2 Hollybank Drive, Clongowen, Kilkenny
Retention permission to keep a widened front driveway entrance in Kilkenny.
20789 · Kilkenny County Council · Lodged 17 November 2020
- Reference
- 20789
- Authority
- Kilkenny County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 17 November 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks retention permission for the removal of a front boundary wall to widen the driveway. This modification was done to increase the parking area in the front garden of the house.
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 development at this site. The development will consist / consists of: the knocking of the front wall, to widen the area in which cars can park in the front garden of the house. The wall had a width of 3.18 meters and a height of 0.8 meters
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect, provide and improve residential amenities”
National zoning type: Existing residential
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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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Hollybank Drive, Clongowan, Kilkenny | May 2025 | €360,000 | 9 m |
| 11 Hollybank Lawn, Clongowen, Waterford Rd | Nov 2025 | €370,000 | 58 m |
| 18 Hollybank Mews, Clongowen, Waterford Rd | Sept 2025 | €327,000 | 103 m |
| 7 Hollybank Lawn, Waterford Rd, Kilkenny | Sept 2025 | €365,000 | 103 m |
| 33 Hollybank Way, Clongowen, Kilkenny | Jun 2025 | €350,000 | 121 m |
| Dun Mhuire, Waterford Rd, Kilkenny | Apr 2025 | €650,000 | 124 m |
| 30 Hollybank Way, Clongowen, Kilkenny | Jun 2026 | €410,000 | 145 m |
| 46 Hollybank Lawn, Waterford Rd, Kilkenny | Jan 2026 | €352,500 | 156 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 received17 November 2020
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