UNIT 1, KENMARE PLACE, KILLARNEY
Retention of a change of use from retail to a café, including signage and shopfront alterations in Killarney.
221190 · Kerry County Council · Lodged 18 November 2022
- Reference
- 221190
- Authority
- Kerry County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 18 November 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention permission for changing the use of a unit from retail to a café. It also includes the retention of associated external signage and shopfront alterations.
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
Retain change of use from retail to café together with retention of associated external signage and shopfront alterations
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glebe Place, Killarney, Kerry | Feb 2026 | €320,000 | 133 m |
| 48 Units At Cronins Wood, Spa Road, Killarneyprice excludes VAT | May 2025 | €15,131,948 | 164 m |
| Orchard Close, Countess Rd, Killarney | Jan 2025 | €400,000 | 230 m |
| Apt 1, 5 New St, Killarney | Apr 2025 | €32,500 | 237 m |
| Apt 2, 5 New St, Killarney | Apr 2025 | €32,500 | 237 m |
| 1 Mangerton Close, Killarney, Kerry | Sept 2025 | €375,000 | 264 m |
| Apt 30, The Court Yard, Killarney | Mar 2026 | €290,000 | 279 m |
| Rossmore Island, Tahilla, Killarney | Jan 2025 | €669,000 | 280 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 received18 November 2022
- Decision due21 January 2023
- Decision issued12 January 2023
- Grant issued15 February 2023
- Permission expiry14 February 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
Retention permission to retain change of use from retail to cafe/restaurant and to retain new shopfront as…
Bean and Batch , 3 Kenmare Place , Killarney Co.Kerry
2360121KerryLodged 25 Aug 2023Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
Retention permission to retain change of use from retail to café / restaurant and to retain new shopfront as…
Bean and Batch , 3 Kenmare Place , Killarney
2460309KerryLodged 20 May 2024Retention
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
Retention permission to retain change of use from retail to cafe/restaurant at Bean and Batch , 3 Kenmare…
Bean and Batch , 3 Kenmare Place , Killarney Co.Kerry
2360055KerryLodged 26 Jul 2023Retention
- Granted50 m away
FOR DEVELOPMENT AT SPAR WHICH COMPRISES: ONE UNIT OF PERMITTED RETAIL USE. THE DEVELOPMENT WILL CONSIST OF…
37 COLLEGE SQUARE , KILLARNEY , CO KERRY
171KerryLodged 3 Jan 2017Commercial
- Granted50 m away
CONSIST OF REFURBISHMENT OF THE EXISTING ENTRANCE TO THE KUBE BAR TO INCLUDE: (1) A NEW TIMBER SHOPFRONT…
EAST AVENUE ROAD , KILLARNEY , CO KERRY
17413KerryLodged 4 May 2017Alterations
- Granted50 m away
(A) PLANNING PERMISSION FOR CHANGE OF USE OF FIRST FLOOR OF PROPERTY FROM STORAGE AREA ASSOCIATED WITH THE…
The Handy Stores , Kenmare Place , Killarney
24184KerryLodged 8 May 2024Change of use
- Granted50 m away
INSTALL AN ATM MACHINE TO THE EXISITING SHOP FRONT TO THE SOUTH ELEVTION
HANDY STORES , MAIN STREET , KILLARNEY
201226KerryLodged 17 Dec 2020Commercial
- Granted60 m away
RETAIN EXISTING BUILDING AS CONSTRUCTED. PLANNING PERMISSION TO (A) CHANGE USE FROM PERMITTED PERMISSION FOR…
KILLARNEY (COLLEGE SQUARE) , CO KERRY
2026KerryLodged 17 Jan 2020Retention
Related developments
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- Awaiting decisionChange of use
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- Awaiting decisionRetention
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171001KerryLodged 9 Oct 2017
- GrantedRetention
RETAIN (A) CHANGE OF USE FROM RETAIL TO CAFÉ/RESTAURANT, (B) STORAGE STRUCTURE, (C) TOILET/STORAGE STRUCTURE…
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23148KerryLodged 15 Feb 2023
- GrantedChange of use
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1950015DonegalLodged 10 Jan 2019
- GrantedRetention
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116383corkLodged 10 Nov 2011
- Awaiting decisionRetention
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