Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedChange of useDecided 12 December 2023

34 MAIN STREET, KENMARE, Co. KERRY

Conversion of a Kenmare pub into a shop and two short-term holiday apartments, including a three-storey rear extension.

2360025 · Kerry County Council · Lodged 10 July 2023

Reference
2360025
Authority
Kerry County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
10 July 2023
Residential units
1
Floor area
1 m²

Summary

AI-generated

This development involves the demolition of rear annexes and the construction of a three-storey rear extension. The ground floor will change from a public house to a shop, while the upper floors will be converted into two independent short-term holiday apartments.

Change of usepub conversionapartmentsdemolitionretail
Storeys
3

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

(a) demolition of existing single storey & two storey flat roof annexes and chimneys to rear (b) proposed three storey extension to rear (c) change of use of existing ground floor from a public house to a shop (d) separation of residential unit on first and second floors into 2 no. Independent one bedroom apartments (for short-term letting) (e) alterations to existing elevations including new doors and windows and new wall finishes (f) signage to front elevation (g) demolition of existing detached storage sheds to rear and construction of new storage shed & refuse area (h) new rear wall to site with gated access (i) proposed new car parking for apartments to rear and all associated site works.

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
11 Lodge Wood, Kenmare, KerrySept 2025€285,000102 m
11 April Dr, Lodge Wood, KenmareJun 2026€240,000126 m
Cappanacush, Templenoe, Kenmarenot full market priceJun 2026€83,034131 m
6 The Residences, Kenmare Bay Hotel, KenmareSept 2025€250,000131 m
Unit 18, Haven Bay Care Village, KenmareAug 2025€295,650131 m
4 Henry Court, Kenmare, KerrySept 2025€211,000154 m
11 Coffeys Row, Kenmare, KerryJan 2026€285,000182 m
Hawthorn House, Shelbourne St, Kenmarenot full market priceSept 2025€100,000214 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

  1. Application received10 July 2023
  2. Further information requested31 August 2023
  3. Further information received1 November 2023
  4. Decision due12 December 2023
  5. Decision issued12 December 2023
  6. Grant issued23 January 2024
  7. Permission expiry22 January 2029

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