Unit 29 Hebron Industrial Estate, Hebron Road, Kilkenny R95 FH1F
Change of use from an office to a funeral home and chapel of rest at Hebron Industrial Estate.
18611 · Kilkenny County Council · Lodged 12 September 2018
- Reference
- 18611
- Authority
- Kilkenny County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 12 September 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks a material change of use of the ground floor from office space to a funeral home and chapel of rest. It includes external and internal modifications, a new disabled toilet, and roadside totem signage.
- Storey
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Official record
Development description
For material change of use from existing office use to funeral home / chapel of rest at ground floor level, external modifications to elevations, internal modifications to include the provision of a new disabled toilet, new freestanding road side totem signage and all associated site development works
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.
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 15 April 2019.
Notified floor area: 158 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Oloughlin Rd, Kilkenny, Kilkenny | Apr 2025 | €260,000 | 129 m |
| 20 Oloughlin Rd, Kilkenny | May 2026 | €295,000 | 146 m |
| 124 Assumption Place, Kilkenny | Feb 2026 | €230,000 | 165 m |
| 63 Assumption Place, Kilkenny, Kilkenny | Oct 2025 | €275,000 | 210 m |
| 57 Assumption Place, Kilkenny, Kilkenny | Mar 2025 | €251,000 | 236 m |
| 21 Butler Place, Kilkenny, Kilkenny | May 2026 | €295,000 | 248 m |
| 15 Castle Crescent, Lakeside, Kilkenny | Jan 2025 | €266,000 | 277 m |
| 64 Assumption Place, Kilkenny, Kilkenny | Apr 2025 | €170,000 | 301 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 received12 September 2018
- Further information requested5 November 2018
- Further information received16 January 2019
- Decision due12 February 2019
- Decision issued11 February 2019
- Grant issued15 March 2019
- Permission expiry14 March 2024
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