Smithsland North

378 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Smithsland North, from 3 m² to 77,224 m² (7.72 ha, 19.08 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 42 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  Kilkenny City and County Development Plan 2021-2027, Kilkenny · 385 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• P1Agriculture
  Kilkenny City and County Development Plan 2021-2027, Kilkenny · 6 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S5Community Facilities (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
  Kilkenny City and County Development Plan 2021-2027, Kilkenny · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M2General Business (City/Town/village Centre, central area)
  Kilkenny City and County Development Plan 2021-2027, Kilkenny · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G5Amenity / Green links/Biodiversity conservation/ Open Space/Recreation (Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other)
  Kilkenny City and County Development Plan 2021-2027, Kilkenny · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 20 Mar 2026Conditional

  to build an extension to the side and rear of existing dwelling house and all associated site development works

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 2660157

• 5 Feb 2026Conditional

  for the construction of a single-storey, flat-roofed modular building with a gross floor area of 51 sq. m, to be used as an activity room ancillary to the existing cancer support centre. The proposed development, together with all associated site development and ancillary works, will be located to the rear of the existing property

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 2660064

• 29 Oct 2025Conditional

  to retain and re-align the existing entrance to the property, for re-arrangement of the permitted internal car park to the front of the property, for retention of minor alterations to the existing building of previous permitted works under Planning Ref No 23/60375 and Planning Ref No 2460077 to include for additional floor area (5.7M2) to the escape stair enclosure, for the installation of 2 no. fixed opaque windows to the North Side Elevation of the building, for the removal of the existing dormer roof windows (2 to front, 1 to rear) and to replace with 3 no. Velux roof windows, for alterations to the location of access ramps and steps to the building, for the retention of a canopy at eaves level to the front, side and rear of the building together with all other associated site works

  Retention · Kilkenny County Council, 2560694

• 30 Oct 2024Conditional

  which will consist of: I. Installation of new 1,350lt aboveground Self Bunded Fuel Storage Tank with Integrated Dispenser, II. Associated signage, III. All associated site development works

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 2460514

• 21 Feb 2024Conditional

  for minor alterations to previous permitted works under Planning Ref No 23/60375. The works will entail the provision of a new stairwell structure to the rear North elevation of the property, for the provision of 2 no roof lights to the northern and southern roof areas, for extension of area to the southern side elevation by 4.5M2, for minor alterations to the front elevation by the omission of one arched window, for provision of stepped entrance from car park and for provision of external platform lift, for an external temporary advertising billboard to be located at the new front entrance to the site together with all other associated site works to property located

  Permission, 1 home · Kilkenny County Council, 2460077

• 21 Aug 2023Conditional

  for a single storey extension to the side and rear to include a new kitchen, family room, master bedroom and ensuite, for all associated internal and elevational modifications to the existing dwelling and for all associated site works and landscaping

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 2360376

• 18 Aug 2023Conditional

  for a change of use from existing private dwelling to a Cancer Support Centre Facility. Works to include removal of existing external verandah, provision of a new car park facility to front of existing building, revised site access location from the Waterford Road together with all other associated site works to property

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 2360375

• 12 Jun 2023Conditional

  to widen the existing vehicular entrance and all associated works

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 2360247

• 27 Apr 2023Conditional

  for change of use from existing domestic Garage to Dwelling house to include part demolition, new extension, elevational alterations, repositioned shared driveway to the existing and new house and all associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Kilkenny County Council, 2360165

• 13 Jan 2023Conditional

  The development will consist/consists of: Permission is sought for the following: 1. Construction of a single storey extension to the side of the existing dwelling. 2. Enclosing of the existing front porch. 3. Minor alterations to the existing elevations. 4. and all associated site works. Retention permission is sought for the addition of a velux type roof window to the south east elevation and all associated site works

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 236

• 22 Mar 2022Conditional

  for development at this dwelling, the development will consist of permission for a single storey extension to the side of the existing dwelling, extension to the existing shed to the rear of dwelling and all associated site works

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 22180

• 31 Mar 2021Conditional

  for change of use from permitted retail use to retail use including the sale of alcohol for consumption off the premises (i.e. off licence use) within the overall permitted retail unit, where the floor area for the off licence use is 8.5 sqm and is ancillary to the primary retail use at Circle K Service Station.

