Castlecomer road, Co. Kilkenny
Construction of a petrol filling station with a shop, café, canopy, and associated signage on Castlecomer Road.
18716 · Kilkenny County Council · Lodged 26 October 2018
- Reference
- 18716
- Authority
- Kilkenny County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 26 October 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThis application is for the construction of a petrol filling station on Castlecomer Road, Kilkenny. The development includes a single-storey commercial building incorporating a shop, off-licence, café, and sandwich bar, alongside an external forecourt canopy, underground storage tank, 17 parking spaces, and extensive signage.
- Storey
- 1
- Floor area
- 211 m²
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 development which will consist of the construction of a petrol filling station to include a single storey commercial building (211.4sqm) incorporating a shop (100sqm) with internal atm that includes an off-licence (3sqm); café and sandwich bar (52.2sqm) and ancillary spaces (59.2sqm); external forecourt area with canopy over three pump islands and underground storage tank; to be served by 17 no. Car parking spaces overall with vehicular access to and from the castlecomer road with revised road markings and signage. The development will include the diversion of the foul drain that currently passes through the site. Permission is also sought for 1 no. Totem signage (24sqm) to the north-east of the site; 3 no. Advertising signs on the north, east and west elevation of the filling station canopy of 3.07sqm each (9.22sqm overall); 3 no. Pairs of advertising signs on the north, east and south-east elevation of the building of 3.96sqm, 4.98sqm and 4.68sqm (13.62sqm overall) as well as all associated site development, ancillary and boundary works.
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 21 September 2022. A completion certificate was lodged on 18 January 2024.
Notified floor area: 211 m²
2 commencement notices are linked to this development.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66 The Avenue, The Weir View, Castlecomer Road | Jul 2025 | €450,000 | 146 m |
| 42 Glenbawn, Castlecomer Rd, Kilkenny | Feb 2025 | €500,000 | 151 m |
| 10 Station House, The Weir View, Castlecomer Rd | May 2026 | €263,000 | 165 m |
| 49 The Weir View Ave, Kilkenny City | Feb 2025 | €380,000 | 191 m |
| 4 Weirview Garden, Castlecomer Road, Kilkenny | Feb 2026 | €77,000 | 202 m |
| 65 Glendine Heights, Kilkenny, Kilkenny | May 2025 | €100,000 | 245 m |
| 5 Glendine Wood, Glendine Rd, Kilkenny | Feb 2025 | €645,000 | 254 m |
| 6 Cnoc Baun, Ballyfoyle Road, Kilkenny | Nov 2025 | €610,000 | 254 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 received26 October 2018
- Further information requested19 December 2018
- Further information received26 February 2019
- Decision due25 March 2019
- Decision issued22 March 2019
- Appeal submitted16 April 2019
- Appeal decided14 January 2020
- Permission expiry13 January 2025
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