BLOCK A FIRIES HALL, FIRIES, KILLARNEY
Retention of a change of use from a ground floor retail unit to four one-bedroom apartments.
21569 · Kerry County Council · Lodged 28 May 2021
- Reference
- 21569
- Authority
- Kerry County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 28 May 2021
- Residential units
- 4
- Floor area
- 4 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention permission for converting a ground floor retail unit into four one-bedroom apartments. The works include the formation of private amenity space, new windows and doors, cycle parking, and alterations to the car parking layout to add one extra space.
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
Change of use of a ground floor retail unit to 4 no. 1 bedroom apartments with associated alterations, including formation of private amentity space, windows and doors, provision of cycle parking, and alterations to the car parking layout to create an additional parking space increasing totaal provision for the site from 27 to 28 spaces
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Firies Village, Killarneyprice excludes VAT | Sept 2025 | €303,965 | 80 m |
| 2 Village Green, Firies, Killarney | Jan 2026 | €321,000 | 89 m |
| 3 Cois Na Habhainn, Firies, Kerry | Jan 2025 | €155,000 | 155 m |
| Cunigar, Firies, Kerry | Feb 2025 | €50,000 | 171 m |
| 13 Cois Na Habhann, Firies, Co Kerrynot full market price | Aug 2025 | €90,000 | 173 m |
| 10 Mountain Range, Firies, Killarney | Jan 2026 | €300,000 | 298 m |
| 37 Firies Dr, Firies, Killarney | Nov 2025 | €305,000 | 323 m |
| 6 Rosehill Ave, Firies, Killarney | Jan 2025 | €200,000 | 391 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 received28 May 2021
- Decision due22 July 2021
- Decision issued22 July 2021
- Grant issued25 August 2021
- Permission expiry24 August 2026
In the area
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- GrantedAt this site
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20162KerryLodged 21 Feb 2020Infrastructure
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16466KerryLodged 16 May 2016New dwelling
- Awaiting decision80 m away
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16356KerryLodged 20 Apr 2016New dwelling
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16468KerryLodged 16 May 2016New dwelling
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