Kilkenny County Council · 2560610
MacDonagh Junction, Dublin Road Highhays, Kilkenny
Approved in Dec 2025. Built and signed off.
- 22 Sept 2025Received
- 13 Nov 2025Conditional
- 16 Dec 2025Final approval
- 22 Jan 2026Building started
- 8 Apr 2026Signed off
- Status
- Building started
- Decision
- Conditional · 13 Nov 2025
- Council
- Kilkenny County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Site
- 274 m²
What’s proposed
for a 8 meters by 12 meters, outdoor fenced area to house a Wellness and Sauna Facility and all associated site work's. The proposed development is located within the curtilage and adjacent to 2 no. protected structures namely D86 (NIAH ref. 12000190) Railway Station, including goods shed and footbridge and B38 (NIAH ref.12006001) Former Workhouse, remains of a Union Workhouse complex built in 1840. The proposed works relate to an outdoor fenced area housing a Sauna Facility only and no works are proposed to the elevations or to the structures of the protected buildings and no ground excavations are required
Planning details
- Reference
- 2560610
- Local authority
- Kilkenny County Council
- Status
- Commenced · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
- Received
- 22 Sept 2025
- Decision due
- 16 Nov 2025 · decided 13 Nov 2025
- Decision
- Conditional on 13 Nov 2025
- Site area
- 274 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Nearby 21 · 500 m · 12 months
Distance
Time
- OpenNoreville House , Dublin Road , Co. Kilkenny
- OpenCerta Service Station , Castlecomer Road , Kilkenny
- Awaiting decisionLands to the South of MacDonagh Station , Dublin Road , Kilkenny
- WithdrawnMacDonagh Junction , Kilkenny , Co. Kilkenny
- Awaiting decisionUPMC Nowlan Park , O' Loughlin Road , Kilkenny
- Awaiting decisionUnit 8 , St John's Gate , Barrack Street
- GrantedNo. 19 and 20 Lower John Street , Horse Barrack Lane , Kilkenny
- Awaiting decision25 Michael Street , Kilkenny City , Kilkenny
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- Refused73 Maudlin Street , Kilkenny City , Co. Kilkenny
- Awaiting decisionNo. 77 , Maudlin Street , Kilkenny Co.Kilkenny
- Commenced128 Assumption Place , Leggetsrath West , Kilkenny
- RefusedTo the rear of 66 Ossary Park , Hebron Road , Co. Kilkenny
- Awaiting decision14 Michael Street , Kilkenny , Co. Kilkenny
- GrantedNo’s 49 50 51 and 52 , John Street Upper , Kilkenny.
- Granted88 Maudlin Street , Kilkenny , Kilkenny City
- Commenced46 Wolfe Tone Street , Gardens , Co Kilkenny
- Awaiting decision10 Barrack Street , Castlecomer Road , Kilkenny
- Granted35 , John Street , Kilkenny
- Awaiting decision78 and 78A , John Street Lower , Kilkenny R95 EF84 (No. 78) and R95 Y043 (No. 78A)
- Withdrawn1 Nore Terrace , Kilkenny , R95 PEC3
- RefusedNo 1 The Arches , Gas House Lane , Kilkenny
- Granted34 John Street , R95W704 , Kilkenny
- WithdrawnLangton's Hotel , 67 - 72 John Street , Kilkenny
- Withdrawn34 John Street , Kilkenny , KK
- Appeal decided25 Michael Street , Kilkenny City , Kilkenny
- Withdrawn10 Castlecomer Road , Pennefatherslot , Kilkenny
- Granted15 John Street Lower , Kilkenny , R95CC8N
- GrantedThe Bungalow , Williams Lane , O Loughlin Road Kilkenny
- Granted15 Castlecomer Road , Kilkenny , R95FW62
- RefusedExisting IMC Cinema Complex , Old Mart Street and Castlecomer Road , Kilkenny
- Appeal decidedO’Loughlin Road , Kilkenny , Co.Kilkenny
- WithdrawnO’Loughlin Road , Kilkenny , Co.Kilkenny
- GrantedCerta Service Station , Castlecomer Road , Kilkenny Co. Kilkenny
