Ballydonnell, Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny
Demolition of a dairy farmyard to build a replacement equine farmyard facility in Thomastown.
22646 · Kilkenny County Council · Lodged 29 September 2022
- Reference
- 22646
- Authority
- Kilkenny County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 29 September 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the demolition and removal of existing dairy farm structures, including a milking parlour and slatted wintering shed. In their place, a new equine facility will be built featuring four stabling blocks, a covered walker, a lunge, a dungstead, and a haybarn. The works also include upgrading the farmyard entrance and installing a replacement foul water treatment system.
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Official record
Development description
For the demolition and removal of dairy farm structures and associated dairy elements to provide for a replacement equine farmyard facility. The removals include the existing milking parlour and associated stores, the slatted wintering shed and associated underground tanks, and a concrete apron. The new replacement structures include the following: 4no. Separate stabling blocks each with 6no. Loose boxes and stores, a covered walker and lunge, a covered dungstead with associated effluent holding tank and haybarn. Also, the upgrading of the existing farmyard entrance with sightline adjustment to the roadside boundary, fencing, access laneway, landscaping, provision of a replacement foul water treatment system to the associated farmhouse, boundary treatment and associated services
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What happened next
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Station Rd, Jerpoint West, Thomastown | Mar 2025 | €620,000 | 364 m |
| An Broclas, Legan, Thomastown | Sept 2025 | €530,000 | 368 m |
| Legan, Thomastown, Kilkenny | Mar 2026 | €975,000 | 383 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received29 September 2022
- Further information requested22 November 2022
- Further information received16 December 2022
- Decision due21 January 2023
- Decision issued19 January 2023
- Grant issued21 February 2023
- Permission expiry20 February 2028
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