68/69 High Street, Kilkenny, R95 Y99W
Retention of a retail unit and storage area in a protected structure in Kilkenny.
18345 · Kilkenny County Council · Lodged 25 May 2018
- Reference
- 18345
- Authority
- Kilkenny County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 25 May 2018
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for an existing ground floor retail unit and first-floor storage area. The property contains a protected chimneypiece and is located within the City Centre Architectural Conservation Area.
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 existing ground floor retail unit and first floor storage area together with all associated site works. The existing chimneypiece is a protected structure (reference rps b71) and this retail unit is located within the city centre architectural conservation area
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flat 3, Hendy's Flats, 2 Chapel Lane | Jan 2025 | €82,500 | 75 m |
| Flat 2, Hendy's Flats, 2 Chapel Lane | Jan 2025 | €82,500 | 75 m |
| Flat 4, Hendy's Flats, 2 Chapel Lane | Jan 2025 | €82,500 | 75 m |
| Flat 1, Hendy's Flats, 2 Chapel Lane | Jan 2025 | €82,500 | 75 m |
| 7 Wesley Court, William St, Kilkenny | Dec 2025 | €180,000 | 162 m |
| 5 Colliers Lane, Kilkenny, Kilkenny | May 2025 | €255,000 | 173 m |
| 4 Wesley Court, William St, Kilkenny | Oct 2025 | €172,000 | 180 m |
| 16b William St, Kilkenny, Kilkenny | Apr 2026 | €252,000 | 181 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 received25 May 2018
- Further information requested16 July 2018
- Further information received4 September 2018
- Decision due12 November 2018
- Decision issued9 November 2018
- Grant issued12 December 2018
- Permission expiry11 December 2023
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