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Site report · 500 m radius · 8 Oct 2026, 04:18

14 things worth knowing before you buy

52b Maudlin Street

52.65249, -7.24156Kilkenny County Council
See on the mapWatch this area
Applications, appeals and commencement notices for this county. Consultations, zoning and RZLT maps: Dublin, Kildare, Meath and Wicklow only for now.

What we found

  • 2 applications on this site; latest 2460652, approved 2025, not started, runs out 2030.
  • Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; on the vacant land tax map.
  • 10 sites nearby could change: 10 empty zoned plots.3456
  • 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 28 Oct 2026.1
  • John Street Lwr (bus 881, 882) 460 m away: 5 an hour at morning peak; 27 from all stops within 500 m.
  • Noise from road traffic mapped at 65–69 dB (day-evening-night average, EPA 2022).
  • Here (2022 census): 66% owner-occupied (council 72%); 9% of homes empty (council 9%); most built 1971–1980; 47% drive to work (council 65%); population up 1% since 2016.
  • 5 home extensions within 250 m since 2023. Most were rear extensions.
On this site
R2
Zoning · Existing residential
No
Protected or listed · on our maps
Yes
Vacant land tax · 3% of land value a year

Questions to ask before you buy 6 to ask

  1. Garden room (2460652) approved 2025, not started: still planned?
    Ask for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
  2. Change of use (22710) refused 2022: built anyway?
    Ask for: The seller's answer and your surveyor's check.
  3. On the vacant land tax map: is the 3% tax being paid?
    Ask for: Your solicitor's check of liability or exemption.
  4. Application 315 m away open for comments until 28 Oct 2026: comment?
    Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
  5. Mapped at 65–69 dB from road traffic: will you hear it inside?
    Ask for: A visit at rush hour (and at night), and the windows' glazing specification.
  6. Any work done without planning permission?
    Ask for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.

The street 15 numbered

Street map around 52b Maudlin Street with 15 numbered planning items
⌖ the siteOpen for commentsWindow closingEmpty land zoned for homesApprovedRefused
#WhatStatusDistanceWhy it is here
1MacDonagh Junction, Kilkenny
2660616
Withdrawn or not valid315 mopen for comments until 28 Oct 2026
2No’s 49 50 51 and 52, John Street Upper
2660116
Approved with conditions405 mtime to appeal ends 27 Oct 2026
32.7 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes25 mno homes built on it yet
40.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes31 mno homes built on it yet
50.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes94 mno homes built on it yet
60.6 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes99 mno homes built on it yet
71.7 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes159 mno homes built on it yet
80.8 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes187 mno homes built on it yet
913 St Johns Terrace, Dublin Road
2360313
Approved with conditions33 mapproved with conditions, 20 Nov 2023
10Noreville, Dublin Road
2360115
Approved with conditions55 mapproved with conditions, 15 May 2023
11The Bungalow, Williams Lane
2560665
Approved with conditions101 mapproved with conditions, 5 Dec 2025
124 Lacken Drive, Kilkenny City
2460593
Approved with conditions147 mapproved with conditions, 30 Jan 2025
1338 Assumption Place, Kilkenny
23176
Refused206 mrefused, 7 Sep 2023
14HSE Lacken, Dublin Road
2560240
Approved with conditions237 mapproved with conditions, 31 Mar 2026
1573 Maudlin Street, Kilkenny City
2651
Refused258 mrefused, 11 Aug 2026

This property's history 2 on this site

  1. 2025
    2460652 · garden room · approved 2025 · not started, runs out 2030
    approvedstartedsigned off
  2. 2022
    22710 · change of use · refused 2022
    approvedstarted?signed off?
  • 13 Sept 2023 · building work with no planning file · signed off as finished apr 2024
How we work this out
Applications whose site outline (or map point) falls on this property. 'No sign building has started' means we found no notice to the council's building control office; small jobs don't always file one, so ask. A missing completion certificate is not proof of a problem: an owner can opt out of official sign-off for a house or extension built for themselves.
Sources: bcms, npad · fetched 7 Oct 2026, 05:30
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
bcmsCC-BY-4.07 Oct 2026, 05:30open
npadCC-BY-4.08 Oct 2026, 01:40open

