Agricultural · Co. Kilkenny

Sheepstown, Knocktopher, Co Kilkenny

Granted 3 Sep 2025 (final grant issued 6 Oct 2025)

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Key facts

  • Planning application 2560281 at Sheepstown, Knocktopher, Co Kilkenny: Disassemble for rebuilding two existing attached cattle sheds.
  • The applicant is Kate Heron and Shane Columby. The agent is Mark Roberts.
  • It was received by Kilkenny County Council on 21 May 2025.
  • Status: Granted 3 Sep 2025 (final grant issued 6 Oct 2025).
  • Work started on site on 10 Nov 2025, according to the commencement notice. It does not say which contractors or suppliers are appointed.

Source: the Kilkenny County Council planning register, checked 2 Jun 2026. Open the council's file

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What and where

1) Disassemble for rebuilding two existing attached cattle sheds

Permission to 1) Disassemble for rebuilding two existing attached cattle sheds. 2) Reconstruct the two disassembled cattle sheds to one new cattle shed in a new location, increasing the height, length and adding an underground covered slatted slurry tank. 3) Construct additional new slatted cattle shed with an underground slatted slurry tank opposite the rebuilt cattle shed. Retention Planning Permission to retain a mobile home till the completion of the renovation of the existing farm house

Location
Knocktopher, Co. Kilkenny Map
Planning reference
2560281
Applicant
Kate Heron and Shane Columby
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Numbers and dates

Project type
Agricultural
Received
21 May 2025
Decision to grant
3 Sep 2025
Final grant
6 Oct 2025
Site start
10 Nov 2025

Timeline

  1. Application received
  2. Decision to grant
  3. Final grant issued
  4. Site start

Outlook

What happens next

Work started on site on 10 Nov 2025, according to the commencement notice. It does not say which contractors or suppliers are appointed.

An outlook from the planning record, not a tender or a confirmed start date.

Documents and evidence

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  • Council planning fileThe application file 2560281 on eplanning.ie: drawings, reports and the decision.Open the council's file

How we know this

From the Kilkenny County Council planning register, checked 2 Jun 2026. We link to the council's own file so you can check the official record before you act.

Site starts

Commencement notices for this permission

  1. 10 Nov 2025Work started · Construct additional new slatted cattle shed with an underground slatted slurry tank...

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