Grennan College Equestrian Centre, Newtown Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny
Demolition of prefabricated buildings and construction of a new educational building at Grennan College Equestrian Centre.
2460518 · Kilkenny County Council · Lodged 1 November 2024
- Reference
- 2460518
- Authority
- Kilkenny County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 1 November 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves demolishing existing dilapidated prefabricated buildings to construct a new replacement educational building with classrooms, storage, and staff areas. It also includes a new firefighting water tank, a manure storage pit, drainage works, a temporary construction entrance, and public road widening with a new pedestrian footpath.
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
- For the following works
- The demolition and removal of existing dilapidated prefabricated buildings on site and the construction of a new replacement building for educational purposes consisting of classrooms, storage rooms, sanitary facilities, and staff areas
- The installation of a new static storage firefighting water tank
- The construction of a new manure storage pit
- The provision of new site drainage works including new attenuation area and all associated ancillary site services
- The provision of a temporary construction site entrance from the public road and a new temporary internal construction access roadway
- Public road widening works including the construction of a new pedestrian footpath linking the existing public footpath to the equestrian college site entrance; and
- All associated demolition, landscaping, and associated ancillary site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To allow for local civic, community, educational and religious facilities and associated ancillary amenity facilities, open spaces/recreational areas to serve the immediate surroundings and hinterland.”
National zoning type: Mixed/general community services/facilities 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Abbey Hill, Thomastown, County Kilkennynot full market price · price excludes VAT | May 2026 | €265,000 | 297 m |
| 10 Abbey Hill, Thomastownprice excludes VAT | Jul 2026 | €308,370 | 350 m |
| 20 Abbey Hill, Thomastown, Co. Kilkennynot full market price · price excludes VAT | May 2026 | €233,480 | 375 m |
| 6 Abbey Hill, Thomastown, County Kilkennynot full market price · price excludes VAT | May 2026 | €308,370 | 375 m |
| 17 Abbey Hill, Thomastown, Co. Kilkennynot full market price · price excludes VAT | May 2026 | €233,480 | 375 m |
| 8 Abbey Hill, Thomastownnot full market price · price excludes VAT | May 2026 | €308,370 | 375 m |
| 14 Abbey Hill, Thomastownnot full market price · price excludes VAT | May 2026 | €233,480 | 375 m |
| 4 Abbey Hill, Thomastownnot full market price · price excludes VAT | May 2026 | €308,370 | 375 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 received1 November 2024
- Further information requested2 January 2025
- Further information received25 March 2025
- Decision due21 April 2025
- Decision issued16 April 2025
- Grant issued19 May 2025
- Permission expiry18 May 2030
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