Kilkenny County Council · 2560572
St. Mary's Cathedral, James's Street & Blackmill Street, Kilkenny
Approved in Nov 2025. Building started in 2026.
- 4 Sept 2025Received
- 28 Oct 2025Conditional
- 28 Nov 2025Final approval
- 18 May 2026Building started
- Status
- Building startedi
- Decision
- Conditional · 28 Oct 2025
- Council
- Kilkenny County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Site
- 400 m²
What’s proposed
to complete works as were permitted and commenced under Planning Ref. 12/68 but were not completed before expiry of that permission in the grounds of St. Mary's Cathedral, James's Street & Blackmill Street, Kilkenny. The works to be completed and for which this permission is sought include the completion of new external steps from ground level to the basement level of the Chapter House Tea Rooms, completion of the extension of the Chapter House Tea Rooms external seating area, completion of the finishes to the roof of the basement kitchen to include an alteration to a limestone chip finish in lieu of paving, omission of steps to the roof of the basement kitchen, and completion of revised soft landscaping proposals. All works will take place in the grounds of St. Mary's Cathedral, James's Street & Blackmill Street, Kilkenny. St. Mary’s Cathedral and the adjacent Chapter House are Protected Structures and located within the St. Mary’s Architectural Conservation Area
Planning details
- Reference
- 2560572
- Local authority
- Kilkenny County Council
- Status
- Commenced · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
- Received
- 4 Sept 2025
- Decision due
- 29 Oct 2025 · decided 28 Oct 2025
- Decision
- Conditional on 28 Oct 2025
- Site area
- 400 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
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- OpenWaterbarracks Entrance , Kilcreene Lodge , Kilcreene Kilkenny City
- OpenNo. 26 Dominic St , Kilkenny , Kilkenny
- Withdrawn41 Kieran Street , Kilkenny , Co. Kilkenny.
- Awaiting decision1 Kennyswell Road , Kilkenny , R95 F7YR
- Awaiting decision12-14 Rose Inn Street , Kilkenny , Co. Kilkenny
- Awaiting decision27 28 & 29 Rose Inn Street , Kilkenny , Co. Kilkenny
- GrantedBerkeley House , 5 Patrick Street , Kilkenny
- Granted28 Parliament Street , Gardens , Kilkenny
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- Awaiting decision28-29 Rose Inn Street , Kilkenny
- GrantedUnit 3 (formerly) O’Brien’s Butchers) , Market Yard , St. Kieran’s Street
- Awaiting decisionKilkenny Inn Hotel , 15 Vicar Street Gardens , Kilkenny
- Withdrawn28 Parliament Street , Gardens , Kilkenny
- GrantedBank of Ireland , 46 Parliament Street , Kilkenny
- GrantedDesart Hall , Lower New Street. , Kilkenny
- GrantedDesart Court Carpark , 1 Ormonde Street , Kilkenny
- GrantedUnit 3 (formally O’Brien’s Butchers) , Market Yard St. Kieran’s Street , Kilkenny
- GrantedDean Street , Gardens , Kilkenny
- RefusedKilkenny Castle , The Parade , Kilkenny
- Granted3 Saint Francis Terrace , Kilkenny , Co. Kilkenny.
- RefusedKilkenny Inn , 15 Vicar Street , Kilkenny
- Granted4 and 5 Rose Inn Street , Kilkenny , Co. Kilkenny
- Withdrawn20 Vicar Street , Kilkenny , Co. Kilkenny
- Commenced20 Vicar Street , Kilkenny , Co. Kilkenny
- GrantedSt. Kieran’s College , College Road , Kilkenny
- Withdrawn5 Rose Inn Street , Kilkenny , Co. Kilkenny
- GrantedUnit 2 and Unit 3 , Dore's Factory Abbey Street , Kilkenny R95 AE72 and R95 EC63
- Granted77 High Street Kilkenny R95 WK37 and , 41 Kieran Street R95 TX98 Kilkenny , Kilkenny.
