East Wing Good Shepherd Centre, Church Lane, Kilkenny
Change of use of basement rooms to dormitories at the Good Shepherd Centre in Kilkenny.
1829 · Kilkenny County Council · Lodged 17 January 2018
- Reference
- 1829
- Authority
- Kilkenny County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 17 January 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks to convert an existing storage room and lounge at basement level into dormitories providing a total of 6 bed spaces. It also includes alterations to toilets to provide shower facilities and the installation of two new escape windows.
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Official record
Development description
- For the following works at basement floor level
- Change of use of existing storage room to proposed dormitory providing 4 no. Bed spaces
- Change of use of existing lounge to proposed dormitory providing 2 no. Bed spaces
- Alterations to existing toilets/staffroom providing shower room, wc, wc/cloak room and accessible shower / wc
- Provide 2 no. New escape windows from proposed dormitories
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect, provide and improve community facilities”
National zoning type: Mixed/general community services/facilities uses
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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Recent sales nearby
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| 1 Pearse St, Kilkenny, Kilkenny | Sept 2025 | €197,000 | 196 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received17 January 2018
- Decision due13 March 2018
- Decision issued12 March 2018
- Grant issued13 April 2018
- Permission expiry12 April 2023
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