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Observation pack · Kilkenny County Council

Hugginstown , Hugginstown , Co. Kilkenny

for: (A) Demolition of existing GAA dressing rooms, (B) Proposed extension in the place of the aforementioned building and connection to existing community hall. (C) Proposed side extension to the aforementioned building to include a first-floor open terrace and an open-air ball alley. (D) Proposed first floor to existing two storey community hall building (currently a void). (E) Internal & External alterations to existing building. (F) Elevational changes to existing building. Including all associated site works

Observations close 25 Sept 2026 1 day left
5 weeks from receipt (received 21 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee 20 · council decision due 15 Oct 2026

The application

Reference
2660532 · full record
Authority
Kilkenny County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Status
NEW APPLICATION
Applicant
not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units
0
Floor area
Site area
2.10 ha
Received
21 Aug 2026
We first saw it
18 Sept 2026, 15:44
Decision due
15 Oct 2026
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

  1. Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at http://www.eplanning.ie/KilkennyCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660532/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2660532 at 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Submit before 25 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.
  5. 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

  • Radon risk area × 1
    About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
22448Conditional14 Feb 202300 mfor a proposed new all-weather synthetic playing pitch with perimeter fencing, netting, walls and flood lighting, proposed two storey extension to existing community hall, proposed demolition of existing wall ball area, proposed walking track with associated flood lighting, proposed new wastewater treatment tank and percolation area, stormwater soakaways, landscaping and all associated site works

Appeals

No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.

What has happened on this file

  • 21 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 25 Sept 2026
  • 21 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.