Planning application · Kilkenny County Council

Development situated at No's 19-20 Lower John Street and Horse Barrack Lane

No's 19-20 Lower John Street and, Horse Barrack Lane, Kilkenny

19976 · KilkennyOn SiteAppeal decided

up to 3 storeys · 0.067 ha · Appeal decided, March 2022

Planning application 19976 to Kilkenny County Council: Development situated at No's 19-20 Lower John Street and Horse Barrack Lane, Kilkenny within the John Street Architectural Conservation Area. Granted by the council on 3 February 2021; An Coimisiún Pleanála decided the appeal on 11 March 2022. Work commenced on 13 July 2026.

Timeline

  1. Application lodged
  2. Further information requested
  3. Further information received
  4. Council granted
  5. Appealed to An Coimisiún Pleanála
  6. Appeal decided
  7. Work commenced

Key facts

Reference
19976
Planning authority
Kilkenny County Council
Received
23 Dec 2019
Decided
3 Feb 2021
Status
On Site
Use
Hospitality
Site area
0.067 ha
Further information requested
25 Feb 2020
Further information received
8 Jan 2021
Commenced
13 Jul 2026
Appeal
ABP-309582-21 · Appeal decided

Proposed development

for development situated at No's 19-20 Lower John Street and Horse Barrack Lane, Kilkenny within the John Street Architectural Conservation Area. The development will consist of creation of a new 23 bedroom hotel facility and associated lobby and reception area, comprising of: demolition of extensions to rear of existing houses at 19 & 20 John Street, and demolition of outbuilding and former garage to the rear of the property along Barrack Lane; change of use of the existing dwellings 19 & 20 John Street to hotel use, including the demolition of existing internal 1st and second floors and insertion of a new 1st floor; two storey extension to rear of 19 & 20 John Street, additional separate 3 storey hotel pavilion building to the rear of the site along Barrack Lane, internal courtyards, rooftop plant enclosure, boundary treatments and all associated site development works

Planning status

An Coimisiún Pleanála concluded the appeal on 11 Mar 2022. The official file has the outcome.

Appeal ABP-309582-21 on the An Coimisiún Pleanála website ↗

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