Certa Service Station, Castlecomer Road, Kilkenny Co. Kilkenny
Upgrades to a service station in Kilkenny including a storage extension, new canopy, and fuel tank replacements.
2560419 · Kilkenny County Council · Lodged 10 July 2025
- Reference
- 2560419
- Authority
- Kilkenny County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 10 July 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposed development at the Certa Service Station includes a single-storey extension for storage, internal office alterations, and a new main ID sign. It also involves the demolition and replacement of a gantry structure with a new canopy and PV panels, replacement of fuel tanks and dispensers, and new boundary fencing.
- Storey
- 1
- Floor area
- 20 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 at this site. The proposed development consists of the following
- 1no c19.5m2 single storey extension for storage uses to southern face of existing single storey office and storage building. Plus internal alterations to increase existing office area from c29m2 to c78.6m2 and external alterations to existing building’s façades
- Removal and replacement of existing main id sign with 1no new c5.0m main id signage structure
- Demolition and replacement of the following: a. Existing c28m2 gantry structure removed and replaced with new forecourt canopy and pv panels, b. 4no overground tanks and part of existing bund walling and stairways removed and replaced with 2no new overground tanks and revised bund walling layout/stairways, c. 3no existing fuel dispensers removed and replaced with 2no new dispensers under new canopy, d. Existing road facing boundary fencing removed and replaced with new c2.4m high palisade fence, separate pedestrian/vehicular entrance and exit gates, and c2.1m high masonry infill wall between existing office and adjacent dwelling
- New service area with 1no car parking spaces and air/water unit
- Existing 8am-8pm monday to sunday trading hours changed to 7am-10pm monday to sunday
- All other associated underground/overground infrastructure, decommissioning, drainage, lighting, line marking, landscaping, and site development works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for general development”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 St Johns Gate, Castlecomer Road, Kilkenny | Mar 2025 | €210,000 | 53 m |
| Apt 12, Johns Gate, Castlecomer Rd | Mar 2026 | €237,000 | 53 m |
| 15 Johns Gate, Castlecomer Rd, Kilkenny | Feb 2026 | €230,000 | 53 m |
| 26 Johns Gate, Castlecomer Rd, Kilkenny | Mar 2026 | €208,000 | 53 m |
| Apt 11, Station House, Macdonagh Junction | Jan 2025 | €2,750,000 | 100 m |
| Hebron House, Hebron Road, Kilkennynot full market price | Oct 2025 | €250,000 | 101 m |
| 40 Johns Gate, Barrack St, Kilkenny | Jul 2025 | €213,000 | 104 m |
| 43 Johns Gate, Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny | Aug 2025 | €162,000 | 104 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 received10 July 2025
- Further information requested3 September 2025
- Further information received19 November 2025
- Decision due16 December 2025
- Decision issued16 December 2025
- Grant issued27 January 2026
- Permission expiry26 January 2031
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