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PLANNING Taking in Charge

Development Management Schedule for 2022
Filbuckstown, Mooncoin – taken
•
in charge completed
Planning Summary TOTAL TOTAL • Arbourmount, Ferrybank –
(March 2021) (March 2022) initiation stage completed
• Seville Rise, Margaretsfield,
Kilkenny – initiation stage
Planning Applications Received 123 85 completed

Planning Applications Granted 79 58 • Abbeygate, Ferrybank – in
progress
Planning Applications Refused 6 7 • The Paddocks, Gowran - in

Complaints Received 29 20 progress
• Whitehall, Paulstown - in
Warning Letters Issued 30 15 progress

Enforcements Notices Issued 2 9 • Kiln Lane, Callan - in progress
• The Greens, Thomastown - in
Cases Closed 16 27 progress

The Planning Department is open for business. Visits to the Planning • Ogenty, Gowran
Office continue to be by pre-booked appointment. Appointment can be • Rioch Court, Kilkenny
made by telephoning the planning office at 056 7794010 or by email to • Internal Road Network, Kilkenny
Retail Park, Springhill
planning@kilkennycoco.ie • College Park, Kilkenny
Forward Planning draft plan is available, it will be • Castlehyde, New Ross
City & County Development presented to the Council and Substantial works are completed on
Plan HSE before it is placed on public water/wastewater infrastructure at
Following adoption of the City display. Abhainn Ri, Kilmanagh.
& County Development Plan Works are also continuing at:
2021-2027 in October 2021, Work is continuing on the • Greenoaks, The Fairways,
the Minister for Planning, Local preparation of a Masterplan for
Government and Heritage issued Loughmacask. An initial draft Ferrybank,
a Draft Direction in relation Loughmacask Masterplan was • Parc na Gowan, Kilkenny,
An Choill Rua, Paulstown,
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to certain renewable energy prepared and was internally • Friarshill, Graiguenamanagh,
elements of the Plan. After a reviewed. The environmental • Clonkill, Callan,
period of public consultation, authorities are now being consulted • Dunan, Thomastown.
the written submissions or in relation to environmental
observations in respect of the assessments associated with Vacant sites
Draft Direction were forwarded the draft Masterplan. Once the • There are 29 sites on the Vacant
to the Office of the Planning environmental assessments are Sites Register. The number
Regulator in December 2021, progressed, and the iterative of cancelled entries due to
who has subsequently made a process of modifying the draft site activation or improvement
recommendation to the Minister Masterplan is finalised, all the stands at 18 sites. The most
on the matter. documentation will be presented to recent cancelled sites were
Members prior to public display. both in the City - VSR18-12 on
Masterplans: the Bohernatounish Road and
The preparation of the Masterplan The preparation of the Fair Green VSR18-15 on the Waterford
for the HSE’s St. Canice’s Masterplan will recommence Road.
Campus is ongoing. Loci following public display of the two • The 2021 levy is now due for
consultants are assisting the other draft Masterplans. qualifying sites and payment
Project Steering Committee in demands were issued during
the drafting of the Masterplan. Work has commenced on the February and early March.
Several workshops were held preparation of a Masterplan for Owners now have the right of
during December 2021 and Urlingford Town Centre. The appeal to An Bord Pleanála.
January 2022 to progress design consultants have been appointed
concepts around land use and and a meeting is scheduled For 2022, the emphasis will be on
movement. Following consultation with the Planning Authority the activation of sites currently on
with the HSE on these concepts, to commence work on this the Register, the pursuit of levies
a plan will be drafted. Once a Masterplan. due and ongoing monitoring.
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