BALLYCASHEEN (ROOKERY ROAD), KILLARNEY, CO KERRY V93 W594
Demolish school prefabs and build a two-storey extension with a special education unit in Killarney.
22685 · Kerry County Council · Lodged 28 June 2022
- Reference
- 22685
- Authority
- Kerry County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 28 June 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves removing existing single-storey prefabricated school buildings and replacing them with a two-storey extension. This will house 3 mainstream classrooms, 3 resource rooms, and a 3-classroom special education needs unit, alongside a single-storey extension, play areas, and revised parking.
- Storeys
- 2
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Official record
Development description
Remove existing single storey prefabricated buildings ( that consist of 4 classrooms, 5 resource rooms and associated services) replacement with a two storey extension consisting of 3 mainstream classrooms, 3 set resource rooms, and a 3 classroom base special education needs unit and associated facilities, external play areas, and canopy to sen set down parking facilities to the rear of the school, associated alterations and elevational changes to the existing school building including the construction of a single storey extension with 3 set rooms, new boundary treatment to rookery road incorporating a new vehicular set down provision, revised pedestrian entrances and the relocation of parking facilities together with all related services and site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Innisfallen, Rookery Rd, Ballycasheen | Feb 2026 | €500,000 | 290 m |
| 22 Rookery Woods, Ballycasheen, Killarney | Jun 2026 | €690,000 | 330 m |
| 9 Rookery Woods, Ballycasheen, Killarneynot full market price | Feb 2025 | €225,000 | 382 m |
| Countess Rd, Killarney, Kerry | Dec 2025 | €800,000 | 390 m |
| Flesk View, Woodlawn Rd, Killarney | Mar 2026 | €290,000 | 417 m |
| 20 Brooklawn, Killarney, Kerrynot full market price | Nov 2025 | €70,700 | 430 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 received28 June 2022
- Further information requested17 August 2022
- Further information received8 December 2022
- Decision due8 February 2023
- Decision issued7 February 2023
- Grant issued13 March 2023
- Permission expiry12 March 2028
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