Observation pack · Kilkenny County Council
Waterford Road , Kilkenny , Co. Kilkenny
For a circa 95.6 sqm licenced bar/restaurant extension to the existing bar restaurant located to the front of the hotel and all ancillary works
Observations close 23 Sept 2026 4 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 19 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20
The application
- Reference
- 2660525 · full record
- Authority
- Kilkenny County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Status
- INCOMPLETED APPLICATION
- Applicant
- not published by the national dataset — see the council register
- Units
- 0
- Floor area
- —
- Site area
- 1.61 ha
- Received
- 19 Aug 2026
- We first saw it
- 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
- Decision due
- —
- Decision
- N/a
The national dataset truncates descriptions (80 characters for DLR, 70 for Fingal) and omits the applicant. The full description and the drawings are on the council register linked in step 1.
How to submit an observation
- Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at http://www.eplanning.ie/KilkennyCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660525/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2660525at the top, give your name and the address the authority should reply to, and confine it to planning matters — zoning objective, height, overlooking, traffic, drainage, heritage. What you say here is what you can later appeal on. - Pay the €20 fee.Every submission needs it; without it the observation is invalid and is returned. Kilkenny County Council takes it online with the submission or at the counter.
- Submit before 23 Sept 2026.Online through the register above, or in writing to the Planning Department, Kilkenny County Council. The test is the date the authority receives it, not the date you post it.
- Keep the acknowledgement.The council's receipt is your proof of a valid observation — see below.
Statutory basis. Section 34(1) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) requires a planning authority to consider any submission or observation made to it in accordance with the Regulations. Article 29 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended) sets the window: a submission or observation must be received by the authority within five weeks beginning on the date of receipt of the application, and must be accompanied by the prescribed fee of €20. A submission received after the window, or without the fee, is invalid and the authority must return it.
After you submit: keep the acknowledgement. Under the 2024 Act it secures your right to appeal — only the applicant and a person who made a valid observation may bring the council's decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála, within four weeks of the decision. Making a valid observation is also what buys a right of appeal: under s.37(1) of the 2000 Act, only the applicant and a person who made a valid submission or observation to the planning authority may appeal the decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála (within four weeks of the decision). Missing the five-week window closes both doors.
What the site is zoned
No current zoning polygon covers this site in the store.
Designations on or near the site
Nothing designated within 100 m of the site.
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2660064 | Conditional | 31 Mar 2026 | 0 | 408 m | for the construction of a single-storey, flat-roofed modular building with a gross floor area of 51 sq. m, to be used as an activity room ancillary to the existing cancer support centre. The proposed development, together with all associated site development and ancillary works, will be located to the rear of the existing property |
| 2560694 | Conditional | 9 Dec 2025 | 0 | 408 m | to retain and re-align the existing entrance to the property, for re-arrangement of the permitted internal car park to the front of the property, for retention of minor alterations to the existing building of previous permitted works under Planning Ref No 23/60375 and Planning Ref No 2460077 to include for additional floor area (5.7M2) to the escape stair enclosure, for the installation of 2 no. fixed opaque windows to the North Side Elevation of the building, for the removal of the existing dormer roof windows (2 to front, 1 to rear) and to replace with 3 no. Velux roof windows, for alterations to the location of access ramps and steps to the building, for the retention of a canopy at eaves level to the front, side and rear of the building together with all other associated site works |
| 2560611 | Conditional | 13 Nov 2025 | 0 | 354 m | for development. The development consists of the construction of a new first floor mezzanine storage space, internal alterations at ground floor level, the provision of a new window and fire escape door to the rear elevation and associated works |
| 2560338 | Conditional | 5 Nov 2025 | 0 | 410 m | The proposed development comprises of the installation of a foul sewer pump station and new connection to public foul sewer at Kells Road Roundabout via the existing St Patrick School rising main, and associated site works, within the lands at St. Patricks Accommodation Centre |
| 2560143 | Conditional | 15 May 2025 | 0 | 366 m | for development. The development will consist of: · Provision of a drive-thru lane for the Costa Coffee unit, including a canopy and service hatch on the northern side of the unit, a height restrictor / entrance barrier on the access lane, 3.5m wide drive-thru lane, and associated hard and soft landscaping; · Provision of associated signage consisting of 2 no. directional signage, 1 no. order station, and 2 no. menu boards / advertisement signs; · Alterations to all elevations of the Costa Coffee unit, including the provision of new signage on all elevations; · Associated alterations to the existing car parking layout including the realignment of the existing spaces to the west of the unit, relocation of 2 no. accessible car parking spaces to the east of the unit and removal of 14 no. associated parking spaces; · Relocation of existing loading bay and the provision of 2 no. new pedestrian crossings; · Extension of the binstore; · An overall increase of unit floor area of 9 sq.m; and · Alterations to landscaping, outdoor seating, provision of 6 no. cycle parking spaces and all associated development |
| 2460341 | Conditional | 21 Mar 2025 | 0 | 0 m | the provision of a motor sales and service facility comprising; Building ‘A’, single storey motor sales showroom and service workshop facility with associated ancillary spaces, with a total gross floor area of 1,713 sq.m. (maximum height of c. 8m) and Building ‘B’, single storey motor valeting and wash facility, solely for use as part of the vehicle serving business, with a total gross floor area of 350 sq.m. (maximum height of c. 5m). The development will also include: illuminated signage on the building facades; 2no. free-standing double-sided illuminated pylon sign; 3 no. flag poles with double-sided flags; realignment of the existing site entrance, customer and staff car parking; bicycle parking; new and used vehicle display parking; vehicle storage area and service parking; electric vehicle charging points; associated lighting; hard and soft landscaping including the provision of boundary treatments; SUDs measures; associated site servicing (foul and surface water drainage and water supply); and all other site excavation and development works above and below ground. |
| 2460251 | Conditional | 23 Jul 2024 | 0 | 180 m | for development at site. The development will consist of: 1.) Demolition of existing staircore area at north of the existing hotel building; 2.) Demolition of part of rear wall and external basement access stairs at south-west of hotel building at the existing hotel kitchens/ ancillary areas; 3.) Construction of new two storey extension to the north of the existing hotel with 20No. hotel bedrooms and associated circulation & ancillary areas; 4.) Construction of new single storey extension to the south-west of the existing hotel with additional kitchen and ancillary/ service areas; 5.) Construction of all Consequent Internal & External Alterations; 6.) Installation of new external bicycle parking facilities; 7.) Installation of new Electric Vehicle charging points to existing car park; & 8.) All Ancillary Site Development and Services Works |
| 2360557 | Conditional | 14 May 2024 | 1 | 29 m | change of use of existing residential dwelling to veterinary clinic to include single storey extension to the rear and 2-storey extension to the side and front to include a residential apartment on the first floor. Alterations to the existing residential structure, new replacement waste water treatment system, car parking, widened road entrance, boundary treatment, signage, landscaping including all ancillary and associated works |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 322306 | — | Granted with conditions | 12 Aug 2025 | 0 m |
If neighbours here have appealed before and lost, the inspector's report on that case is the single most useful thing to read.
What has happened on this file
- 19 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 23 Sept 2026
- 19 Aug 2026 Decision
Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Kilkenny County Council before relying on it.