The site zoning, protection, tax, flood

ZoningR2 · Existing residential
What it says

Existing Residential: To protect, provide and improve residential amenities

An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour's objection to an overbearing extension is usually argued under.

kilkenny city and county development plan 2021 2027 · 15 Oct 2021 – 14 Oct 2027

ZoningR2 · Existing residential
What it says

Existing Residential: To protect, provide and improve residential amenities

An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour's objection to an overbearing extension is usually argued under.

kilkenny city and county development plan 2021 variation 8b · 15 Oct 2021 – 15 Oct 2027

Heritage inventory16 within 100 m post box; house

Not on this site: protected building, monument zone, conservation area, EU nature site, EU bird site, natural heritage area, tree order, landslide risk, derelict list.

Licensed industrial sites within 1.0 km: E. Smithwick & Sons Limited (895 m); Office of Public Works (954 m)

Vacant land taxYes 3% of the land's value a year
Flood riskNo none within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings83house; Kilkenny County Hall
Monuments45Religious house - Augustinian canons; House - 16th/17th century
How we work this out
'On this site' means the record's own map outline touches the registered parcel (or a 12 m circle round the point where there is no parcel). Only the council's own list confirms a protected building; ask the council if in doubt. This land is on the council's final map for the vacant land tax. Unless it is a home someone lives in (or its garden), the owner pays 3% of the land's value a year until homes are built or the zoning changes. The OPW flood map's licence lets us show a yes/no only. Land on the vacant land tax map nearby: 32 on the draft 2027 map; 32 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: zoning, constraints.niah, epa_leap, rzlt, constraints, constraints.smr · fetched 4 Oct 2026, 23:11
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
zoningCC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026, 23:11open
constraints.niahCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
epa_leapCC-BY-4.05 Oct 2026, 23:09open
rzltCC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026, 23:59open
constraintsmixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0, publishable=false)27 Sept 2026, 19:37open
constraints.smrCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026, 19:29open

Sites that could change 10 within 500 m

the site250 m500 m345678

Empty land zoned for homes 10

  • 32.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 25 m source
  • 40.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 31 m source
  • 50.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 94 m source
  • 60.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 99 m source
  • 71.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 159 m source
  • 80.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 187 m source
  • 1.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 224 m source
  • 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 243 m source
  • 0.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 244 m source
  • 0.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 0 m source

Not covered here: council land to be sold, empty land zoned for homes (Dublin only).

How we work this out
Each row is a dated fact from a public register: no score and no forecast. Derelict buildings come from the council's register; stalled builds told the council they were starting 3+ years ago and were never signed off; approved schemes are 10+ homes with no notice that building started; council land sales are notices to councillors; empty zoned land is on the vacant land tax map.
Sources: acp, bcms, derelict, npad · fetched 2 Oct 2026, 23:01
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
acpCC-BY-4.02 Oct 2026, 23:01open
bcmsCC-BY-4.07 Oct 2026, 05:30open
derelictCC-BY-4.05 Oct 2026, 09:35open
npadCC-BY-4.08 Oct 2026, 01:40open

What closes soonest 2 open

  • Time to appeal ends 27 Oct 202619 days left
    22660116 · CONDITIONAL — for (a) Retention Permission for Material Alterations comprising of internal and external alterations and…
    €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 405 m away
  • Comments close 28 Oct 202620 days left
    12660616 · application received — for a period of 5 years from the date of grant for a surface carpark previously permitted under…
    €20 to the council · 315 m away
Sources: acp, consult, moderngov, npad, rzlt · fetched 2 Oct 2026, 23:01
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
acpCC-BY-4.02 Oct 2026, 23:01open
consultpublic8 Oct 2026, 01:19open
moderngovpublic8 Oct 2026, 01:20open
npadCC-BY-4.08 Oct 2026, 01:40open
rzltCC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026, 23:59open

