Unit 8, St. John's Gate, Barrack Street
Change of use of a vacant ground floor retail unit into an amusement and sports arcade.
21724 · Kilkenny County Council · Lodged 23 August 2021
- Reference
- 21724
- Authority
- Kilkenny County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 23 August 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission to change the use of a vacant ground floor retail unit. It will be converted into a recreation, sport, and amusement arcade with ancillary signage.
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Official record
Development description
For the change of use of ground floor vacant retail unit into recreation, sport, amusement arcade with ancillary signage
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 26 April 2019. A completion certificate was lodged on 27 November 2020.
Notified floor area: 108 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43 Johns Gate, Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny | Aug 2025 | €162,000 | 24 m |
| 40 Johns Gate, Barrack St, Kilkenny | Jul 2025 | €213,000 | 24 m |
| Apt 12, Johns Gate, Castlecomer Rd | Mar 2026 | €237,000 | 41 m |
| 9 St Johns Gate, Castlecomer Road, Kilkenny | Mar 2025 | €210,000 | 41 m |
| 15 Johns Gate, Castlecomer Rd, Kilkenny | Feb 2026 | €230,000 | 41 m |
| 26 Johns Gate, Castlecomer Rd, Kilkenny | Mar 2026 | €208,000 | 41 m |
| 53 A, The Archs Gas House Lane, Kilkenny | Apr 2025 | €267,000 | 50 m |
| 10 The Arches, Barrack St, Kilkenny | May 2025 | €243,000 | 50 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 August 2021
- Further information requested14 October 2021
- Further information received2 November 2021
- Decision due29 November 2021
- Decision issued25 November 2021
- Grant issued31 December 2021
- Permission expiry30 December 2026
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