Presentation Convent , Pollrone , Mooncoin
for residential development The proposed development relates to a Protected Structure (NIAH Ref: 12328009 & 12328005 / RPS Ref: C521) attached to the Church of the Assumption, located at Chapel Street, Pollrone, Mooncoin, Co. Kilkenny. The development will consist of the change of use and conversion of an existing former convent building to residential use, comprising a total of 13 no. apartment units, including 1 no. studio apartment, 9 no. one-bedroom apartments, and 3 no. two-bedroom apartments over 3no. existing floors. The development will also include the provision of associated car parking, bin storage, bicycle parking, drainage works, landscaping, and all associated site development and infrastructural works
The application
- Reference
- 2660573 · 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
- 2,737 m²
- Received
- 8 Sept 2026
- We first saw it
- 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
- Decision due
- 2 Nov 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
- Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at http://www.eplanning.ie/KilkennyCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660573/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2660573at 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 13 Oct 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2660407 | Conditional | 20 Aug 2026 | 0 | 465 m | to construct a single storey family flat extension to the side and rear of our existing single storey dwelling and all associated works |
| 2660122 | Conditional | 24 Apr 2026 | 1 | 241 m | to demolish the existing dormer dwelling and to construct a new dormer dwelling with on site parking and all associated works |
| 25103 | Conditional | 11 Nov 2025 | 0 | 255 m | for the first floor conversion of dwelling house from attic space to Living accommodation & retention of Garage & Store |
| 2560398 | Conditional | 6 Oct 2025 | 0 | 87 m | for indefinite retention of the following items: • Entrance reconfiguration relative to that granted under Planning Applications 19/868 and 18/109 • Carpark and adjacent footpath reconfiguration relative to that granted under Planning Applications 19/868 and 18/109 • Existing Storage shed • Existing 12 metre high poles x 4 with two LED lights on each pole and for Planning Permission for the following items • Change of surface of existing pitch to from grass to a synthetic surface. • New 12 metre high poles x 6 with two LED lights on each • Extension of the height of a section of the boundary netting by 3 metres • Planting of mature trees on a section of the site boundary • Fitting of new padding on a section of the existing security fencing to minimise noise generation • New 6 metre high fencing and netting to be fitted between the two existing pitches • New footpath for access from carpark to synthetic surfaced pitch • New covered spectator shelter over two sections of the proposed new footpath • Two converted shipping containers with spectator seating to be placed at edge of main pitch • Change of Design of the proposed Clubhouse as previously granted under Planning Applications 19/868 and 18/109 all associated works |
| 2460162 | Conditional | 21 Jan 2025 | 1 | 329 m | to construct a new two storey dwelling with on site parking space and all associated works |
| 2460522 | Conditional | 6 Jan 2025 | 0 | 459 m | to construct a single storey extension to the side of our dwelling and all ancillary site works |
| 2360515 | Conditional | 15 May 2024 | 27 | 439 m | for development at this site. The development will consist of: 27 residential units consisting of: 4 no. house Type A 3-bedroom bedroom semi-detached / terraced 2-storey houses, 14 no. Type B 3-bedroom semi-detached / terraced 2-storey houses, 3 no. Type C 1-bedroom terraced bungalows, 5 no. House Type D 2-bedroom terraced 2-storey houses, 1 no. single-storey 4-bedroom community housing building, the provision of vehicular site access from Main St, pedestrian site access from New Rd, internal roads and footpaths including associated pedestrian crossing facilities, surface level car parking, public lighting, landscaping, public open space, boundary treatments, provision of foul and surface water disposal, refuse storage, bicycle storage and all associated site works |
| 23189 | Conditional | 6 Dec 2023 | 0 | 403 m | to erect new vehicle entrance |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 324160 | — | pending | 27 Mar 2026 | 152 m |
| 315197 | — | Granted with conditions | 20 Mar 2024 | 152 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
- 8 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 13 Oct 2026
- 8 Sept 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.