GrantedChange of useDecided 27 July 2017

GORTAMULLEN, KENMARE, CO KERRY

Change of use of 18 holiday homes to permanent residences, office conversion, and retention of various built structures.

17520 · Kerry County Council · Lodged 2 June 2017

Reference: 17520
Authority: Kerry County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 2 June 2017
Residential units: 18
Floor area: 18 m²

Summary

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This application seeks a change of use from holiday homes to permanent residential use for 18 units, and the conversion of an office unit to merge with unit one. It also requests retention permission for a courtyard holiday home development, including a shared heating system, basement structures, and alterations to several houses.

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Development description

For (1) change of use from holiday house use, to residential house use for no. 1 to no. 18 finnihy woods, (2) for change of use of office unit, to residential use and permission to amalgamate this unit with residential unit no. 1, to form as one individual residential unit no. 1, (3) to construct a gate at the development entrance. Retention permission to retain courtyard type holiday home development within revised site boundaries including the following: (1) to retain the shared heating system, fuel storage containers and structures under site no. 11 and within site no. 11a all as constructed, (2) to retain the basement structure under houses no's 11 to no. 18 including access structures, (3) to retain alterations and additions to houses, no. 11, no. 13, no. 16, no. 17 and no. 18, (4) to retain the common and open areas and works as constructed and which include ancillary works, roads, services, storage structure, esb service structure, 2 no. Satellite dishes, site boundary treatments, site entrance walls and pillars and vehicular parking areas all

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Address	Date	Price	Distance
40 Ardbhearna, Kenmare, Kerrynot full market price	Apr 2025	€105,000	456 m

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Application received2 June 2017
Decision due27 July 2017
Decision issued27 July 2017
Grant issued30 August 2017
Permission expiry29 August 2022

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