Lower Green Lane, Callan South, Callan
Conversion of a disused motor garage and shop into a funeral home with a new internal first floor.
2335 · Kilkenny County Council · Lodged 16 February 2023
- Reference
- 2335
- Authority
- Kilkenny County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 16 February 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks to change the use of a disused motor garage and shop into a funeral home. The works include adding an internal first floor, altering the front footpath to provide parking, and associated site works at a Protected Structure.
- Storeys
- 2
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 the change of use of the existing building from a disused motor garage/shop to a funeral home, and add a first floor internally, alterations to the footpath in front to provide additional parking and all associated site works. The property is a protected structure (rps ref c765)
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To allow for new residential development and other services incidental to residential development”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Green Lane, Callan, Kilkenny | Jan 2026 | €173,000 | 62 m |
| 3 Clos na tSiopa, Green Lane, Callannot full market price · price excludes VAT | May 2026 | €326,015 | 132 m |
| 11 Clos na tSiopa, Green Lane, Callannot full market price · price excludes VAT | May 2026 | €363,499 | 132 m |
| 2 Clos na tSiopa, Green Lane, Callannot full market price · price excludes VAT | May 2026 | €290,260 | 132 m |
| 12 Clos na tSiopa, Green Lane, Callannot full market price · price excludes VAT | May 2026 | €290,260 | 132 m |
| 10 Clos na tSiopa, Green Lane, Callannot full market price · price excludes VAT | May 2026 | €290,260 | 132 m |
| 1 Clos na tSiopa, Green Lane, Callannot full market price · price excludes VAT | May 2026 | €409,463 | 132 m |
| 4 Clos na tSiopa, Green Lane, Callannot full market price · price excludes VAT | May 2026 | €259,090 | 132 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 received16 February 2023
- Decision due12 April 2023
- Decision issued31 March 2023
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