THE MERMAIDS BAR AND RESTAUARANT, WILLIAM STREET, LISTOWEL
Retention of a first-floor smoking area at The Mermaids Bar and Restaurant in Listowel.
22335 · Kerry County Council · Lodged 29 March 2022
- Reference
- 22335
- Authority
- Kerry County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 29 March 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention permission to keep an existing smoking area located at the first-floor level of the premises.
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 smoking area at first floor level
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt.35, William Street, Listowel | Oct 2025 | €140,000 | 46 m |
| 23 Charles St, Listowel, Kerry | Jun 2026 | €250,000 | 89 m |
| 3 Lower William Street, Listowel, Co Kerry | Jan 2025 | €79,000 | 138 m |
| Rear 34 William St, Listowel, Kerry | Jun 2026 | €280,000 | 186 m |
| 81 Church St, Listowel, Kerry | Oct 2025 | €205,000 | 193 m |
| Beheens, Listowelprice excludes VAT | May 2025 | €40,000 | 208 m |
| Coilbwee, Listowel, County Kerry | Apr 2025 | €10,000 | 208 m |
| Pilgrim Hill, Kilmorna, Listowelnot full market price | Jun 2025 | €87,000 | 208 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 received29 March 2022
- Further information requested19 May 2022
- Further information received19 September 2022
- Decision due16 October 2022
- Decision issued13 October 2022
- Grant issued16 November 2022
- Permission expiry15 November 2027
In the area
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- Awaiting decisionAt this site
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17364KerryLodged 24 Apr 2017Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
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- Awaiting decision30 m away
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2660608KerryLodged 1 Jul 2026
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17833KerryLodged 24 Aug 2017Commercial
- Granted50 m away
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16218KerryLodged 7 Mar 2016Change of use
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