DOON WEST, BALLYBUNION, CO KERRY
Retention of a first-floor front balcony, a rear sunroom, and elevational changes to a house in Ballybunion.
18510 · Kerry County Council · Lodged 29 May 2018
- Reference
- 18510
- Authority
- Kerry County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 29 May 2018
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 1 m²
Summary
AI-generatedRetrospective planning permission is sought to retain an existing first-floor front balcony and a rear sunroom as built. The application also covers various elevational changes and associated site works.
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
Retain (a) existing first floor front balcony as built, (b) existing rear sunroom as built and (c) elevational changes as built and all associated site works
The historical record
How retention applications have been decided in Kerry County Council
92% granted
of 2,688 retention applications granted, refused or part-granted by Kerry County Council, 2016–2026.
- The same category nationally
- 90%45,165
- All categories in Kerry County Council
- 90%11,740
These are historical figures for this category in this council area, counted from the statutory register over the last 10 years. They are not an assessment of this application and say nothing about how it will be decided.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and improve existing residential areas”
Objective set by the Listowel Municipal District Local Area Plan 2020-2026 (2020–2026). 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 Doon Rd, Ballybunnion, Kerry | Feb 2026 | €250,000 | 29 m |
| 31 Doon Ard, Doon Rd, Ballybunionnot full market price | Jan 2025 | €280,000 | 161 m |
| Aughrim, Doon Rd, Ballybunion | Oct 2025 | €473,000 | 229 m |
| 4 Hillview Crescent, Doon Rd, Ballybunion | Jun 2026 | €270,000 | 259 m |
| Cratloe, Doon Rd, Ballybunion | Feb 2026 | €250,000 | 474 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 received29 May 2018
- Decision due23 July 2018
- Decision issued23 July 2018
- Grant issued24 August 2018
- Permission expiry23 August 2023
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Granted60 m away
RETAIN EXISTING DWELLING AS BUILT (PREVIOUS PLANNING REG 04/1041) WITHIN REVISED SITE BOUNDARIES AS BUILT AND…
NO. 5 DOON WEST , BALLYBUNION , CO KERRY
171270KerryLodged 19 Dec 2017Retention
- Granted100 m away
CHANGE OF HOUSE DESIGN FROM THAT PREVIOUSLY GRANTED UNDER PLANNING REFERENCE NO. 15/1140 WITH ALL ASSOCIATED…
DOON WEST , BALLYBUNION , CO KERRY
181193KerryLodged 5 Dec 2018Alterations
- Refused140 m away
To construct three dwellings comprising one pair of semi-detached duplex apartments and one detached…
Doon Road , Doon West , Ballybunnion
2560657KerryLodged 30 Jul 2025Apartments
- Awaiting decision160 m away
(a) demolition of two storey semi-detached dwelling, (b) construction of two storey detached replacement…
Doon Road , Doon West , Ballybunion
2660338KerryLodged 18 Apr 2026New dwelling
- Granted190 m away
DEMOLISH EXISTING DWELLING AND CONSTUCT A REPLACEMENT DWELLING AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
DOON WEST , BALLYBUNION , CO KERRY
201121KerryLodged 20 Nov 2020New dwelling
- Granted220 m away
DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DETACHED DWELLING AND THE PERMSSION TO CONSTRUCT A NEW SINGLE STOREY DWELLING AND ALL…
DOON ROAD , BALLYBUNNION , CO KERRY
16357KerryLodged 20 Apr 2016New dwelling
- Refused290 m away
RETAIN ATTIC CONVERSION AND TO RETAIN ELEVATIONAL CHANGES TO EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE
DOON WEST , BALLYBUNION , CO KERRY
17825KerryLodged 23 Aug 2017Retention
- Awaiting decision300 m away
RETAIN A BUNGALOW WITH ATTIC DEVELOPMENT AS CONSTRUCTED AND CONNECTED TO ALL SERVICES ON REIVISED SITE…
DOON WEST , BALLYBUNION , CO KERRY
2320KerryLodged 16 Jan 2023Retention
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