Langton's Hotel, 67 - 72 John Street, Kilkenny
Construction of a three-storey, 40-bedroom hotel extension at Langton's Hotel in Kilkenny.
2560700 · Kilkenny County Council · Lodged 1 November 2025
- Reference
- 2560700
- Authority
- Kilkenny County Council
- Register status
- In progress
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 1 November 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of a three-storey building over an existing car park to provide 40 additional hotel bedrooms, storage, and ancillary works. The site is situated adjacent to the city wall, which is a Recorded Monument subject to a Preservation Order.
- Storeys
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Official record
Development description
For development at this site situated adjacent to the city wall, listed as part of a recorded monument subject to a preservation order: tpo 2/96. The development will consist of a building, 3 storey's above existing carparking, providing 40 no. Additional hotel bedrooms, storage, staircases, lift, entrance hall together with all ancillary works situated in the existing car park, to the rear
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect, provide and improve residential amenities”
National zoning type: Existing residential
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Berkley Row, Maudlin St, Kilkenny | Jul 2025 | €234,000 | 39 m |
| 15 Maudlin St, Kilkenny, Kilkenny | Apr 2026 | €322,000 | 49 m |
| 19 And 20 John Street, Kilkenny, Kilkenny | Nov 2025 | €605,000 | 114 m |
| 2 Magdalen Court, Kilkennynot full market price | Jan 2025 | €120,000 | 139 m |
| 4 Magdalen Court, Maudlin Street, Co. Kilkenny | Feb 2025 | €297,000 | 148 m |
| 36 John Street, Kilkenny, Kilkenny | May 2026 | €233,333 | 178 m |
| 9 Michael St, Kilkenny, Kilkenny | Jan 2025 | €475,000 | 217 m |
| 60 Maudlin St, Kilkenny, Kilkenny | May 2026 | €340,000 | 223 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 November 2025
- Further information requested19 December 2025
- Further information received11 June 2026
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