The Hoban Hotel, Ring Road, Springhill
Retention of outdoor terrace seating, walls, awning, and window modifications at the Hoban Hotel.
19422 · Kilkenny County Council · Lodged 17 June 2019
- Reference
- 19422
- Authority
- Kilkenny County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 17 June 2019
Summary
AI-generatedRetention is sought for the enlargement of the external paved restaurant terrace seating areas, external walls, an awning structure, and the enlargement of window openings to form revised doors and windows on the rear façade.
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
- That consists of
- Enlargement of external paved restaurant terrace seating areas
- External walls/ structures to edges of external terrace areas
- External awning and framework structure
- Enlargement/ amalgamation of existing window openings to form a revised doors/ windows opening to rear façade of hotel building; and
- All ancillary site works and services
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 planBuilt & sold
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Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
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Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received17 June 2019
- Decision due11 August 2019
- Decision issued6 August 2019
- Grant issued6 September 2019
- Permission expiry5 September 2024
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