Young Motors, Kilkenny Retail & Business Park, Waterford Road
Partial change of use of a car showroom and workshop to office space in Kilkenny.
18839 · Kilkenny County Council · Lodged 20 December 2018
- Reference
- 18839
- Authority
- Kilkenny County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 20 December 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks a partial change of use of the existing Young Motors car showroom and workshop to office accommodation. The works include inserting a new mezzanine floor for office space, removing a glass canopy and signage, and providing additional parking.
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Official record
Development description
For the following works: *part change of use of existing car showroom & workshop to office accommodation, *insertion of new mezzanine floor within existing double height showroom space to provide additional office accommodation, *removal of existing glass canopy adjoining the existing building, * removal of existing building signage, *associated elevational alterations, *provision of additional car parking on existing hard-standings within site boundary, and * all associated site and development works. All works located at
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for commercial activity including industry, information technology related industrial and office development and ancillary services and retail warehousing”
National zoning type: Mixed/general commercial/industrial/enterprise uses
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 planKey dates
Timeline
- Application received20 December 2018
- Decision due22 February 2019
- Decision issued19 February 2019
- Grant issued25 March 2019
- Permission expiry24 March 2024
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