GLOR NA FARRAIGE, FARRANNREAGH, KNIGHTSTOWN
Retention of the change of use of an office to a holiday house.
19201 · Kerry County Council · Lodged 1 March 2019
- Reference
- 19201
- Authority
- Kerry County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 1 March 2019
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 1 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention permission for the change of use of an existing office building into a holiday house in Knightstown.
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
Change of use of office to holiday house
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and improve existing residential areas.”
Objective set by the Kenmare Minicipal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 The Moorings, Farranreigh, Valentia Island | Apr 2026 | €350,000 | 80 m |
| 14 An Toilean, Knightstown, Valentia | Mar 2025 | €290,000 | 459 m |
| Fishery, Valentia Island, Kerry | Sept 2025 | €345,000 | 490 m |
| 20 An T-oile�nn, Knightstown, Valentia | Jan 2025 | €380,000 | 493 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 received1 March 2019
- Decision due25 April 2019
- Decision issued24 April 2019
- Grant issued28 May 2019
- Permission expiry27 May 2024
In the area
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- Awaiting decisionAt this site
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- Granted180 m away
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CONSTRUCT AN AGRICULTURAL ENTRANCE AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
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2560079KerryLodged 12 Feb 2025New dwelling
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