Kilkenny County Council grants permission for 75-home scheme at Millbanks, New Ross, 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 12 August 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 which extends to 3.61 hectares on lands located at Millbanks Road (L3443). The development will consist of the following: 1. The construction of 75 no. residential units comprising: (a) 63 no. 3-bed houses (b) 12 no. 4-bed houses 2. The provision of a creche (216.6 sqm) 3. The provision of a new pedestrian and vehicular access to Millbanks Road (L3443). 4. The provision of a 4m wide setback along Millbanks Road (L3443) which includes the provision of a 2m footpath and 2m grass verge extending to the south of the proposed vehicular access. 5. Provision of all associated surface water and foul drainage services and connections, upgrade works to the existing public mains and sewer network, sustainable urban drainage systems, and all associated site works and ancillary services. 6. Provision of communal open space, private open space, site landscaping and boundary treatments, public lighting, resident and visitor car parking, bicycle parking, pedestrian and vehicular links throughout the development, and all other associated site development works. The planning application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement (NIS).