22 SUNNY HILL GROVE, DROMNEAVANE, KENMARE
Change of use from holiday home to private dwelling and retention of elevational changes in Kenmare.
16179 · Kerry County Council · Lodged 24 February 2016
- Reference
- 16179
- Authority
- Kerry County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 24 February 2016
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 122 m²
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to change the use of an existing house from a holiday home to a private dwelling. The application also includes the retention of elevational changes to the rear and side of the property.
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
(a) retain elevational changes to the rear and side of the existing residential holiday home and (b) permission to change the use of an existing house from residential holiday home use to private dwelling house use
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and improve existing residential areas.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sunnyhill Grove, Kenmare, Kerry | May 2026 | €354,000 | 92 m |
| Sunnyhill, Kenmare, Kerry | Aug 2025 | €350,000 | 119 m |
| 8 Sunnyhill Holiday Homes, Kenmare, Co Kerry | Oct 2025 | €285,000 | 131 m |
| 1 Kilmurry Close, Kenmare, Kerry | Dec 2025 | €385,000 | 148 m |
| Kilmurry, Kenmare, County Kerrynot full market price | Mar 2025 | €210,000 | 149 m |
| 3 Sunnyhill, Holiday Village, Kenmare | Feb 2025 | €255,000 | 174 m |
| Railway Road, Kenmare, Co. Kerry | Nov 2025 | €465,000 | 262 m |
| 38 Dromnevane, Kenmare, Kerry | Jun 2026 | €175,000 | 306 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 received24 February 2016
- Decision due19 April 2016
- Decision issued19 April 2016
- Grant issued23 May 2016
- Permission expiry22 May 2021
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Awaiting decision60 m away
(A) CHANGE THE USE OF THE HOUSE FROM RESIDENTIAL HOLIDAY HOME USE TO PRIVATE DWELLING USE AND (B) RETENTION…
26 SUNNYHILL GROVE , DROMNEAVANE , KENMARE
22842KerryLodged 10 Aug 2022Change of use
- Granted60 m away
(A) RETAIN ELEVATIONAL CHANGES MADE TO THE HOUSE AND (B) PERMISSION TO CHANGE THE USE OF THE HOUSE FROM…
NO 26 SUNNY HILL , DROMNEAVANE , KENMARE CO KERRY V93 KA46
221020KerryLodged 28 Sept 2022Change of use
- Awaiting decision70 m away
Demolition of the existing dwelling and for permission for the construction of a new dwelling. Proposed works…
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25290KerryLodged 8 Dec 2025New dwelling
- Granted70 m away
ALTER, RENOVATE AND EXTEND EXISTING DWELLING INCLUDING PARTIAL DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING STRUCTURE AND THE…
LOWER KILMURRY , KENMARE , COUNTY KERRY
201230KerryLodged 18 Dec 2020Extension
- Granted120 m away
Full planning permission for a change of design to Planning Ref. No. 24/60395 to (a) Construct an extension…
No. 30 Pairc An Callan , Dromneavane , Kenmare Co. Kerry
2460961KerryLodged 10 Dec 2024Extension
- Awaiting decision120 m away
Invalid: change of design to Planning Ref. No. 24/60395 to (a) Construct an extension to the side of the…
No. 30 Pairc An Callan , Dromneavane Kenmare , Co. Kerry
2460884KerryLodged 13 Nov 2024Extension
- Granted120 m away
(a) Construct an extension to the side of the existing dwelling house at ground and first floor levels, (b)…
No. 30 Pairc An Callan , Dromneavane , Kenmare Co. Kerry
2460395KerryLodged 19 Jun 2024Extension
- Granted120 m away
CHANGE THE USE OF AN EXISTING HOUSE FROM RESIDENTAL HOLIDAY HOME USE TO PRIVATE DWELLING HOUSE USE
31 PAIRC AN CALLAN , DROMNEAVANE , KENMARE CO. KERRY V93Y750
181063KerryLodged 1 Nov 2018Change of use
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- Awaiting decisionChange of use
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22842KerryLodged 10 Aug 2022
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221020KerryLodged 28 Sept 2022
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17926KerryLodged 19 Sept 2017
- GrantedChange of use
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