GrantedRetentionDecided 4 October 2021

THE WOOD, DINGLE, COUNTY KERRY

Retention of a restaurant-to-apartment conversion, attic accommodation, and a garden shed, plus permission to revise the attic layout.

21729 · Kerry County Council · Lodged 30 June 2021

Reference: 21729
Authority: Kerry County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: RETENTION
Received: 30 June 2021

Summary

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Retention is sought for the change of use of a former restaurant/doctors surgery to a single-storey semi-detached apartment for family use. The application also covers existing attic accommodation with roof lights and a garden shed. Full permission is sought to revise the attic layout to include two bedrooms, a bathroom, and a den, alongside installing a new front dormer window.

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Storey: 1

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Development description

Retain (1) change of use of restaurant / former doctors surgery to single storey semi-detached apartment for family use only (2) existing attic accommodation including three no. Roof lights to front elevation to existing private dwelling house (3) existing garden shed and (4) all buildings within revised site boundaries and full permission to revise existing attic accommodation layout to accommodate two no. Bedrooms bathroom and den area and the formation of a dormer window to the front elevation and one no. Roof light to rear elevation with all necessry associated ancillary works

Land-use zoning

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Existing ResidentialRS

“To protect and improve existing residential areas”

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
The Farmers, The Wood, Strand St	May 2025	€530,000	96 m
9 Radharc Na Mara, The Wood, Dingle	Jan 2025	€760,000	162 m
Apt 4 Watersedge, The Wood, Dingle	Jun 2025	€893,000	240 m
Baile Na Buaile, Dingle, Co Kerry	Jan 2025	€739,500	471 m

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Key dates

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Application received30 June 2021
Further information requested23 August 2021
Further information received25 August 2021
Decision due4 October 2021
Decision issued4 October 2021
Grant issued5 November 2021
Permission expiry4 November 2026

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