The Springhill Court Hotel Ltd, Waterford Road, Kilkenny
A four-storey extension to the Springhill Court Hotel in Kilkenny to add 45 bedrooms.
19883 · Kilkenny County Council · Lodged 27 November 2019
- Reference
- 19883
- Authority
- Kilkenny County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 27 November 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe project consists of a four-storey extension to the front and side of the existing hotel to provide 45 new bedrooms and storage rooms. It also includes an additional passenger lift, plant rooms, and a reconfigured car park with security barriers.
- Storeys
- 4
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 four-storey extension to the front and side of the existing hotel comprising of 45 no. Bedrooms with storage rooms plus additional passenger lift together with associated plant rooms and reconfiguration of parking layout to provide additional spaces and to include car park security barriers
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 13 January 2025.
Notified floor area: 1,597 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Cedar Crescent, Parknagowan, Kilkenny | Jul 2026 | €400,000 | 433 m |
| 12 Springfields, Waterford Rd, Kilkenny | Jun 2026 | €455,000 | 450 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 received27 November 2019
- Further information requested27 January 2020
- Further information received16 April 2020
- Decision due13 May 2020
- Decision issued8 May 2020
- Grant issued26 June 2020
- Permission expiry25 June 2025
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