KILLARNEY (COLLEGE SQUARE), CO KERRY
Retention of a building and change of use from offices to a ground-floor restaurant and three apartments.
2026 · Kerry County Council · Lodged 17 January 2020
- Reference
- 2026
- Authority
- Kerry County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 17 January 2020
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for the existing building as constructed. Permission is also sought to change the use from permitted offices to a restaurant at ground floor level, with two apartments on the first floor and one apartment on the second floor, including elevational changes and a traditional shopfront.
- Residential units
- 3
- 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
Retain existing building as constructed. Planning permission to (a) change use from permitted permission for offices ( reg. No. 18/1034) to proposed restaurant and associated facilities at ground floor level with two living apartments at first floor level and one living apartment at second floor level (b) make elvational changes and erect a traditional style shopfront together with all associated site 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glebe Place, Killarney, Kerry | Feb 2026 | €320,000 | 81 m |
| 48 Units At Cronins Wood, Spa Road, Killarneyprice excludes VAT | May 2025 | €15,131,948 | 114 m |
| Apt 2, 5 New St, Killarney | Apr 2025 | €32,500 | 200 m |
| Apt 1, 5 New St, Killarney | Apr 2025 | €32,500 | 200 m |
| 1 Mangerton Close, Killarney, Kerry | Sept 2025 | €375,000 | 206 m |
| Apt 30, The Court Yard, Killarney | Mar 2026 | €290,000 | 236 m |
| 4 York Terrace, Killarney, Kerry | Oct 2025 | €310,000 | 245 m |
| Rossmore Island, Tahilla, Killarney | Jan 2025 | €669,000 | 247 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 received17 January 2020
- Further information requested4 March 2020
- Further information received24 March 2020
- Decision due1 June 2020
- Decision issued29 April 2020
- Grant issued26 June 2020
- Permission expiry25 June 2025
In the area
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Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
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- Refused40 m away
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