St Bennetts Church, Gowran Road planning approved

What’s proposed

for change of use of 175m2 of green area to burial ground at a location adjoining the existing graveyard adjacent to St Bennetts Church, Gowran Road, Bennettsbridge, Co Kilkenny. The development will consist of the use of 175m2 of existing green lawn area as a burial ground to enable an extension to the existing graveyard in Bennettsbridge Village, with associated site improvement works i.e. footpaths, planting, fencing

Planning details

Reference: 2430
Local authority: Kilkenny County Council
Status: Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 14 Mar 2024
Observations close: 18 Apr 2024 (closed 904 days ago)
Decision due: 8 May 2024 · decided 7 May 2024
Decision: Conditional on 7 May 2024
Proposed development: for change of use of 175m2 of green area to burial ground at a location adjoining the existing graveyard adjacent to St Bennetts Church, Gowran Road, Bennettsbridge, Co Kilkenny. The development will consist of the use of 175m2 of existing green lawn area as a burial ground to enable an extension to the existing graveyard in Bennettsbridge Village, with associated site improvement works i.e. footpaths, planting, fencing
As published by the register.
Site area: 557 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant: Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register

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St Bennetts Church, Gowran Road, Bennettsbridge

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St Bennetts Church, Gowran Road, Bennettsbridge

What’s proposed

Planning details

Nearby 21 · 500 m · 5 years

Zoning

Protections nearby 250 m

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