IDA Business and Technology Park, Ring Road, Loughboy
Construction of a five-storey research and innovation centre in Loughboy.
19533 · Kilkenny County Council · Lodged 30 July 2019
- Reference
- 19533
- Authority
- Kilkenny County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 30 July 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe development comprises a five-storey research and innovation centre building with a total floor area of 4,862 square metres. The project includes car and bicycle parking, a new pedestrian and cyclist entrance, landscaping, and connections to existing services on a 1.88-hectare site.
- Storeys
- 5
- Floor area
- 4,862 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 a development comprising the construction of a five storey research and innovation centre building, total floor area of 4862m², with associated site works, entrances from existing internal road network, carparking, bicycle parking, new pedestrian and cyclist entrance from the bohernatownish road, circulation routes and pathways, site lighting, landscaping, surface water drainage and attenuation, watermain and wastewater connections to existing services, new access from existing estate roadway, and all associated works on a 1.88 ha site
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for industry and information technology related industrial and office development and ancillary services. The purpose is to encourage mainly services type employment on a campus environment”
National zoning type: Office, business/technology park and related
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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Ceder Wood Ave, Loughboy, Kilkenny | May 2026 | €370,000 | 343 m |
| 7 Westfield Drive, Outrath Road, Kilkenny | Apr 2025 | €176,666 | 468 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 received30 July 2019
- Decision due23 September 2019
- Decision issued23 September 2019
- Grant issued25 October 2019
- Permission expiry24 October 2024
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
Of Planning Permission Reference P19/533
IDA Business and Technology Park , Ring Road , Kilkenny
24106KilkennyLodged 22 Aug 2024Other
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
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2560696KilkennyLodged 30 Oct 2025Commercial
- Granted90 m away
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The IDA Business and Technology Park , Ring Road , Loughboy
21507KilkennyLodged 10 Jun 2021Commercial
- Granted170 m away
For development at this site. The development will consist of the construction of a four storey office…
IDA Business and Technology Park , Ring Road , Loughboy
20843KilkennyLodged 4 Dec 2020Commercial
- Granted180 m away
For modifications to the previously granted State Street four storey office building located within the IDA…
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22779KilkennyLodged 12 Dec 2022Commercial
- Awaiting decision180 m away
For development. The proposed development consists of an extension to the parking area for the previously…
IDA Business & Technology Park , Ring Road , Loughboy
22568KilkennyLodged 30 Aug 2022Commercial
- Granted190 m away
(1) Retention Permission to retain indefinitely an existing second floor mezzanine area comprising of 72.0…
Unit 6 Block A , Danville Business Park , Bohernatounish Road
22253KilkennyLodged 19 Apr 2022Change of use
- Granted200 m away
To erect new signage on Units 3, 6, 7 & 10 and associated site works
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2560035KilkennyLodged 28 Jan 2025Commercial
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