Jamespark

24 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Jamespark, from 98 m² to 66,626 m² (6.66 ha, 16.46 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 51 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  Kilkenny City and County Development Plan 2021-2027, Kilkenny · 48 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 · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S5Community Facilities (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
  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.

• 3 Apr 2026N/a

  to construct 3 no. Padel Courts and toilet cubicle, with connections to existing mains sewage and water

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 2660200

• 19 Sept 2025N/a

  of an awning and bike shed

  Retention · Kilkenny County Council, 25102

• 22 Aug 2025Conditional

  The development will consist of New Special Educational Needs Accommodation along with new / replacement Specialist Room & Lab Accommodation specifically; a) The relocation of existing attenuation tank to the eastern side of school and the construction of a part two and part three storey extension addressing the Granges Road (1736m2); b) Demolition of existing single storey building (433m2) and the construction of a new two storey extension to provide Special Education Needs Classrooms and ancillary accommodation (1113m2); c) Provision of bicycle parking and 12 No. additional car parking spaces dedicated to the Special Educational Needs Accommodation; d) Roof mounted PV panels; e) Relocation of 2 No. ballcourts within the site; and f) All associated site & ancillary works

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 2560540

• 30 Oct 2024Unconditional

  of Planning Permission Ref P19/296

  Extension of duration · Kilkenny County Council, 24129

• 14 Jul 2022Conditional

  for development. The development will consist of modifications to the permission granted under application register reference 21/155 which approved the redevelopment of the school. The modifications proposed to the approved scheme comprise revisions to incorporate 5 no. heat pumps in an enclosure measuring 11.86m x 3.3m and 1 no. LPG tank in an enclosure measuring 4.95m x 2.94m, and all their associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Kilkenny County Council, 22460

• 13 Jul 2022Conditional

  to construct 2 number, 2 storey, 4 bed detached dwellings, connect to the existing public wastewater sewer, and all associated site works on lands

  Permission, 2 homes · Kilkenny County Council, 22454

• 8 Mar 2021Conditional

  permission for development. The development will consist of the phased demolition of the existing school and associated outbuildings and the construction of a new 2-storey 24-classroom school building with a total floor area of 4,334 sqm and incorporating a general purpose hall, a single storey special needs unit, library, staff rooms and all ancillary accommodation. The building will also include photovoltaic panels on roof to rear. Works to the new school ground will consist of the provision of senior and junior ball courts, play areas, sensory play shed and garden and associated hard and soft landscaping throughout. The development will also include new vehicular and pedestrian access arrangements to incorporate new entrances, gates and boundary treatments on the Granges Road and also include the relocation of existing pedestrian access gate on northern boundary, internal drop-off and pick-up areas for both cars and buses, a shared footpath and cycle lane, the provision of 40 no. car parking spaces (including 2 no. disabled parking spaces), 50 no. bicycle stands and the retention of access to the existing community hall to the rear of the school via new pedestrian and vehicular accesses on the site's eastern boundary. To allow for the phased construction of the new school, permission is also sought for temporary school accommodation, 910 sqm in area, a temporary construction access from the Freshford Road and all other associated drainage, site and development works, including the reinstatement of the existing pedestrian access from Freshford Road upon completion of construction

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 21155

• 23 Sept 2019Conditional

  for development which will consist of the demolition of the existing single storey attached garage, toilet and shed; the construction of a two storey extension to the side of the two storey dwelling; the construction of a single storey extension to the rear of the two storey dwelling; new relocated front entrance door; internal alterations; and associated site works

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 19679

• 2 May 2019Conditional

  for partial demolition, reconstruction and alterations to existing 2 storey stand and associated site works and ancillary related works

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 19296

• 1 Feb 2019Conditional

  for the provision of a new vehicular residential entrance and a set of residential entrance gates from Loreto Park, Kilkenny City to his property. The development will consist of the realignment of grassed verges, provision of a new 3m wide entrance through a rubble stone wall. Permission is also sought for permanently closing up the existing garage door to Bishop's Hill and the construction of a new low-level planter to the front of same. The parent permission for the Loreto Park development is P.71/88. The site is located within the St Canice's Architectural Conservation Area as indicated in Kilkenny Borough Council Development Plan.

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 1946

• 12 Sept 2018N/a

  to construct a one and a half storey, detached dwelling, a detached garage, connect to the existing public wastewater sewer, and all associated site works on lands at

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 18609

• 9 Jun 2017Conditional

  to retain a detached single storey office to the rear of the existing dwelling house and permission for a change of use from office to a storage shed

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 17386

• 30 Jan 2017Conditional

  to demolish existing garage and outhouses to side and rear of house and to erect a new ground floor extension to the side and rear of house together with all associated site works on property located at

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 1741

• 27 Jan 2017N/a

  to retain a single storey storage shed

  Retention · Kilkenny County Council, 1738

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 Jamespark.

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Jamespark.

Architectural heritage

• Gates/railings/walls, 1865–1885 · Regional interest
  Description

  Section of random rubble limestone retaining wall, c.1875, supporting elevated footpath with slight batter, inscribed benchmark, and squared limestone coping. Road fronted.

• Gates/railings/walls, 1865–1885 · Regional interest
  Description

  Section of random rubble limestone boundary wall, c.1875. Road fronted.

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 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_2167 (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 Jamespark with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kilkenny.

Name

Jamespark · Páirc Shan Séamas

Area

165,901 m² (16.59 ha, 41 acres)

Civil parish

St. Canice, and its townlands

Barony

Crannagh

Electoral division

Kilkenny No. 1 Urban, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Kilkenny No. 1 Urban electoral division: 5,650 people in 2,291 households; 46% of households own their home; 24% of homes were built since 2001; 11% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ayresfields, Bishopsmeadows, Gardens, Lousybush, Talbotsinch

Placenames

Jamespark 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.