SNEEM ROAD, GORTAMULLEN, KENMARE
Increase student numbers at a Montessori school, expand the car park, and retain an additional toilet room.
18395 · Kerry County Council · Lodged 30 April 2018
- Reference
- 18395
- Authority
- Kerry County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 30 April 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission to increase student capacity at Bright Sparks Montessori School, expand the on-site car park, and retain an existing additional toilet room.
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) permission for the increase in the number of students attending bright sparks montessori school (from 15 no. Places previously granted under planning permission ref. No. 08/2408) (b) permission to expand the on-site car park and (c) retention permission to retain additional toilet room
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Heather Park Pairc Na Gloine, Kenmare, Kerry | Jun 2026 | €270,600 | 97 m |
| 27 Heather Park, Pairc Na Gloine, Kenmare | May 2026 | €295,000 | 98 m |
| 23 Heather Park, Pairc Na Gloine, Kenmare | May 2025 | €315,000 | 107 m |
| 5 Ard Mullen, Gortamullen, Kenmare | Nov 2025 | €527,000 | 122 m |
| 11 Heather Park, Pairc Na Gloine, Kenmare | Mar 2026 | €330,000 | 129 m |
| 10 Heather Park, Pairc Na Gloine, Kenmare Kerry | Feb 2026 | €315,000 | 132 m |
| 13 Fuschia Court, Pairc Na Gloine, Kenmare | Jan 2025 | €255,000 | 145 m |
| 8 Fuschia Court, Pairc Na Gloine, Kenmare | May 2025 | €259,000 | 178 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received30 April 2018
- Further information requested21 June 2018
- Further information received21 September 2018
- Decision due1 November 2018
- Decision issued24 October 2018
- Grant issued27 November 2018
- Permission expiry26 November 2023
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