GrantedCommercialDecided 29 February 2024

Hebron Road/N10, Blanchfieldsland, Kilkenny Co. Kilkenny

Development of a hotel, leisure, and conference complex in Kilkenny, incorporating a protected structure.

2360131 · Kilkenny County Council · Lodged 30 March 2023

Reference: 2360131
Authority: Kilkenny County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 30 March 2023

Summary

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The development comprises a new hotel, leisure, and conference complex. It includes the refurbishment and change of use of Hebron House, a Protected Structure, to serve as the hotel reception, alongside a new two and three-storey extension providing 136 bedrooms, a swimming pool, and a conference centre. The project also involves a new access road off the N10 and the demolition of existing outbuildings.

Commercialhotelprotected structureleisure centredemolition

Storeys: 3

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Official record

Development description

The development will comprise of a hotel, leisure and conference complex, incorporating the refurbishment and change of use of hebron house (a protected structure) as the hotel reception with meeting rooms and offices, the development of hotel parkland and the construction of an access road off the n10 . The hotel extension off the refurbished two-storey over semi-basement hebron house will provide a new two and three-storey hotel structure with 136 no. Bedrooms, reception area, restaurant, bars, kitchen, staff room, stores, toilets, service areas, meeting rooms and conference centre and a lower ground floor level swimming pool, leisure centre, fitness suite, plant rooms and storage rooms. Within the grounds of the hotel, leisure and conference complex it is proposed to redevelop and landscape the existing walled garden and develop a landscaped parkland along the pococke river, including footpaths and cycleways and a hotel car and bus park. A new access road is proposed from the n10 roundabout into blanchfieldsland which will provide access to the proposed hotel complex and future developments on the business park zoned lands. Other works involve the demolition of existing outbuildings and sheds and the carrying out of all associated site development works, including a foul sewer pump station, storm drainage and attenuation, water services, esb substation and lighting. A natura impact statement will be submitted to the planning authority with the application.

Land-use zoning

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Business ParkBP

“To provide for commercial activity including industry, information technology related industrial and office development and ancillary services and retail warehousing”

National zoning type: Mixed/general commercial/industrial/enterprise uses

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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Key dates

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Application received30 March 2023
Further information requested23 May 2023
Further information received2 February 2024
Decision due29 February 2024
Decision issued29 February 2024
Appeal submitted26 March 2024
Appeal decided13 February 2025
Permission expiry12 February 2030

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