Planning around you 55 in 5 years

28 approved11 refused5 no decision11 withdrawn or other
12021
82022
122023
52024
182025
112026*
Applications within 500 m, by year received. * this year so far; the first year is part of a year.
Last 24 monthsReceivedApprovedMore details askedDays to decideWork already built
Kilkenny County Council1,90293%46%6322%

Open for comments €20 to comment

Every application newest first

Show 44 more
How we work this out
Descriptions are shortened by the national planning database (to 80 characters in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, 70 in Fingal), and it does not publish applicants' names.
Sources: npad, acp, bcms · fetched 8 Oct 2026, 01:40
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
npadCC-BY-4.08 Oct 2026, 01:40open
acpCC-BY-4.02 Oct 2026, 23:01open
bcmsCC-BY-4.07 Oct 2026, 05:30open

Extensions and refusals near you 5 extensions within 250 m

4 approved1 no decision or withdrawn
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
Rear32—
Side11—
Two-storey rear11—

Refused within 100 m 0 in 5 years

Nothing refused this close in 5 years.

    How we work this out
    Home extensions are read from the application's description (extension, attic or dormer, porch, garage conversion, garden room), so a few may be missed or mislabelled. The kind is the first that fits: a dormer with a rear extension counts as a dormer. Refusal reasons come from An Coimisiún Pleanála's inspector reports, so they exist only where the refusal was appealed (Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown so far). The council's own reasons are on its planning file.
    Sources: npad, acp · fetched 8 Oct 2026, 01:40
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    npadCC-BY-4.08 Oct 2026, 01:40open
    acpCC-BY-4.02 Oct 2026, 23:01open

    Building work nearby 10 in 3 years

    3 signed off as finished3 not signed off4 no sign-off needed
    • Units 29/31 Mac Donagh Junction Shopping Centre, Kilkenny, R95 VH75 · 12 Oct 2026 · start notice not signed off · 364 m
    • 128 Assumption Place, Kilkenny, R95 T95T · 14 Sept 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 2660235 · 441 m
    • 20 John Street Lower, Kilkenny, R95 Y06N · 13 Jul 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 19976 · 485 m
    • MacDonagh Junction, Dublin Road, Highhays,, Kilkenny · 22 Jan 2026 · start notice signed off · 2560610 · 367 m
    • Dublin Road, Kilkenny, R95 KF34 · 28 Oct 2025 · start notice not signed off · 310 m
    • 4 Lacken Drive, Kilkenny, R95 CAA4 · 8 May 2025 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 24/60593 · 159 m
    • 4 Lacken Drive, Kilkenny, R95 CAA4 · 6 May 2025 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 24/60593 · 159 m
    • Unit 27, The Goods Shed, Kilkenny, R95 EY24 · 10 Apr 2025 · start notice signed off · 370 m
    Show 2 more
    • MacDonagh Junction, Kilkenny, R95 VH75 · 30 Sept 2024 · 7-day notice not signed off · 367 m
    • Dublin Road, Kilkenny · 9 Nov 2023 · start notice signed off · 21/983 · 313 m
    How we work this out
    Each row is a notice the builder sent to the council's building control office before work started. One notice can cover many homes. 'Signed off as finished' means a completion certificate is on file; work done under an opt-out or a short notice doesn't need one.
    Source: bcms · fetched 7 Oct 2026, 05:30
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    bcmsCC-BY-4.07 Oct 2026, 05:30open

