McKenna's Arch, Low Street, Thomastown
Retention of a bedsit and conversion of a commercial unit to residential use in Thomastown.
22369 · Kilkenny County Council · Lodged 7 June 2022
- Reference
- 22369
- Authority
- Kilkenny County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 7 June 2022
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 76 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention permission for a two-storey bedsit at the rear of the site. It also requests permission to convert a ground floor commercial unit to residential use, alter the townhouse to create a 4-bedroom home, and replace the bedsit's flat metal roof with a pitched slate roof.
- Storeys
- 2
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Official record
Development description
For (1) retention permission to retain indefinitely an existing two storey bedsit to rear of the site and (2) planning permission for a change of use of the existing ground floor commercial unit to residential use, internal and external alterations to the existing townhouse to create a 4 bedroom dwelling house, removal of the existing fire escape stairs to the rear of the townhouse, internal and external alterations to the existing two storey bedsit to the rear of the site including raising the height of the external perimeter walls at eaves level and replacing the flat corrugated metal roof with a new slate covered pitched roof and all associated site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect, improve and provide for the future development of the town centre”
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 21 March 2024.
Notified floor area: 148 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low Street, Thomastown, Kilkenny | Nov 2025 | €285,000 | 15 m |
| Apartment Over Dino's, Market Street, Thomastown | Jun 2025 | €67,000 | 50 m |
| Apartment Over Dino's, Market Street, Thomastown | Sept 2025 | €67,000 | 50 m |
| Logan Street, Thomastown, Co Kilkenny | Apr 2025 | €140,000 | 130 m |
| The Tavern, The Quay, Thomastown | Apr 2026 | €137,500 | 131 m |
| 4 The Tannery, Ladywell St, Thomastown | Jun 2025 | €290,000 | 157 m |
| 2 The Tannery, Ladywell St, Thomastown | Apr 2026 | €335,000 | 166 m |
| 10 The Belfry, Chapel Lane, Thomastown | Apr 2025 | €258,000 | 246 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 received7 June 2022
- Further information requested28 July 2022
- Further information received5 May 2023
- Decision due1 June 2023
- Decision issued31 May 2023
- Grant issued3 July 2023
- Permission expiry2 July 2028
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