Area 1 Hebron Industrial Estate, Road 1 Leggettsrath West, Kilkenny
Development of a religious cultural centre in Kilkenny.
18172 · Kilkenny County Council · Lodged 16 March 2018
- Reference
- 18172
- Authority
- Kilkenny County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 16 March 2018
- Residential units
- 2
- Floor area
- 298 m²
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought for a religious cultural centre featuring a two-storey place of worship with a dome and turret. The complex will also include a community building with guest apartments, two semi-detached staff residences, classrooms, a halal shop, and a community café.
- 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
For the development of a religious cultural centre comprising as follows: 1 no. Two-storey place of worship with architectural features including a dome and a turret over parapet level; 1 no. Two-store community building incorporating a community hall with offices and ancillary accommodation on the ground floor and 2 no. Two bedroom guest apartments over; 2 no. Two storey 4-bedroom semi-detached ancillary residences (1 no. Head of community house and 1 no. Staff house); a two-storey community building incorporating two class rooms and a halal shop on the ground floor with a community café over; the utilization of the existing entrance, access road, services and infrastructure connections as permitted and developed under planning permission ref: 08/859 (abp ref: pl10.232618); provision of additional car and bicycle parking; and all associated works and ancillary site works at
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To consolidate and facilitate the development of inner suburban sites for mixed use development which will allow for commercial and residential uses”
National zoning type: Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site
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.
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received16 March 2018
- Further information requested10 May 2018
- Further information received4 September 2018
- Decision due1 October 2018
- Decision issued26 September 2018
- Appeal submitted22 October 2018
- Appeal decided13 May 2019
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