KILLOWEN, KENMARE, CO KERRY
Retention and redevelopment of a service station in Kenmare, including a new retail building and fuel pumps.
18252 · Kerry County Council · Lodged 20 March 2018
- Reference
- 18252
- Authority
- Kerry County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 20 March 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks retention of the existing service station and permission for its redevelopment. This includes the demolition of the existing shop, sheds, and car wash, and the construction of a new 339.7 sq.m service retail building, new fuel pump islands, and a canopy.
- Floor area
- 340 m²
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Official record
Development description
(a) retention of the existing service station all within revised site boundaries & (b) permission to re- develop existing service station to include the following: (1) the demolition of existing shop unit with steel lean to shed at rear, fuel pumps with canopy over, 2 no timber sheds, portable toilet, car wash, car veleting canopy, compressor enclosure and steel container, (2) construction of new service retail building with a total gfa of 339.7 sq. M incorporating retail sales area not greater than 100.00 sq. M, off-license 12 sq. M, deli/ sandwich bar 65 sq. M, seating area 38 sq. M, toilets / staff facilities and store room, (3) 2 no. Fuel pump islands with canopy over, (4) refuse / storage compound (5) underground hydrocarbon interceptor (6) modification of existing access / egress to the site from the public road (7) advertising logo and branding to building and canopy with all associated site works and boundary treatment
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Killowenbeg, Killowen Rd, Kenmare | Jul 2025 | €490,000 | 45 m |
| Golf Link House, Killowen, Kenmarenot full market price | May 2026 | €140,000 | 168 m |
| 5 Hazelgrove, Killowen, Kenmare | Mar 2025 | €227,500 | 170 m |
| Corrigatee, Killowen Rd, Kenmarenot full market price | May 2026 | €257,000 | 210 m |
| 1 Oakwood Manor, Kenmare, Kerry | May 2025 | €465,000 | 227 m |
| 19 Oakwood Manor, Kenmare, Kerry | Apr 2026 | €460,000 | 287 m |
| 34 Oakwood Manor, Killowen, Kenmare | Apr 2026 | €320,000 | 324 m |
| Killowen, Kenmare, Kerry | Jun 2026 | €1,650,000 | 373 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 received20 March 2018
- Further information requested10 May 2018
- Further information received15 August 2018
- Decision due11 September 2018
- Decision issued11 September 2018
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