Unit 25 Block C, Newpark Shopping Centre, Newpark Upper
Change of use of a retail unit into a café at Newpark Shopping Centre.
20673 · Kilkenny County Council · Lodged 9 October 2020
- Reference
- 20673
- Authority
- Kilkenny County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 9 October 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of changing the use of an existing retail unit into a café. The 57.2 sqm space will include a coffee and cake area, kitchen, seating areas, and toilets, alongside a 5.8 sqm external seating area and new signage.
- Floor area
- 57 m²
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 change of use of existing retail unit into a café. The development will consist of change of use of retail unit into coffee & cake area, kitchen, sitting areas and toilets at 57.2 sqm and change of the existing signage together with provision of the external sitting area at 5.8 sqm at this site situated
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for local shopping, non retail services, community and social needs”
National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77 Old Newpark, Golflinks Rd, Kilkenny City | May 2026 | €265,000 | 68 m |
| 19 Lintown Grove, Lintown Hall, Kilkenny | Jul 2025 | €230,000 | 145 m |
| 18 Lintown Close, Johnswell Rd, Kilkenny | Oct 2025 | €250,000 | 159 m |
| 86 Lintown Ave, Johnswell Rd, Kilkenny | Jun 2026 | €190,000 | 187 m |
| 9 Lake View Dr, Lakeside, Kilkenny | Oct 2025 | €190,000 | 190 m |
| 3 Lintown Grove, Johnswell Rd, Kilkenny | Nov 2025 | €258,000 | 204 m |
| 58 Lakeview Dr, Lakeside, Kilkenny | Feb 2025 | €240,000 | 214 m |
| 13 Rosemount, Lower Newpark, Kilkenny | Sept 2025 | €310,000 | 215 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 received9 October 2020
- Decision due3 December 2020
- Decision issued1 December 2020
- Grant issued12 January 2021
- Permission expiry11 January 2026
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- Awaiting decision40 m away
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- Granted40 m away
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- Granted50 m away
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- Granted50 m away
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21648KilkennyLodged 28 Jul 2021Commercial
- Granted50 m away
To construct a new 32.40m2 extension to the Newpark Pharmacy
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- Granted60 m away
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16270KilkennyLodged 5 May 2016Commercial
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