GrantedApartmentsDecided 10 July 2025

Hebron Industrial Estate Road 1, Leggetsrath West, Co. Kilkenny

Construction of 36 housing units for elderly and assisted living in two and three-storey blocks.

2560279 · Kilkenny County Council · Lodged 21 May 2025

Reference: 2560279
Authority: Kilkenny County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 21 May 2025

Summary

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This application seeks amendments to a previously granted permission to construct 36 housing units for elderly or assisted living. The development will consist of 24 two-bedroom apartments and 12 one-bedroom units in two and three-storey blocks, arranged around a central landscaped courtyard.

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Residential units: 36
Storeys: 3

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Official record

Development description

For an amendment to previously granted planning permission (application no. 23/60192), in order to construct 36 no. Housing accommodation units which may accommodate elderly / assisted living at hebron industrial estate, road 1, leggetsrath west, co. Kilkenny. The development, as amended, will consist of - a) the clearance of the 0.65 hectare site b) the construction of 24 no 2-bed apartment units and 12 no. 1-bed units in 2 and 3 storey blocks with a central landscaped courtyard, c) the extension and modification of existing shared carparking area and the provision of carparking dedicated to proposed housing units, d) the construction of communal bin storage facilities and bicycle parking areas, e) the utilization of existing primary access from hebron industrial estate, road 1, as permitted under planning application numbers 08/859 (a. B. P ref. Pl10.232618) & 10/101, f) site boundary treatments and all associated site development works. The proposed development is a change of plans to permitted development granted under planning application no. 23/60192, which consisted of permission to construct 30 no. Housing accommodation units (24 no 2-bed maisonette units and 6 no. 3-bed duplex apartment units) and will result in the change of 6 no 3-bed duplexes to 12 no. 1-bed apartments.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Mixed Use ZoningRE

“To consolidate and facilitate the development of inner suburban sites for mixed use development which will allow for commercial and residential uses”

National zoning type: Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site

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.

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
22 Oloughlin Rd, Kilkenny, Kilkenny	Apr 2025	€260,000	199 m
20 Oloughlin Rd, Kilkenny	May 2026	€295,000	212 m
124 Assumption Place, Kilkenny	Feb 2026	€230,000	249 m
21 Butler Place, Kilkenny, Kilkenny	May 2026	€295,000	263 m
15 Castle Crescent, Lakeside, Kilkenny	Jan 2025	€266,000	289 m
63 Assumption Place, Kilkenny, Kilkenny	Oct 2025	€275,000	297 m
65 Lakeview Dr, Lakeside, Kilkenny	May 2026	€248,000	322 m
57 Assumption Place, Kilkenny, Kilkenny	Mar 2025	€251,000	323 m

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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 received21 May 2025
Decision due15 July 2025
Decision issued10 July 2025
Grant issued12 August 2025
Permission expiry11 August 2030

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