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Proposed Development - Four Historic Town Walking Trails, Directional Signage, Interpretative/Orientation Boards & Plaques on Points of Interest

KILKENNY BOROUGH COUNCIL

PART XI OF THE PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT ACT 2000-2007
PART 8 OF THE PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS 2001

NOTICE OF PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT BY A LOCAL AUTHORITY

In accordance with Section 179 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 and Part 8 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001, Kilkenny Borough Council hereby give notice if its intention to carry out the following development:

• Four Historic Town Walking Trails:

Route 1 - City Centre Historic Trail - 1.2Km
Route 2 - The Medieval Historic Trail - 4.5Km
Route 3-  St. Johns Quarter Historic Trail - 2.2Km
Route 4 - The River Walk Historic Trail - 4.0Km

• Erection of 365 No finger post/directional signage on public property
• Erection of 26 No interpretative/orientation boards on public property
• Erection of 70 No Plaques on points of interest on both public and private property

At the following 35 locations:

Abbey Street	Ballybought Street	Wolfe Tone Street
Barrack Lane	Barrack Street	William Street
Bateman Quay	Canal Square	Upper New Street
Canal Walk	Castle Road	Tilbury Place
Coach Road	College Road	The Parade
Dean Street	Dublin Road	St. Canice’s Place
Friary Street	Greensbridge Street	Rose Inn Street
Hebron Road	High Street	Patrick Street
Horse Barrack Lane	Irishtown	Parliament Street
James Green	John Street Lower	Ormonde Road
Johns Green	Johns Quay	Maudlin Street
St. Kierans Street	Mary’s Lane

All works are located within the Kilkenny Castle Conservation Area, City Centre Conservation Area, Johns Street Conservation Area, Patrick's Street Conservation Area, Michael Street Conservation Area, St. Canice's Conservation Area & St. Mary's Conservation Area as outlined in the Kilkenny City and Environs Development Plan 2008-2014.

Works are proposed for the following Protected Structures:

St. Francis Abbey	Kilkenny City Courthouse	St Canice’s Steps
Rothe House	The Black Abbey	Stable Yard
Black Friars Bridge	Evan’s Almshouse	Municipal Walk(Gravel Walk)
Ormonde House	Canal Lodge	St. Mary’s Hall
Black Freren Gate	The Deanery	Kilkenny Castle
MacDonagh Railway Station	St. Johns Graveyard	The Club House Hotel
St. James Asylum	Butler House	Ormonde Woollen Mill
St. Patrick’s Church	St. Kierans College	Shee Almshouse
St. Canice’s Church	St. Francis Friary	Kytelers Inn
Athenaeum Assembly Rooms	Butterslip	Greens Bridge
Langton House	Hole in the Wall	Kilkenny County Hall
City Union Workhouse	St. Mary’s Catholic Church	Ormonde House
Ormonde College	Talbots Castle	Magdalen Castle
Carneige Free Library	Bishops Palace	St. John’s Bridge
Colaiste Pobail Osrai	E. Smitwich & Sons	Jenkins Lane & Brewery Gate
Town Hall	Kilkenny Methodist Church	St. Canice’s Cathedral
Kilkenny Theatre (Zuni)	Kilkenny Presbyterian Church
Catholic Church St John The Evangelist	St. Johns Church (St. Johns Priory)

Plans and Particulars of the proposed developments are available for inspection at the
Planning Offices of Kilkenny Borough Council, City Hall, High Street, Kilkenny,
from Friday 27th February 2009, to Tuesday 14th April 2009, inclusive, between the hours of 9.00 a.m. and 5.00 p.m.

Submissions or observations with respect to the proposed developments, dealing with the proper planning and sustainable
development of the area in which the development will be carried out, may be made in writing to the undersigned on or before Tuesday 28th April 2009.

Brian Tyrrell, Senior Executive Officer, Town Hall, High Street, Kilkenny 19.2.2009