8 High Street, Kilkenny, R95TC67
Change of use of the upper floors of a Kilkenny pub to short-term letting, with a new shopfront and minor alterations.
2360567 · Kilkenny County Council · Lodged 12 December 2023
- Reference
- 2360567
- Authority
- Kilkenny County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 12 December 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe application proposes a new timber shopfront, external signage, and fabric awning for an existing public house on High Street. It also seeks a change of use for the three upper floors from residential to short-term letting, alongside minor internal alterations to the basement and pub. The property is a listed Protected Structure.
- Storeys
- 4
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Official record
Development description
To erect a new timber shopfront with external signage and fabric awning to front and rear at ground floor level of existing public house, for minor internal alterations to the existing public house, for minor internal alterations and for change of use of 3 upper floors from residential to short-term letting with direct access off high street, for minor alterations to basement area to incorporate new wc facilities and beer storage area and for all other associated site works to property located at 8 high street, kilkenny r95tc67 which is listed property on the rps of kilkenny co council ref no b48. And niah ref no 12001013.
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 28 November 2024.
Notified floor area: 269 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murphy'S Woolen Hall, 11 High Street, Kilkenny | Apr 2026 | €150,000 | 27 m |
| 28 Regency Court, Friary St, Kilkenny | Jun 2025 | €190,000 | 86 m |
| 70-71 Patrick Street, Kilkennyprice excludes VAT | Jul 2025 | €771,806 | 94 m |
| 47 Regency Court, Friary St, Kilkenny | Apr 2026 | €220,000 | 128 m |
| 16b William St, Kilkenny, Kilkenny | Apr 2026 | €252,000 | 143 m |
| 7 Wesley Court, William St, Kilkenny | Dec 2025 | €180,000 | 153 m |
| 20 Friary St, Kilkenny | Sept 2025 | €167,000 | 161 m |
| 4 Wesley Court, William St, Kilkenny | Oct 2025 | €172,000 | 163 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 received12 December 2023
- Further information requested9 February 2024
- Further information received15 May 2024
- Decision due11 June 2024
- Decision issued10 June 2024
- Grant issued12 July 2024
- Permission expiry11 July 2029
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