Observation pack · Kilkenny County Council

Hunter’s Yard , Mount Juliet , Thomastown

for (i) demolition and removal of elements of the existing building at lower ground, ground, first floor and roof levels; (ii) the construction of extensions and alterations at lower ground, ground and first floor levels to provide additional and reconfigured hotel accommodation, including 27 no. guest suites and associated circulation, lift and stair core; (iii) alterations and extensions at ground floor level to provide new and reconfigured food, beverage and function facilities, including The Hound, function room, pre-function bar, wine bar, cocktail bar, Irish bar, courtyard/lounge, kitchens, serveries, reception and entrance lobby areas, together with associated WCs, cloakroom, storage and ancillary facilities; (iv) the provision and reconfiguration of hotel back-of-house and service accommodation at lower ground floor level, including kitchens, stores, staff room, laundry, offices, staff changing facilities, loading and waste areas, plant and associated circulation and service areas; (v) the construction and provision of new and reconfigured fitness and leisure facilities at ground and first floor levels, including fitness rooms, reception and lobby areas, a swimming pool, multi-function room, male and female changing facilities, accessible shower facilities, sauna, steam room, WCs, stores and associated ancillary accommodation; (vi) the provision and reconfiguration of meeting and hospitality accommodation at first floor level, including meeting rooms, lounge areas and associated suites; (vii) alterations to the external elevations and roof profile of the existing building, together with the construction of the proposed extensions, including associated glazing, rendered finishes, anodised aluminium fins, and profiled metal roofing/cladding; (viii) alterations to existing car park to provide for 47 no. additional car parking spaces (inclusive of 14 no. EV charging-enabled spaces and 14 no. accessible spaces), 2 no. designated spaces for estate vehicles, and 1 no. coach parking space; (ix) the provision of roof-mounted plant, PV panels, and associated roof-level works; and (x) landscaping, boundary treatments, road markings, drainage, and all ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development.

Observations close 14 Oct 2026 window closed

5 weeks from receipt (received 9 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 3 Nov 2026

The five-week window has passed. Late observations are returned unread. If the council has decided, the next door is the appeal window — but under s.37 only the applicant and those who made a valid observation may appeal.

The application

Reference: 2660579 · 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: 14.99 ha
Received: 9 Sept 2026
We first saw it: 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
Decision due: 3 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/2660579/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2660579 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.
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 14 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.

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

NIAH-recorded building × 7
Mount Juliet · Mount Juliet · Mount Juliet
Radon risk area × 1
About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
Recorded monument × 2
Church · R191793

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

Reference	Decision	Decided	Units	Distance	Description
2660029	Conditional	10 Mar 2026	0	364 m	of alterations to a permitted garage extension (Previous Planning Ref. 24/60142 to No 18 Foxe’s Covert, Mount Juliet, Thomastown. The alterations include the following: • A minor increase in the overall width and height of the building to both side elevations • Revisions to the internal layout • Alterations to the staircase layout and the creation of additional under-stairs storage • Relocation of the bathroom to first floor • Minor elevation changes, including the removal of the approved Juliette balcony and railings • Replacement of the balcony door with a fixed window • Omission of 3 previously approved windows on the ground floor • Reduction in window heights • Increase in garage door height • Minor alterations to door dimensions • Reduction in dormer heights There are a number of structures on the record of Protected Structures at Mount Juliet Estate (including Refs. C367; D24, C1021, C1022, C1023). No works are proposed to these structures.
2560439	Conditional	30 Oct 2025	1	499 m	to construct a single-storey dwelling, detached domestic garage, new entrance, private borewell, wastewater treatment system, and percolation area along with all other associated site works
2560434	Conditional	6 Oct 2025	0	57 m	for provision of a revised entrance to that previously approved (Grant of Permission ref. 21/389), driveway, parking area, external store, and associated site works at Site 1, Phase 2, North Paddocks, Mount Juliet, Thomastown (formerly described as Site opposite 10th Green, Mount Juliet). The existing boundary was extended and a permitted water tank was approved under Ref: 23/60349. A number of Protected Structures exist at Mount Juliet Estate (including Refs C367, D24, C1021, C1022, C1023); however, no works are proposed to these structures
2560305	Conditional	16 Jul 2025	1	172 m	for a new single storey four bedroom dwelling, detached domestic garage, new residential site entrance, a replacement agricultural entrance, new wastewater treatment system, plus all associated site works
2460645	Conditional	25 Jun 2025	1	424 m	for the following developments at their organic farm, (a) construction of a storey and a half style dwelling house, (b) sewage treatment system, (c) slatted cow shed, (d) tractor/hay shed, (e) garden shed, (f) gravel driveway and all associated site development works
2560168	Conditional	26 May 2025	0	60 m	of works completed (modifications to plans approved for planning Ref. 2360224 in particular to the proposed works to L4206 improved siqhtlines and minor road L42062) and all associated site works.
2460651	Refused	12 May 2025	0	57 m	for provision of a revised entrance to that previous approved (Grant of Permission ref 21/389), driveway, parking area, detached garage and associated site works at Site 1, Phase 2, North Paddocks, Mount Juliet, Thomastown (formally described as Site opposite 10th Green, Mount Juliet). A number of Protected Structures exist at Mount Juliet Estate (inc. Refs C367, D24, C1021, C1022, C1023), however, no works are proposed to these structures
2560010	Conditional	6 Mar 2025	1	416 m	for development on this site. The proposed development will consist of amendments to a previously permitted development (KCC Reg. Ref. 21/352). The amendments will consist of the relocation of 1 No. permitted dwelling house (northern dwelling). A number of Protected Structures exist at Mount Juliet Estate (inc. Refs C367, D24, C1021, C1022, C1023), however, no works are proposed to these structures,

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
323102	—	Granted with conditions	27 Mar 2026	424 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

9 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 14 Oct 2026
9 Sept 2026 Decision

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