Unit 2 Leggettsrath Business Park, Dublin Road, Kilkenny
Change of use from office to a day care service in Leggettsrath Business Park.
2524 · Kilkenny County Council · Lodged 22 April 2025
- Reference
- 2524
- Authority
- Kilkenny County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 22 April 2025
Summary
AI-generatedPlanning permission is sought for the change of use of Unit 2 from office to a Day Care Service and ancillary offices. The facility will provide daytime care for vulnerable persons and include new signage on the front elevation.
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 change of use from office to day care service & ancillary offices for the provision of daytime care for vulnerable persons and the erection of signage to the front elevation
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for industry and information technology related industrial and office development and ancillary services. The purpose is to encourage mainly services type employment on a campus environment”
National zoning type: Office, business/technology park and related
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Harrowville, Leggetsrath, Dublin Roadnot full market price | Dec 2025 | €292,500 | 67 m |
| 14 Sion Meadows, Sion Rd, Kilkenny | May 2025 | €420,000 | 405 m |
| Newlands, Dublin Old Road, Leggetsrath East | Dec 2025 | €675,000 | 408 m |
| 1 Sion Gardens, Sion Road, Kilkennyprice excludes VAT | Jul 2026 | €792,952 | 419 m |
| 13 Leggetsrath, Dublin Rd, Kilkenny | Jun 2025 | €180,000 | 420 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 received22 April 2025
- Decision due16 June 2025
- Decision issued11 June 2025
- Grant issued14 July 2025
- Permission expiry13 July 2030
In the area
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