FITZGERALDS HARDWARE STORE, MAIN STREET, DINGLE
Retention of hardware store extensions, internal changes of use, and a post office conversion.
17998 · Kerry County Council · Lodged 6 October 2017
- Reference
- 17998
- Authority
- Kerry County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 6 October 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention for multiple changes of use within a hardware store, including converting a deliveries area to retail space, a void to storage, and a store to an office. It also seeks retention for a two-storey storage extension, a post office conversion with mail sorting rooms, minor front elevation revisions, and signage.
- Storeys
- 2
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Official record
Development description
(a) retain the change of use from a deliveries area on the ground floor to general hardware retail space; (b) retain the change of use from a void area on the first floor above the deliveries area on the ground floor to general hardware storage area; (c) retain the change of use from a store to an office on the first floor; (d) retain a 2 storey, storage extension serving the existing general hardware retail store; (e) retain the change of use from an existing general hardware retail store to a post office and associated mail sorting rooms & existing wc serving it (f) retain some minor revisions to the front elevation of the existing general hardware retail store & (g) retain existing associated signage erected on the front elevation, all of the above are within revised site boundaries
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Town Centre zoning which caters for a mix of uses”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 5a, Orchard Lane, Dingle | Feb 2026 | €200,000 | 43 m |
| Apt 1 Corner House, Main St, Dingle | Jul 2025 | €328,243 | 76 m |
| 8 Greys Lane, Dingle, Kerry | Apr 2026 | €490,000 | 156 m |
| 6 Cathair Con Raoi, Goat Street, Dingleprice excludes VAT | Mar 2025 | €313,366 | 163 m |
| 2 Cathair Con Raoi, Upper Main Street, Dingle | Apr 2026 | €460,000 | 163 m |
| 1 The Mall, Dingle, Co Kerry | Feb 2025 | €450,000 | 181 m |
| 5 Cairn Close, Dingleprice excludes VAT | Mar 2026 | €515,418 | 192 m |
| Moulinagleimigh, Dingle, Kerry | Mar 2025 | €325,000 | 192 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 received6 October 2017
- Further information requested29 November 2017
- Further information received16 January 2018
- Decision due12 February 2018
- Decision issued12 February 2018
- Grant issued16 March 2018
- Permission expiry15 March 2023
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