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 21244

• 17 Nov 2020N/a

  for development at this site. The development will consist / consists of: The knocking of the front wall, to widen the area in which cars can park in the front garden of the house. The wall had a width of 3.18 meters and a height of 0.8 meters

  Retention · Kilkenny County Council, 20789

• 18 Aug 2020Conditional

  for demolition of existing disused farm sheds, construction of a new residential development of 20 dwellings consisting of 3 No. four bedroom dormer bungalows, 13 No. three bedroom two storey town houses, 4 No. two bedroom two storey town houses, new site entrance, connection to existing public foul sewer and all associates site works

  Permission, 17 homes · Kilkenny County Council, 20540

• 8 Jul 2020Conditional

  for the proposed modifications to the permitted dwelling house granted pursuant to Planning Register Reference No. P18/739 (ABP Ref.No.ABP-304312-19) comprising as follows: (1) removal of 2 no. permitted windows to Southern elevation; (2) new Velux type roof-plane window to rear elevation; (3) new window at ground floor level to Northern elevation; (4) reduction in roof pitch from that previously permitted (no increase in the proposed ridge height); and (5) to complete the modified permitted dwelling house on the 'as-constructed' dwelling base on the site and for Retention Permission of the 'as-constructed' dwelling base and all associated works to date

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 20436

• 26 Feb 2020Conditional

  for the demolition and reset of boundary wall to allow for parking of 2 vehicles and safe access/exit to property, the construction of a wall boundary with neighbouring property added and all associated site works

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 20119

• 30 Jan 2020Conditional

  for development. The development will consist of: (i) car wash, (ii) car wash plant room and (v) all associated structures, drainage and site development works

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 2045

• 21 Nov 2019Conditional

  for elevational alterations to plans previously approved under PL REF 18803 and all associated site works

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 19869

• 29 Oct 2019Conditional

  is sought for a proposed two storey extension to the side; & a single storey extension to the rear of the existing dwelling, elevational changes, internal modifications and all associated site development works

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 19804

• 11 Jun 2019Conditional

  to retain extension/alterations to dwelling house, and 2 no. detached storage sheds, and all associated site works

  Retention · Kilkenny County Council, 19411

• 16 May 2019Conditional

  for a new two storey 38m2 extension to the rear and a new 4.5m2 single storey extension to the front of dwelling plus all associated site works

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 19319

• 4 Dec 2018Conditional

  for (1) demolition of existing garage to side of dwelling (2) erection of a granny flat style extension to side of dwelling (3) erection of a domestic garage/store (4) permission to upgrade existing sewerage system and all associated site works at

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 18803

• 19 Nov 2018Conditional

  to construct a new first floor extension to the side of existing dwelling, new stainless steel flue to rear elevation of existing house, elevational and internal modifications and all associated site development works

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 18759

• 9 Nov 2018Conditional

  for demolition of existing habitable dormer dwelling and attached one bedroom apartment and construction of a new two storey dwelling, storage shed and all associated site works at

  Permission, 1 home · Kilkenny County Council, 18739

• 20 Oct 2017Conditional

  to erect a new front porch, convert the existing garage into a habitable room and to erect a single storey extension to the side and the rear of existing house together with all associated site works on property located at

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 17698

The 25 most recent of 27 applications.

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

Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Smithsland North.

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Smithsland North.

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Smithsland North.

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 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility 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_2184 (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 Smithsland North with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kilkenny.

Name

Smithsland North · An Pháirc Mhór Thuaidh

Area

417,749 m² (41.77 ha, 103.23 acres)

Civil parish

St. Patrick's, and its townlands

Barony

Shillelogher

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

Archerstreet Lot, Birchfield, Cashel, Maidenhill, Reviewfields, Smithsland South

Placenames

Smithsland North 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.