- GrantedDunnes Stores , Saint Kieran’s Street , Kilkenny
- Granted42 Parliament Street , Kilkenny
- GrantedBrewhouse , Abbey Quarter , Kilkenny
- Granted2nd Floor , Dalgan House , The Butterslip Kilkenny
- GrantedDesart Court Car Park , Ormonde Street , Kilkenny
- AppealedPennyfeather Lane , Kilkenny , Co. Kilkenny
- Appeal decided9A IRISH TOWN , KILKENNY , CO. KILKENNY
- Withdrawn18 St. Thomas Square , Kilkenny , R95C2WX
- Granted30 Black Mill Street , Kilkenny , Co.Kilkenny
- Commenced2/3 James's Street , Kilkenny
- Granted15 & 16 John Street Lower , Kilkenny , Kilkenny
- Withdrawn2/3 James's Street , Kilkenny , Kilkenny
- Withdrawn44-48 Kieran Street , Kilkenny
- GrantedUnit 1 Dore’s Factory , Abbey Street , Kilkenny
- Withdrawn44 - 48 Kieran Street , Kilkenny , Co. Kilkenny
- CommencedThe Fairgreen , Gaol Road , Kilkenny
- WithdrawnThe Fairgreen , Gaol Road , Kilkenny
- GrantedLower Walkin Street , Jamesgreen , Kilkenny
- Granted6 Irishtown , Kilkenny City , Kilkenny
- Granted54 Fr Murphy Square , Kilkenny
- Withdrawn54 Fr Murphy Square , Kilkenny , Kilkenny
- Withdrawn6 Irishtown , Kilkenny City , Kilkenny
- Refused01 Priory Square , Dean Street , Kilkenny
- Commenced3 Parnell Street , Kilkenny , Kilkenny
- RefusedWesley House , William Street , Kilkenny
- CommencedOld IMC Cinema , Gaol Road/Walkin Street , Kilkenny
- GrantedMarket Yard , Saint Kieran's Street , Kilkenny
- Appeal decidedThe corner of Pennyfeather Lane and Pudding Lane , Kilkenny , Co. Kilkenny
- GrantedNo. 1 Stephens St , Kilkenny , R95 YFT9
- GrantedUNIT 27 , JAMES STREET , MARKET CROSS SHOPPING CENTRE KILKENNY
- Refused54 Fr Murphy Square , Kilkenny
- WithdrawnNo.20 Black Mill St Gardens , Kilkenny , Co. Kilkenny
- GrantedKilkenny Hibernian Hotel , 33 Patrick Street Lower/1 Ormonde Street , Kilkenny
- GrantedSt. Canice's Cathedral , Coach Road , Kilkenny
- Appeal decided29 High Street/Colliers Lane , Kilkenny , R95 P025
- GrantedKILKENNY & CARLOW EDUCATION AND TRAINING BOARD , LOWER NEW STREET , KILKENNY
- Granted76 St. Kieran's Street , Kilkenny , R95 YD82
- WithdrawnSt. Canice's Cathedral , Coach Road , Kilkenny
- GrantedKilcreene Lodge , Kilcreene , Kilkenny
- GrantedThe Brewhouse Building , Horse Barrack Lane , Kilkenny
- Granted24 Dominic Street , Kilkenny , R95 V2CX
- Commenced149 WALKIN STREET , KILKENNY , CO. KILKENNY
- Commenced8 High Street , Kilkenny , R95TC67
- Commenced49 , High Street , Kilkenny
- GrantedUnits 6 & 7 Market Cross Shopping Centre , James Street , Kilkenny
- GrantedCarlton House , Colliers Lane , Kilkenny
- Granted14 High Street , Kilkenny
- WithdrawnChapel Lane , Kilkenny , Co. Kilkenny
- CommencedUnit 36 , High Street , Kilkenny
- GrantedJames' Street , (formerly James Choice) , Kilkenny
- GrantedNo. 33 , Dominic Street , Kilkenny City
- Commenced46 Parliament Steet , Gardens , Kilkenny
- Granted5 Emmet Street , Kilkenny , R95 Y6CC
- WithdrawnBlack Cat Black Mill St , The Gardens , Kilkenny
- CommencedNo 2 Bridgewater , Dean Street , Kilkenny
