Plans for almost 100 new housing units on the outskirts of Kilkenny City

Indicative outline of the proposed development at Drakeland Lower, Kilkenny

placeholder image — Indicative outline of the proposed development at Drakeland Lower, Kilkenny

Plans lodged to Kilkenny County Council by Ormonde Homes (Kilcreene) Ltd

Ormonde Homes (Kilcreene) Ltd have submitted documentation to Kilkenny County Council seeking planning permission for 98 residential units at Drakeland Lower, Kilkenny.

Planned are eight four-bedroom houses, 56 three-bedroom houses, 16 two-bedroom own-door maisonettes, eight two-bedroom apartments and 10 one-bedroom apartments.

According to details submitted to the local authority: "The development will be provided in a mix of semi-detached and terraced two-storey houses, two two-storey own-door maisonette buildings, and one three-storey apartment building."

Picture | Entrance to the site from R695

Also sought is the provision of 128 on-curtilage car parking spaces and 41 on-street car parking spaces as well as the provision of on-curtilage bicycle spaces to all houses (128 spaces) and a further 80 on-site spaces.

Water and foul services to the development are to include a mix of gravity connections and a foul pumping station.

Permission is also sought for all other ancillary site development works to facilitate construction, site services, piped infrastructure, public lighting, bin stores, covered bicycle parking, new pedestrian and cycle routes, boundary treatments and hard and soft landscaping.

The development site is located in the western part of Kilkenny City and within the future development parcel of the Breagagh Valley, formerly known as the Western Environs, and approximately 1.7km from the city centre.