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Award-winning Kilkenny restaurant overcomes objections to secure planning for major expansion

By Kilkenny Now 23rd October 2020 0

An award-winning and hugely popular Kilkenny restaurant has been given the green light for exciting new expansion plans following objections to the national planning authority. In April Kilkenny County Council granted permission to Ristorante Rinuccini on Kilkenny’s Parade to transform a former workshop on the ground floor and transform it into a new dining area. […]

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National planning chiefs give green light for major redevelopment of popular Kilkenny garage

By Kilkenny Now 17th October 2020 0

A well-known county Kilkenny filling station and shop has been given the green light to undergo a massive facelift. Carroll’s Centra and Emo Oil in Ricelands, Knocktopher, was originally granted planning permission by Kilkenny County Council in March to redevelop its shop and forecourt. Under the plans, the existing shop would be completely demolished. This […]

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Landmark Kilkenny pub to be transformed into much-needed social housing

By Kilkenny Now 16th October 2020 0

Plans to transform a derelict landmark pub in the centre of a Kilkenny town into social housing units have been given the green light. The Good Shepherd Centre in Kilkenny has been granted planning permission to build 12 new apartments for families and individuals on the site of The Red Barn pub in the centre […]

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Plans for large new housing development in Kilkenny town edge closer

By Kilkenny Now 12th October 2020 0

The local authority is set to rule on whether plans for a large new housing development in a county Kilkenny town will go ahead within the next fortnight. Developer Andrew Glennon is hoping to build 41 semi-detached and terraced housing units as well as eight residential serviced sites beside Friary Walk, Clashacollare in Callan. The […]

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Plans to finally complete ‘Celtic Tiger’ estate in county Kilkenny are shot down

By Kilkenny Now 11th October 2020 0

Plans to build new family homes on the site of a Celtic Tiger era development have been shot down. Meadowcourt Homes Ltd had been looking to extend a period of planning permission granted to it in 2015 to build five large family homes at on the Mount Sion Road in Ballyrobin, Ferrybank. However, Kilkenny County […]

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Plans for new housing development in Kilkenny village

By Kilkenny Now 9th October 2020 0

A Kilkenny village could be set for a new development of terraced homes after plans were lodged with the local authority. Developer Loretto Kearney has lodged plans with Kilkenny County Council to build the houses at Marble Court in Paulstown. They have sought permission to build four, two-storey three-bedroom homes of up to 11omts sq […]

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Huge six-fold increase in number of social houses built in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 8th October 2020 0

More than 110 social houses have been completed in Kilkenny in the past 12 months, a new report reveals. Figures published by Rebuilding Ireland in their Social Housing Construction Status Report for the second quarter of 2020 shows the rate of completions, houses under construction and those approved or in the planning stage are far […]

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Housing charity plans to convert landmark Kilkenny building into independent living centre

By Kilkenny Now 8th October 2020 0

A Kilkenny agency that supports adults with intellectual disabilities and autism is seeking to convert an iconic house in Kells into an independent living centre. SOS Kilkenny Housing Association CLG has applied to Kilkenny County Council to to convert the property known as ‘The Round House’ into a 4-bedroom dwelling for independent living. SOS Kilkenny […]

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Transformation of landmark building in picturesque Kilkenny village held up by planning chiefs

By Kilkenny Now 7th October 2020 0

Plans to create a new café and holiday apartments in one of Kilkenny’s most picturesque villages has been delayed. The building and restaurant known as Circle of Friends in Bank House on Inistioge’s High Street was all set to undergo a major transformation which would have included the construction of a new café/restaurant and four […]

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Kilkenny pharma company gets green light to double size of facility in city

By Kilkenny Now 4th October 2020 0

A Kilkenny-based medical device manufacturer has been given the green light for a major expansion plan which will see its facility more than double in size. Kilkenny County Council has granted CF Pharma permission to build a more than 1,600 sq meter extension beside its current facility at the Hebron Industrial Estate in Leggetsrath West […]