BRADGATE, COUNTESS ROAD, AVENUE (TOWNLAND)
Change of use of part of a house to a Montessori school, extended hours, rear alterations, and a new first-floor apartment.
21273 · Kerry County Council · Lodged 18 March 2021
- Reference
- 21273
- Authority
- Kerry County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 18 March 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks to convert a portion of the ground floor of an existing house into a Montessori school childcare facility. It also proposes extending the operating hours of the adjoining facility, making rear elevational changes, and creating a one-bedroom residential unit on the first floor.
- Residential unit
- 1
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Official record
Development description
- A) change of use of portion of ground floor of existing house (bradgate) to montessori school childcare use. Bradgate adjoins existing montessori school childcare facility granged under 93/202467, b) to extend hours of operation from that permitted under 93/202467 from 8.00 am
- 2.00 pm to 8.00 am
- 6.30 pm c) for elevational changes to rear of montessori school childcare facility comprising of removal of bay window and replacement with french doors and d) to create a one bedroom residential unit on the first floor of existing house
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and improve existing residential areas.”
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Countess Rd, Killarney, Kerry | Dec 2025 | €800,000 | 150 m |
| Chutehall House, Lower Park Rd, Killarney | Mar 2025 | €1,230,000 | 183 m |
| 17 Park Court, Park Rd, Killarney | Sept 2025 | €520,000 | 244 m |
| 16 Park Courrt, Park Rd, Killarney | Sept 2025 | €260,000 | 244 m |
| 1-18 Garra� Glas, Park Road, Killarneyprice excludes VAT | May 2025 | €4,953,303 | 244 m |
| 13 Ardshanavooley, Killarney, Kerry | Jun 2025 | €260,000 | 280 m |
| 2 The Avenue, Countess Rd, Killarney | May 2026 | €410,000 | 286 m |
| 4a The Beech, Avenue Countess Road, Killarney | Dec 2025 | €298,000 | 317 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received18 March 2021
- Further information requested11 May 2021
- Further information received10 November 2021
- Decision due7 December 2021
- Decision issued6 December 2021
- Appeal submitted24 December 2021
- Appeal decided2 October 2023
- Permission expiry1 October 2028
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
(A) RETAIN USE OF EXISTING HOUSE (BRADGATE) AS CHILDCARE USE. BRADGATE ADJOINS EXISTING CHILDCARE FACILITY…
BRADGATE , COUNTESS ROAD , AVENUE (TOWNLAND)
20687KerryLodged 31 Jul 2020Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
INCREASE THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS AND EXTEND THE HOURS OF OPERATION OF THE MONTESSORI HOUSE OF CHILDREN,…
BRADGATE , COUNTESS ROAD , AVENUE (TOWNLAND) KILLARNEY CO. KERRY
18753KerryLodged 27 Jul 2018Retention
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
A) CHANGE OF USE OF PORTION OF GROUND FLOOR OF EXISTING HOUSE (BRADGATE) TO CHILDCARE USE. BRADGATE ADJOINS…
BRADGATE , COUNTESS ROAD AVENUE (TOWNLAND) , KILLARNEY
2155KerryLodged 26 Jan 2021Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
(A) INCREASE THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS ATTENDING THE MONTESSORI HOUSE OF CHILDREN (FROM THE 15 NO. PLACES…
SALLYWOOD AND BRADGATE , COUNTESS ROAD , AVENUE
16647KerryLodged 4 Jul 2016Change of use
- Granted90 m away
(A) RETAIN MINOR ELEVATIONAL CHANGE TO DWELLING HOUSE CONSISTING OF A NEW METAL CLAD FASCIA TO THE EXISTING…
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21681KerryLodged 23 Jun 2021Extension
- Granted110 m away
RETAIN THE ALTERATIONS, ADDITIONS AND RENOVATION WORKS CARRIED OUT, NAMELY: RE-MODELLING OF THE FRONT…
DUNBOY HOUSE , COUNTESS ROAD , KILLARNEY CO KERRY
231065KerryLodged 23 Oct 2023Retention
- Refused140 m away
For 1 No. two storey detached dwellinghouse and apartment development, comprising three storey building,…
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25260KerryLodged 3 Nov 2025Apartments
- Refused150 m away
12 NO. APARTMENT DEVELOPMENT, COMPRISING THREE STOREYS, TWO DETACHED BUILDINGS, CONTAINING 8 NO. TWO…
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231182KerryLodged 19 Dec 2023Apartments
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- Awaiting decisionChange of use
A) CHANGE OF USE OF PORTION OF GROUND FLOOR OF EXISTING HOUSE (BRADGATE) TO CHILDCARE USE. BRADGATE ADJOINS…
BRADGATE , COUNTESS ROAD AVENUE (TOWNLAND) , KILLARNEY
2155KerryLodged 26 Jan 2021
- Awaiting decisionChange of use
(A) RETAIN USE OF EXISTING HOUSE (BRADGATE) AS CHILDCARE USE. BRADGATE ADJOINS EXISTING CHILDCARE FACILITY…
BRADGATE , COUNTESS ROAD , AVENUE (TOWNLAND)
20687KerryLodged 31 Jul 2020
- GrantedChange of use
(A) INCREASE THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS ATTENDING THE MONTESSORI HOUSE OF CHILDREN (FROM THE 15 NO. PLACES…
SALLYWOOD AND BRADGATE , COUNTESS ROAD , AVENUE
16647KerryLodged 4 Jul 2016
- GrantedRetention
INCREASE THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS AND EXTEND THE HOURS OF OPERATION OF THE MONTESSORI HOUSE OF CHILDREN,…
BRADGATE , COUNTESS ROAD , AVENUE (TOWNLAND) KILLARNEY CO. KERRY
18753KerryLodged 27 Jul 2018
- GrantedChange of use
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1850360DonegalLodged 12 Mar 2018
- RefusedChange of use
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