Kilkenny County Council grants permission for 80-home scheme at New Road, Castlecomer Road, Co. Kilkenny

In context

It is one of 25 housing scheme applications Kilkenny County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 1,561 nationally. Of the 3,032 such applications decided by councils in the past three years, 79% were granted.

What happens next

The applicant, or anyone who made a submission on the application, can appeal the decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála within four weeks of 19 June 2025. If no appeal is lodged, the council’s decision stands and a final grant issues.

The development description, as lodged

Verbatim from the Kilkenny County Council register. This is the source for every figure in the story above.

for development at a site measuring c3.91 hectares, situated on lands known locally as the former Mart site located at New Road, Castlecomer Road and Old Mart Street, Kilkenny. The development will consist of the construction of a mixed residential and retail development with a total gross floor area of c.13,165sqm and will include: 1. 80 no. residential units (comprising 17 no. houses, 17no. duplexes, 46 no. apartments) and 1no. assisted care unit in 8no. blocks (c. 7,489sqm total gross floor area), along with 90 no. car parking spaces, public open space, communal space, private space for dwellings, private balconies and terraces for duplex and apartment units, hard and soft landscaping, lighting, play area, bin and bike stores and all other associated site development works, service and utility connections. 2. The development proposes a new vehicular and pedestrian access to the residential development off New Road between Block B and Block F. A new bus stop is provided on Castlecomer Road with pedestrian/cycle access and a pedestrian plaza. 3. The total 80 no. residential units and 1 no. assisted care unit will be provided as follows: * Block A (2 storeys) will comprise 3 no. 3-bed houses and 1no. 4-bed house. * Block B (2 storeys) will comprise 3 no. 3-bed houses and 1 no. 4-bed house. * Block C (2 storeys) will comprise 4no. 3-bed houses and 2no. 4-bed houses. * Block D (2 storeys) will comprise 2no. 3-bed houses and 1no. 4-bed house. * Block E (part single and part 3 storey) will comprise 3no. 3-bed duplexes over 1no. 4-bed assisted care unit at ground floor level. * Block F (3 storeys) will comprise 6no. 1-bed apartments and 12no. 2-bed apartments. * Block G (4 storeys) will comprise 16no. 2-bed apartments and 8no. 3-bed duplexes. * Block H (4 storeys) will comprise 12no. 2-bed apartments and 6no. 3-bed duplexes. 4. Blocks I and J are accessed from a new vehicular junction off Old Mart Street along with a toucan crossing point and pedestrian/cycle access. Block I consists of 1no. single storey retail unit of c. 5,387sqm gross floor area (c. 2,598sqm convenience net sales area and c. 845sqm comparison net sales area) including a licensed alcohol sales area, a community room (c. 28sqm), deposit return scheme, storage areas, ancillary offices, staff facilities, cage marshalling area, bin storage, service yard including grocery home shopping delivery vehicle docking area, dedicated service vehicle entrance from Ca