Selected environmental and facilities upgrades at Ballykeefe Amphitheatre and environs, Ballykeefe Hill
Ballykeefe Amphitheatre and environs, Ballykeefe Hill, Kilmanagh
1.4 ha · Granted · permission to Sept 2031 (estimate)
Planning application 2660447 to Kilkenny County Council: Selected environmental and facilities upgrades to the Ballykeefe Amphitheatre and immediate environs to comprise the following: 1, at Ballykeefe Amphitheatre and environs, Ballykeefe Hill, Kilmanagh. Granted by the council on 2 September 2026. The permission normally runs to September 2031 (an estimate: the grant plus five years).
Timeline
- Application lodged
- Council granted
- Permission normally ends (estimate)
The end date is an estimate: the grant plus five years, the normal life of a permission. An extension or a commencement changes it.
Key facts
Proposed development
for selected environmental and facilities upgrades to the Ballykeefe Amphitheatre and immediate environs to comprise the following: 1. Signage to southern boundary, 2. Conservation remedial works to the lime kiln, 3. Boundary treatment and selected indigenous planting to southern quarter (open vista area), 4. Installation of way finding signage and information boards within the environs, 5. Remove the platform and regularise seating at row 6 at the north end of the Amphitheatre, 6. Replacement performers changing / green room structure to include holding tank, 7. Provision of a pergola framed walkway from Stage to Green Room, with all ancillary and associated works
Planning status
Permission was granted on 2 Sept 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 permission normally runs to Sept 2031 (estimate).
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