GROVE, MAIN STREET, DINGLE
Retention of a beer garden and bar, and development of a new cafe on Main Street, Dingle.
211301 · Kerry County Council · Lodged 17 November 2021
- Reference
- 211301
- Authority
- Kerry County Council
- Register status
- Withdrawn
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 17 November 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks to retain a beer garden, external bar with awnings, service yard, and store at the rear of An Droichead Beag. It also requests permission to develop a cafe on the ground floor of an adjacent premises, with staff toilets on the first floor and storage on the second floor.
- Storeys
- 3
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Official record
Development description
1) retain beer garden and external bar , with awnings at the rear of an drochead beag public house (11) retain service yard and store and (111)permission to develop premises fronting onto main street and contiguous to an drochead beag at the rear, as cafe on ground floor with access to the aforementioned beer garden with staff toilets on the first floor and storage on the second floor
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 Corca Dhuibhne Electoral Area Local Area Plan 2021-2027 (2021–2027). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Cairn Close, Dingleprice excludes VAT | Mar 2026 | €471,365 | 51 m |
| 5 Cairn Close, Dingleprice excludes VAT | Mar 2026 | €515,418 | 51 m |
| 3 Cairn Close, Dingleprice excludes VAT | Mar 2026 | €484,581 | 51 m |
| Moulinagleimigh, Dingle, Kerry | Mar 2025 | €325,000 | 51 m |
| 2 Cairn Close, Dingleprice excludes VAT | Mar 2026 | €414,097 | 51 m |
| 1 The Mall, Dingle, Co Kerry | Feb 2025 | €450,000 | 73 m |
| Apt 5a, Orchard Lane, Dingle | Feb 2026 | €200,000 | 154 m |
| Apartment 9, Gort A Lin, John Street Dingle | Jun 2026 | €240,000 | 161 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 November 2021
- Further information requested18 January 2022
- Application withdrawn17 October 2022
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