Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedCommercialDecided 25 August 2025

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-generated

The 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.

Commercialretailleisureshopping centre
Floor area
7,558 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 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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Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
7 Cherry Close, Bellfield, FerrybankApr 2026€275,000165 m
5 Hawthorn Dr, Bellfield Ferrybank, WaterfordMay 2025€272,500191 m
8 Abbeylands, Abbey Road, Ferrybanknot full market price · price excludes VATJun 2026€395,678256 m
21 Hawthorn Drive, Bellfield, FerrybankDec 2025€305,000256 m
5 Abbeylands, Abbey Road, Ferrybanknot full market price · price excludes VATJun 2026€395,678261 m
2 St Killians Place, Ferrybank, WaterfordApr 2025€208,000268 m
41 Bellmount Heights, Ferrybank, Co. WaterfordSept 2025€180,000273 m
15 Abbeylands, Abbey Road, Ferrybanknot full market price · price excludes VATJun 2026€385,620274 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

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  1. Application received1 July 2025
  2. Decision due25 August 2025
  3. Decision issued25 August 2025
  4. Grant issued26 September 2025
  5. Permission expiry25 September 2030

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