Residential development at Lousybush Lane & Bishops Lough, Loughmacask
Lousybush Lane & Bishops Lough, Loughmacask, Kilkenny
up to 2 storeys · 1.719 ha · Granted · permission to Feb 2031
Planning application 2560557 to Kilkenny County Council at Lousybush Lane & Bishops Lough, Loughmacask. Granted by the council on 21 January 2026. The register gives the permission's end as 22 February 2031.
Timeline
- Application lodged
- Further information requested
- Further information received
- Council granted
- Permission ends (date on the register)
The end date is the one the council register states. An extension or a commencement changes it.
Key facts
Homes and mix
| 2-bed | 16 |
| 3-bed | 16 |
| Total homes | 32 |
- Public open space
Read from the description, not stated on the register. Shown only where the parts add up to the total.
Proposed development
for development. The development will consist of: 1) 16 No. 3-bedroom terraced two-storey houses and 16 No. 2-bedroom own-door maisonette units in 2 No. two-storey buildings, 2) Boundary treatments, site landscaping, public open space, car and bicycle parking provisions, 3) Vehicular and pedestrian connection, roadway, and shared cycle and footpaths through the Bishops Lough housing development from the existing entrance off the Bonnettstown / Tullaroan Road, 4) Vehicular and pedestrian connection, roadway, and shared cycle and footpaths to the existing roundabout and roadway as permitted under Planning Ref. 21327, 5) Alterations to Lousybush Lane to include localised removal of boundary walls for vehicular and pedestrian / cyclist connections, and 6) All associated site & development works
Planning status
Permission was granted on 21 Jan 2026. The four-week appeal period has passed with no appeal recorded, so the permission is final. Works can start once a commencement notice is lodged; the register gives its end as 22 Feb 2031.
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