    Homes coming 0 not started

    How we work this out
    Schemes of 10 or more homes approved since 2019, from the council and An Coimisiún Pleanála registers. 'Building started' means the builder told the council's building control office that work was starting (a commencement notice).
    Sources: acp, bcms, npad, social_housing · fetched 2 Oct 2026, 23:01
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    acpCC-BY-4.02 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    bcmsCC-BY-4.07 Oct 2026, 05:30open
    npadCC-BY-4.08 Oct 2026, 01:40open
    social_housingCC-BY-SA-4.025 Sept 2026, 20:56open

    Named places estate, developments, inspections

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Kilkenny Community Early Years Project · Crèche6 Dec 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate807 m
    Bright Horizons Preschool & Afterschool · Crèche29 Jan 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate834 m
    How we work this out
    Organisations only: a person named on an application is never listed. Inspection dates and links are the publisher's; read their report for the findings.
    Sources: schools, tusla_ey · fetched 27 Sept 2026, 23:32
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    schoolsCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
    tusla_eypublic (Tusla statutory register; acknowledgement required, no open licence stated)5 Oct 2026, 23:33open

    How busy is this area within 1 km, 3 years

    Busier than most of Kilkenny County Council.

    Homes approved
    Here88
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here27
    Council middle1
    Homes started within 1 km
    Last 12 months11
    3 years before12
    How we work this out
    Homes approved counts schemes of 10 or more homes (one-off houses are not included). Homes started counts every home in a notice that building work was starting. The council figure is the middle value across the council's built-up squares of the same area (3.1 km², about a 1 km circle), so half of them saw more and half fewer.
    Sources: acp, bcms, npad · fetched 2 Oct 2026, 23:01
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    acpCC-BY-4.02 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    bcmsCC-BY-4.07 Oct 2026, 05:30open
    npadCC-BY-4.08 Oct 2026, 01:40open

    Appeals 12 in 5 years

    4 refused3 pending5 other
    • 324414 Open · Johns Street Lower, Collegepark, Kilkenny City, Co. Kilkenny · 330 m
    • 501369 Pending · O'Loughlin Road , Kilkenny , Co.Kilkenny · 305 m
    • 323263 Refused · 53 John Street Upper , Gardens , Kilkenny · 417 m
    • 319389 Refused · Lands to the South of MacDonagh Station, Dublin Road, Kilkenny, Co.… · 318 m
    • 321143 Withdrawn · County Hall at Johns Street Lower, Collegepark, Kilkenny City, County… · 330 m
    • 323140 Invalid · 53 John Street Upper , Gardens , Kilkenny · 417 m
    • 323289 Open · Lacken lodge, Dublin Road, Leggethsrath West, Co. Kilkenny · 472 m
    • 320346 Other · Leggettsrath West, Kilkenny · 350 m
    Show 4 more
    • 320411 Other · On lands at Dublin Road, Kilkenny. · 318 m
    • 316107 Refused · 11/12 O'Loughlin Road, Kilkenny, R95 N25X · 284 m
    • 316394 Other · Lands at Lacken Lodge, Dublin Road, LeggettsrathWest, Kilkenny · 398 m
    • 315626 Refused · River View House , Dublin Road , Kilkenny · 0 m
    Sources: acp, courts, npad · fetched 2 Oct 2026, 23:01
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    acpCC-BY-4.02 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    courtsall-rights-reserved8 Oct 2026, 01:22open
    npadCC-BY-4.08 Oct 2026, 01:40open

    Sales 1 in 3 years

    €320,000
    median price
    1
    sales
    0
    new builds
    251 BATCHELORS WALK, DUBLIN 126 Nov 2025€320,000469 m
    How we work this out
    Property Price Register sales only: address, date and price as the PSRA publishes them. PPR addresses are geocoded, not surveyed — a sale's position is as good as its address match (`rooftop_n` says how many are address-accurate). Range €320,000 – €320,000, 26 Nov 2025 to 26 Nov 2025; 0 placed to the exact address.
    Source: ppr · fetched 8 Oct 2026, 01:13
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    pprPSI — PSRA re-use terms (psr.ie/re-use-of-public-sector-information). Free re-use in any format provided the source and PSRA copyright are acknowledged, the data is reproduced accurately and not used misleadingly, and it is NOT used 'for the principal purpose of advertising or promoting a particular product or service'. Attribution: 'Contains PSRA Residential Property Price Register data, © Property Services Regulatory Authority.'8 Oct 2026, 01:13open

