DROMHALE, WOODLAWN ROAD, KILLARNEY
Conversion and extension of a former guesthouse in Killarney to create seven new apartments.
191320 · Kerry County Council · Lodged 20 December 2019
- Reference
- 191320
- Authority
- Kerry County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 20 December 2019
Summary
AI-generatedRetention is sought for the change of use of a guesthouse to staff accommodation. Permission is also sought to demolish a side shed, construct extensions, and convert the attic to create seven new apartments with associated alterations.
- Residential units
- 7
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) retain the subdivision and change of use from 9 bedroom guesthouse to 9 bedroom staff accommodation, (b) permission to demolish shed to side of building, (c) permission to construct extensions and conversion of the attic on the existing building all to provide seven new apartments and (d) carry out elevational and internal alterations to existing building and all associated site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and improve existing residential areas.”
Objective set by the Kerry County Development Plan 2022-2028 (2022–2028). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 The Inches, Woodlawn Road, Killarneyprice excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €471,366 | 72 m |
| 11 The Inches, Woodlawn, Killarneyprice excludes VAT | Mar 2026 | €471,365 | 85 m |
| 5 The Inches, Woodlawn Road, Killarneyprice excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €453,745 | 85 m |
| 6 The Inches, Woodlawn Road, Killarneyprice excludes VAT | Jan 2026 | €471,366 | 93 m |
| 7 The Inches, Woodlawn Road, Killarneyprice excludes VAT | Jan 2026 | €471,366 | 101 m |
| 8 The Inches, Woodlawn Road, Killarneyprice excludes VAT | Mar 2026 | €458,150 | 105 m |
| Woodlawn House, Woodlawn Rd, Killarney | Jun 2026 | €1,800,000 | 106 m |
| 9 The Inches, Woodlawn Road, Killarneyprice excludes VAT | May 2026 | €465,639 | 109 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 December 2019
- Further information requested20 February 2020
- Further information received29 July 2020
- Decision due25 August 2020
- Decision issued25 August 2020
- Appeal submitted17 September 2020
- Appeal decided29 January 2021
- Permission expiry28 January 2026
In the area
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- RefusedAt this site
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24164KerryLodged 18 Apr 2024Extension
- Granted90 m away
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191289KerryLodged 17 Dec 2019Housing estate
- Granted120 m away
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201049KerryLodged 3 Nov 2020Extension
- Granted130 m away
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