MAIN STREET, WATERVILLE, CO KERRY
Change of use from an office to a cafe-bistro, including outdoor decking and demolition of a shed at a protected structure.
17638 · Kerry County Council · Lodged 5 July 2017
- Reference
- 17638
- Authority
- Kerry County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 5 July 2017
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to change the use of a professional services office to a cafe-bistro. The works include fitting a decked area, providing a preparation area, installing signage, demolishing a shed to create a car park, and carrying out wall works. The main building 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
(a) change of use of existing professional services office to cafe-bistro, (b) fit decked area inside new garden wall at existing front entrrance yard, (c) provide preparation area in location of existing utility, (d) fit associated signage at front fascia and gable positions, (e) demolish existing shed and provide car parking enclosure inc. Constructed storage units at existing rear yard (f) provide service access over existing pathway in rear yard to existing side street entrance, (g) carry out works to rear yard walls retaining original rubble stone sections and construct new roadside wall at proposed car park and rear access entrances. Main building is a protected structure, local authority ref. Rps ky 098-003
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Existing built areas of mixed use.”
National zoning type: Built up 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stella Maris, Waterville, Co Kerry | Mar 2025 | €400,000 | 41 m |
| Main Street, Waterville, Co. Kerry | May 2026 | €250,000 | 239 m |
| 9 Cois Farraige, Lower Main Street, Waterville | Jul 2025 | €120,000 | 239 m |
| Main Street, Waterville, Co Kerry | May 2026 | €300,000 | 250 m |
| 4 Centre Point, Main Street, Waterville | Nov 2025 | €172,000 | 295 m |
| 5 Centrepoint, Main Street, Waterville | Jan 2026 | €195,000 | 308 m |
| 1 The Mews, Centerpoint, Waterville | Dec 2025 | €180,000 | 321 m |
| 7 Butlers Walk, Spunkane, Co Kerry | Sept 2025 | €300,000 | 412 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 received5 July 2017
- Further information requested23 August 2017
- Further information received1 March 2018
- Decision due20 May 2018
- Decision issued18 May 2018
- Grant issued21 June 2018
- Permission expiry20 June 2023
In the area
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