GrantedInfrastructureDecided 25 June 2019

Shankill and Kellymount, Paulstown, Co Kilkenny

Construction of a new community sports park facility with pitches, a clubhouse, and a community sports hall.

194 · Kilkenny County Council · Lodged 4 January 2019

Reference: 194
Authority: Kilkenny County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 4 January 2019

Summary

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The development on a 2.83-hectare site includes a GAA pitch, a training pitch, an astro pitch with a ball wall, and a new clubhouse with changing rooms and a community sports hall. It also features a walking/running track, a new car parking area, and a new vehicular entrance.

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Development description

To construct a new community sports park facility on a 2.83 hectare site directly adjacent and to the north-west of the existing paulstowns public sports park and on a site area of approximately 0.23 hectares within the boundary of the existing paulstowns public sports park. The development shall comprise 1 no. 145m long x 90m wide gaa pitch, 1 no. 72m long x 45m wide training pitch, 1 no. 40m long x 26m wide astro pitch incorporating a 40m long x 8m wide x 8m high ball wall, new clubhouse, changing rooms and community sports hall building, new car-parking area, 2m wide walking/running track to perimeter of pitches and car-parking area, new vehicular and pedestrian entrance approximately 50m south-west of the existing sports park entrance, new access road within the existing paulstown public sports park, all associated landscaping works, fencing, protective screen netting & all associated site development works. This application is for a 7 year permission to develop the site on a phased basis.

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Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
30 An Choill Rua, Paulstown, Kilkenny	Jul 2025	€395,000	287 m
Kellymount, Paulstown, Co.kilkenny	Dec 2025	€220,000	346 m

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Application received4 January 2019
Further information requested26 February 2019
Further information received31 May 2019
Decision due27 June 2019
Decision issued25 June 2019
Grant issued26 July 2019
Permission expiry25 July 2026

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