2 PARK STREET (EAST PARK LANE), KENMARE, COUNTY KERRY
Demolition of a warehouse, shop alterations, and construction of extensions to create retail units, a restaurant, and 9 holiday apartments.
2114 · Kerry County Council · Lodged 15 January 2021
- Reference
- 2114
- Authority
- Kerry County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 15 January 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposal includes the demolition of a rear warehouse and the subdivision of the existing shop into two retail units and a restaurant. It also involves constructing a new second floor and a three-storey extension to create eight holiday apartments, alongside the renovation of a protected former estate office into a holiday let.
- Residential units
- 9
- 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
(a) demolish an exisiting single storey commercial/warehouse structure at the rear of the existing shop, (b) extension and alteration to the ground floor of the existing shop to facilitate subdivision into 2 no. Retail units and 1 no. Restaurant/cafe unit, (c) change of use of first floor area from shop use and alterations to same to incorporate 2 no. Apartments for short term holiday let, (d) construct a new second floor to the existing building to incorporate 2 no. Apartments for short term holiday let (e) construct a new 3 storey extension adjoining the northern gable of the existing street fronting building to incorporate two shop units at ground floor level and 4 apartments for short term holiday let on the upper floors, (f) external alterations to the existing building including a raised roof line and changes to the street fronting elevation as required to incorporate the works described above, (g) reovations and alterations to a protected structure rps number ky093-041 (former landsdowne estate office) to convert same for use as 1 number unit for short term holiday let, (h) all necessary car parking, services works, site works, hard and soft landscaping works and ancillary works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Town Centre zoning which caters for a mix of uses. Oportunity Site 1.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
Objective set by the Kenmare Municipal District Local Area Plan 2024-2030 (2024–2030). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 April Dr, Lodge Wood, Kenmare | Jun 2026 | €240,000 | 45 m |
| Unit 18, Haven Bay Care Village, Kenmare | Aug 2025 | €295,650 | 73 m |
| 6 The Residences, Kenmare Bay Hotel, Kenmare | Sept 2025 | €250,000 | 73 m |
| Cappanacush, Templenoe, Kenmarenot full market price | Jun 2026 | €83,034 | 73 m |
| 11 Lodge Wood, Kenmare, Kerry | Sept 2025 | €285,000 | 85 m |
| 11 Coffeys Row, Kenmare, Kerry | Jan 2026 | €285,000 | 151 m |
| 3 Market St, Kenmare, Kerry | Dec 2025 | €225,000 | 153 m |
| 1 Cromwell Court, Kenmare, Kerry | Jan 2025 | €360,000 | 216 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 January 2021
- Further information requested5 March 2021
- Further information received3 December 2021
- Decision due26 January 2022
- Decision issued26 January 2022
- Grant issued1 March 2022
- Permission expiry28 February 2027
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