61, John Street Lower, Kilkenny
Retention and extension of a bar and beer garden at a protected structure.
22796 · Kilkenny County Council · Lodged 20 December 2022
- Reference
- 22796
- Authority
- Kilkenny County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 20 December 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention for a beer garden, lean-to enclosures, a bar servery, and boundary fencing at a protected structure on John Street Lower, Kilkenny. It also requests permission to extend the bar premises, install sound-reducing panels, and update signage.
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
For: change of use of enclosed external rear bar service yard to a smoking area/beer garden; indefinite retention of lean-to enclosures in external rear yard; indefinite retention of bar servery (which will be enclosed in the proposed rear extension); indefinite retention of boundary fence, gates and planters along existing car park frontage onto maudlin street; permission for: an extension of the existing bar premises into part of the smoking area/beer garden with bar server to be retained: erection of sound reducing panels over the existing southeast wall of the rear yard and car park; painting of front, side and gable elevations of the licensed premises; removal of existing sign over side entrance door onto maudlin street and erection of a new sign and associated downlighters; and all associated works. The property is a protected structure (rps ref: b101)
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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 And 20 John Street, Kilkenny, Kilkenny | Nov 2025 | €605,000 | 77 m |
| 15 Maudlin St, Kilkenny, Kilkenny | Apr 2026 | €322,000 | 102 m |
| 36 John Street, Kilkenny, Kilkenny | May 2026 | €233,333 | 118 m |
| 4 Berkley Row, Maudlin St, Kilkenny | Jul 2025 | €234,000 | 121 m |
| 9 Michael St, Kilkenny, Kilkenny | Jan 2025 | €475,000 | 136 m |
| The Bungalow, Tullaroan, Kilkenny | Jan 2025 | €320,000 | 181 m |
| 2 Park Avenue, Bishops Lough, Kilkennyprice excludes VAT | Jun 2025 | €361,233 | 181 m |
| 2 Magdalen Court, Kilkennynot full market price | Jan 2025 | €120,000 | 198 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 December 2022
- Further information requested21 February 2023
- Further information received29 November 2023
- Decision due4 January 2024
- Decision issued3 January 2024
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