76 Kieran Street & 61/62 High Street, Kilkenny
Alterations to shopfronts on Kieran Street and Market Slip, and changing upper floors on High Street to short-term holiday lets.
19179 · Kilkenny County Council · Lodged 21 March 2019
- Reference
- 19179
- Authority
- Kilkenny County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 21 March 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposal seeks alterations and refurbishment of the external elevation at 76 Kieran Street and Market Slip, including a new facade, windows, doors, and signage. It also requests a change of use from residential to short-term letting on the first and second floors of 61/62 High Street to provide three short-term let units.
- Residential units
- 3
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 proposed alterations to and refurbishment of the existing external elevation to 76 kieran street and the adjoining market slip elevation. The alterations include for a new façade, the replacement of existing windows and doors at lower ground floor and upper ground floor as follows: the provision of new windows and doors opening at the lower ground floor and upper ground floor all to 76 kieran street elevation and a new window at upper ground floor level to the adjoining market slip elevation together with new signage and all other associated site works. Planning permission is also sought for the change of use from existing residential to short term letting to part of first floor of 61 & 62 high street, kilkenny, to provide for 1 number short term let unit, together with internal modifications and all other associated site works. Planning permission is also sought for the change of use from existing residential to short term letting to second floor of 61 & 62 high street, kilkenny to provide for 2 number short term let units, together with internal modifications and all other associated site works. Planning permission is also sought for the provision of 2 new velux roof lights to the rear roof section of 61 & 62 high street, kilkenny. Planning permission is also sought for the replacement of the existing roof with a new roof, materials to match the existing, higher floor to ceiling to section floor, together with all associated site 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 8 November 2022. A completion certificate was lodged on 5 March 2024.
Notified floor area: 100.59 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flat 3, Hendy's Flats, 2 Chapel Lane | Jan 2025 | €82,500 | 94 m |
| Flat 4, Hendy's Flats, 2 Chapel Lane | Jan 2025 | €82,500 | 94 m |
| Flat 1, Hendy's Flats, 2 Chapel Lane | Jan 2025 | €82,500 | 94 m |
| Flat 2, Hendy's Flats, 2 Chapel Lane | Jan 2025 | €82,500 | 94 m |
| 5 Evans Lane, Kilkenny, Kilkenny | Jan 2026 | €200,000 | 151 m |
| 2 New Buuildings Lane, Kilkenny | May 2025 | €250,000 | 174 m |
| 7 Wesley Court, William St, Kilkenny | Dec 2025 | €180,000 | 181 m |
| 5 Colliers Lane, Kilkenny, Kilkenny | May 2025 | €255,000 | 187 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 received21 March 2019
- Decision due15 May 2019
- Decision issued14 May 2019
- Grant issued14 June 2019
- Permission expiry13 June 2024
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