- WithdrawnMacDonagh Junction , Highhayes , Kilkenny
- GrantedNowlan Park , O'Loughlin Road , Kilkenny
- RefusedSt. John’s House Accommodation , 49 John Street Upper , Kilkenny
- Granted15 & 16 John Street Lower , Kilkenny , Kilkenny
- Appeal decided53 John Street Upper , Gardens , Kilkenny
- GrantedThe Front Room , 82 John Street Lower , Kilkenny
- GrantedRiverview House , Dublin Road , Co. Kilkenny
- RefusedPat Carroll’s Public House , 2 Ballybought Street , Kilkenny
- Commenced4 Lacken Drive , Kilkenny City , Kilkenny
- GrantedNo.9 Michael Street , Kilkenny
- AppealedNew Road , Castlecomer Road , Kilkenny
- Appeal decidedNo. 43 Michael Street , Kilkenny , R95 RK6V
- GrantedUnit 7 John's Gate , Barrack Street , Kilkenny
- GrantedBrogans Bar , 61 Johns Street , Kilkenny
- Granted66 John Street , Kilkenny , R95 YH96
- Granted20 Maudlin Street , Kilkenny
- Granted38 Assumption Place , Kilkenny
- Refused38 Assumption Place , Kilkenny
- Granted13 St Johns Terrace , Dublin Road , Kilkenny
- Withdrawn54 John Street , Kilkenny , Kilkenny
- GrantedUnit 2 , Barrack Street , Kilkenny
- Appeal decidedNo 43 Michael Street , Kilkenny
- WithdrawnO Gormans Pub , Upper John Street , Kilkenny
- GrantedNoreville , Dublin Road , Kilkenny
- Appeal decidedLands to the South of MacDonagh Station , Dublin Road Kilkenny , Co. Kilkenny
- WithdrawnLands to the south of MacDonagh Station , Dublin Road Kilkenny , Co. Kilkenny
- Refused61 , John Street Lower , Kilkenny
- WithdrawnDublin Road , Kilkenny
- Withdrawnlands to the south of MacDonagh Station , Dublin Road , Co Kilkenny
- Appeal decidedRiver View House , Dublin Road , Kilkenny
- GrantedJones Oil , Castlecomer Road , Kilkenny
- RefusedThe Front Room , 82 John Street , Kilkenny
- RefusedLenehans , 10 Barrack Street , Castlecomer Road
- GrantedMacDonagh Junction Shopping Centre , Hebron Road , Kilkenny
- WithdrawnNo. 2 Priory's Orchard , Johns Quay , Kilkenny City
- GrantedGolf Links Road , and Newpark Lower , townland of northern part
- Refused61 John Street Lower , Kilkenny
- Appeal decided11/12 O'Loughlin Road , Kilkenny , R95N25X
- CommencedNo 13 Wolfe Tone Street , Kilkenny
- Appeal decidedNewpark Primary Care Centre , Golf Links Road , Newpark
- Appeal decidedNewpark Primary Care Centre , Golf Links Road , Newpark
- Granted26 Wolfe Tone Street , Kilkenny
Homes nearby
- For sale6 Station House, New Quarter, MacDonagh Junction, Kilkenny, R95 NX72
- For saleApartment 1, Station House, New Quarter, Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny, R95 XN93
- For saleApartment 138, Station House, New Quarter, Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny, R95 XY43
- For saleApt. 98 Station House, MacDonagh Junction, Kilkenny City, Co. Kilkenny, R95 T927
- For sale49 The Arches, Gas House Lane, Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny, R95 KW27
- For sale9 Wolfe Tone Street, Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny, R95 W2WH
Building started
- 22 Jan 2026 · Builder told the council work was starting CN0137529KK
Zoning
M2 — Major town centre
The main town centre — retail, offices, civic uses, apartments.
Protections nearby 250 m
- NIAH-recorded building · 45
- Recorded monument · 13
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
2560610 is a planning application to Kilkenny County Council for for a 8 meters by 12 meters, outdoor fenced area to house a Wellness and Sauna Facility, received on 22 Sept 2025; permission was granted with conditions on 13 Nov 2025.