Connected projectGranted
Protected structure, St. Mary's Cathedral, James's Street & Blackmill Street...
Granted · St. Mary's Cathedral, James's Street & Blackmill Street, Kilkenny
Qualified scale is available from the current public evidence. Planning and event-specific quantities remain separate below.
Planning lead
Current planning presentation
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
- Planning authority
- kilkennycountycouncil
- Lead planning reference
- 2560572
- Application date
- 4 Sep 2025
- Decision date
- 28 Oct 2025
- Project type
- Protected structure
- Public agent
- Brian Dunlop
Exact evidence
Planning records
25/60572 · Planning application
Kilkenny County Council · CONDITIONAL · 2025-10-28
Open official recordPlanning-case scale and each commencement-event quantity remain separate; notice quantities are never added into a project total.
Building control evidence
Separate commencement events
2026-05-18
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 limestone chip finish to the roof of the basement kitchen and completion of revised soft landscaping proposals.
38 m² · Source-stated event-specific quantity
Planning-case scale and each commencement-event quantity remain separate; notice quantities are never added into a project total.
Appeal evidence
Appeals
No appeal event is linked.
Completion evidence
Completion records
No completion evidence is linked.