Pat Carroll’s Public House, 2 Ballybought Street, Kilkenny
Retention of an outdoor bar, seating areas, and a timber structure at Pat Carroll's Public House in Kilkenny.
2460615 · Kilkenny County Council · Lodged 9 December 2024
- Reference
- 2460615
- Authority
- Kilkenny County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 9 December 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission to retain indefinitely an extension to the rear of the public house. This includes an outdoor bar/servery area, seating areas with a covered canopy, and a detached timber structure forming covered outdoor booth seating in the beer garden.
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
Permission to retain indefinitely (1) an extension to the rear of the existing public house comprising of an outdoor bar/servery area and seating areas with covered canopy over (2) a detached timber structure with pitched roof forming covered outdoor fixed booth seating and sheltered areas in the existing beer garden and (3) all associated site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect, provide and improve residential amenities”
National zoning type: Existing residential
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Johns Gate, Castlecomer Rd, Kilkenny | Mar 2026 | €208,000 | 57 m |
| Apt 12, Johns Gate, Castlecomer Rd | Mar 2026 | €237,000 | 57 m |
| 15 Johns Gate, Castlecomer Rd, Kilkenny | Feb 2026 | €230,000 | 57 m |
| 9 St Johns Gate, Castlecomer Road, Kilkenny | Mar 2025 | €210,000 | 57 m |
| 12 Ballybought St, Kilkenny, Kilkenny | Apr 2026 | €330,000 | 77 m |
| 40 Johns Gate, Barrack St, Kilkenny | Jul 2025 | €213,000 | 114 m |
| 43 Johns Gate, Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny | Aug 2025 | €162,000 | 114 m |
| Apt 45 The Arches, Barrack Street, Kilkenny | Oct 2025 | €190,000 | 134 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 received9 December 2024
- Further information requested11 February 2025
- Further information received25 August 2025
- Decision due21 September 2025
- Decision issued17 September 2025
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