Castle Blunden , Drakeland Middle , Co. Kilkenny

What’s proposed

for a change of use to convert the existing garage to a single residential dwelling. The proposed area for the change of use is approximately 50 SM. The development will include new windows and a door externally and partitioning off the interior space to create a one-bedroom dwelling. The building is in the curtilage of Protected Structure C999, “The Gate Lodge”

2560637 is a planning application to Kilkenny County Council for for a change of use to convert the existing garage to a single residential dwelling. The, received on 1 Oct 2025; permission was granted with conditions on 18 Sept 2026.

Planning details

Reference: 2560637
Local authority: Kilkenny County Council
Status: Granted with conditions · register status “DECISION MADE”
Received: 1 Oct 2025
Observations close: 5 Nov 2025 (closed 325 days ago)
Decision due: 20 Sept 2026 · decided 18 Sept 2026
Decision: Conditional on 18 Sept 2026
Proposed development: for a change of use to convert the existing garage to a single residential dwelling. The proposed area for the change of use is approximately 50 SM. The development will include new windows and a door externally and partitioning off the interior space to create a one-bedroom dwelling. The building is in the curtilage of Protected Structure C999, “The Gate Lodge”
As published by the register.
Site area: 1,500 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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Provenance

Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 22 Sept 2026, 16:10 (store id 388394). 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/2560637/0.

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Castle Blunden , Drakeland Middle , Co. Kilkenny

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