One-off house · Co. Kilkenny

Berkeley House, 5 Patrick Street, Kilkenny

Decision to grant 29 Sep 2026, open to appeal until 26 Oct 2026

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Key facts

  • Planning application 2660501 at Berkeley House, 5 Patrick Street, Kilkenny: Change of use from garage/store in former carriageway to retail food…
  • The applicant is the Lite Bite Restaurant Ltd. The agent is Brian Dunlop.
  • It was received by Kilkenny County Council on 10 Aug 2026.
  • Status: Decision to grant 29 Sep 2026, open to appeal until 26 Oct 2026.
  • The council decided on 29 Sep 2026 to grant permission. The decision is open to appeal until 26 Oct 2026; the final grant issues after that if there is no appeal, and building work cannot start before it. No site start has been filed yet.

Source: the Kilkenny County Council planning register, checked 22 Oct 2026. Open the council's file

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What and where

Change of use from garage/store in former carriageway to retail food…

for change of use from garage/store in former carriageway to retail food outlet to include: (1) replacement of existing solid external double doors and solid panel over with new painted glazed shopfront double doors and glazed panel over, (2) hand painted signage to glazed panel over and (3) a retractable traditional canvass canopy incorporating printed signage

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

Location
5 Patrick Street, Co. Kilkenny Map
Planning reference
2660501
Application type
Permission
Applicant
the Lite Bite Restaurant Ltd

Numbers and dates

Homes
~1estimated from the application
Project type
One-off house
Received
10 Aug 2026
Decision to grant
29 Sep 2026
Appeals until
26 Oct 2026

Timeline

  1. Application received
  2. Decision to grant

Site history

This site's history

  1. Site start under planning reference 19/696, about 30 m away: work started 25 Feb 2020.

    The development will consist of (a) construction of new disabled ramp at entrance, (b) painting of existing shopfront fascia and pilasters… About 30 m away
  2. Site start under planning reference 14/990035, about 30 m away: work started 11 May 2017.

    Change of use of 221sqm from office to restaurant use at 2nd floor level of the Left Bank Building, no. 2 The Parade, Kilkenny, which is a… About 30 m away
  3. Site start under planning reference 14/990036, about 40 m away: work started 24 Nov 2014.

    New lobby area and reconfigured toilet layout. About 40 m away

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

The council decided on 29 Sep 2026 to grant permission. The decision is open to appeal until 26 Oct 2026; the final grant issues after that if there is no appeal, and building work cannot start before it. No site start has been filed yet.

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 2660501 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 22 Oct 2026. We link to the council's own file so you can check the official record before you act.

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