Newpark Lower, Castlecomer Road, Kilkenny
Approved in Aug 2024.
- 8 Jul 2024Received
- 30 Aug 2024Conditional
- 2 Oct 2024Final approval
- 1 Oct 2029Approval runs out
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Conditional · 30 Aug 2024
- Council
- Kilkenny County Council
- Type
- RETENTION
- Site
- 4.74 ha
What’s proposed
for: 1. Retention Permission for: (a) change of use of open space within the hotel grounds to a wildlife farm and leisure park and associated works, open to hotel guests and visiting members of the public; (b) Open sided shed / structure covering an adventure playground (788.5M2); (c) wooden building incorporating WC facilities (15.10M2), (d) sweet shop (22.0M2), (e) various open sided covered structures, and (f) all other associated site works and; 2. Permission for additional car parking and reconfiguration of existing car parking areas with associated drainage at the Newpark Hotel
Planning details
- Reference
- 2460321
- Local authority
- Kilkenny County Council
- Status
- Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
- Received
- 8 Jul 2024
- Decision due
- 1 Sept 2024 · decided 30 Aug 2024
- Decision
- Conditional on 30 Aug 2024
- Site area
- 4.74 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Nearby 8 · 500 m · 12 months
- Open9 Crann Arda , Newpark Lower Castlecomer Road , Kilkenny
- Awaiting decisionNEWPARK LOWER , CASTLECOMER ROAD , KILKENNY
- WithdrawnNEWPARK LOWER , CASTLECOMER ROAD , KILKENNY
- Granted17 , Castlecomer Road , Kilkenny
- GrantedNEWPARK LOWER , CASTLECOMER ROAD , KILKENNY
- AppealedLovers Lane , Kilkenny , Kilkenny
- GrantedKilkenny College , Glendine Road , Kilkenny
- RefusedNo.10 Ardilea , Castlecomer Rd , Kilkenny
- GrantedCastlecomer Road , Glendine , Kilkenny
- GrantedSite No. 6 Crann Arda , Newpark Lower , Castlecomer Road
- WithdrawnCastlecomer Road , Glendin , Kilkenny
- GrantedFriarsinch , Bleach Road , Co Kilkenny
- Withdrawn47 Meadow Way , Castlecomer Road , Kilkenny
- WithdrawnThe Junction of Greens Hill , and Bleach Road , Kilkenny
- GrantedNewpark Villa , Newpark Drive Castlecomer Road , Kilkenny
- GrantedCrann Arda Newpark Lower , Castlecomer Road , Kilkenny
- Commenced56 Newark Lower , Kilkenny , R95 DPC9
- GrantedTulross , Castlecomer Road , Kilkenny
- Appeal decidedGlendine Road , Glendine , Kilkenny.
- GrantedSite 2 Crann Arda , Newpark Lower , Castlecomer Road
- RefusedCircle K Castlecomer Road Service Station , Castlecomer Road , Kilkenny
- GrantedCASTLECOMER ROAD , KILKENNY , Kilkenny
- RefusedGlendine Inn , Castlecomer Road , Kilkenny
- GrantedNEWPARK LOWER , CASTLECOMER ROAD , KILKENNY
- GrantedNorebank Lodge , Greenshill , Kilkenny
- WithdrawnCrann Arda , Newpark Lower , Castlecomer Road
- CommencedNEWPARK LOWER , CASTLECOMER ROAD , KILKENNY
- GrantedNEWPARK LOWER , CASTLECOMER ROAD , KILKENNY
- CommencedHillcrest , Greenshill , Kilkenny
- GrantedNorebank House , Greens Hill , Kilkenny
- CommencedNEWPARK LOWER , CASTLECOMER ROAD , KILKENNY
- GrantedLovers Lane , Kilkenny , Co. Kilkenny
- CommencedCnoc Glas , Mount Brilliant Road , Greens Hill
- GrantedSite No. 06 Crann Arda , Newpark Lower Castlecomer Road , Co.Kilkenny
- GrantedSite No. 05 Crann Arda , Newpark Lower Castlecomer Road , Co.Kilkenny
- GrantedSite No. 07 Crann Arda , Newpark Lower Castlecomer Road , Co.Kilkenny
- GrantedSite No. 04 Crann Arda , Newpark Lower Castlecomer Road , Co.Kilkenny
- GrantedSite No. 08 Crann Arda , Newpark Lower Castlecomer Road , Co.Kilkenny
- CommencedSite No. 03 Crann Arda , Newpark Lower Castlecomer Road , Co. Kilkenny
- CommencedSite No. 09 Crann Arda , Newpark Lower Castlecomer , Co Kilkenny
- CommencedSite No. 2 Crann Arda , Newpark Lower Castlecomer Road , Co.Kilkenny
- Appeal decidedSite No. 01 Crann Arda , Newpark Lower Castlecomer Road , Co. Kilkenny
- GrantedCrann Arda Newpark Lower , Castlecomer Road , Co. Kilkenny
- GrantedDun Doire , Lovers Lane , Newpark
- WithdrawnNEWPARK LOWER , CASTLECOMER ROAD , KILKENNY
- CommencedArdilea , Lovers Lane , Newpark Lower
- GrantedNewpark Close , Kilkenny
- GrantedCircle K Castlecomer Road Service Station , Castlecomer Road , Kilkenny
- CommencedGlendine , Castlecomer Road , Kilkenny
- Granted'Tulross' , Castlecomer Road , Kilkenny
- GrantedRosquil House , Greenhurst , Castlecomer Road
- CommencedKilkenny Model School , Glendine Road , Newtown
- Granted65 Newpark Lower , Kilkenny
- GrantedKilkenny College , Glendine Road , Kilkenny
- RefusedNorebank Lodge , Greens Hill , Kilkenny R95 F291
- WithdrawnKilkenny College , Glendine Road , Kilkenny R95 CF61
- GrantedNo. 16 Meadow Way , Castlecomer Road , Kilkenny
- Commenced33 Greenshill , Kilkenny
- CommencedSunnyside , Greenshill , Co Kilkenny R95 H56K
- Withdrawn33 Greenshill , Kilkenny
- CommencedCastlecomer Road , Glendine , Kilkenny R95 TAC9
Homes nearby
- For saleNewpark Lodge, Castlecomer Road, Kilkenny, R95 P97X
- For saleCrann Arda, Castlecomer Road, Co. Kilkenny
- For sale10 Newpark Lawn, Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny, R95 K1HE
- For sale4 Glendine Court, Glendine, Kilkenny, R95 EF8K
- For sale16 Richview, Castlecomer Road, Kilkenny, R95 C6FE
- For sale12 Richview, Castlecomer Road, Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny, R95 YRK2
Zoning
Land zoned to stay open — parks, playing fields, amenity corridors. Built development is very hard to justify, which also means the view is protected.
The main town centre — retail, offices, civic uses, apartments.
An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour's objection to an overbearing extension is usually argued under.
Protections nearby 250 m
- NIAH-recorded building · 3
Where this comes from
National planning feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44.
Source: National Planning Application Database · fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
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| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 | open |
Summary
2460321 is a planning application to Kilkenny County Council for for: 1. Retention Permission for: (a) change of use of open space within the hotel, received on 8 Jul 2024; permission was granted with conditions on 30 Aug 2024.