Gardens, Kilkenny, Co Kilkenny
Change of use and expansion of a restaurant at a protected structure on High Street, Kilkenny.
19618 · Kilkenny County Council · Lodged 30 August 2019
- Reference
- 19618
- Authority
- Kilkenny County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 30 August 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks to change the use of the ground floor of a protected structure from a restaurant to a licensed restaurant with takeaway services. It also proposes extending the restaurant into the forecourt with a canopy, adding a rear extension with a retractable roof, constructing a new licensed restaurant area with toilets, and building a rear storage area.
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Official record
Development description
To change the use of the ground floor of no's 20/21 high street, kilkenny (a protected structure niah register no. 12000055), from an existing 185.0 sq. M restaurant to a licensed restaurant to include the established ancillary takeaway / home delivery service, to extend the restaurant to include the existing 108 sq. M forecourt to the high street with a canopy covering part of the forecourt, to extend the licensed restaurant to the rear of the building covering an area of 81.0 sq. M with a structure with retractable roof and to construct a new licensed restaurant covering an area of 127.24 sq. M to include male and female toilets with external smoking areas. The application will also include a 89.8 sq. M storage area to the rear of the site to contain dry and cold storage and food preparation and ancillary site works all on lands at
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.
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murphy'S Woolen Hall, 11 High Street, Kilkenny | Apr 2026 | €150,000 | 66 m |
| 16b William St, Kilkenny, Kilkenny | Apr 2026 | €252,000 | 66 m |
| 7 Wesley Court, William St, Kilkenny | Dec 2025 | €180,000 | 67 m |
| 28 Regency Court, Friary St, Kilkenny | Jun 2025 | €190,000 | 71 m |
| 4 Wesley Court, William St, Kilkenny | Oct 2025 | €172,000 | 82 m |
| 9 Wesley Court, William St, Kilkenny | Jul 2025 | €160,000 | 89 m |
| Flat 1, Hendy's Flats, 2 Chapel Lane | Jan 2025 | €82,500 | 92 m |
| Flat 2, Hendy's Flats, 2 Chapel Lane | Jan 2025 | €82,500 | 92 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 August 2019
- Further information requested23 October 2019
- Further information received19 March 2020
- Decision due15 April 2020
- Decision issued14 April 2020
- Appeal submitted18 June 2020
- Appeal decided5 October 2020
- Permission expiry4 October 2025
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