Middleknock

132 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Middleknock, from 3 m² to 26,124 m² (2.61 ha, 6.46 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 35 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  Kilkenny City and County Development Plan 2021-2027, Kilkenny · 60 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M1Mixed Use Zoning (Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site)
  Kilkenny City and County Development Plan 2021-2027, Kilkenny · 31 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C3Industrial/Technology Park (Office, business/technology park and related)
  Kilkenny City and County Development Plan 2021-2027, Kilkenny · 12 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C6Business Park (Mixed/general commercial/industrial/enterprise uses)
  Kilkenny City and County Development Plan 2021-2027, Kilkenny · 9 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R1New Residential (New/proposed residential)
  Kilkenny City and County Development Plan 2021-2027, Kilkenny · 5 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C2.1Industrial/Warehousing (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
  Kilkenny City and County Development Plan 2021-2027, Kilkenny · 5 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• P1Agriculture
  Kilkenny City and County Development Plan 2021-2027, Kilkenny · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 28 Aug 2026N/a

  for development situated at No.2 Middleknock, Dublin Road, Kilkenny. R95 C9CE. The development will consist of Planning Permission for (a) alterations to existing three-storey mid-terrace dwelling including construction of two-storey extension (b) and extension of dormer to the rear to accommodate habitable space, and (c) all associated site works to facilitate the development. Retention Permission to retain (a) attic conversion including dormer roof extension to accommodate non-habitable space and (b) demolition of single storey extension to the rear elevation

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 2660550

• 22 Aug 2025Conditional

  for the following: Retain alterations to the previously permitted Planning Register Ref 2260009 to include the following; 1) Retain alterations to house type C on site no. 05 only, including boundary adjustments 2) Retain alterations to house type A1 on site no. 12, including boundary adjustments 3) All services, including roads, drainage and public lighting are as per the previous granted parent planning permissions (Planning Register Ref 19/706) 4) All associated site & development works

  Retention, 2 homes · Kilkenny County Council, 2560541

• 25 Jul 2025Conditional

  for a new residential development of 39 new dwellings consisting of 4 No. Type A two bedroom single storey semi detached dwellings, 4 No. Type B three bedroom single storey detached dwellings, 12 No. Type C/C1 three bedroom single storey detached dwellings, 2 No. Type D/D1 two bedroom single storey detached dwellings, 2 No. Type E two bedroom single storey semi detached dwellings, 6 No. Type F/F1 four bedroom single storey detached dwellings, 6 No. Type G/G1 five bedroom two storey detached dwellings, 2 No. Type H/H1 four bedroom two storey detached dwellings, Plus, alterations, extension and renovation of existing building No. 2 to a four bedroom detached dwelling, demolition of existing buildings 1 + 4 plus partial demolition and conversion of existing building No. 3 to a residents communal building. (Total area of demolition equals 1,766.90) Permission is sought for alterations to existing site entrance, plus the provision of a new site entrance to Sion Road, alterations to roadside boundary, including blocking of an existing residential site entrance and provision of new footpath to Sion Road, provision of public open space; landscaping and boundary treatments and new planting; water and utility services and connections; lighting; plus all enabling and ancillary development and works above and below ground level, the former Sion Hermitage lands. A N.I.S. (Natura Impact Statement) has been submitted with the application and is available for inspection or purchase at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy

  Permission, 36 homes · Kilkenny County Council, 2560456

• 6 Mar 2025Unconditional

  of Planning Permission Ref P19/706 (subsequent application P22/60009)

  Extension of duration · Kilkenny County Council, 2519

• 30 Oct 2024Conditional

  to remove an existing single story sunroom extension and a 2-storey porch to the rear and to replace with a proposed two storey extension at the rear of our 2-storey detached house and all associated site works on our lands

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 2460511

• 1 Oct 2024Conditional

  for the demolition of the 2No. existing IDA Ireland branded signs, erection of 1No. new IDA Ireland branded Totem sign at the site entrance and associated works at Purcellsinch, Kilkenny Road, Co. Kilkenny. The sign will be located within IDA Ireland lands as indicated in the drawings and particulars

