40 Fr. Murphy Square, Kilkenny
Removal of a front boundary wall to create a vehicular entrance and parking area.
18359 · Kilkenny County Council · Lodged 30 May 2018
- Reference
- 18359
- Authority
- Kilkenny County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 30 May 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission to remove a front boundary wall to provide a new vehicular entrance. It also includes the removal of the existing lawn to be replaced with a hard surface area for vehicle parking.
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 removal of a boundary front wall for the provision of vehicular entrance and the removal of the existing lawn to replace with a hard surface area to provide vehicular parking and all associated site works on lands at
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect, provide and improve residential amenities”
National zoning type: Existing residential
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 Fr Murphy Square, Kilkenny | Jan 2026 | €300,000 | 79 m |
| 8 Father Murphy Sq, Kilkenny, Kilkenny | Jan 2025 | €232,000 | 98 m |
| 6 Stephens Street, Kilkenny | Jan 2025 | €259,000 | 107 m |
| 8 Stephen St, Kilkenny | Feb 2026 | €238,000 | 107 m |
| 1 Stephen Street, Kilkenny | Mar 2026 | €420,000 | 122 m |
| 1 Stephen Street, Kilkenny | Mar 2025 | €380,000 | 122 m |
| 1b Stephen St, Kilkenny, Kilkenny | May 2025 | €160,000 | 134 m |
| 16 St Francis Terrace, Kilkenny City, Co. Kilkenny | Mar 2026 | €230,000 | 134 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 received30 May 2018
- Further information requested20 July 2018
- Further information received25 July 2018
- Decision due21 August 2018
- Decision issued15 August 2018
- Grant issued17 September 2018
- Permission expiry16 September 2023
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