GrantedCommercialDecided 11 July 2022

LISTOWEL LIDS FOODSTORE, JOHN B. KEANE ROAD (N69 NATIONAL SECONDARY ROUTE R553 REGIONAL ROAD), LISTOWEL

Demolition of a house and existing Lidl store to build a new, larger Lidl foodstore.

22522 · Kerry County Council · Lodged 17 May 2022

Reference: 22522
Authority: Kerry County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 17 May 2022

Summary

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The project involves the demolition of a 224 sq m habitable house and the existing 1,822 sq m Lidl store. A new single-level mono-pitched Lidl discount foodstore of 2,468 sq m will be constructed with associated infrastructure.

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Floor area: 2,493 m²

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Official record

Development description

Demolish a habitable house/dwelling with associated structures (totalling 224 sq m gross floor space), the demolition of the existing lidl licenced discount foodstore (1,822 sq m gross floor space with 1,270 sq m net retail sales area) and the construction of a new single level mono-pitched licenced discount foodstore with ancillary infrastructure and associated site development works (all totalling 2,492.5 sq m gross floor space and ranging in height equivalent from 1 to 2 storeys), at a site of approximatelsy 1.07 hectares at the existing listowel lidl foodstore, john b. Keane road (n69 national secondary route/r553 regional road), listowel, co kerry. The proposed new single level licenced discount foodstore (2,468 sq m gross floor space) development will consist of: a retail sales area with ancillary off-licence use and bakery (total net retail sales area of 1,645 sq m), entrance pod, public facilities (incl. Lobby and toilets), staff facilities (incl. Welfare lobbies, toilets, cloak/change rooms, staff canteen, meeting room and operational office), it room, plant room, delivery area and storage (incl. Cold storage) and external covered trolley bay area with bicycle parking spaces; roof photovoltaic solar panel array totalling 974.9 sq m; corporate signage consisting of 2 no. Building mounted corporate illuminated signs, 3 no. Wall mounted externally illuminated poster panel display boards, 1 no. Externally illuminated poster display board and 1 no. Free standing internally illuminated flagpole sign at entrance; a total of 18 no. Bicycle parking spaces and 181 no. Surface car parking spaces (8 no. Disabled, 4 no. Parent and child, 2 no. Ev charging and 167 no. Regular). Boundary treatments, retaining walls, hard and soft landscaping services (including below ground surface water attenuation storage) and all other anillary infranstructure (including esb substation of 24.5 sqm) and associated site deevelopment works above and below ground level. Primary vehicular and pedestrian access to the proposed new licenced discount foodstore development will be via a new vehicular and pedstrian entrance from john b. Keane road n69 national secondary route replacing the existing vehicular and pedestrian entrance from john b. Keane road (n69/r553)

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Built Up AreaRV

“Existing built areas of mixed use”

National zoning type: Built up 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.

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
5 Willow Court, Listowel, Kerry	Apr 2026	€285,000	173 m
15 Liosarda, Listowel, Co. Kerrynot full market price	Sept 2025	€82,440	199 m
63 Charles St, Listowel, Kerry	May 2026	€137,000	220 m
55 Charles St, Listowel, Kerry	Feb 2026	€132,000	222 m
49 Charles St, Listowel, Kerry	Apr 2025	€222,000	226 m
54 Lartigue Village, Listowel, Kerry	Mar 2026	€265,000	226 m
71 Lartigue Village, Listowel, Kerry	Oct 2025	€267,000	230 m
15 Meelish Close, Listowel, Kerry	Dec 2025	€258,000	270 m

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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 received17 May 2022
Decision due11 July 2022
Decision issued11 July 2022
Grant issued12 August 2022
Permission expiry11 August 2027

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