NO. 25 HIGH STREET, KILLARNEY, CO KERRY
Change of use of a vacant ground floor shop in Killarney to college classrooms and facilities.
21915 · Kerry County Council · Lodged 10 August 2021
- Reference
- 21915
- Authority
- Kerry County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 10 August 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission to convert a vacant ground floor shop premises on High Street into college classrooms, laboratories, a reception area, meeting rooms, offices, a canteen, and toilets. It also includes creating new window openings on the north elevation, new street-facing signage, lighting, and associated site works.
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) change of use of existing ground floor vacant shop premises to college classrooms, labs, associated reception, meeting rooms, offices, canteeen and toilets (b) the creation of new window openings on the north elevation (c) new signage, lighting and elevational changes on teh street elevation (d) including all associated services and ancillary site works all at the ground floor
The historical record
How change-of-use applications have been decided in Kerry County Council
89% granted
of 636 change-of-use applications granted, refused or part-granted by Kerry County Council, 2016–2026.
- The same category nationally
- 88%14,584
- All categories in Kerry County Council
- 90%11,740
These are historical figures for this category in this council area, counted from the statutory register over the last 10 years. They are not an assessment of this application and say nothing about how it will be decided.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Town Centre zoning which caters for a mix of uses”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Odonovans Court, High St, Killarney | Jan 2026 | €220,000 | 5 m |
| 30 Grosvenor Court, High St, Killarney | Feb 2026 | €260,000 | 42 m |
| 6 Grosvenor Court, High St, Killarney | May 2025 | €200,000 | 59 m |
| 20 Grosvenor Court, High St, Killarney | Oct 2025 | €237,500 | 59 m |
| 4 Pimpernel Court, Monsignor O'flaherty Road, Killarneynot full market price | Mar 2025 | €270,215 | 136 m |
| 2 Pimpernel Court, Monsignor O'flaherty Road, Killarneynot full market price | Mar 2025 | €270,215 | 136 m |
| 1 Pimpernel Court, Monsignor O'flaherty Road, Killarneynot full market price | Mar 2025 | €270,215 | 136 m |
| 3 Pimpernel Court, Monsignor O'flaherty Road, Killarneynot full market price | Mar 2025 | €270,215 | 136 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 received10 August 2021
- Decision due4 October 2021
- Decision issued4 October 2021
- Grant issued5 November 2021
- Permission expiry4 November 2026
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Granted40 m away
FOR CHANGE OF USE OF AN EXISTING FIRST FLOOR OFFICE UNIT TO PROVIDE 2 NO. APARTMENTS
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- Granted60 m away
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- Granted60 m away
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16866KerryLodged 7 Sept 2016Commercial
- Refused70 m away
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- Awaiting decision70 m away
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171162KerryLodged 21 Nov 2017Change of use
- Granted80 m away
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18283KerryLodged 28 Mar 2018Change of use
- Granted80 m away
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2460904KerryLodged 22 Nov 2024Alterations
- Refused80 m away
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