The Development Plan is comprised of the following documents:

Notice of Adoption of 2021 Plan

Note on Ministerial Direction and Errata page

1. Kilkenny City and County Development Plan 2021 Volume 1 County (31 MB pdf) - Written Statement and Maps 

2. Kilkenny City and County Development Plan 2021 Volume 2 City (28 MB pdf) - Written Statement and Maps 

      3. Kilkenny City and County Development Plan 2021 Volume 3-Settlement-Plans.pdf (size 2.4 MB)

  Figure CS4 Kilkenny City Zoning Map as varied May  2026

4.Appendices (25 MB pdf)

(For the most up to date Record of Protected Structures, see https://kilkennycoco.ie/eng/services/planning/conservation/record-of-protected-structures/)

5.  Variations to the Kilkenny City and County Development Plan

Variation No. 1- To change the zoning on two sites, as part of the implementation of the Residential Zoned Land Tax, in Kilkenny City (adopted 20/11/2023)

      Variation No. 2  - To clarify the settlement hierarchy in relation to small settlements in the City and County Development Plan(adopted 21/10/2024) 

      Variation No. 3 - To change the zoning of 0.18 hectares  of lands within an existing green space / neighbourhood park in Loughboy(adopted 17/02/2025)

       Variation No. 4 - To incorporate into the Development Plan the essential elements of the Loughmacask Masterplan (adopted 24/03/2025)

       Variation No.5 (adopted 16/03/2025)

       Variation No.6  - To incorporate a Settlement Plan for Ferrybank/Belview into the City and County Development Plan (adopted 23/03/2026)

       Variation No.7  - To change the zoning of 3 no. parcels of land in Kilkenny City (adopted 19/01/2026) 

        Variaton No.8A - To change the zoning of land in Kilkenny City to reflect the requirements of the NPF implementation guidelines(adopted 20/04/2026)

        Variation No. 8B -this process is ongoing.  To incorporate land use zoning maps for Callan, Graiguenamanagh and Thomastown into the Kilkenny City and County Development Plan 2021                                             to  reflect the requirements of the Government’s National Planning Framework Implementation Guidelines. 

        Variation No. 9 - Not Adopted  

         Variation No. 10 - this process is ongoing. to incorporate the Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP) for Kilkenny into the Kilkenny City and County Development Plan         

The Plan is accompanied by:

1. Strategic Environmental Assessment Statement (3 MB .pdf) 

2. Consolidated Natura Impact Report (6 MB .pdf)

3. Consolidated Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (21 MB .pdf) 

The Chief Executive's Report on Securing the Objectives in the Kilkenny City and County Development Plan 2021-2027 was brought to the Council meeting in November 2023.  This is available here. (870kb .pdf)

Draft Direction from the Minister

On 15th October 2021, the Minister of State at the Department of the Housing, Local Government and Heritage, consequent to a recommendation made to him by the Office of the Planning Regulator under section 31AM(8) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended), notified Kilkenny County Council of his intention to issue a Direction to the Kilkenny City and County Development Plan 2021-2027.

In accordance with Section 31(4) of the Planning and Development Act 2000, those parts of the Kilkenny City and County Development Plan 2021 – 2027 Plan referred to in the notice shall be taken not to have come into effect, been made or amended; namely;

Chapter 11, Renewable Energy Section 11.4 Kilkenny Targets, Section 11.5.1 Current status and targets and Figure 11.4 Wind Strategy areas.   

Further information on this process is available on our consultative website at consult.kilkenny.ie