RIVERSIDE, BRIDGE STREET, KENMARE
Conversion of a residential building into a ground-floor cafe and a first- and second-floor bed and breakfast.
19865 · Kerry County Council · Lodged 15 August 2019
- Reference
- 19865
- Authority
- Kerry County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 15 August 2019
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 1 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves converting the existing attic and constructing ground, first, and second-floor extensions. It seeks a change of use from residential to commercial, establishing a cafe on the ground floor and a bed and breakfast on the upper floors.
- Storeys
- 3
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
(1) convert the existing attic and to construct extensions to existing building at ground floor, first floor and second floor levels, (2) permission to construct elevational changes, (3) permission for change of use from residential to commercial use as a cafe on the ground floor and permission for change of use from residential to bed and breakfast on the first and second floors including all ancillary works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Town Centre zoning which caters for a mix of uses.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 12 February 2020.
Notified floor area: 222 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Market St, Kenmare, Kerry | Dec 2025 | €225,000 | 68 m |
| 1 Cromwell Court, Kenmare, Kerry | Jan 2025 | €360,000 | 68 m |
| 11 Coffeys Row, Kenmare, Kerry | Jan 2026 | €285,000 | 121 m |
| Cappanacush, Templenoe, Kenmarenot full market price | Jun 2026 | €83,034 | 124 m |
| Unit 18, Haven Bay Care Village, Kenmare | Aug 2025 | €295,650 | 124 m |
| 6 The Residences, Kenmare Bay Hotel, Kenmare | Sept 2025 | €250,000 | 124 m |
| Pound Lane, Market Street, Kenmareprice excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €440,529 | 134 m |
| 8 Market St, Kenmare, Kerry | Dec 2025 | €150,000 | 149 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 received15 August 2019
- Further information requested1 October 2019
- Further information received13 November 2019
- Decision due10 December 2019
- Decision issued10 December 2019
- Grant issued21 January 2020
- Permission expiry20 January 2025
In the area
Applications near this site
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- GrantedAt this site
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- Awaiting decisionAt this site
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2317KerryLodged 13 Jan 2023Retention
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16251KerryLodged 16 Mar 2016Change of use
- Granted40 m away
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22867KerryLodged 18 Aug 2022Change of use
- Granted70 m away
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2460734KerryLodged 27 Sept 2024Extension
- Granted70 m away
RETAIN (A) CHANGE OF USE FROM RETAIL TO CAFÉ/RESTAURANT, (B) STORAGE STRUCTURE, (C) TOILET/STORAGE STRUCTURE…
BEAN & BATCH , KILLARNEY ROAD , GORTAMULLIN
23148KerryLodged 15 Feb 2023Retention
- Granted70 m away
ALTER, RENOVATE AND EXTEND THE EXISTING TOWN HOUSE. THE SAID PROPERTY IS LISTED AS A PROTECTED STRUCTURE…
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