Observation pack · Kilkenny County Council

MacDonagh Junction , Kilkenny , Co. Kilkenny

for a period of 5 years from the date of grant for a surface carpark previously permitted under Planning Reg. Ref. Nos. 08/56, 11990058 and 18762. The surface carpark is on the site of Building No. 6, of approximately 0.15 ha, forming part of MacDonagh Junction and adjoining lands of approximately 4.94 ha, Kilkenny. The development for which temporary retention permission is sought consists of: the provision of 45 No. surface car spaces (including 2 No. disabled spaces); a turning area; drainage, lighting, flagpoles, bollards, pay and display machine; and all associated site development works.

Observations close 28 Oct 2026 window closed

5 weeks from receipt (received 23 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20

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: 2660616 · full record
Authority: Kilkenny County Council
Type: RETENTION
Status: INCOMPLETED APPLICATION
Applicant: not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units: 0
Floor area: —
Site area: 3,153 m²
Received: 23 Sept 2026
We first saw it: 29 Sept 2026, 23:03
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/2660616/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2660616 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 28 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

Code	Objective	Plan	In force
M2 Major town centre	General Business: To provide for general development	kilkenny city and county development plan 2021 2027	15 Oct 2021 → 14 Oct 2027
M2 Major town centre	General Business: To provide for general development	kilkenny city and county development plan 2021 variation 8b	15 Oct 2021 → 15 Oct 2027

An application that accords with the zoning objective is hard to resist on principle; one that does not may be a material contravention, which the council can only grant by the s.34(6) procedure with its own notice and window.

Source: Kilkenny County Council development plan zoning · fetched 4 Oct 2026, 23:04

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Kilkenny County Council development plan zoning	—	4 Oct 2026, 23:04	open

Designations on or near the site

NIAH-recorded building × 24
house · Catholic Church of Saint John the Evangelist · Catholic Church of Saint John the Evangelist
Recorded monument × 5
Kiln - pottery · Kiln - corn-drying · R191611

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

Reference	Decision	Decided	Distance	Description
2672	Unconditional	21 Oct 2026	251 m	of 19/976
2660405	Conditional	19 Oct 2026	491 m	for a change of use of an existing shop to restaurant and takeaway, internal alterations, external signage and all associated site works
2560830	Conditional	6 Oct 2026	115 m	of (1) 25 No. motorhome parking spaces (2) 4 No. Public Lighting standards (3) 100m2 of concrete entrance pad And Permission to (1) Install automatic parking barrier and safety railings (2) Install 224m2 of EcoGrid permeable access road (3) Install new Surface Water Treatment System
2660116	Conditional	29 Sept 2026	82 m	for (a) Retention Permission for Material Alterations comprising of internal and external alterations and associated site works (b) Planning Permission for a Change of Use of the existing commercial premises to hostel accommodation comprising of (1) part of the Ground Floor level of No.49 and the First Floor level of No.49 (2) the Ground & First floor levels of No.50 (3) part of the Ground Floor level of No. 51 (4) the First floor level over commercial units 51/52 (Kilkenny Shopping Mall) and all associated site works at No’s 49, 50, 51 and 52 John Street Upper, Kilkenny.
2560686	Conditional	14 Sept 2026	296 m	for 1) Indefinite planning permission for an external seating and dining area with 7 No. pods (as was granted a 5-year permission under planning Ref. 21131), 2) Retention of a retractable canopy and associated structural frame over part of the seating / dining area, 3) And all associated site ancillary works at No. 15, John Street Lower, Kilkenny City. No. 15 John Street Lower is located within the John Street Architectural Conservation Area and is a protected structure RPS Ref: B99 and listed on the NIAH Main Record (12000219). The proposed development area falls within the area of archaeological protection for RMP KK019-026 Historic town and also adjoins the Kilkenny City Wall National Monument RMP KK019-026 and the former precinct of St. John's Priory National Monument KK019-026068 and National Monument Ref: 344 & 331
2651	Refused	11 Aug 2026	212 m	of 20/202
2560507	Refused	6 Aug 2026	273 m	for Development at the Existing IMC Cinema Complex. The development will consist of the following: 1. Construction and provision of a part two-storey and part single-storey fast food restaurant with ‘drive thru’ facility. 2. Illuminated external restaurant signage. 3. Erection of an entrance height restrictor with signage. 4. 1 no. illuminated free standing menu display sign. 5. 2 no. ordering kiosks. 6. Driveway with access point off the existing private car park. 7. 2 no. parking bays. 8. Outdoor seating area. 9. Construction and provision a single storey retail unit. 10. Illuminated external retail unit signage. 11. Alterations to the existing carpark layout and all associated site works
2660235	Conditional	22 Jul 2026	439 m	to construct a first-floor extension over the attached garage to the side of the 2-storey end of terrace house and change the attached garage to a living room and all associated site work and full Planning Permission for the Indefinite retention of the single storey rear extension and the front porch

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
501369	—	Granted with conditions	25 Sept 2026	329 m
324414	—	open	30 Jun 2026	233 m
500658	—	Refused	21 May 2026	254 m
323263	—	Refused	2 Mar 2026	109 m
323227	—	Other	18 Nov 2025	273 m
319389	—	Refused	26 Sept 2025	0 m
321143	—	Withdrawn	31 Jul 2025	233 m
323140	—	Invalid	25 Jul 2025	109 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

23 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 28 Oct 2026
23 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.