Lower New St./Walkin St, Kilkenny
Demolition of a warehouse to build a 138-bedroom hotel and 36 short-let apartments.
20930 · Kilkenny County Council · Lodged 23 December 2020
- Reference
- 20930
- Authority
- Kilkenny County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 23 December 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the demolition of a wholesale warehouse complex to construct a four-storey hotel with 138 bedrooms, a bar, and a restaurant. It also includes a four-storey block of 36 short-let apartments, a service building, and reconfigured access from Lower New Street and Walkin Street.
- Residential units
- 36
- 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
Sought for demolition of wholesale warehouse and construction of hotel and short-let apartments comprising: a) demolition of single-storey, 2 storey and 3 storey wholesale warehouses, stores and associated facilities, b) construction of detached hotel on 4 levels (138 bedrooms on 3 upper levels over hotel lobby and reception, bar/restaurant, kitchen and ancillary support services at ground level), c) construction of detached short-let apartments on 4 levels (34 one- bedroom units and 2 two-bedroom units), d) construction of detached single-storey service building comprising electricity sub-station and plant room, e) reconfiguration of vehicular and pedestrian entrance from lower new street and relocation of vehicular and pedestrian entrance from walkin street, f)
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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annamult, Stoneyford, Kilkenny | Jul 2025 | €570,000 | 97 m |
| 37 Desart Court, Ormond St, Kilkenny | Jul 2025 | €255,000 | 119 m |
| 30 Desert Court, Ormonde St, Kilkenny | Aug 2025 | €221,000 | 146 m |
| 9 Parnell St, Kilkenny, Kilkenny | Jun 2026 | €290,000 | 161 m |
| 20 Friary St, Kilkenny | Sept 2025 | €167,000 | 186 m |
| Rose Cottage, New St, Kilkenny | Apr 2025 | €555,000 | 194 m |
| 33 Walkin St, Kilkenny, Kilkenny | Nov 2025 | €300,000 | 218 m |
| 47 Regency Court, Friary St, Kilkenny | Apr 2026 | €220,000 | 218 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 received23 December 2020
- Further information requested25 February 2021
- Further information received20 August 2021
- Decision due16 September 2021
- Decision issued16 September 2021
- Appeal submitted12 October 2021
- Appeal decided22 June 2023
- Permission expiry21 June 2028
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