UNIT 27, JAMES STREET, MARKET CROSS SHOPPING CENTRE KILKENNY
Change of use of a retail unit to a cafe and delicatessen at Market Cross Shopping Centre.
2460180 · Kilkenny County Council · Lodged 18 April 2024
- Reference
- 2460180
- Authority
- Kilkenny County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 18 April 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission to change the use of Unit 27 on James Street to a cafe and delicatessen store. The development will include all associated works to the ground floor of the premises.
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
To carry out a change of use from existing to cafe/delicatessen store with all associated works to ground floor
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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flat 1, Hendy's Flats, 2 Chapel Lane | Jan 2025 | €82,500 | 110 m |
| Flat 3, Hendy's Flats, 2 Chapel Lane | Jan 2025 | €82,500 | 110 m |
| Flat 4, Hendy's Flats, 2 Chapel Lane | Jan 2025 | €82,500 | 110 m |
| Flat 2, Hendy's Flats, 2 Chapel Lane | Jan 2025 | €82,500 | 110 m |
| 5 Evans Lane, Kilkenny, Kilkenny | Jan 2026 | €200,000 | 116 m |
| Flat 1 6 Wellington Sq, Kilkenny, Kilkenny | Mar 2025 | €275,000 | 135 m |
| 2 New Buuildings Lane, Kilkenny | May 2025 | €250,000 | 141 m |
| 5 Colliers Lane, Kilkenny, Kilkenny | May 2025 | €255,000 | 146 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 received18 April 2024
- Further information requested11 June 2024
- Further information received5 July 2024
- Decision due1 August 2024
- Decision issued24 July 2024
- Grant issued26 August 2024
- Permission expiry25 August 2029
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