MacDonagh Junction, Dublin Road Highhays, Kilkenny
An outdoor sauna and wellness facility adjacent to protected structures.
2560610 · Kilkenny County Council · Lodged 22 September 2025
- Reference
- 2560610
- Authority
- Kilkenny County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 22 September 2025
Summary
AI-generatedPlanning permission is sought for an 8m by 12m outdoor fenced area to house a wellness and sauna facility. The site is located within the curtilage of two protected structures, the Railway Station and the former Union Workhouse, though no works to the structures themselves are proposed.
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 a 8 meters by 12 meters, outdoor fenced area to house a wellness and sauna facility and all associated site work's. The proposed development is located within the curtilage and adjacent to 2 no. Protected structures namely d86 (niah ref. 12000190) railway station, including goods shed and footbridge and b38 (niah ref. 12006001) former workhouse, remains of a union workhouse complex built in 1840. The proposed works relate to an outdoor fenced area housing a sauna facility only and no works are proposed to the elevations or to the structures of the protected buildings and no ground excavations are required
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 110, Station House, Mcdonagh Junction | Nov 2025 | €252,000 | 51 m |
| 23 Station House, Macdonagh Junction, Kilkenny | Jun 2026 | €235,000 | 51 m |
| 127 Mcdonagh Junction, Kilkenny | Feb 2026 | €235,000 | 51 m |
| Apt 110, Station House, Mcdonagh Junction | Jan 2025 | €229,000 | 51 m |
| 82 Mc Donagh, Donagh, Kilkenny | Feb 2026 | €230,000 | 51 m |
| 114 Station House, Macdonagh Junction, Kilkenny | Jun 2025 | €235,000 | 51 m |
| Mac Donagh Junction, Apt 66, Kilkenny | May 2025 | €167,500 | 51 m |
| Apt 11, Station House, Macdonagh Junction | Jan 2025 | €2,750,000 | 78 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 received22 September 2025
- Decision due16 November 2025
- Decision issued13 November 2025
- Grant issued16 December 2025
- Permission expiry15 December 2030
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