NO.1 FORELANDS, DROMNEAVANE, KENMARE
Retention permission to change a holiday home into a permanent residence in Kenmare.
19219 · Kerry County Council · Lodged 8 March 2019
- Reference
- 19219
- Authority
- Kerry County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 8 March 2019
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 1 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention permission to change the use of a property from a private holiday house to a permanent private residential house. It also includes the retention of minor variations in the building's elevations.
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 the use from private holiday house to private residental house use and retain minor variations in elevations
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and improve existing residential areas.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orchard Grove, Kenmare, Kerry | Feb 2025 | €286,000 | 103 m |
| 63 Orchard Grove, Kenmare, Co Kerry | May 2025 | €286,000 | 116 m |
| 62 Orchard Grove, Kilarney Rd, Kenmare | Sept 2025 | €325,000 | 131 m |
| 15 Bothar Sheen, Glanerought, Kenmare | Feb 2025 | €230,000 | 146 m |
| 11 Bothar Sheen, Glanerought, Kenmare | Dec 2025 | €250,000 | 159 m |
| 10 Bothar Sheen, Glanerought, Kenmare | Mar 2025 | €250,000 | 164 m |
| 9 Bothar Sheen, Glanerought, Kenmare | Mar 2025 | €250,000 | 168 m |
| 1 Cuirt Cleady, Glanerought, Kenmare | Mar 2025 | €204,000 | 174 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 received8 March 2019
- Further information requested30 April 2019
- Further information received22 May 2019
- Decision due18 June 2019
- Decision issued18 June 2019
- Grant issued22 July 2019
- Permission expiry21 July 2024
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