86 High Street, Kilkenny
Amalgamation and change of use of a ground-floor shop and first-floor restaurant into a single café.
18685 · Kilkenny County Council · Lodged 16 October 2018
- Reference
- 18685
- Authority
- Kilkenny County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 16 October 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves merging the existing ground-floor retail unit and first-floor restaurant at 86 High Street. The combined space will operate as a single café unit with seating on both floors, alongside offices, staff facilities, and new signage.
- 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 amalgamation and change of use of the existing ground floor retail unit and first floor restaurant into a single café unit with seating at ground floor and first floor with associated toilets, offices and staff facilities at first floor and associated signage
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murphy'S Woolen Hall, 11 High Street, Kilkenny | Apr 2026 | €150,000 | 77 m |
| Flat 4, Hendy's Flats, 2 Chapel Lane | Jan 2025 | €82,500 | 91 m |
| Flat 3, Hendy's Flats, 2 Chapel Lane | Jan 2025 | €82,500 | 91 m |
| Flat 1, Hendy's Flats, 2 Chapel Lane | Jan 2025 | €82,500 | 91 m |
| Flat 2, Hendy's Flats, 2 Chapel Lane | Jan 2025 | €82,500 | 91 m |
| 7 Wesley Court, William St, Kilkenny | Dec 2025 | €180,000 | 113 m |
| 16b William St, Kilkenny, Kilkenny | Apr 2026 | €252,000 | 118 m |
| 28 Regency Court, Friary St, Kilkenny | Jun 2025 | €190,000 | 118 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 received16 October 2018
In the area
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- Awaiting decisionAt this site
For the amalgamation and change of use of the existing Ground Floor Retail Unit and First Flood Restaurant…
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- GrantedAt this site
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