Existing IMC Cinema Complex, Old Mart Street and Castlecomer Road, Kilkenny
Construction of a drive-thru fast food restaurant and a retail unit at an existing cinema complex.
2560507 · Kilkenny County Council · Lodged 9 August 2025
- Reference
- 2560507
- Authority
- Kilkenny County Council
- Register status
- In progress
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 9 August 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe development at the IMC Cinema Complex consists of building a part two-storey, part single-storey fast food restaurant with a drive-thru facility. It also includes a single-storey retail unit, outdoor seating, ordering kiosks, signage, and alterations to the existing car park layout.
- Storeys
- 2
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 the existing imc cinema complex. The development will consist of the following
- Construction and provision of a part two-storey and part single-storey fast food restaurant with ‘drive thru’ facility
- Illuminated external restaurant signage
- Erection of an entrance height restrictor with signage. 4.1 no. Illuminated free standing menu display sign. 5.2 no. Ordering kiosks
- Driveway with access point off the existing private car park. 7.2 no. Parking bays
- Outdoor seating area
- Construction and provision a single storey retail unit
- Illuminated external retail unit signage
- Alterations to the existing carpark layout and all associated site 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 12, Johns Gate, Castlecomer Rd | Mar 2026 | €237,000 | 123 m |
| 15 Johns Gate, Castlecomer Rd, Kilkenny | Feb 2026 | €230,000 | 123 m |
| 26 Johns Gate, Castlecomer Rd, Kilkenny | Mar 2026 | €208,000 | 123 m |
| 9 St Johns Gate, Castlecomer Road, Kilkenny | Mar 2025 | €210,000 | 123 m |
| 43 Johns Gate, Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny | Aug 2025 | €162,000 | 129 m |
| 40 Johns Gate, Barrack St, Kilkenny | Jul 2025 | €213,000 | 129 m |
| 9 The Arches, Gas House Lane, Kilkenny | Apr 2025 | €245,000 | 154 m |
| 53 A, The Archs Gas House Lane, Kilkenny | Apr 2025 | €267,000 | 154 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 received9 August 2025
- Further information requested3 October 2025
- Further information received10 July 2026
- Decision due6 August 2026
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