THE MEDICAL CENTRE PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, RAILWAY ROAD, KENMARE
Retention of a change of use from retail to medical use at Kenmare Shopping Centre.
21198 · Kerry County Council · Lodged 1 March 2021
- Reference
- 21198
- Authority
- Kerry County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 1 March 2021
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for changing the use of part of the first floor of the shopping centre from retail to medical use. It also seeks to retain the medical centre within revised site boundaries.
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) retain a change of use of part of the first floor of kenmare shopping centre from retail use to medical use and (b) permission to retain the medical centre within revised site boundaries
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Existing built areas of mixed use.”
National zoning type: Built up 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Railway Road, Kenmare, Co. Kerry | Nov 2025 | €465,000 | 112 m |
| 34 Cill Mhuire, Kenmare, Kerry | Jul 2025 | €275,000 | 207 m |
| 1 Kilmurry Close, Kenmare, Kerry | Dec 2025 | €385,000 | 229 m |
| 30 Sunnyhill Grove, Kenmare, Kerry | May 2026 | €354,000 | 281 m |
| Sunnyhill, Kenmare, Kerry | Aug 2025 | €350,000 | 298 m |
| 3 Sunnyhill, Holiday Village, Kenmare | Feb 2025 | €255,000 | 352 m |
| 8 Sunnyhill Holiday Homes, Kenmare, Co Kerry | Oct 2025 | €285,000 | 360 m |
| 63 Orchard Grove, Kenmare, Co Kerry | May 2025 | €286,000 | 408 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 received1 March 2021
- Decision due25 April 2021
- Decision issued22 April 2021
- Grant issued26 May 2021
- Permission expiry25 May 2026
In the area
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