GrantedCommercialDecided 21 March 2025

1.163 hectare site at the junction of N10 Waterford road and Waterford Road, Kilkenny Business Park, Springhill Kilkenny

Construction of a motor sales showroom, service workshop, and valeting facility at Kilkenny Business Park.

2460341 · Kilkenny County Council · Lodged 16 July 2024

Reference: 2460341
Authority: Kilkenny County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 16 July 2024

Summary

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The project comprises a single-storey motor sales showroom and service workshop (Building A, 1,713 sq.m.) and a single-storey valeting and wash facility (Building B, 350 sq.m.). The development includes illuminated signage, pylon signs, flagpoles, realigned entrance, car parking, and EV charging points.

Commercialmotor salesshowroomcommercial

Storey: 1
Floor area: 2,063 m²

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Development description

The provision of a motor sales and service facility comprising; building ‘a’, single storey motor sales showroom and service workshop facility with associated ancillary spaces, with a total gross floor area of 1,713 sq. M. (maximum height of c. 8m) and building ‘b’, single storey motor valeting and wash facility, solely for use as part of the vehicle serving business, with a total gross floor area of 350 sq. M. (maximum height of c. 5m). The development will also include: illuminated signage on the building facades; 2no. Free-standing double-sided illuminated pylon sign; 3 no. Flag poles with double-sided flags; realignment of the existing site entrance, customer and staff car parking; bicycle parking; new and used vehicle display parking; vehicle storage area and service parking; electric vehicle charging points; associated lighting; hard and soft landscaping including the provision of boundary treatments; suds measures; associated site servicing (foul and surface water drainage and water supply); and all other site excavation and development works above and below ground.

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 received16 July 2024
Further information requested9 September 2024
Further information received24 February 2025
Decision due23 March 2025
Decision issued21 March 2025
Appeal submitted16 April 2025
Appeal decided12 August 2025
Permission expiry11 August 2030

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