Observation pack · Kilkenny County Council

Moat , Ballyragget , Co. Kilkenny

For demolition of extension to rear of dwelling and construction of new extension to side and rear of dwelling consisting of kitchen, bathroom, 2 bedrooms on ground floor and first floor storage area on, foul effluent treatment system and percolation area, and all associated site works

Observations close 8 Dec 2026 24 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 3 Nov 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 6 Jan 2027

The application

Reference: 2660699 · full record
Authority: Kilkenny County Council
Type: PERMISSION
Status: NEW APPLICATION
Site area: 2,261 m²
Received: 3 Nov 2026
Decision due: 6 Jan 2027

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/2660699/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2660699 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 8 Dec 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.

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

Reference	Decision	Decided	Distance	Description
2560418	Refused	2 Sept 2025	16 m	for development at this site.The proposed development, subject of this application, will consist of: i. The construction of 6 no. wind turbines with an overall turbine tip height of 175 metres; a rotor blade diameter of 150 metres; and hub height of 100 metres, and associated foundations and hard standing areas; ii. A permanent 38kV substation compound (control building with welfare facilities, all associated electrical plant and apparatus, security fencing including vegetative screening, underground cabling, wastewater holding tank, site drainage and all ancillary works); iii. Permanent underground electrical (38kV) and communications cabling to the existing Ballyragget 110kV substation in the townland of Moatpark (including joint bays, communication and earth sheath link chambers and all ancillary works along the route); iv. Underground electrical and communications cabling connecting the wind turbines and meteorological mast to the on-site substation; v. A meteorological mast with a height of 100m above ground and associated foundation and hard-standing area; vi. Upgrade of existing tracks and roads and the provision of new site access roads; vii. All works associated with the upgrade of the existing agricultural access off the L58333 local road (including the installation of fencing and steel gates); viii. 2 no. temporary construction compounds (including temporary site offices and welfare facilities); ix. Accommodation works along the N77 National secondary road in the townland of Ballynaslee, Co. Kilkenny to facilitate the delivery of turbine components and other abnormal sized loads; x. A borrow pit; xi. Spoil Management; xii. Hedgerow removal; xiii. Biodiversity Management and Enhancement Plan measures (including establishment of new hedgerow, translocation of existing hedgerow and enhancement of existing hedgerow); xiv. Site Drainage; xv. Operational stage site signage; and, xvi. All associated site development works, ancillary works and apparatus. A 10-year planning permission and 35-year operational life from the date of commissioning of the entire wind farm is being sought. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and Natura Impact Statement (NIS) accompany this planning application.
2560144	Conditional	15 May 2025	18 m	for development at this site. The development will consist of: A 10-year planning permission and a 35-year operational life for (i) a compound (with a total footprint of approximately 1,080 square metres [m2]) with a hardcore surface enclosed by security fencing and gates; (ii) a 110kV electricity transformer and associated electrical plant and equipment; (iii) an electrical control building (with a total gross floor area of 64m²) containing electrical plant and equipment; (iv) underground electrical cabling to connect the permitted Ballyragget Power Reserve (Kilkenny County Council Planning Register Reference 24/60221) to the electrical control building and to connect the 110kV electricity transformer to the existing Ballyragget 110kV electricity substation; and (v) all associated ancillary site development works. This planning application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement
2560068	Conditional	9 Apr 2025	0 m	to retain entrance gate and piers; 3 no. walls; domestic garage, domestic store, agricultural store/stable and all associated site works
2460594	Refused	1 Apr 2025	497 m	for entrance and all associated site works