- GrantedNo.6 The Butterslip , Kilkenny , Ireland
- Granted27 High Street , Kilkenny , Ireland
- Granted20 William Street , Kilkenny City , R95 EFC9
- WithdrawnNo. 16 St Thomas' Square , Kilkenny , R95 FY8V
- Commenced21 & 22 Rose Inn Street , Kilkenny , Kilkenny
- AppealedNo.33 Dominic Street , Kilkenny City , R95AHD5
- Granted29 Emmet Street , Kilkenny , R95 EC4E
- Appeal decidedNo 19 Friary Street , Kilkenny R95 E76V
- Granted26 Dominic Street , Kilkenny
- Refused11 Emmet Street , Kilkenny
- Refused4 Abbey Gardens , Abbey Street , Kilkenny R95 TNH3
- WithdrawnChapel Lane , Kilkenny
- WithdrawnChapel Lane , Kilkenny
- GrantedSt Kieran's College , College Road , Kilkenny
- GrantedNo. 9 Irishtown , Kilkenny
- Refused2 Steeple Court , New Building Lane , Kilkenny
- GrantedDunnes Stores , Saint Kierans Street , Kilkenny
- Appeal decidedFriary Street , and Pennyfeather Lane , Kilkenny
- Refused36 Kennyswell Road , Kilkenny
- Appeal decidedKilkenny Abbey Quarter , in the Townland of Gardens , Kilkenny
- Commenced76 Kieran Street , Kilkenny
- WithdrawnNo. 2 Priory's Orchard , Johns Quay , Kilkenny City
- Granted20 Parliament Street , Kilkenny
- Granted4 Watergate , Kilkenny
- RefusedFriary Street , Kilkenny , R95E76V
- WithdrawnNo 4 Wellington Square , Kilkenny
- Granted11 Emmet Street , Kilkenny , R95 W5PE
- Granted76 High Street , Kilkenny , Co Kilkenny
- GrantedUnit 4 & 5 , Market Cross Shopping Centre , James Street Kilkenny
- WithdrawnKilkenny Abbey Quarter , in the Townland of Gardens , Kilkenny
- CommencedButt's Green , Kilkenny , R95 VK7X
- Granted11 Emmet Street , Kilkenny , R95W5PE
- GrantedThe Fairgreen , Gaol Road , Kilkenny
- Refused5 Pearse Street , Kilkenny
- Granted1-2 Canal Square , Kilkenny
Homes nearby
- For saleApartment 6, New Row, New Building Lane, Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny, R95 FP86
- For saleApt. 1 New Buildings, New Building Lane, Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny, R95 CY91
- For sale11 Steeple Court, New Building Lane, Kilkenny, R95 XY09
- For saleApartment 6, Wesley Court, Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny, R95 ER80
- For sale12 William Street, Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny, R95 P0AD
- For saleRetail Unit, Market Cross Shopping Center, Kilkenny, R95 P283
Building started
- 18 May 2026 · Builder told the council small works were starting CN0142049KK
Zoning
S5 — Sustainable neighbourhood infrastructure
Reserved for the schools, creches, community and health facilities a neighbourhood needs.
Protections nearby 250 m
- NIAH-recorded building · 90
- Recorded monument · 49
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
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| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 | open |
Summary
2560572 is a planning application to Kilkenny County Council for to complete works as were permitted and commenced under Planning Ref. 12/68 but were not, received on 4 Sept 2025; permission was granted with conditions on 28 Oct 2025.