Sunville, Kilcreen Cottages, Drakelands Kilkenny
Retention of a house as constructed with variations, including partial demolition, in Kilkenny.
23224 · Kilkenny County Council · Lodged 28 September 2023
- Reference
- 23224
- Authority
- Kilkenny County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 28 September 2023
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 253.2 m²
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to retain a house as constructed with variations to a previous approval. The changes include omitting a second-floor window and roof lights, adjusting window/door sizes, demolishing a partly constructed second floor to reduce the roof pitch, and realigning the front boundary wall and entrance.
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
Permission to retain as constructed with variations to that approved under pp 20/724, on this site. The proposed variations include the omission of the second floor level window to the south elevation & roof lights; revision to windows and doors position and sizes; the demolition of the part constructed second floor and the reduction to the roof pitch to limit the roof ridge height to that approved under pp 20/724, the demolition of the front boundary wall and realignment with new all and the relocation of the site entrance on the new boundary together with new tree and hedge planting and landscape works as indicated on the application drawings
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect, provide and improve residential amenities”
National zoning type: Existing residential
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clonsharra, Kilcreene, Kilcreene Rd | Sept 2025 | €640,000 | 24 m |
| 5 Kilcreene Cottages, Kilkenny | Mar 2025 | €230,000 | 39 m |
| 1 Kilcreene Cottages, Kilkenny, Kilkenny | Mar 2025 | €220,000 | 44 m |
| 5 Rushbrook, Drakelands, Co. Kilkenny | Mar 2026 | €465,000 | 324 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 received28 September 2023
- Further information requested20 November 2023
- Further information received20 December 2023
- Decision due25 January 2024
- Decision issued24 January 2024
- Grant issued26 February 2024
- Permission expiry25 February 2029
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