44-48 Kieran Street, Kilkenny
Construction of a ground floor commercial unit and a four-storey 'Apparta-hostel' adjacent to a protected church.
257 · Kilkenny County Council · Lodged 27 January 2025
- Reference
- 257
- Authority
- Kilkenny County Council
- Register status
- Withdrawn
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 27 January 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe development will consist of one commercial unit on the ground floor and an 'Apparta-hostel' spanning the ground, first, second, and third floors. The site is located adjacent to St. Mary's Church, which is a protected structure.
- Storeys
- 4
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Official record
Development description
For a commercial development. The development will consist of: 1 no. Commercial unit on ground floor, 'apparta-hostel' on ground, 1st, 2nd and 3rd floors. The development is adjacent to a "protected structure", st. Mary's church.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murphy'S Woolen Hall, 11 High Street, Kilkenny | Apr 2026 | €150,000 | 120 m |
| Flat 1, Hendy's Flats, 2 Chapel Lane | Jan 2025 | €82,500 | 129 m |
| Flat 3, Hendy's Flats, 2 Chapel Lane | Jan 2025 | €82,500 | 129 m |
| Flat 2, Hendy's Flats, 2 Chapel Lane | Jan 2025 | €82,500 | 129 m |
| Flat 4, Hendy's Flats, 2 Chapel Lane | Jan 2025 | €82,500 | 129 m |
| 7 Wesley Court, William St, Kilkenny | Dec 2025 | €180,000 | 175 m |
| 28 Regency Court, Friary St, Kilkenny | Jun 2025 | €190,000 | 177 m |
| 16b William St, Kilkenny, Kilkenny | Apr 2026 | €252,000 | 182 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 received27 January 2025
- Further information requested21 March 2025
- Application withdrawn19 February 2026
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