Ferrybank Shopping Centre, Ross Road, Ferrybank Co. Kilkenny
Amalgamation and change of use of a car showroom and retail space into a large anchor unit and a separate leisure unit.
2560402 · Kilkenny County Council · Lodged 1 July 2025
- Reference
- 2560402
- Authority
- Kilkenny County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 1 July 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of the change of use and amalgamation of an unoccupied car showroom and adjacent corridor with a permitted retail anchor unit to form a single-level anchor unit of approximately 7,558 sqm. Additionally, the first floor of the retail anchor unit will be repurposed into a separate 3,140 sqm leisure unit.
- Floor area
- 7,558 m²
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Official record
Development description
For development. The development consists of: the change of use and amalgamation of the centre’s unoccupied car showroom and adjacent fire service corridor with the centre’s permitted retail anchor unit at ground floor level to form a new single level anchor unit above basement car park levels. The reconfigured anchor unit will have 3,000 sqm net of convenience floorspace (including ancillary off-licence) and 2,042 sqm net of comparison floorspace. The basement storage and goods inward areas of the anchor unit will remain as permitted and constructed. The total gross floor area of the anchor unit will be c. 7,558 sqm, including basement and ground floor levels. Access to the anchor unit will be from the ground floor shopping mall and the central pedestrian street of the shopping centre. The first floor of the retail anchor unit, approved for the sale of comparison goods, will be repurposed into a separate leisure unit measuring c. 3,140 sqm (change of use from retail to leisure use). Access to this unit will be from the first floor mall level of the shopping centre. The development includes for all other associated site development works required to complete the development, including new anchor store elevation signage
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Cherry Close, Bellfield, Ferrybank | Apr 2026 | €275,000 | 165 m |
| 5 Hawthorn Dr, Bellfield Ferrybank, Waterford | May 2025 | €272,500 | 191 m |
| 8 Abbeylands, Abbey Road, Ferrybanknot full market price · price excludes VAT | Jun 2026 | €395,678 | 256 m |
| 21 Hawthorn Drive, Bellfield, Ferrybank | Dec 2025 | €305,000 | 256 m |
| 5 Abbeylands, Abbey Road, Ferrybanknot full market price · price excludes VAT | Jun 2026 | €395,678 | 261 m |
| 2 St Killians Place, Ferrybank, Waterford | Apr 2025 | €208,000 | 268 m |
| 41 Bellmount Heights, Ferrybank, Co. Waterford | Sept 2025 | €180,000 | 273 m |
| 15 Abbeylands, Abbey Road, Ferrybanknot full market price · price excludes VAT | Jun 2026 | €385,620 | 274 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 received1 July 2025
- Decision due25 August 2025
- Decision issued25 August 2025
- Grant issued26 September 2025
- Permission expiry25 September 2030
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