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 2460463

• 28 Jun 2024Conditional

  for the following: - A) To demolish existing disused pig breeding sheds and associated yards covering an area of circa 1400 m², B) to crush concrete for utilisation as hardcore fill for site development works C) to remove certified processed fill (crushed concrete) from site for use on other construction sites D) to remove all residual demolition materials to a licensed waste management facility E) to reinstate site as grasslands for agricultural use

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 2460305

• 26 Jun 2024Conditional

  for development consisting of : (1) The reconfiguration of the existing first floor mezzanine of Unit 4 to provide 43 sqm of additional floor space (2) The amalgamation of Unit 4b ground and first floor with Unit 4a first floor and the internal fit-out of same (3) New signage to the northern elevation (4) The provision of an additional roof mounted service gantry and 4 no. additional rooflights to the existing roof (5) All associated site works

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 2480

• 25 Mar 2024Conditional

  to construct; i. a part single-storey and part two-storey dwelling house. ii. a single-storey detached garage. iii. a new driveway from road to house whilst utilizing the existing site entrance iv. and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Kilkenny County Council, 2460145

• 29 Nov 2023Conditional

  is sought for the construction of a single storey takeaway coffee kiosk and all associated site works including foul and surface water drainage for a period of 10 years

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 23255

• 2 Dec 2022Conditional

  for the following: Alterations to the previously permitted Planning Register Ref 19/706 to include the following; 1) Minor alterations to house type D (3No) and relocation from sites 2 to 4 to sites 8 to 10. 2) Minor alterations to house type C (6 No) now proposed on sites 2 to 6 and 11. 3) Alterations to house type A (1 No) and A1 (1 No) on sites 1 and 2. 4) Minor alterations to house type B (1 No) on site 7. 5) Omit house type B1 (1No) 6) Minor alterations to extent of rear boundary on sites 1 and 2. 7) All services, including roads, drainage and public lighting are as per the previous granted planning permission (Planning Register Ref 19/706) 8) All associated site & development works

  Permission, 12 homes · Kilkenny County Council, 2260009

• 22 Nov 2022Refused

  for construction of an entrance with vehicular and pedestrian gateways from the Sion Road including upgrading of boundary fencing, landscaping and associated works and services

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 22749

• 23 Jun 2022Conditional

  for an Off-Licence (Area 10.00m2) within and subsidiary to the Retail area and all associated contingent work within the site layout granted planning permission under Reg Ref 21/801

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 22407

• 15 Jun 2022Conditional

  to indefinitely retain 2 no. horticultural poly-tunnel canopies and 1 no. poly-tunnel required for display of plants and shrubs; 2 number poly-tunnels for the protection, potting and growing of plants and shrubs, in connection with the Flower Power Garden Centre (previous planning permission ref: 09/93 refers) at

  Retention · Kilkenny County Council, 22388

• 27 Sept 2021Conditional

  for a revision to the approved site forecourt and building layouts as approved under Reg Ref 18/795 to now include (a) retaining the existing forecourt canopy in lieu of the proposed canopy granted and the removal of part of and refurbishment of the existing canopy (b) the provision of 2 no. Electric Vehicle charging points and an Air / Water services point and (c) A reduction in the overall proposed floor area within the building from 540 sqm to 410 sqm and any ancillary contingent works

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 21801

• 21 Jul 2021Conditional

  for the retention of a single storey extension to the rear elevation of an existing dwelling house

  Retention · Kilkenny County Council, 21621

• 15 Jan 2020Conditional

  to construct 8 two bed houses and all associated site works on lands

  Permission, 7 homes · Kilkenny County Council, 209

• 23 Dec 2019N/a

  to construct 8 two bed houses and all associated site works on lands

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 19967

• 1 Oct 2019Conditional

  A new residential development of 12 detached dwellings comprising of: 3 no. Type A 264 sqm, two storey five bedroom dwellings; 3 no. Type B 237 sqm, two storey four bedroom dwellings; 1 no. Type B1 240 sqm, two storey four bedroom dwelling; 2 no. Type C 269 sqm, two storey four bedroom dwellings and 3 no. Type D 190 sqm, two storey four bedroom dwellings; new site entrance to Sion Road with new site boundary treatment; connection to public services and all associated site development works and all associated landscaping works at

