Jones Oil, Castlecomer Road, Kilkenny
Demolition of fuel infrastructure and reconfiguration of the Jones Oil depot in Kilkenny.
22507 · Kilkenny County Council · Lodged 3 August 2022
- Reference
- 22507
- Authority
- Kilkenny County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 3 August 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThe application proposes the demolition of an existing gantry, fuel dispensers, and above-ground tanks. It includes plans for a revised site layout, a new forecourt fuel area with dispensers, a new Ad-Blue tank, parking spaces, and a single-storey extension to the existing office building.
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Official record
Development description
- For (i) the demolition of existing gantry, fuel dispensers and above ground tanks no 6 and
- (ii) revision to the internal site layout to include new vehicular movement arrangements, relocated existing tank farm bund walls, access stairs/walkways, offset fill points, top and bottom loading pump systems. (iii) construction of a new forecourt fuel area with 2no. Pump dispensers, a new 5,000lt above ground ad-blue tank, 3no. Car parking spaces, 2no. Hgv/tanker parking spaces. (iv) proposed reconfiguration of the existing office/storage building internal layout, with a new single storey building extension and external seating area to the southern side. (v) all other associated underground and overground infrastructure, drainage, lighting, landscaping and site development works
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 St Johns Gate, Castlecomer Road, Kilkenny | Mar 2025 | €210,000 | 53 m |
| Apt 12, Johns Gate, Castlecomer Rd | Mar 2026 | €237,000 | 53 m |
| 15 Johns Gate, Castlecomer Rd, Kilkenny | Feb 2026 | €230,000 | 53 m |
| 26 Johns Gate, Castlecomer Rd, Kilkenny | Mar 2026 | €208,000 | 53 m |
| Apt 11, Station House, Macdonagh Junction | Jan 2025 | €2,750,000 | 100 m |
| Hebron House, Hebron Road, Kilkennynot full market price | Oct 2025 | €250,000 | 101 m |
| 40 Johns Gate, Barrack St, Kilkenny | Jul 2025 | €213,000 | 104 m |
| 43 Johns Gate, Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny | Aug 2025 | €162,000 | 104 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 received3 August 2022
- Further information requested26 September 2022
- Further information received22 December 2022
- Decision due27 January 2023
- Decision issued26 January 2023
- Grant issued28 February 2023
- Permission expiry27 February 2028
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