UPPER BRDIGE STREET, KILLORGLIN, CO KERRY
Redevelopment of a former bar to include partial demolition, a beer garden, a performing arts centre, and two apartments.
2277 · Kerry County Council · Lodged 28 January 2022
- Reference
- 2277
- Authority
- Kerry County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 28 January 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThis project involves the partial demolition and redevelopment of a former bar. It includes internal alterations, a new keg store, converting an outbuilding into a bar and performing arts centre, creating a rear beer garden, and developing two apartments on the upper floors.
- Residential units
- 2
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
Redevelop premises formerly knows as sheila o'neills/dail bar to include the following: (1) partial demolition of existing structure to create wider laneway access on ground floor level, with front elevation changes (2) internal alterations to the existing bar with the addition of a new stairwell to the first and second floors (3) construction of toilets and keg store at rear (4) roofing and refurbishing existing double height outbuilding for use as bar and performing arts centre (5) development of rear yard as beer garden complete with parasols and awnings (6) redevelopment of first floor as apartment and staff facilities and (7) redevelopment of second floor as apartment
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 Kenmare Minicipal District Local Area Plan 2024-2030 (2024–2030). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Bridge Street, Killorglin, Co. Kerry | May 2026 | €60,000 | 18 m |
| Upper Bridge Street, Killorglin, County Kerry | Aug 2025 | €151,000 | 38 m |
| 9 Market House, Market Rd, Killorglin | Jun 2026 | €250,000 | 109 m |
| Apartment 23 Library Place, Iveragh Road, Killorglin | Mar 2026 | €225,000 | 110 m |
| 3 Elm House, Town Centre, Killorglin | Dec 2025 | €245,000 | 110 m |
| 11 Library Place, Iveragh Rd, Killorglin | Apr 2026 | €190,000 | 110 m |
| Langford Street, Killorglin, County Kerry | Apr 2025 | €205,000 | 129 m |
| 47 Iveragh Park, Killorglin, Co Kerrynot full market price | Jul 2025 | €82,500 | 159 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 January 2022
- Further information requested23 March 2022
- Further information received19 April 2022
- Decision due16 May 2022
- Decision issued16 May 2022
- Appeal submitted9 June 2022
- Appeal decided29 August 2023
- Permission expiry28 August 2028
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