Protected structure · Co. Kilkenny
St. Mary's Cathedral, James's Street & Blackmill Street, Kilkenny
Granted 28 Oct 2025 (final grant issued 28 Nov 2025)
Key facts
- Planning application 2560572 at St. Mary's Cathedral, James's Street & Blackmill Street, Kilkenny: To complete works as were permitted and commenced under Planning Ref.
- The applicant is Ossory Diocesan Trust. The agent is Brian Dunlop.
- It was received by Kilkenny County Council on 4 Sep 2025.
- Status: Granted 28 Oct 2025 (final grant issued 28 Nov 2025).
- Work started on site on 18 May 2026, 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
What and where
To complete works as were permitted and commenced under Planning Ref
to complete works as were permitted and commenced under Planning Ref. 12/68 but were not completed before expiry of that permission in the grounds of St. Mary's Cathedral, James's Street & Blackmill Street, Kilkenny. The works to be completed and for which this permission is sought include the completion of new external steps from ground level to the basement level of the Chapter House Tea Rooms, completion of the extension of the Chapter House Tea Rooms external seating area, completion of the finishes to the roof of the basement kitchen to include an alteration to a limestone chip finish in lieu of paving, omission of steps to the roof of the basement kitchen, and completion of revised soft landscaping proposals. All works will take place in the grounds of St. Mary's Cathedral, James's Street & Blackmill Street, Kilkenny. St. Mary’s Cathedral and the adjacent Chapter House are Protected Structures and located within the St. Mary’s Architectural Conservation Area
Description as published by the council. Its text starts part-way through a sentence.
- Location
- James's Street & Blackmill Street, Co. Kilkenny Map
- Council
- Kilkenny County Council
- Planning reference
- 2560572
- Applicant
- Ossory Diocesan Trust
- Agent
- Brian Dunlop
Numbers and dates
- Project type
- Protected structure
- Received
- 4 Sep 2025
- Decision to grant
- 28 Oct 2025
- Final grant
- 28 Nov 2025
- Site start
- 18 May 2026
Timeline
- Application received
- Decision to grant
- Final grant issued
- Site start
Outlook
What happens next
Documents and evidence
Check the record
- Council planning fileThe application file 2560572 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
- 18 May 2026Work started · completion of new external steps from ground level to the basement level of the Chapter...View the site start
A commencement notice tells the council that building work is about to start. A completion certificate is filed when it is finished.
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