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Protected structure · Co. Kilkenny

18 High Street, The Square Castlecomer, Kilkenny

Granted 24 Mar 2026

Key facts

  • Planning application 2660055 at 18 High Street, The Square Castlecomer, Kilkenny: Alterations to No. 18 High Street.
  • It was received by Kilkenny County Council on 29 Jan 2026.
  • Status: Granted 24 Mar 2026.
  • Permission was granted on 24 Mar 2026 and no site start has been filed yet. The next step is a commencement notice, filed before building work begins; the start date and who will build it are not known yet.

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

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What and where

Alterations to No. 18 High Street

for alterations to No. 18 High Street, The Square, Castlecomer Co. Kilkenny previously granted planning permission under planning reference 24/60374. The alterations will include the omission of the granted part three / part single storey rear extension (70 m²) and alterations to ground, first and second floor layouts along with all associated site and development works. All works to take place at No. 18 High Street adjacent to the Avalon House Hotel, High Street, The Square, Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny. The Avalon House Hotel is listed on the Record of Protected Structures for Kilkenny (C494) and on the NIAH Register (Ref 12301005). The adjacent Nurse’s Cottage is listed on the Record of Protected Structures for Kilkenny (C493) and on the NIAH Register (Ref 12301004) and No. 18 High Street is also listed on the Record of Protected Structures for Kilkenny (C677) and on the NIAH Register (Ref 12301003). The development site lies within the area of Archaeological Protection (RMP KK005-082 Historic Town) and within the Architectural Conservation Area for Castlecomer as defined in the Kilkenny County Council Development Plan. The site is within the Zone of Archaeological Potential for Castlecomer as identified on the Urban Archaeological Survey for County Kilkenny.

Description as published by the council. Its text starts part-way through a sentence.

Location
The Square Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny Map
Planning reference
2660055
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Numbers and dates

Floor area
70 m²
Project type
Protected structure
Received
29 Jan 2026
Granted
24 Mar 2026

Timeline

  1. Application received
  2. Granted

Site history

This site's history

  1. Earlier permission 2460374 for this site: granted 10 Feb 2025, work started 17 Nov 2025.

    for the renovation, extension, and change of use of two existing houses (The “Nurse’s Cottage” and No. 18 High Street, The Square… Named in this application's description

Earlier records are the planning references this application names, records at the same address, and records within 50 m of the same map point. An address or a map point can cover more than one property, so check the council's file before relying on a match.

Outlook

What happens next

Permission was granted on 24 Mar 2026 and no site start has been filed yet. The next step is a commencement notice, filed before building work begins; the start date and who will build it are not known yet.

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

Documents and evidence

Check the record

  • Council planning fileThe application file 2660055 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.

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