PRESENTATION CONVENT, NEW STREET, KILLARNEY
Conservation and conversion of a convent building into assisted living bedrooms and apartments in Killarney.
19443 · Kerry County Council · Lodged 29 April 2019
- Reference
- 19443
- Authority
- Kerry County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 29 April 2019
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought for the conservation and repair of the Presentation Convent, a protected structure, to provide assisted living bedrooms and self-contained one-bed apartments for sisters. The project includes internal alterations, a new lift, partial demolition of modern structures, and extensions to existing porches and toilet blocks.
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Official record
Development description
Conserve repair of the convent building (protected structure - rps p13) including alterations to the internal layout to provide assisted living bedrooms and self-contained one bed apartments for sisters with ancillary spaces, additional stair, new lift and associated site works. Demolition of: external fire escape to the north elevation and modern single storey flat roof structure to courtyard. Modification and extension of existing single storey: porch to south elevation and toilet block to east elevation. Construction of a partially covered external seating area to form enclosed courtyard to east including the creation of 2 number additional exterior doors
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 New St, Killarney, Kerry | Apr 2025 | €290,000 | 139 m |
| Greenane, Killarney, Kerry | Jun 2025 | €590,000 | 213 m |
| 10 Castlerosse Cottages, Killarney, Kerry | Jul 2025 | €290,000 | 233 m |
| 19a New St, Killarney, Kerry | Nov 2025 | €360,000 | 262 m |
| 14 Greenlawn, New St, Killarney | Mar 2025 | €100,000 | 275 m |
| 1 Chapel Place, New St, Killarney | Jan 2025 | €285,000 | 277 m |
| 1 Chapel Place, New St, Killarney | Feb 2026 | €275,000 | 277 m |
| Apartment 2, 19 New Street, Killarneynot full market price | Dec 2025 | €20,313 | 284 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 April 2019
- Decision due23 June 2019
- Decision issued21 June 2019
- Grant issued25 July 2019
- Permission expiry24 July 2024
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