    Schools and transport within 1.0 km

    Schools

    • St. John's National School · primary · 441 pupils · 662 m
    • Coláiste Pobail Osraí · postprimary · 214 pupils · 870 m
    • SCOIL NAOMH EOIN DEA · primary · 330 pupils · 980 m
    • SCOIL MHUIRE · primary · 400 pupils · 986 m
    • MOTHER OF FAIR LOVE SPEC SCHOOL · primary · 75 pupils · 996 m

    Stops 32

    • Kilkenny MacDonagh Station · 817c · 179 m
    • Kilkenny Stn · 73, 881, 882, 891 · 207 m
    • Kilkenny Stn · IW01, KK2 · 348 m
    • Kilkenny (MacDonagh) · Dublin - Waterford · 359 m
    • Nowlan Park · KK2 · 369 m
    • Kilkenny Stn · IW01, KK2 · 373 m
    • Nowlan Park · KK2 · 400 m
    • Kilkenny Stn · 600, 717, 897, KK1 · 424 m

    Schools growing or shrinking planning in 3 years · pupils last year

    • Coláiste Pobail Osraí · 869 m-3.6% pupils (214)
    • Scoil Naomh Eoin Dea · 980 m-0.3% pupils (330)
    • Scoil Mhuire · 986 m-4.8% pupils (400)
    • Mother Of Fair Love Spec School · 996 m-2.6% pupils (75)
    Sources: gtfs, schools, npad · fetched 4 Oct 2026, 23:41
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    gtfsCC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026, 23:41open
    schoolsCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
    npadCC-BY-4.08 Oct 2026, 01:40open

    The council consultations, meetings, land

    No open consultation covers this place.

    Sources: consult, moderngov, lda_lands · fetched 8 Oct 2026, 01:19
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    consultpublic8 Oct 2026, 01:19open
    moderngovpublic8 Oct 2026, 01:20open
    lda_landsCC-BY-4.011 Sept 2026, 16:43open

    Where this is

    Townland
    Pennefatherslot
    Electoral division
    Kilkenny No. 2 Urban
    Electoral area
    Kilkenny
    Council
    Kilkenny County Council
    313
    people (2022)
    65.9%
    owner-occupied
    31%
    rented
    Sources: places, parcels · fetched 5 Oct 2026, 00:43
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    placesCC-BY-4.05 Oct 2026, 00:43open
    parcelsCC-BY-4.011 Sept 2026, 19:06open

    What the terms mean 7 terms

    • Vacant land tax (Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT)): A yearly tax of 3% of the land's value on land that is zoned for homes and serviced but left unbuilt.
    • Building started (Commencement notice (BCMS)): The builder must tell the council's building control office 14 to 28 days before work starts.
    • Signed off as finished (Certificate of Compliance on Completion): A certificate filed when a building is finished, confirming it meets the building regulations.
    • Approved (Grant of permission): The council said yes, usually with conditions.
    • Comment on an application (Observation / submission): Anyone can comment on a planning application within five weeks of it being lodged, for a €20 fee.
    • Appeal (Appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanála): The applicant, or anyone who commented in time, can appeal the council's decision within four weeks.
    • What the land is zoned for (Zoning objective): The council's development plan sets what each area is for: homes, shops, open space and so on.

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    How we work this out
    Generated 8 Oct 2026, 04:18 from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live. Deadlines come from published dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000: confirm with the council before relying on them. Street map © OpenStreetMap contributors; building outlines © Overture Maps Foundation. The text version carries every figure with its source, for an AI assistant.