Lousybush Lane & Bishops Lough , Loughmacask , Kilkenny
CONDITIONALPlanning application 2560557
Kilkenny - Kilkenny County Council
Proposed Development
for development. The development will consist of: 1) 16 No. 3-bedroom terraced two-storey houses and 16 No. 2-bedroom own-door maisonette units in 2 No. two-storey buildings, 2) Boundary treatments, site landscaping, public open space, car and bicycle parking provisions, 3) Vehicular and pedestrian connection, roadway, and shared cycle and footpaths through the Bishops Lough housing development from the existing entrance off the Bonnettstown / Tullaroan Road, 4) Vehicular and pedestrian connection, roadway, and shared cycle and footpaths to the existing roundabout and roadway as permitted under Planning Ref. 21327, 5) Alterations to Lousybush Lane to include localised removal of boundary walls for vehicular and pedestrian / cyclist connections, and 6) All associated site & development works
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Application received
28 Aug 2025
Further information requested
22 Oct 2025
Further information received
16 Dec 2025
Decision due
21 Jan 2026
Decision: CONDITIONAL
21 Jan 2026
Grant issued
23 Feb 2026
Application Details
- Location
- Lousybush Lane & Bishops Lough , Loughmacask , Kilkenny
- Applicant
- N/A
- Application Type
- PERMISSION
- Planning Authority
- Kilkenny County Council
- Site Area
- 1.719 ha
- Floor Area
- 2518.2 sq m
- Residential Units
- 28
Timeline
- Registration Date
- 28 August 2025
- Status
- APPLICATION FINALISED
- Decision
- CONDITIONAL
- Decision Date
- 21 January 2026
- Grant Date
- 23 February 2026
- Permission Expires
- 22 February 2031
Location
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for alterations to the previously permitted Planning Register 10/15 (An Bord Pleanala Ref PL10.238542) & Planning Register 23/120 (Extension of Duration) to include the following; 1) Alteration to the location and area of Phase 2 of this development from that previously permitted 2) Revised residential unit layouts to construct 56 No. residential units in Phase 2 Sites A & B in lieu of 55 units in the previously permitted permission (which when taken together with 70 Units in Phase 1 results in no net increase in overall unit numbers) 3) The 56 No. two-storey residential units are to consist of 8 No. four bed detached houses, 4 No. three bed semi-detached houses & 12 No. three bed terraced houses to Site A along with 4 No. four bed detached houses, 2 No. three bed detached houses, 12 No. three bed semi-detached houses, 4 No. two bed terraced houses & 10 No. three bed terraced houses to Site B 4) Alterations to the road layouts serving Site B from streets to home zones and on-curtilage parking 5) Alterations to the road layout to ‘The Old Garden Lane’ from a homezone to a street with associated alterations to the car parking layout 6) Minor alterations to the section of road layout to ‘Park Avenue’ in Site A from that previously permitted 7) Provision of 88 no. on-curtilage residential car parking spaces and 34 no. on-street residential car parking spaces (122 no. residential car parking spaces in total). 8) All associated site & development works. at Loughmacask, Kilkenny,
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for Phase 2 of a residential development consisting of the construction of 60 no. residential units and all ancillary development works including access, footpaths, parking, drainage, landscaping and amenity areas. The proposed development will allow for the laying of all roads and services for the Phase 1 and Phase 2 site. Access to the site will be via the existing entrance onto Granges Road to the east of the site and a new pedestrian and cycle access onto Lousybush Lane. This development will form part of a larger two-phase development at this location
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for alterations to the previously permitted Planning Ref. 23/60297 to extend to the mirroring of House No.’s 02 & 03 in Homezone 03 with any associated site & development works
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for development. The development will consist of an Artificial Grass Playing Surface with Surround Fencing, Floodlighting and Ball Stop Netting, together with all associated site development and ancillary works
CBS Kilkenny New School , Dunningstown Road and Lousybush Lane (L-10075 local road) , Lousybush/Loughmacask Kilkenny City
for alterations to the previously permitted Planning Register Ref. 10/15 (An Bord Pleanála Ref. PL10.238542) and Planning Register Ref. 23/120 to include the following works; 1) Alterations to part of the previously permitted development (Part of Phase 02 & 03 of Planning Ref. 10/15) to replace 64 No. Houses (26 No. 4-beds and 38 No. 3-beds) with 68 No. Houses (24 No. 4-beds and 44 No. 3-beds). The accommodation proposal of 68 Houses results in a net increase of 04 No. units in this area of the development. A net reduction of 08 Units in the overall development is proposed under planning Ref. P. 24/60150 with 04 Units of this reduction to be accommodated in this application with the balance 04 units to be accommodated in a future Phase 04 application to be submitted in due course, 2) Revised landscaping & open space proposals, road & homezone infrastructure, and car & bicycle parking proposals, and 3) All associated site & development works
Bishops Lough , Loughmacask , Kilkenny
- Construction of a two-storey sports changing-room building with associated multi-functional area at first floor and spectator stand addressing the recently permitted sports pitch, - Localised extension of the existing tarmacadam ball court area, - Relocation of existing bike racks within the existing school site, and - All associated site development works.
Christian Brothers College Kilkenny , Dunningstown Road & Lousybush Lane , Loughmacask Kilkenny City
of Planning Permission Reference 10/15
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for alterations to the previously permitted Planning Register Ref. 10/15 (An Bord Pleanála Ref. PL10.238542), Planning Register Ref. 22/591, Planning Register Ref. 23/60297 & Planning Register Ref. 23/120 to include the following works; 1) Alterations to the previously permitted Phase 01 of the development to omit 2 No. Apartment & Duplex Buildings (with a total accommodation of 30 No. Units) and to replace with 2 No. 4-bed detached houses, a terrace of 4 No. 3-bed houses, and 2 No. two-storey maisonette buildings with 8 No. own door 2-bed maisonettes per building (to a total 16 No. maisonettes). The overall accommodation proposed is 22 No. Units, a net reduction of 08 No. units which will be reaccommodated in future Phase 03 and 04 planning applications. 2) Revised landscaping, homezone, and car parking proposals to provide an extended and continuous landscaped area from Park Avenue through to the Lousybush Lane boundary. 3) Relocation of previously permitted Units 38-44 from Planning Register Ref. 23/60297 to the south east by c.1.1m (no change in unit types or the number of units proposed). 4) Omission of a previously permitted services building and provision of a new single storey 4.0 SqM services building. 5) Provision of 14 No. on-curtilage residential car parking spaces for relocated houses 38-44 as previously permitted, provision of 12 No. on curtilage car parking spaces along with 3 No. visitor parking spaces for the proposed 06 No. terraced and detached houses, and provision of 21 No. on street parking spaces for the 16 No. maisonette units. 6) Provision of 3 No. covered bicycle parking area (totalling 36 No. covered bicycle spaces) along with 18 No. uncovered (visitor) bicycle spaces. 7) All associated site & development works at Bishops Lough, Loughmacask, Kilkenny.
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