KILLAHANE, FIRIES, KILLARNEY
Retention of a food manufacturing block and permission for three new blocks including a food innovation centre.
17962 · Kerry County Council · Lodged 27 September 2017
- Reference
- 17962
- Authority
- Kerry County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 27 September 2017
Summary
AI-generatedRetention is sought for an existing single-storey block containing four self-contained food manufacturing units and associated site works. Planning permission is also sought to construct three new single-storey blocks containing additional food manufacturing units, warehouses, development kitchens, offices, and a training room.
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Official record
Development description
Retain existing block a, single storey containing 4 no. Self-contained food manufacturing units, roads,paths, parking, external lighting, underground services, gas-tanks, boundary treatments, landscaping, screen-planting and signage and for existing 20 foot container to be re-located all within revised boundaries. Permission for proposed block b single storey detached self contained food manufacturing unit, block c single-storey containing 2 no. Semi-detached self contained food manufacturing units and block d single storey food innovation centre containing 2 no. Food manufacturing/ warehouse units, 2 no. Food development kitchens, training room, 3 no. Offices, 2 no. Wc/shower rooms, canteen/dining space, reception/display space, service corridors, boiler room, map room and for signage on the external wall of block d and for bin storage enclosures and for extension to existing roads, paths, parking, external lighting, underground services, gas-tanks, boundary treatments, landscaping and screen planting
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Industrial/Enterprise/Employment”
National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment
Objective set by the Corca Dhuibhne Electoral Area Local Area Plan 2021-2027 (2021–2027). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7the Court, Greenfields, Firies | Apr 2026 | €262,500 | 134 m |
| 4 The Court, Greenfields, Firies | Jun 2025 | €258,000 | 142 m |
| 10 Mountain Range, Firies, Killarney | Jan 2026 | €300,000 | 303 m |
| 37 Firies Dr, Firies, Killarney | Nov 2025 | €305,000 | 437 m |
| Cunigar, Firies, Kerry | Feb 2025 | €50,000 | 459 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 received27 September 2017
- Decision due21 November 2017
- Decision issued21 November 2017
- Grant issued22 December 2017
- Permission expiry21 December 2022
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