Observation pack · Kilkenny County Council

Kellsborough , Kells , Co. Kilkenny

for development. The development will consist of the extension of the Kells Village Loop Walk through the construction of a 30m long ramped section of boardwalk on the mill tail race island, a 10m span pedestrian bridge over the mill tail race, a new path along the north bank of the Kings River, removal of substructure associated with unfinished development of 4nr. houses, fencing and all associated site works. A Natura Impact Statement has been prepared and submitted to the Planning Authority with the application

Observations close 23 Oct 2026 window closed

5 weeks from receipt (received 18 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 12 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: 2660604 · 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: 1,347 m²
Received: 18 Sept 2026
We first saw it: 29 Sept 2026, 23:03
Decision due: 12 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/2660604/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2660604 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 23 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 × 4
mill (water) · Mill Cottage · unknown
Recorded monument × 1
R144674

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

Reference	Decision	Decided	Units	Distance	Description
2660179	Conditional	20 May 2026	0	481 m	for: (A)The partial demolition of existing walls to the sides and rear of the property including the enlargement of existing window openings. (B) The subsequent construction of a new single storey extension to the rear of the property, new window opening to the side of the property and new rooflight to the front of the property. (C) Elevation treatments including replacement of all existing windows and doors, new facias and soffits and all associated site works
25126	Unconditional	29 Jan 2026	0	305 m	of Planning Permission Reference P20/632
2460439	Conditional	5 Nov 2024	0	210 m	of 1) Extension to rear as built. 2) conservatory to front of dwelling, 3) Attic conversion for storage and all associated site works
2394	Conditional	12 Jun 2023	1	474 m	for construction of a new single storey dwelling, new site entrance, a new wastewater treatment system, plus all associated site works. A N.I.S. (Natura Impact Statement) has been submitted with the application and is available for inspection
2360031	Conditional	20 Mar 2023	0	281 m	for alterations to my existing dwelling and the construction of a two-storey extension to the side of my existing dwelling to include the provision of a new two storey family flat and all associated site works
22404	Conditional	18 Jan 2023	1	354 m	for a two storey, four-bedroom dwelling house, with an attached garage, a detached garden room, a new site entrance, a new packaged waste water treatment system and polishing filter, a new bored well and all associated site works. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted with the application
22497	Conditional	21 Sept 2022	0	489 m	for development. The development will consist of (a) the partial demolition of the existing dwelling to the side and rear (b) elevational treatment to replace all existing external windows and doors (c) the construction of a new single storey extension to the rear and side of the existing house including internal alterations to the ground and first floors and all associated site works
21584	Conditional	13 Jan 2022	1	318 m	to demolish an existing building wall to the yard and to construct a new 3-bedroom, 2 storey dwelling house in portion of the yard and all associated site works on lands

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
315039	—	Invalid	20 Dec 2023	367 m
312538	—	Invalid	16 Mar 2022	367 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

18 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 23 Oct 2026
18 Sept 2026 Decision

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 29 Sept 2026, 23:03. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Kilkenny County Council before relying on it.