REVEALED: When is final decision expected on Tesco at mart site in Kilkenny?
The decision from Kilkenny County Council to grant conditional planning permission to Tesco Ireland was appealed to An Coimisiún Pleanála back in July
A final decision on a planning application for a new Tesco retail outlet and an adjoining residential housing development has been pushed back to 2026.
The development site measures c. 3.91 hectares, and is situated on lands known locally as the former mart site located at New Road, Castlecomer Road and Old Mart Street, Kilkenny.
The planned development works are to include residential units, an assisted care unit, retail units (including new Tesco store), a café, car parking, open spaces, landscaping, and various supporting infrastructure and site works.
The residential aspect of the development consists of 80 residential units and one assisted care unit, distributed across eight blocks.
The total gross floor area for the residential buildings would be approximately 7,489 square metres.
The development also seeks to provide 90 car parking spaces for residents.
Additional features include public open space, communal space, private space for individual dwellings, private balconies and terraces for duplex and apartment units, hard and soft landscaping, lighting, a play area, bin and bicycle stores, and all associated site development works, service, and utility connections.
Access to the residential development is to be provided via a new vehicular and pedestrian entrance off New Road.
The development plans also include a new bus stop on Castlecomer Road, which is to be served by pedestrian and cycle access routes, as well as a pedestrian plaza.
A number of third party submissions expressing concerns at certain aspects of the proposed development were submitted during the planning process.
Subsequently, as aforementioned, when Kilkenny County Council decided to grant permission, that decision was appealed to An Coimisiún Pleanála.
An Coimisiún Pleanála were originally scheduled to make a final decision this month, but that decision is now due in late January 2026.