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2360037

CONDITIONAL

Kilkenny - Kilkenny County Council

Proposed Development

The development will consist of the construction of 210 no. dwellings, creche, open space and ancillary infrastructure as follows: A) 130 no. 2 storey houses (8 no. 2 bedroom houses, 106 no. 3 bedroom houses, & 16 no. 4 bedroom houses) in a mixture of semi-detached and terraced houses; B) 80 no. duplex apartments/apartments (40 no. 2 bedroom apartments and 40 no. 3 bedroom duplex apartments) in a series of 5 no. duplex apartment buildings of 3 no. storeys in height, all duplex units to have balcony or terrace; C) Creche of c. 524.7 sq. m (2 no. storeys) located to the south of (and with access from) the upgraded Poulgour Road along with associated car parking/cycle parking and open space; D) Realignment and upgrade of a section of Poulgour Road (to include pedestrian crossing, vehicular, cycle and pedestrian access to site) to tie into William Robertson Way and Poulgour Road; E) Open space areas (c. 1.66 ha), hard and soft landscaping (including public lighting) and open space (including boundary treatment), communal open space for duplex apartment/apartments; regrading/re-profiling of site where required along with bicycle/bin stores and ESB substations and use of existing structure (27.8 sq.m) as a bike store; F) Bicycle (450 no. spaces) and car parking (429 no. spaces) as well as single storey bin and bicycle stores and internal roads including future link/distributor road [part] and pedestrian accesses to William Robertson Way; G) Surface water attenuation measures and underground attenuation systems as well as connection to water supply, surface water drainage and provision of local pumping station to Irish Water specifications; H) 2 no. temporary (for 3 years) marketing signage structures (c.4.5m in height, 3 sided c. 13.73 sq. m), [1 no. in proximity to William Robertson Way and the roundabout at Circular Road and 1 no. located in proximity to the junction of Poulgour Road and William Robertson Way]; I) All ancillary site development/construction and landscape works. A Natura Impact Statement has been prepared and submitted with this LRD application

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Application Timeline

  1. Application received

    3 Feb 2023

  2. Further information requested

    30 Mar 2023

  3. Further information received

    31 May 2023

  4. Decision due

    27 Jun 2023

  5. Decision: CONDITIONAL

    27 Jun 2023

  6. Grant issued

    28 Jul 2023

Application Details

Location
At William Robertson Way , Poulgour Road Kilkenny (within the townland of Poulgour) , Kilkenny Co. Kilkenny
Applicant
N/A
Application Type
PERMISSION
Planning Authority
Kilkenny County Council
Site Area
7.02 ha
Floor Area
13972.40000000001 sq m
Residential Units
131

Timeline

Registration Date
3 February 2023
Status
APPLICATION FINALISED
Decision
CONDITIONAL
Decision Date
27 June 2023
Grant Date
28 July 2023
Permission Expires
27 July 2028

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