Newpark Shopping Center, Newpark Upper and Pennefeatherslot, Kilkenny
Retention of a change of use from an office to a beauty parlour.
1769 · Kilkenny County Council · Lodged 9 February 2017
- Reference
- 1769
- Authority
- Kilkenny County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 9 February 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks retention permission for the change of use of Unit 8 at Newpark Shopping Center. The unit has been converted from office use to a beauty parlour.
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
To retain the change of use of unit 8 at newpark shopping center from office to a beauty parlour and all associated site works on lands
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for local shopping, non retail services, community and social needs”
National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77 Old Newpark, Golflinks Rd, Kilkenny City | May 2026 | €265,000 | 39 m |
| 19 Lintown Grove, Lintown Hall, Kilkenny | Jul 2025 | €230,000 | 78 m |
| 18 Lintown Close, Johnswell Rd, Kilkenny | Oct 2025 | €250,000 | 112 m |
| 86 Lintown Ave, Johnswell Rd, Kilkenny | Jun 2026 | €190,000 | 141 m |
| 3 Lintown Grove, Johnswell Rd, Kilkenny | Nov 2025 | €258,000 | 144 m |
| 4 Lintown Crescent, Johnswell Rd, Kilkenny | Oct 2025 | €180,000 | 177 m |
| 8 Lintown Crescent, Lintown Hall, Johnswell Rd | Jun 2026 | €292,000 | 182 m |
| 96 Lintown Ave, Lintown Hall, Johnswell Rd | Sept 2025 | €230,000 | 194 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 February 2017
- Decision due5 April 2017
- Decision issued4 April 2017
- Grant issued8 May 2017
- Permission expiry7 May 2022
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