  Permission, 12 homes · Kilkenny County Council, 19706

• 3 Dec 2018Conditional

  for the (a) extension of the filling station forecourt within the site boundaries to include new forecourt canopy 5m high, 3 no. new dispensing pumps and islands, customer parking and pedestrian access from the public footways (b) new underground fuel tanks (3 x 40,000 litres) to replace the existing (3 x 14,000 litre and 28,000 litre), (c) alterations to the existing commercial premises to include an increase in floor area from 230 sqm to 540 sqm (d) to include the existing retail of 100 sqm repositioned, new food and coffee franchises with preparation and wash up areas, a seating area (45 sqm), main store, ancillary areas, utility service, customer toilets and entrance lobby (e) associated site drainage including new forecourt interceptor and grease separator, building and site signage and any ancillary contingent works

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 18795

• 9 Nov 2018Conditional

  to include the following developments: New Shop front to front elevation complete with signage and external store to rear and all necessary services at

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 18741

• 30 Jan 2018Conditional

  to carry out works to include: 1) Material change of use of Unit 4 from retail warehouse to office use. 2) Subdivision of Unit 4 into two separate office units. 3) Elevational modifications to include upgrading of exterior cladding, alterations to door and window opes and new entrance lobbies. 4) New plant service structure to rear service yard. 5) New atrium roof light and roof mounted service gantry. 6) New ancillary carpark adjoining and all associated site development works

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 1857

• 20 Apr 2017Conditional

  to a) construct a two-storey extension to side of existing crèche with internal modifications and b) for a change of use from studio/workshop to crèche/sessional childcare facility including alterations and a single storey extension connecting to existing crèche and all associated works

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 17247

• 13 Mar 2017Refused

  to construct 8 two bed apartments in 4 blocks and all associated site works on lands

  Permission, 8 homes · Kilkenny County Council, 17151

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: River Barrow and River Nore SAC 002162

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Middleknock.

Architectural heritage

• Harron Villa, house, 1865–1885 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey house, c.1875, possibly incorporating fabric of earlier house, pre-1840, on site with single-bay single-storey flat-roofed projecting glazed porch to centre ground floor on a half-octagonal plan. Hipped slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles, paired rendered chimney stacks, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves having iron brackets. Flat roof to porch not visible behind parapet. Unpainted rendered, ruled and lined walls with rendered quoins to corners. Square-headed window openings with cut-limestone sills, rendered surrounds, and one-over-one timber sash windows. Square-headed openings to porch with fixed-pane (one two-light) timber windows on panelled risers having overlights, glazed timber panelled door having overlight, and colonette mullions supporting moulded course having frieze over extending into moulded cornice parapet. Square-headed door opening to house with glazed timber panelled door having overlight. Interior with timber panelled shutters to window openings. Set back from road in own grounds with gravel forecourt, and hedge boundary to perimeter of site having cast-iron colonette piers supporting wrought iron double gates.

Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).

Radon

About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are made ground.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2193 (ZIP).

Flooding

The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both CC BY 4.0. LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.

No address of the register names Middleknock with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kilkenny.

Name

Middleknock · An Cnoc Láir

Area

224,248 m² (22.42 ha, 55.41 acres)

Civil parish

St. John's, and its townlands

Barony

Gowran

Electoral division

Kilkenny Rural, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Kilkenny Rural electoral division: 18,603 people in 6,480 households; 64% of households own their home; 38% of homes were built since 2001; 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Lacken, Leggetsrath East, Leggetsrath West, Maudlinsland, Purcellsinch, Quarryland, Sionhermitage

Placenames

Middleknock on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland

Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics by electoral division, Central Statistics Office, CC BY 4.0. A townland is the smallest land division of Ireland, and the unit of a rural address; old registers such as the 1901 and 1911 censuses file it under its civil parish and barony.