OpenList

Planning application 2660117

For development at Lidl, Johnswell Road, Kilkenny, Co.

Lidl Johnswell Road, Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny

Current status

Application registered

Next key date

Decision due

15 October 2026

Application timeline

Key milestones

Key dated milestones from the planning record.

  1. Application received

  2. Further information requested

  3. Further information received

  4. Decision due

    Target date

    Current decision target recorded by the council.

OpenList context

Why this application matters

Store Replacement and Expansion

The proposal would replace the existing Lidl discount foodstore on Johnswell Road, demolishing 1,746 sq m of existing gross floorspace and constructing a new part-single, part-two-storey supermarket of 2,568 sq m. Net retail sales space would increase from 1,274 sq m to 1,742 sq m.

Site and Access Renewal

The scheme includes a comprehensive reconfiguration of the established retail site, covering vehicular and pedestrian access, parking, hard and soft landscaping, drainage, utilities and boundary treatments.

Customer and Energy Infrastructure

Associated works include cycle parking, electric-vehicle charging, roof-mounted solar panels, public lighting, trolley-bay facilities, waste storage, signage, refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment, and an electricity substation and switch room.

OpenList context is an AI-assisted interpretation of public planning records. Application status and formal decisions are shown separately from this editorial context.

Application details

Planning reference
2660117
Council
Kilkenny County Council
Proposal description
For development at Lidl, Johnswell Road, Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny, R95 A329, consisting of the construction of a new Discount Foodstore Supermarket with ancillary off-licence sales. The proposed development comprises: 1) The demolition of existing single storey Discount Foodstore with ancillary off-licence use, with a total gross floor space of 1,746 sqm and a net retail sales area of 1,274 sqm; 2) The construction of a part-single part-two storey Discount Foodstore Supermarket with ancillary off-licence use (with mono-pitch roof) measuring 2,568 sqm gross floor space with a net retail sales area of 1,742 sqm; 3) Redevelopment / reconfiguration of existing site layout, adjusted vehicular and pedestrian access points, car parking and hard and soft landscaping; and, 4) Provision and preservation/renewal of boundary treatments, free standing and building mounted signage, trolley bay enclosure, refrigeration and air conditioning plant and equipment, electricity substation (and switch room) structure, public lighting, electric vehicle charging infrastructure, roof mounted solar panels, cycle parking, modification of existing drainage, utility and services infrastructure and connections, waste storage facilities, and all other associated and ancillary development and works above and below ground level.
Location / address
Lidl Johnswell Road, Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny
Application type
PERMISSION
Received / registered
27 Feb 2026

Location context

Nearby sold prices

Recent Property Price Register sales in Johnswell Road. Distances are not shown because the sale records do not contain reliable coordinates.

Explore sold prices