FARRANREAGH, KNIGHTSTOWN, VALENTIA
Retention of boundary wall demolition and extensions to the Royal Hotel, a protected structure.
17180 · Kerry County Council · Lodged 1 March 2017
- Reference
- 17180
- Authority
- Kerry County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 1 March 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks retention permission for the demolition and reconstruction of the southern boundary wall. It also seeks to retain constructed extensions and alterations to the Royal Hotel, which is 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
To retain demolition of the original southern boundary wall and reconstruction of same and to retain as constructed extensions and alterations to the royal hotel, which is a protected structure reg no 2140131979-019
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Village Centre zoning which caters for a mix of uses.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
Objective set by the Kenmare Minicipal 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 Watchouse Cottages, Knightstown, Valentia Island | Jan 2026 | €237,000 | 48 m |
| 11 Reenellen, Valentia, Kerry | Mar 2025 | €377,000 | 104 m |
| 18 Reenellan, Knightstown, Valentia Island | Jul 2026 | €452,000 | 106 m |
| 23 Reenellen, Knightstown, Valentia Island | Jun 2026 | €330,000 | 106 m |
| 12 Reenellen, Knightstown, Valentia | Jun 2026 | €355,000 | 108 m |
| 14 Reenellen, Knightstown, Valentia Island | May 2025 | €380,000 | 117 m |
| 2 New Terrace, Knightstown, Valentia Islandnot full market price | Jun 2025 | €120,000 | 193 m |
| The Bungalow, Knights Town, Valentia Island | Mar 2026 | €165,000 | 283 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 received1 March 2017
- Further information requested24 April 2017
- Further information received24 August 2017
- Decision due16 October 2017
- Decision issued16 October 2017
- Grant issued17 November 2017
- Permission expiry16 November 2022
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