MAIN STREET, PAULSTOWN, KILKENNY
Retention of a playroom and change of use of a house to a respite facility, and a former post office to offices.
2460276 · Kilkenny County Council · Lodged 13 June 2024
- Reference
- 2460276
- Authority
- Kilkenny County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 13 June 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention of a 14.5 sqm first-floor playroom, change of use of a dwelling to a 3-person respite facility, and change of use of a former post office and takeaway to associated offices.
- Floor area
- 15 m²
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Official record
Development description
(a) retention of 1st floor playroom to rear of existing building with a floor area of 14.5 sqm, (b) change of use of dwelling to respite facility for up to 3 persons from the age of 6 upwards. (c) change of use of former post office & takeaway at ground floor level to office use associated with proposed respite facility.
Built & 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77 Oaklawns, Paulstown, Kilkenny | Aug 2025 | €220,000 | 137 m |
| Paulstown, County Kilkenny | Jun 2025 | €141,500 | 153 m |
| 54 Marble Court, Paulstown, Kilkenny | Jul 2026 | €265,000 | 190 m |
| 52 Oaklawns, Paulstown, Kilkenny | Aug 2025 | €290,000 | 203 m |
| 25 Oaklawns Paulstown, Paulstown, Kilkenny | May 2025 | €190,274 | 249 m |
| 19 The Whitehall, Paulstwon, Kilkenny | Jul 2026 | €345,000 | 397 m |
| Kellymount, Paulstown, Co.kilkenny | Dec 2025 | €220,000 | 415 m |
| 33 Whitehall, Paulstown, Kilkenny | Jan 2026 | €260,000 | 425 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 received13 June 2024
- Decision due7 August 2024
- Decision issued7 August 2024
- Grant issued9 September 2024
- Permission expiry8 September 2029
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