Unit 2 and Unit 3 , Dore's Factory Abbey Street , Kilkenny R95 AE72 and R95 EC63
CONDITIONALPlanning application 2560657
Kilkenny - Kilkenny County Council
Proposed Development
for change of use from a Meat Processing Plant to a Restaurant
View the full application file on the council's planning portal →Application Timeline
Application received
14 Oct 2025
Decision due
8 Dec 2025
Decision: CONDITIONAL
8 Dec 2025
Grant issued
19 Jan 2026
Application Details
- Location
- Unit 2 and Unit 3 , Dore's Factory Abbey Street , Kilkenny R95 AE72 and R95 EC63
- Applicant
- N/A
- Application Type
- PERMISSION
- Planning Authority
- Kilkenny County Council
- Site Area
- 0.07 ha
Timeline
- Registration Date
- 14 October 2025
- Status
- APPLICATION FINALISED
- Decision
- CONDITIONAL
- Decision Date
- 8 December 2025
- Grant Date
- 19 January 2026
- Permission Expires
- 29 May 2028
Location
Planning Applications Nearby
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Unit 1 Dore’s Factory , Abbey Street , Kilkenny
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for repair works to the existing ground-floor shopfront only of the existing public house premises at 28 Parliament Street, Kilkenny, a protected structure (RPS B139). The proposed works include repairs to the existing shopfront, signage, glazing, doors, fascia, pilasters, stallrisers and existing awning box, together with making good to adjoining fabric and all associated site and ancillary works. The site is located within the Kilkenny City Centre Architectural Conservation Area.
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