MacDonagh Junction Shopping Centre, Hebron Road, Kilkenny
Change of use of a vacant restaurant unit to offices in Kilkenny.
19560 · Kilkenny County Council · Lodged 8 August 2019
- Reference
- 19560
- Authority
- Kilkenny County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 8 August 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks to convert a vacant first-floor restaurant unit into an office facility at MacDonagh Junction Shopping Centre. The unit is part of a former workhouse building which is a protected structure, but no external or structural changes are proposed.
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Official record
Development description
For change of use of an existing vacant first floor restaurant unit to use as an office facility to include open plan office space, private office pods, meeting room, toilet and staff facilities, connection to existing services and associated works at unit no. 6 (part of former workhouse building, a protected structure, niah ref. 12006001). The proposed works relate to fitout works only and no works are proposed to the elevations or to the structure of the protected building
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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Station House, Macdonagh Junction, Kilkenny | Jun 2026 | €235,000 | 106 m |
| 82 Mc Donagh, Donagh, Kilkenny | Feb 2026 | €230,000 | 106 m |
| Apt 110, Station House, Mcdonagh Junction | Nov 2025 | €252,000 | 106 m |
| Apt 110, Station House, Mcdonagh Junction | Jan 2025 | €229,000 | 106 m |
| Mac Donagh Junction, Apt 66, Kilkenny | May 2025 | €167,500 | 106 m |
| 127 Mcdonagh Junction, Kilkenny | Feb 2026 | €235,000 | 106 m |
| 114 Station House, Macdonagh Junction, Kilkenny | Jun 2025 | €235,000 | 106 m |
| 33 Ossory Park, Kilkennynot full market price | Jul 2025 | €114,000 | 122 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 received8 August 2019
- Decision due2 October 2019
- Decision issued1 October 2019
- Grant issued4 November 2019
- Permission expiry3 November 2024
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