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National planning authority block large housing development in county Kilkenny village

By Kilkenny Now 9th April 2021 0

Plans for a large development of family homes in county Kilkenny village are dead in the water after An Bord Pleanála decided to uphold the local authority’s decision to deny the application. In June 2020, Kilkenny County Council made the decision not to give the go-ahead to developer John Staunton’s plans to build 42 homes […]

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Huge new development of family homes planned for Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 8th April 2021 0

A huge new housing development of family homes is the pipeline for Kilkenny. Developer Kevin Moore Building Contractor Ltd has requested planning permission from Kilkenny County Council for 75 new houses at a site in Ayrfield on Granges Road in Kilkenny. If given the go-ahead, this would be phase one of a larger development at […]

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Well-known Kilkenny medical centre given extra time for extension plans

By Kilkenny Now 2nd April 2021 0

A medical centre in Kilkenny city has been given more time to build an extension that aims to make life easier for local patients. The owners of the Medical Centre of the Newpark Shopping Centre applied to Kilkenny County Council in 2016 seeking permission to create a lobby, which would include a lift for patients, […]

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Kilkenny house prices soar by 28%

By Kilkenny Now 31st March 2021 0

County Kilkenny has just recorded the highest increase year-on-year in house prices in the country. Some types of homes in Kilkenny have increased in price by more than 28% year-on-year according to the latest house price report released by Daft.ie today. These increases can be explained by a shortage of houses coming to market and […]

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‘Farmers will feel the pinch’ – environmental agency under fire for blocking €140m cheese plant in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 31st March 2021 0

A local MEP has hit out at a non-governmental environmental agency for delaying or stopping the construction of a large new cheese making facility in county Kilkenny. Ireland South MEP Billy Kelleher criticised An Taisce for delaying the new €140 million Glanbia cheese manufacturing plant at Belview Port. The Fianna Fáil MEP said: “It appears […]

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Five-year-old plans to complete housing estate in county Kilkenny finally approved

By Kilkenny Now 29th March 2021 0

Long-awaited plans to extend a partially completed housing development in county Kilkenny have finally been given the green light. Peraghon Limited has received planning permission from the local authority to complete an estate at Castlehyde Park in Millbanks, New Ross, which lies on the county Kilkenny side of the town. The plans to complete the […]

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Old garage in centre of Kilkenny town to get a new lease of life

By Kilkenny Now 27th March 2021 0

A former motor garage in the centre of a Kilkenny town could be set for a new lease of life. Kilkenny County Council has received an application to build a number of commercial units on the site of the former Callan Motor Garage on Lower Green Lane in the town. The owners have applied to […]

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Controversial plans to erect 50ft 5G mast in Kilkenny village back on table

By Kilkenny Now 26th March 2021 0

A national telecommunications and broadband provider has appealed the local authority’s decision to refuse controversial plans to build a 50ft high 5G mast in a Kilkenny village. Last month Kilkenny County Council refused to grant Eircom Limited planning permission to build a 15 metre-high free-standing communications structure at Archers Field in Kilmaganny. The

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Cost of renting a home in Kilkenny continues to rise despite pandemic

By Kilkenny Now 25th March 2021 0

Rents in Kilkenny continued to rise last year in spite of the pandemic, a new report reveals. The Residential Tenancies Board Rental Index Report shows the average price of renting in Kilkenny rose from €905.14 at the end of 2019 up to €918.88 at the end of 2020. The 1.8% rise in Kilkenny was the […]

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County Kilkenny school unveils major new expansion plans

By Kilkenny Now 24th March 2021 0

A school in a small county Kilkenny town has unveiled new expansion plans after it applied for permission to build three new classrooms. The Board of Management at Stoneyford National School recently lodged the plans with Kilkenny County Council. Under the plans, an existing 110sqm prefab on the grounds of the school would be demolished […]