Chatsworth Street , Castlecomer , Co. Kilkenny

What’s proposed

for a change of use from existing two-storey, post office building (protected Structure RPS No. C496 - NIAH 12301014) to a restaurant/café over 2 floors. Alterations to the front façade (reinstatement of two full windows), alterations to the rear façade (reinstatement of one full window), minor internal alterations including toilet facilities and all associated site works

2560228 is a planning application to Kilkenny County Council for for a change of use from existing two-storey, post office building (protected Structure, received on 29 Apr 2025; permission was granted with conditions on 17 Dec 2025.

Planning details

Reference: 2560228
Local authority: Kilkenny County Council
Status: Commenced · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 29 Apr 2025
Observations close: 3 Jun 2025 (closed 473 days ago)
Decision due: 2 Jan 2026 · decided 17 Dec 2025
Decision: Conditional on 17 Dec 2025
Proposed development: for a change of use from existing two-storey, post office building (protected Structure RPS No. C496 - NIAH 12301014) to a restaurant/café over 2 floors. Alterations to the front façade (reinstatement of two full windows), alterations to the rear façade (reinstatement of one full window), minor internal alterations including toilet facilities and all associated site works
As published by the register.
Site area: 461 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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Appeal

Not appealed.

Commencement

Commencement notice CN0146978KK
1 Sept 2026Chatsworth Street, Castlecomer, Kilkennymatched by ref_exact

Provenance

Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 387646). Deadlines were computed by the store from the received / decided dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000 and are recorded as events, not recomputed here. Council register: http://www.eplanning.ie/KilkennyCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560228/0.

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Chatsworth Street , Castlecomer , Co. Kilkenny

What’s proposed

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Nearby 31 applications within 500 m in the last 5 years

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Commencement

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