PUFFINS CHILDCARE AND PRESCHOOL FACILITY, FIRIES, CO. KERRY
Retention of a preschool extension and permission for a new classroom extension and temporary prefab in Firies.
22651 · Kerry County Council · Lodged 21 June 2022
- Reference
- 22651
- Authority
- Kerry County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 21 June 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks to retain an existing preschool extension and requests permission to construct a further preschool classroom extension. It also includes the temporary installation of a prefab preschool classroom during construction and associated on-site parking.
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Official record
Development description
Retain the preschool extension as constructed and permission to construct a further preschool classroom extension and to install a prefab preschool classroom on a temporary basis while the extension is being constructed with associated on-site parking
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and improve existing residential areas”
Objective set by the Corca Dhuibhne Electoral Area Local Area Plan 2021-2027 (2021–2027). 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 Cois Na Habhainn, Firies, Kerry | Jan 2025 | €155,000 | 86 m |
| Firies Village, Killarneyprice excludes VAT | Sept 2025 | €303,965 | 89 m |
| 13 Cois Na Habhann, Firies, Co Kerrynot full market price | Aug 2025 | €90,000 | 121 m |
| 2 Village Green, Firies, Killarney | Jan 2026 | €321,000 | 220 m |
| Cunigar, Firies, Kerry | Feb 2025 | €50,000 | 315 m |
| 10 Mountain Range, Firies, Killarney | Jan 2026 | €300,000 | 410 m |
| 37 Firies Dr, Firies, Killarney | Nov 2025 | €305,000 | 469 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 received21 June 2022
- Further information requested11 August 2022
- Further information received10 October 2022
- Decision due29 November 2022
- Decision issued24 November 2022
- Grant issued4 January 2023
- Permission expiry3 January 2028
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