BALLYBUNION (SANDHILL ROAD), CO KERRY
Retention of a garage conversion to a home office in Ballybunion.
201120 · Kerry County Council · Lodged 19 November 2020
- Reference
- 201120
- Authority
- Kerry County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 19 November 2020
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 1 m²
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for the change of use of a detached outbuilding from a domestic garage to a home office. The building will retain ancillary domestic garage storage and a boiler room with all associated site works.
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
Retain the change of use of the detached out building on property, from a domestic garage to a home office with ancillary domestic garage storage and boiler room with all associated site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and improve existing residential areas”
Objective set by the Listowel Municipal District Local Area Plan 2020-2026 (2020–2026). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Clarkes Lodge, Sandhill Rd, Ballybunnion | Oct 2025 | €530,000 | 11 m |
| Billow Bank, Sandhill Rd, Ballybunnion | Apr 2025 | €350,000 | 56 m |
| Ozone Terrace, Main St, Ballybunion | Mar 2025 | €129,250 | 210 m |
| Sandymount, Sandhill Rd, Ballybunion | Mar 2026 | €225,000 | 325 m |
| Lane Off Main Street, Lartigue Road, Ballybunnion | Sept 2025 | €262,000 | 413 m |
| 9a Lartigue Lane, Lartigue Road, Ballybunionprice excludes VAT | Jul 2025 | €271,917 | 433 m |
| 3 Holiday Village, Ballybunion, Kerry | Feb 2025 | €250,000 | 446 m |
| 13 Kerry Ocean Suites, Ballybunion, Co Kerry | Mar 2025 | €145,000 | 446 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 received19 November 2020
- Further information requested21 January 2021
- Further information received2 February 2021
- Decision due1 March 2021
- Decision issued1 March 2021
- Grant issued6 April 2021
- Permission expiry5 April 2026
In the area
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- Granted40 m away
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- Granted70 m away
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- Awaiting decision70 m away
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- Awaiting decision80 m away
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20237KerryLodged 11 Mar 2020Retention
- Awaiting decision80 m away
RETAIN NEW SITE ENTRANCE
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18823KerryLodged 22 Aug 2018
- Awaiting decision80 m away
INVALID APPLICATION
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24444KerryLodged 17 Dec 2024
- Awaiting decision80 m away
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