2560003	Refused	27 Feb 2025	98 m	for a period of 10 years for a development at this site situated in the townlands of Acragar, Ballyconra, Ballycuddihy, Ballyroe, Ballyroe (Grace), Ballyroe (Maher), Baunaniska, Boherkyle, Briskalagh, Brittas, Clone, Coolnapisha, Curraghduff, Freshford, Freshford Lots, Graigueswood, Grange, Huntstown, Kilmanagh, Knockeenglass, Knockown, Moatpark, Monabrika, Monavadaroe, Moneenaun, Oldtown, Oldtownhill, Parksgrove, Picketstown, Rathealy, Sart, Sweethill, Tobernapeastia, Tullaroan, Upperwood Demesne, Co. Kilkenny. The development will consist of the provision of the following: i. 7 no. wind turbines with an overall turbine tip height of 185 metres; a rotor blade diameter of 163 metres; and hub height of 103.5 metres, and associated foundations and hard-standing areas; ii. A permanent 38kV substation compound (control building with welfare facilities, all associated electrical plant and apparatus, security fencing, underground cabling, storage containers, wastewater holding tank, site drainage and all ancillary works); iii. Permanent underground electrical (38kV) and communications cabling to the existing Ballyragget 110kV substation in the townland of Moatpark (including joint bays, communication and earth sheath link chambers and all ancillary works along the route). This cabling route is primarily located within the public road corridor which includes a Protected Structure (Kilkenny RPS Ref. C886); iv. Underground electrical (33kV) and communications cabling connecting the wind turbines and meteorological mast to the on-site substation; v. 3 no. temporary construction compounds (including site offices and welfare facilities); A meteorological mast with a height of 30 metres, security fencing and associated foundation and hard standng area; vii. A new temporary site entrance on the L1009; viii. A new gated site entrance on the L5024; ix. Upgrade of existing site tracks/ roads and provision of new site access roads, junctions and hardstand areas; x. A borrow pit; xi. Spoil Management; xii. Tree felling and hedgerow removal; xiii. Biodiversity Management and Enhancement Plan measures (including establishment of a riparian buffer and hedgerow enhancement); xiv. Site Drainage; xv. Operational Stage site signage; and xvi. All ancillary works and apparatus. A thirty five-year operational life from the date of full commissioning of the wind turbines and subsequent decommissioning of the wind turbines is being sought. An Environmental I
2460221	Conditional	23 Jan 2025	18 m	a 10-year planning permission and a 35-year operational life for an energy storage facility comprising (i) energy storage containers installed on concrete plinth foundations; (ii) electrical transformers; (iii) underground electrical and communications cabling; (iv) provision of a new access point from the R432; (v) on-site access track; (vi) security fencing and security gates; (vii) pole-mounted security cameras; (viii) ancillary electrical equipment and storage containers including a staging area; and, (ix) all associated and ancillary site development, drainage, landscaping and reinstatement works. This planning application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement.
2460534	Conditional	10 Jan 2025	140 m	for a 2000sq.m extension to the existing Ballyragget 110kV Substation compound including; Site clearance works including the removal of existing palisade fence along the North and West boundaries and demolition of an existing Interface Transformer bund foundation. Provision of new electrical plant and equipment including: 1 No. Power Transformer, associated bund and firewall (c. 67 m2, 5.6 m high), 1 No. 20 / 10 kV Interface Transformer and associated bund (c. 25 m2, and 2.25 m high), 1 No. Arc Suppression Coil and associated bund (c. 18 m2, and 4.0 m high), a 38 kV busbar plinth with 3 No. cubicles and associated cable sealing ends (c. 6.5 m high), associated and ancillary outdoor electrical equipment and other apparatus, including installation of underground cables; Site development works including provision of extension of lighting, internal access road, new fencing, provision of site services including drainage; and all other ancillary works
2460241	Conditional	10 Dec 2024	294 m	for a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) in the townland of Moatpark, Ballyragget, Co. Kilkenny. The development will consist of; • A 10-year Planning Permission and an operational life of 35 years • 29 units of 8 containers on concrete plinth foundations containing batteries and related equipment • 29 no. prefabricated modular power conversion units • Containerised power transformers • Underground electrical and communications cabling • Upgrade of existing site access • Provision of on-site access tracks • 1 no. temporary construction compound • 4 no. spare parts containers • All associated and ancillary site development, lighting, perimeter fence, landscaping, drainage and CCTV. The planning application will be accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement (NIS).

Appeals

ACP case	Outcome	Decided	Distance
322154	Granted with conditions	21 Aug 2026	98 m
322069	Granted with conditions	15 Apr 2026	96 m
323759	pending	29 Sept 2025	16 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

3 Nov 2026 New application · observations close 8 Dec 2026
3 Nov 2026 Decision

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