BALLYCASHEEN, KILLARNEY, CO KERRY
Retention of glamping site facilities and permission for six new camping units in Killarney.
171276 · Kerry County Council · Lodged 20 December 2017
- Reference
- 171276
- Authority
- Kerry County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 20 December 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention permission for an existing parking area, paths, five camping units, five store/cooking units, and kitchen/toilet/shower facilities. It also requests planning permission to add six new camping units to the holiday accommodation glamping site.
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
Retain parking area and paths, 5 existing camping units, 5 existing store / cooking units and existing kitchen / toilet / shower facilities and planning permission for 6 additional camping units all for the purposes of holiday accommodation within the glamping site
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and improve existing residential areas.”
Objective set by the Kerry County Development Plan 2022-2028 (2022–2028). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House A, Ballycasheen Rd, Killarney | Feb 2025 | €560,000 | 71 m |
| House B, Ballycasheen Rd, Killarney | Dec 2025 | €510,000 | 78 m |
| Stone Leigh Cottage, Ballycasheen, Kerry | May 2025 | €375,000 | 287 m |
| No 2 Stoneleigh Cottage, Ballycasheen, Killarney | Apr 2026 | €372,500 | 287 m |
| 12 Innisfallen, Rookery Rd, Ballycasheen | Feb 2026 | €500,000 | 435 m |
| 9 Rookery Woods, Ballycasheen, Killarneynot full market price | Feb 2025 | €225,000 | 438 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 received20 December 2017
- Further information requested20 February 2018
- Further information received18 June 2018
- Decision due15 July 2018
- Decision issued12 July 2018
- Grant issued15 August 2018
- Permission expiry14 August 2023
In the area
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- Granted300 m away
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