Kilkenny County Council grants permission for 98-home scheme at Abbeygate, Ferrybank, Co. Kilkenny

In context

It is one of 25 housing scheme applications Kilkenny County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 1,568 nationally. Of the 3,037 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 31 March 2026. 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 a development of 98 no. residential units and 1 no. créche facility. The proposed development (namely Phase 3 of an overall masterplan) consists of: (i) 44 no. house units, comprised of: 30 no. 3-Bed 2-storey semi-detached houses and 14 no. 4-bed 2-storey semi-detached houses; (ii) 3 No. 3-storey apartment blocks comprising of 18 no. 2-bed own-door apartment units and 36 no. 1-bed own-door apartment units; (iii) 1 no. 1-storey crèche facility for approximately 40 children; (iv) continuation of 2 no. pedestrian and vehicular routes from the adjoining residential development (namely Phase 2 of masterplan); (v) 1 no. new pedestrian access point from the proposed South - North Access Road (once completed); (vi) new foul sewer, storm water drainage, and potable water mains infrastructure with connection to pipework under construction of adjoining development (namely Phase 2 of masterplan); (vii) landscaping and boundary treatments; (viii) car parking and bicycle parking; (ix) public lighting; and (x) all other associated site works, to be carried out