, Callan | Oct 2025 | €290,000 | 334 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 received20 June 2017
- Further information requested10 August 2017
- Further information received14 September 2017
- Decision due11 October 2017
- Decision issued3 October 2017
- Grant issued6 November 2017
- Permission expiry5 November 2022
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