GrantedRetentionDecided 10 June 2021

CONVENT ROAD, LISTOWEL, CO. KERRY

Retention of a funeral home, signage, and a garage, plus permission for a new front canopy and signage.

20970 · Kerry County Council · Lodged 14 October 2020

Reference: 20970
Authority: Kerry County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: RETENTION
Received: 14 October 2020

Summary

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This application seeks retention permission for an existing funeral home as constructed, along with its associated signage and a rear storage unit/garage. It also proposes the construction of a new external canopy to the front of the funeral home and new signage.

Retentionfuneral homesignagecommercial

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Development description

(a) retain the funeral home as constructed with associated signage; (b) retain the existing signage located at the northeast corner of the property, (c) retain the storage unit/car garage at the rear of the property, (d) retain all of the above within revised site boundaries, (e) construct an external canopy to the front of the existing funeral home, (f) new signage to the proposed elevations and (g) all ancillary site works

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Existing ResidentialRS

“To protect and improve existing residential areas”

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
2 The Mews, Greenville, Listowel	May 2025	€539,000	105 m
13 Ferndene, Greenville, Listowelnot full market price	Jan 2026	€235,000	256 m
Loughcrew, Ballybunion Rd, Listowel	Apr 2025	€320,000	276 m
11 Ashfield, Greenville, Listowel	Jul 2026	€610,000	287 m
Ballybunion Rd, Listowel, Kerry	Dec 2025	€306,000	326 m
1 O'connell's Avenue, Listowel, Co Kerry	Oct 2025	€169,500	385 m
102 Oconnells Ave, Listowel, Kerry	May 2025	€110,000	406 m
26 Oconnells Ave, Listowel, Kerry	Apr 2026	€101,000	490 m

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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 received14 October 2020
Further information requested7 December 2020
Further information received14 May 2021
Decision due10 June 2021
Decision issued10 June 2021
Grant issued14 July 2021
Permission expiry13 July 2026

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