Barrack Street, Castlecomer Road, Kilkenny
Construction of a standalone ESB substation and switch room building on Barrack Street, Kilkenny.
17745 · Kilkenny County Council · Lodged 14 November 2017
- Reference
- 17745
- Authority
- Kilkenny County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 14 November 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of constructing a standalone ESB substation and switch room building. This infrastructure will be built within the boundary of a previously approved development site.
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 development which will consist of the construction of a stand alone esb sub-station and switch room building, to include for all associated ancillary site works. The proposed sub-station and switch room building will be constructed within the site boundary of the previously approved development as granted under planning reference number 15/76 and an bord pleanala reference number pl. 10.245155
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43 Johns Gate, Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny | Aug 2025 | €162,000 | 31 m |
| 40 Johns Gate, Barrack St, Kilkenny | Jul 2025 | €213,000 | 31 m |
| 16 The Archers, Gas House Lane, Kilkenny | Jun 2026 | €221,000 | 51 m |
| 9 The Arches, Gas House Lane, Kilkenny | Apr 2025 | €245,000 | 51 m |
| 53 A, The Archs Gas House Lane, Kilkenny | Apr 2025 | €267,000 | 51 m |
| 10 The Arches, Barrack St, Kilkenny | May 2025 | €243,000 | 51 m |
| Apt 45 The Arches, Barrack Street, Kilkenny | Oct 2025 | €190,000 | 51 m |
| Apt 12 The Arches, St Johns Rd Barrack St, Kilkenny | Apr 2026 | €210,000 | 51 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 received14 November 2017
- Further information requested15 January 2018
- Further information received29 January 2018
- Decision due25 February 2018
- Decision issued22 February 2018
- Grant issued27 March 2018
- Permission expiry26 March 2023
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