Grennan College, Lady's Well, Thomastown
Alterations and extensions at Grennan College, including a new single-storey classroom building and demolition of older structures.
19894 · Kilkenny County Council · Lodged 3 December 2019
- Reference
- 19894
- Authority
- Kilkenny County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 3 December 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe development at Grennan College involves alterations and a minor rear extension to the existing school building. It also includes the demolition of an existing music room and prefab classroom, and the construction of a new single-storey building to provide six replacement prefab classrooms.
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Official record
Development description
For alterations and a minor extension to the rear of the existing school building, demolition of an existing music room building & prefab classroom building, construction of a new single storey building to the side of the existing main building providing 6 no. Prefab, replacement classrooms, along with all associated site & development works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To allow for local civic, community, educational and religious facilities and associated ancillary amenity facilities, open spaces/recreational areas to serve the immediate surroundings and hinterland.”
National zoning type: Mixed/general community services/facilities uses
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 18 January 2021. A completion certificate was lodged on 20 April 2022.
Notified floor area: 616 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Abbey Hill, Thomastown, County Kilkennynot full market price · price excludes VAT | May 2026 | €265,000 | 81 m |
| 10 Abbey Hill, Thomastownprice excludes VAT | Jul 2026 | €308,370 | 145 m |
| 6 Abbey Hill, Thomastown, County Kilkennynot full market price · price excludes VAT | May 2026 | €308,370 | 162 m |
| 17 Abbey Hill, Thomastown, Co. Kilkennynot full market price · price excludes VAT | May 2026 | €233,480 | 162 m |
| 16 Abbey Hill, Thomastown, Co. Kilkennynot full market price · price excludes VAT | Apr 2026 | €308,370 | 162 m |
| 22 Abbey Hill, Thomastown, County Kilkennynot full market price · price excludes VAT | Apr 2026 | €308,370 | 162 m |
| 20 Abbey Hill, Thomastown, Co. Kilkennynot full market price · price excludes VAT | May 2026 | €233,480 | 162 m |
| 4 Abbey Hill, Thomastownnot full market price · price excludes VAT | May 2026 | €308,370 | 162 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 received3 December 2019
- Decision due5 February 2020
- Decision issued4 February 2020
- Grant issued6 March 2020
- Permission expiry5 March 2025
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