6 MAIN STREET, KILLARNEY, CO KERRY
Change of use from café to bar/restaurant on Main Street, Killarney, with internal and external alterations.
201212 · Kerry County Council · Lodged 15 December 2020
- Reference
- 201212
- Authority
- Kerry County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 15 December 2020
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to change the use of Mac's Restaurant from a café to a bar/restaurant. The application includes changing the name on the shopfront, internal layout changes, adding a fire escape door, and constructing a bin/bottle store across the adjacent laneway.
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 of use of premises known as mac's restaurant, 6 main street, killarney from café to bar/restaurant and permission for change of name on existing premises fascia/shopfront and permission for internal layout changes, the addition of a fire escape door onto adjacent laneway (which connects main street to well lane south) and the addition of a bin/bottle store located across the same laneway (which connects main street to well lane)
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 1, 5 New St, Killarney | Apr 2025 | €32,500 | 60 m |
| Apt 2, 5 New St, Killarney | Apr 2025 | €32,500 | 60 m |
| Glebe Place, Killarney, Kerry | Feb 2026 | €320,000 | 117 m |
| 214 Beechcourt, Beech St, Killarneynot full market price | Feb 2025 | €240,000 | 132 m |
| 223 Beechcourt, Beech St, Killarney | Aug 2025 | €231,000 | 132 m |
| 205 Beechcourt, Beech St, Killarney | Aug 2025 | €245,000 | 132 m |
| Appartment 3, 19 New Street, Killarneynot full market price | Dec 2025 | €20,313 | 145 m |
| Appartment1 19 New St, Killarney, Kerrynot full market price | Dec 2025 | €20,313 | 145 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 December 2020
- Further information requested16 February 2021
- Further information received22 April 2021
- Decision due1 June 2021
- Decision issued1 June 2021
- Grant issued5 July 2021
- Permission expiry4 July 2026
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