GrantedCommercialDecided 29 February 2024

Lands to the South of MacDonagh Station, Dublin Road Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny

A new seven-storey, 99-bedroom hotel with a rooftop pool near MacDonagh Station.

2360079 · Kilkenny County Council · Lodged 3 March 2023

Reference: 2360079
Authority: Kilkenny County Council
Register status: Appealed
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 3 March 2023

Summary

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The development consists of clearing a 0.32-hectare site to build a 7-storey hotel. It will feature 99 bedrooms, restaurants, bars, a gym, a function room, outdoor terraces, a 6th-floor swimming pool, and a public plaza. The project also involves demolishing and reusing a limestone wall that is part of a Protected Structure.

Commercialhoteltourismheritagepool

Storeys: 7
Floor area: 8,221 m²

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Official record

Development description

The development will consist of: clearance works on a 0.3217 ha site and the construction of a 7 storey hotel (gfa 8,221 sq. M) comprising 99 no. Ensuite bedrooms, ground floor restaurant and bar, hotel foyer and reception, gym, 1st floor function room, meeting rooms, 1st floor outdoor terrace, 5th floor bar/restaurant with outdoor terraces and balcony and 6th floor outdoor swimming pool area and bar/restaurant with outdoor terrace. A public plaza area is also proposed along the west of the site. A vehicle set down area is proposed along dublin road. The proposal includes green roofs, 18 no. Bicycle parking spaces, esb substation, landscaping and drainage works. Works to demolish a limestone wall which is part of the protected structure of macdonagh station (ref. D86) and its reuse within the site is also proposed

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

General BusinessUC

“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.

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
The Bungalow, Tullaroan, Kilkenny	Jan 2025	€320,000	69 m
2 Park Avenue, Bishops Lough, Kilkennyprice excludes VAT	Jun 2025	€361,233	69 m
127 Mcdonagh Junction, Kilkenny	Feb 2026	€235,000	103 m
114 Station House, Macdonagh Junction, Kilkenny	Jun 2025	€235,000	103 m
82 Mc Donagh, Donagh, Kilkenny	Feb 2026	€230,000	103 m
Mac Donagh Junction, Apt 66, Kilkenny	May 2025	€167,500	103 m
Apt 110, Station House, Mcdonagh Junction	Jan 2025	€229,000	103 m
Apt 110, Station House, Mcdonagh Junction	Nov 2025	€252,000	103 m

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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 March 2023
Further information requested26 April 2023
Further information received2 February 2024
Decision due29 February 2024
Decision issued29 February 2024
Appeal submitted26 March 2024

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