Circular Road and, Kennyswell Road, Robertshill
A large mixed-use development in Robertshill including 266 residential units, a nursing home, a crèche, and office blocks.
19887 · Kilkenny County Council · Lodged 29 November 2019
- Reference
- 19887
- Authority
- Kilkenny County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 29 November 2019
- Residential units
- 133
- Floor area
- 15257.7 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThis major 10-year planning application proposes 266 residential units comprising 133 houses and 133 apartments/duplexes. The scheme also includes a 126-bed nursing home, a crèche, two office blocks, commercial units, and nearly 4 hectares of open parkland.
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 mixed use development. A 10 year planning permission is sought for the proposed development which will consist of (i) 266 no. Residential units including 133 no. Houses (17 no. 4 bed units; 106 no. 3 bed units and 10 no. 2 bed units) and 133 no. Apartment and duplex units (46 no. 1 bed units; 77 no. 2 bed units; and 10 no. 3 bed units). (ii) 126 no. Bed nursing home of 7,236.79 sqm with ancillary office. (iii) crèche facility of 733.12sqm. (iv) 2 no. Office blocks with a gross floor area of 3,548.38sqm including provision for basement car parking. (v) 2 no. Commercial/retail units with a gross floor area of 327.40sqm (net retail area of 99.6sqm & 82.3sqm each) with 4 no. Office units overhead with a gross floor area of 722.26sqm. (vi) provision of 3.96 hectares of open parkland comprising part of the breagagh regional park including the provision of combined cycleway/footpath through the park and (vii)supporting development works including (a) esb substation (b) 3 no. Combined bin and bicycle stores (c) underground surface water attenuation. (d) temporary construction signage (e) estate signage and (f) all associated site development works. The primary access to the site shall be from a roundabout to be delivered as part of the proposed new western environs road. The proposed development will construct a new access road from this roundabout with a new bridge over the breagagh river. A minor secondary access road shall be provided to serve a limited number of units from the kennyswell road. An environmental impact assessment report and a natura impact statement have been prepared in respect of the proposed development and accompanies the application
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To consolidate and facilitate the development of inner suburban sites for mixed use development which will allow for commercial and residential uses”
National zoning type: Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 87 Roberts Hill, Circular Rd, Kilkenny | Sept 2025 | €175,000 | 188 m |
| 100 Roberts Hill, Circular Rd, Kilkenny | Feb 2025 | €260,000 | 200 m |
| 16 Reade Terrace, Circular Rd, Kilkenny | Nov 2025 | €332,000 | 255 m |
| 8 Reade Terrace, Circular Road, Kilkenny | May 2025 | €286,000 | 263 m |
| 41 Fr Murphy Square, Kilkenny | Jan 2026 | €300,000 | 285 m |
| 10 Fatima Place, Kilkenny, Co Kilkenny | Sept 2025 | €275,000 | 285 m |
| 30 Reade Court, Circular Rd, Kilkenny | Jul 2025 | €262,000 | 299 m |
| 27 Emmet St, Kilkenny, Kilkenny | May 2025 | €250,000 | 316 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 received29 November 2019
- Further information requested30 January 2020
- Further information received22 May 2020
- Decision due16 July 2020
- Decision issued15 July 2020
- Appeal submitted7 August 2020
- Appeal decided23 April 2021
- Permission expiry22 April 2031
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