12A MAIN STREET, KENMARE, CO KERRY
Renovation and extension of a building in Kenmare, changing a ground floor bookmakers to a café with overhead residential alterations.
161054 · Kerry County Council · Lodged 28 October 2016
- Reference
- 161054
- Authority
- Kerry County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 28 October 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThe development involves changing the use of the ground floor from a bookmakers to a café, including a new toilet extension to the rear and a revised shop front. It also includes alterations to the layout of the existing two-storey dwelling located over the ground floor unit.
- Storeys
- 3
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
Renovate and extend existing building including: (a) the change of use of the existing ground floor from book makers to cafe with new toilet extension to rear and revised shop front, (b) alterations to layout of existing two storey dwelling over ground floor unit and (c) all associated site works to facilitate this development
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Town Centre zoning which caters for a mix of uses.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
Objective set by the Kenmare Municipal District Local Area Plan 2024-2030 (2024–2030). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 18, Haven Bay Care Village, Kenmare | Aug 2025 | €295,650 | 59 m |
| 6 The Residences, Kenmare Bay Hotel, Kenmare | Sept 2025 | €250,000 | 59 m |
| Cappanacush, Templenoe, Kenmarenot full market price | Jun 2026 | €83,034 | 59 m |
| 11 Coffeys Row, Kenmare, Kerry | Jan 2026 | €285,000 | 94 m |
| 4 Henry Court, Kenmare, Kerry | Sept 2025 | €211,000 | 123 m |
| 11 April Dr, Lodge Wood, Kenmare | Jun 2026 | €240,000 | 133 m |
| 3 Market St, Kenmare, Kerry | Dec 2025 | €225,000 | 133 m |
| 11 Lodge Wood, Kenmare, Kerry | Sept 2025 | €285,000 | 141 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received28 October 2016
- Further information requested13 December 2016
- Further information received2 February 2017
- Decision due1 March 2017
- Decision issued28 February 2017
- Grant issued3 April 2017
- Permission expiry2 April 2022
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