BRIDGE STREET, KENMARE, CO KERRY
Change of use from residential to a guest house, including extensions and renovations to a protected structure.
16251 · Kerry County Council · Lodged 16 March 2016
- Reference
- 16251
- Authority
- Kerry County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 16 March 2016
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to convert a residential building into a commercial guest house. The works include replacing a flat roof with a pitched roof for attic accommodation, extending the building to the rear over an existing single-storey section to add ensuite bedrooms and a dining room, and replacing windows on a protected structure.
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
For change of use from residential to commercial use as a guest house, and for permission to renovate and extend existing building to include the following work: replace existing flat roof with a pitched roof to incorporate attic accommodation and to replace the first floor windows over the butcher shop with more traditional windows to match surrounding buildings, to extend the building to the rear over the existing single storey ground floor building incorporate new ensuite bedrooms and a dining room, some internal alterations as detailed on plans sumitted and all ancillary works. Please note: the development works proposed are to be carried out on a building that is a protected structure (ref. No. 21401007)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Cromwell Court, Kenmare, Kerry | Jan 2025 | €360,000 | 74 m |
| 3 Market St, Kenmare, Kerry | Dec 2025 | €225,000 | 87 m |
| Cappanacush, Templenoe, Kenmarenot full market price | Jun 2026 | €83,034 | 124 m |
| Unit 18, Haven Bay Care Village, Kenmare | Aug 2025 | €295,650 | 124 m |
| 6 The Residences, Kenmare Bay Hotel, Kenmare | Sept 2025 | €250,000 | 124 m |
| 11 Coffeys Row, Kenmare, Kerry | Jan 2026 | €285,000 | 136 m |
| Pound Lane, Market Street, Kenmareprice excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €440,529 | 158 m |
| 8 Market St, Kenmare, Kerry | Dec 2025 | €150,000 | 174 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 received16 March 2016
- Further information requested4 May 2016
- Further information received28 June 2016
- Decision due25 July 2016
- Decision issued22 July 2016
- Grant issued25 August 2016
- Permission expiry24 August 2021
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