Costa Coffee Kilkenny Retail and Business Park, Ring Road Springhill, Co. Kilkenny
Addition of a drive-thru lane, signage, and layout alterations to a Costa Coffee unit in Kilkenny.
2560143 · Kilkenny County Council · Lodged 24 March 2025
- Reference
- 2560143
- Authority
- Kilkenny County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 24 March 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of providing a drive-thru lane with a canopy and service hatch for the Costa Coffee unit at Kilkenny Retail Park. It also includes elevation alterations, new signage, car parking layout changes, a binstore extension, and a 9 sqm floor area increase.
- Floor area
- 9 m²
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 development. The development will consist of
- Provision of a drive-thru lane for the costa coffee unit, including a canopy and service hatch on the northern side of the unit, a height restrictor / entrance barrier on the access lane, 3.5m wide drive-thru lane, and associated hard and soft landscaping
- Provision of associated signage consisting of 2 no. Directional signage, 1 no. Order station, and 2 no. Menu boards / advertisement signs
- Alterations to all elevations of the costa coffee unit, including the provision of new signage on all elevations
- Associated alterations to the existing car parking layout including the realignment of the existing spaces to the west of the unit, relocation of 2 no. Accessible car parking spaces to the east of the unit and removal of 14 no. Associated parking spaces
- Relocation of existing loading bay and the provision of 2 no. New pedestrian crossings
- Extension of the binstore
- An overall increase of unit floor area of 9 sq. M; and
- Alterations to landscaping, outdoor seating, provision of 6 no. Cycle parking spaces and all associated development
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Ashgrove, Parcnagowan, Outrath Rd | Nov 2025 | €265,000 | 174 m |
| 16 Ashgrove, Parc Na Gowan, Kilkenny | Jan 2026 | €260,000 | 176 m |
| 19 Ashgrove, Parcnagowan, Kilkenny | Jun 2026 | €305,000 | 176 m |
| 2 Outrath Court, Outrath Rd, Kilkenny | Jan 2025 | €350,000 | 188 m |
| 44 Ashgrove, Parc Na Gowan, Kilkenny | Nov 2025 | €380,000 | 228 m |
| 12 Cedar Crescent, Parknagowan, Kilkenny | Jul 2026 | €400,000 | 250 m |
| 34 Ashgrove, Parcnagowan, Outrath Road | May 2025 | €440,000 | 257 m |
| 39 Ashgrove, Parcnagowan, Kilkenny | Feb 2026 | €458,000 | 259 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 received24 March 2025
- Decision due18 May 2025
- Decision issued15 May 2025
- Grant issued17 June 2025
- Permission expiry16 June 2030
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