CAHEREEN WEST, KILLARNEY RAOD, CASTLEISLAND
Demolish a disused funeral home to build 67 homes, including apartments and terraced houses.
201198 · Kerry County Council · Lodged 9 December 2020
- Reference
- 201198
- Authority
- Kerry County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 9 December 2020
- Residential units
- 67
- Floor area
- 67 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThis proposal involves the demolition of a single-storey former funeral home in Castleisland. In its place, a residential development of 67 units is planned, comprising 8 apartments and 59 houses, along with 134 car parking spaces, a riverside pedestrian walk, and 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
A) the demolition of an existing disused single storey funeral home, b) the construction of residential development of 67 no dwelling units consisting of 8 no. 1 bed apartments, 12 no. 2 bed mid-terraced dwellings, 36 no. 3 bed semi-detached/terraced dwellings and 11 no 3 bed end of terrace dwellings c) associated secure bicycle parking and bin storage, d) vehicular access to the proposed development will be via the existing access from the killarney road which it is proposed to retain, e) the development will also include a pedestrian walk along the bank of the river maine and all associated site works including 134 no. Car parking spaces, foul and storm drainage with on-site attenuation, public lighting, landscaping and amenity areas
Built & 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 1 September 2022. A completion certificate was lodged on 23 November 2023.
Notified floor area: 235.7 m²
11 commencement notices are linked to this development.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Cahereens West, Killarney Rd, Castleisland | Apr 2026 | €235,000 | 214 m |
| Railway Cottage, Station Rd, Castleisland | Nov 2025 | €220,000 | 416 m |
| Cahernard, Castleisland, Kerry | Jul 2025 | €300,000 | 419 m |
| Castleview Dr, Tralee Rd, Castleisland | Mar 2025 | €322,500 | 419 m |
| 16 Tralee Rd, Castleisland, Kerry | Sept 2025 | €152,000 | 456 m |
| Tralee Rd, Castleisland, Kerry | Sept 2025 | €140,000 | 490 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 received9 December 2020
- Further information requested10 February 2021
- Further information received9 June 2021
- Decision due26 July 2021
- Decision issued26 July 2021
- Appeal submitted12 August 2021
- Appeal decided8 April 2022
- Permission expiry7 April 2027
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