Unit M, Purcellsinch Business Park, Dublin Road Purcellsinch
Change of use from offices to apprenticeship workshops and classrooms in Purcellsinch.
22259 · Kilkenny County Council · Lodged 20 April 2022
- Reference
- 22259
- Authority
- Kilkenny County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 20 April 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks to change the use of an existing unit from office space to apprenticeship workshops and classrooms. The works will include extending the unit with a first floor and making external alterations to the building's facade.
- Storeys
- 2
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Official record
Development description
For the following works. : the development will consist of the change of use from office use to apprenticeship workshops and classrooms, extension of unit with the construction of a first floor, external alteration to the façade of the building including new door and window layouts, and all other associated ancillary site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for industry and information technology related industrial and office development and ancillary services. The purpose is to encourage mainly services type employment on a campus environment”
National zoning type: Office, business/technology park and related
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newlands, Dublin Old Road, Leggetsrath East | Dec 2025 | €675,000 | 479 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 received20 April 2022
- Decision due14 June 2022
- Decision issued13 June 2022
- Grant issued15 July 2022
- Permission expiry14 July 2027
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