Middleknock
Middleknock , Sion Road , Kilkenny · Kilkenny · Kilkenny
Permission for 12 homes expired unbuilt. 12 homes granted 07 Mar 2023, expires 30 Jun 2026
- Site area
- 1.52 ha (3.76 acres)
- Zoning
- R1
- Homes permitted
- 12
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Why this site
- Permission expired· grant lapsed unbuilt
Planning on this site
Sold as Sion Gardens, Middleknock: the scheme’s build progress and what its new homes sold for.
- 2260009 · Permission expired · 12 homes · granted 7 Mar 2023 · expires 30 Jun 2026
- 2560541 · conditional · 2 homes · lodged 22 Aug 2025
- 2519 · unconditional · lodged 6 Mar 2025
- 19706 · conditional · 12 homes · lodged 1 Oct 2019
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Questions about Middleknock
- Has the planning permission at Middleknock expired?
- Yes. Its planning permission 2260009 for 12 homes, granted 7 Mar 2023, expired on 30 Jun 2026.
- Has building started at Middleknock?
- No. No commencement notice has been filed for planning permission 2260009.
Who owns it
The registered owner is on the Land Registry folio. Search the map on landdirect.ie at 52.64692, -7.22505 and buy a copy of the folio: €5 online, and it names the owner and any charge on the land. Most land in Ireland is registered; older unregistered titles are in the Registry of Deeds.
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Planning around the site, deadlines, zoning and constraints in full
Planning on and around the site
- Radius m
- 250
Near
- Total
- 13
- Years
- 5
Appeals
- Total
- 1
- Tagged
- 0
Inspector recommendations are shown only where the inspector's report has been read and tagged; "not extracted" is not the same as "no recommendation". Sources: npad, 13 Oct 2026; acp, 9 Oct 2026; bcms, 12 Oct 2026
Deadlines running
- Count
- 0
- Radius m
- 250
Deadlines are computed once, by the connector that saw the event, from the statutory rule; never estimated here. Sources: acp, 9 Oct 2026; consult, 13 Oct 2026; moderngov, 13 Oct 2026; npad, 13 Oct 2026; rzlt, 11 Oct 2026
Zoning and the RZLT map
Rzlt
- Note
- This land is on the council's final map for the vacant land tax. Unless it is a home someone lives in (or its garden), the owner pays 3% of the land's value a year until homes are built or the zoning changes.
- On site
- Yes
- Available
- Yes
Zones (6)
| Code | Label | Meaning | Plan id | Valid to | Fetched at |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | Rural | Zoned to protect agriculture, rural enterprise and biodiversity. New houses are restricted to demonstrated local need. | KK-001:DP:kilkenny-city-and-county-development-plan-2021-2027 | 14 Oct 2027 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| R1 | New residential | Zoned for new residential communities. This is where large housing schemes are expected to go, subject to the social and physical infrastructure arriving wit… | KK-001:DP:kilkenny-city-and-county-development-plan-2021-2027 | 14 Oct 2027 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| R2 | Existing residential | An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour'… | KK-001:DP:kilkenny-city-and-county-development-plan-2021-2027 | 14 Oct 2027 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| P1 | Rural | Zoned to protect agriculture, rural enterprise and biodiversity. New houses are restricted to demonstrated local need. | KK-002:DP:kilkenny-city-and-county-development-plan-2021-variation-8b | 15 Oct 2027 | 4 Oct 2026 |
| R1 | New residential | Zoned for new residential communities. This is where large housing schemes are expected to go, subject to the social and physical infrastructure arriving wit… | KK-002:DP:kilkenny-city-and-county-development-plan-2021-variation-8b | 15 Oct 2027 | 4 Oct 2026 |
| R2 | Existing residential | An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour'… | KK-002:DP:kilkenny-city-and-county-development-plan-2021-variation-8b | 15 Oct 2027 | 4 Oct 2026 |
Objective text is quoted from the development plan as published on MyPlan (GZT). The plain-English line is our gloss. Sources: zoning, 11 Oct 2026; rzlt, 11 Oct 2026
Constraints
- Buffer m
- 50
- Available
- Yes
- Flood close m
- 100
- Opw flood extent close
- No
- Opw flood extent nearby
- No
Kinds (1)
| Kind | Count | Label |
|---|---|---|
| niah | 1 | NIAH-recorded building |
Flood extents are OPW data we may not redistribute: shown as a yes/no and a link to floodinfo.ie. Sources: constraints, 27 Sept 2026; constraints.niah, 27 Sept 2026
Homes planned nearby
- Radius m
- 1,000
As of
- Computed at
- 2026-10-10T22:02:23+00:00
- Sites in table
- 4,197
Totals
- Homes
- 79
- Sites
- 3
- Lapsed
- 12
- Started
- 31
- Appealed
- 36
- Not started
- 0
- Started pct
- 39
- Sites lapsed
- 1
- Sites lapsing
- 0
- Sites started
- 1
- Sites unbuilt
- 0
- Sites appealed
- 1
Sites (3)
| Council | Lat | LEA | Lon | Ref | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KILKENNY | 52.65 | Kilkenny | -7.23 | 2560456 | Sion Hermitage |
| KILKENNY | 52.65 | Kilkenny | -7.23 | 19242 | Maudlinsland/Quarryland |
| KILKENNY | 52.65 | Kilkenny | -7.23 | 2260009 | Middleknock |
Applicants (1)
| Name | Homes | Sites |
|---|---|---|
| Oakmane Limited | 12 | 1 |
Grants of 10+ homes. "Unbuilt" means no commencement notice has been matched; "lapsing" expires within a year. Sources: bcms, 12 Oct 2026; npad, 13 Oct 2026
Public land nearby
- Radius m
- 1,000
Transport and schools
- Radius m
- 1,000
- Stop count
- 7
- Facility count
- 9
Stops (7)
| Name | Agency | Stop id | Distance m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middleknock | nta | 8270CD10272 | 246.4 |
| Middleknock | nta | 8270CD10273 | 256.8 |
| Leggetsrath | nta | 8270CD10274 | 289.1 |
| Leggetsrath | nta | 8270CD10275 | 315.5 |
| Gallowshill | nta | 8270PB14509 | 699.9 |
| Gallowshill | nta | 8270PB14510 | 713.7 |
| Cillín Hill | nta | 8270CD11015 | 737.7 |
Other sites nearby
- Residential land off Middleknock, Sion Road · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Residential land off Middleknock, Sion Road · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Residential land off Middleknock, Sion Road · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Residential land off Maudlinsland/quarryland, Old Sion Road · On the RZLT map (3% land tax)
- Residential land off Leggettsrath West, Kilkenny · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Residential land off Sion Hermitage, Sion Road · On the RZLT map, no permission
Figures as of 12 Oct 2026. Sources: acp (9 Oct 2026); bcms (12 Oct 2026); constraints (27 Sept 2026); constraints.niah (27 Sept 2026); consult (13 Oct 2026); gtfs (11 Oct 2026); lda_lands (11 Sept 2026); moderngov (13 Oct 2026); npad (13 Oct 2026); parcels (11 Sept 2026); places (4 Oct 2026); rzlt (11 Oct 2026); schools (27 Sept 2026); zoning (11 Oct 2026).
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