6 Upper Bridge Street, Callan, Co Kilkenny
Conversion of a ground-floor shop and upper floors into three apartments in Callan.
2548 · Kilkenny County Council · Lodged 28 May 2025
- Reference
- 2548
- Authority
- Kilkenny County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 28 May 2025
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to change the use of the ground floor from a shop to a two-bedroom apartment. The upper floors will be converted and extended to accommodate two one-bedroom apartments.
- Residential units
- 3
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
To change the use of the ground floor from a shop to a two-bed apartment and to convert and extend the upper floors to two one-bed apartments and all associated site works on lands
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To allow a flexible approach to development that supports the vitality and viability of the town centre”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 1, Jimmy's Takeaway, Callan | Feb 2026 | €150,000 | 61 m |
| 4 Lower Bridge Street, Callan, Co. Kilkenny | Mar 2026 | €148,000 | 101 m |
| 9 Bridge St, Callan, Kilkenny | May 2025 | €108,000 | 126 m |
| Upstairs Apartment, The Cosy Inn, Callannot full market price | Aug 2025 | €55,714 | 130 m |
| No 2 Chalet, Newmarket Lane, Callan | May 2026 | €134,000 | 162 m |
| Apt 6 Carey's Flats, Hague Lane Green Street, Callan | Dec 2025 | €90,000 | 168 m |
| Apt 5 Carey's Flats, Hague Lane Green Street, Callan | Aug 2025 | €85,000 | 168 m |
| Mill Street, Callan, Co Kilkenny | Dec 2025 | €195,000 | 186 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 received28 May 2025
- Further information requested22 July 2025
- Further information received23 March 2026
- Decision due19 April 2026
- Decision issued17 April 2026
- Grant issued20 May 2026
- Permission expiry19 May 2031
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