Local Electoral Area · Kilkenny County Council

Construction leads in Castlecomer

336 planning applications and commencement notices in Castlecomer in the last twelve months, across 37 electoral divisions. 403 sites are on site right now. Updated weekly from the Kilkenny planning register and the national building control register.

336
Leads, 12 months
403
On site now
€134m
Pipeline value
Boundary: CSO / Tailte Eireann 2022
Every lead in Castlecomer, on the map

Pro opens the map filtered to this area: every site pinned, scored and sized, with the area shading, trade filters and alerts for new filings.

Top trades in Castlecomer

The work the last twelve months of filings call for, by trade.

Masonry & Blockwork
250 leads
Roofing
248 leads
Carpentry & Joinery
232 leads
Electrical
229 leads
Plumbing & Heating
226 leads
Groundworks & Enabling Works
212 leads
Flooring
204 leads
Painting & Decorating
204 leads

The housing stock in Castlecomer

8,567 households in Census 2022, set against the national figure (the dark tick). Older homes on oil and solid fuel are where retrofit demand sits.

Age and occupancy

Built before 198045.9%Ireland 41.7%
Built before 191916.2%Ireland 8.6%
Built 2011 or later7.1%Ireland 7.9%
Vacant homes8.2%Ireland 7.7%
Holiday homes1.1%Ireland 3.2%

Central heating fuel

Oil70.9%Ireland 40.9%
Mains gas2.3%Ireland 34.5%
LPG1%Ireland 0.7%
Electric7.2%Ireland 12.4%
Solid fuel (coal, peat, wood)16.3%Ireland 9.4%
Other fuel1.4%Ireland 1%
No central heating0.9%Ireland 1.2%
Renewable energy source40.4%Ireland 25.7%

Tenure

Owner occupied81.4%Ireland 68.9%
Private rented8.1%Ireland 18.8%
Social rented8.1%Ireland 10.4%
Pobal deprivation score
-1.15

Relative affluence below the national average (0). A household-weighted mean of Electoral Division scores. Pobal HP Deprivation Index 2022, CC BY 4.0.

Source: CSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics, CC BY 4.0. Shares are rolled up from each electoral division, weighted by households (dwellings for vacancy).

Recent planning applications in Castlecomer

  1. Castletown, Crosspatrick, Co Kilkenny
    to renovate and extend existing dwelling house to include a family apartment, decommission existing septic tank and install a new a septic tank and percolation…
    Lodged
    2660646Received 9 Oct 2026Decision due 3 Dec 2026
  2. Rathpoleen, Crosspatrick, Johnstown
    to demolish existing Single storey dwelling, build single storey dwelling house, site entrance and associated site works on my lands
    Closed
    2682Received 9 Oct 2026
  3. 10 St Josephs Terrace, Urlingford, Co. Kilkenny
    to demolish existing shed and utility room and build new utility room and wet room and associated site works
    Lodged
    2683Received 9 Oct 2026Decision due 3 Dec 2026
  4. Tower Hill, Fairgreen, Ballyragget
    for a) Modifications and additions to the existing dwelling house including single storey rear extension, internal layout modifications…
    Lodged
    2660640Received 7 Oct 2026Decision due 1 Dec 2026
  5. Balleen Lower, Freshford, Co. Kilkenny
    for the installation of a farm gate on our lands and all associated site works
    Lodged
    2660638Received 6 Oct 2026Decision due 30 Nov 2026
  6. Within the townland of Loan, Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny
    for development. The development will consist of a 10-year permission for the construction of a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) on a site of approximately…
    Lodged
    2660634Received 2 Oct 2026Decision due 26 Nov 2026
  7. Clomantagh Lower, Woodsgift, Co. Kilkenny
    for alterations and modifications to dwelling from that authorised under planning permission ref No P00/1038 including conversion of roof space to storage…
    Lodged
    2660628Received 29 Sept 2026Decision due 23 Nov 2026
  8. Ballyouskill, Kilkenny
    for development consisting of the construction of (a) a 5bay cubicle shed with underground slurry storage tank…
    Lodged
    2660624Received 27 Sept 2026Decision due 21 Nov 2026
  9. Moneenroe, Castlecomer, Co Kilkenny
    to construct a single-storey family flat extension to the front of the existing dwelling, together with all associated site works
    Lodged
    2660619Received 25 Sept 2026Decision due 19 Nov 2026
  10. Knockalane, Coolraheen South Td, Co. Kilkenny
    for construction a of two storey dwelling house, domestic garage, new entrance, foul effluent treatment system and percolation area…
    Lodged
    2660620Received 25 Sept 2026Decision due 19 Nov 2026
Every Kilkenny application, by week

Who is building in Castlecomer

The organisations behind the most applications in this area.

  1. 1Avalon House Hotel Ltd6 applications
  2. 2Shanoon Resources Limited5 applications
  3. 3Kanesbridge Farms Ltd3 applications
  4. 4ALTHORP PROPERTY HOLDINGS LIMITED3 applications
  5. 5Board of Management of Castlecomer Community School3 applications
  6. 6GALMOY GAA CLUB3 applications
  7. 7John Taylor Construction Ltd2 applications
  8. 8Gromane Limited2 applications

Electoral divisions in Castlecomer

  • Attanagh
  • Balleen
  • Ballinamara
  • Ballybeagh
  • Ballycallan
  • Ballyconra
  • Ballyragget
  • Baunmore
  • Castlecomer
  • Clara
  • Clogh
  • Clogharinka
  • Clomantagh
  • Coolcraheen
  • Freshford
  • Galmoy
  • Glashare
  • Goresbridge
  • Gowran
  • Johnstown
  • Kilkieran
  • Kilmacar
  • Kilmanagh
  • Lisdowney
  • Moneenroe
  • Mothell
  • Muckalee
  • Odagh
  • Paulstown
  • Rathbeagh
  • Rathcoole
  • Rathealy
  • Shankill
  • Tiscoffin
  • Tubbridbrittain
  • Tullaroan
  • Urlingford

Lead figures count planning applications and commencement notices received in the last twelve months inside this area's boundary; pipeline value is the estimated build value behind them. Applicant names of private individuals are never shown; organisations only. Boundary: CSO / Tailte Eireann National Statistical Boundaries 2022, CC BY 4.0.

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