Montanagay, Abbeydorney, Tralee
Conversion of a public house into a pharmacy, treatment rooms, and a GP surgery in Abbeydorney.
2360049 · Kerry County Council · Lodged 19 July 2023
- Reference
- 2360049
- Authority
- Kerry County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 19 July 2023
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to convert the ground floor of a public house into a pharmacy and treatment rooms, and the first floor into treatment rooms. The project includes demolishing the existing lounge, storage, boiler house, and smoking area to construct a new single-storey rear extension, a detached GP surgery building, and 18 parking spaces.
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) a material change of use of the ground floor of existing public house to a pharmacy and treatment rooms including internal layout changes, (b) change of use of the first floor from a dwelling to treatment rooms including internal layout changes, (c) demolish existing lounge area, storage area, boiler house and smoking area located at the rear (north elevation), (d) construct a new single storey extension to the rear (north elevation) which will consist of a harmacy and pergola, (e) single storey detached building to the rear (north) for use as a gp surgery, (f) changes to existing elevations (g) 18 no. Car park spaces, (h) demolish existing boundary wall on the eastern boundary, (i) construct a new boundary wall and entrance piers on the eastern boundary, (j) construct a new pylon/pole advertising sign at the corner of the north east boundary, (k) construct new signage on the south and east elevation and (l) demolish existing storage shed on site, all which will be served by an existing connection to the public sewer and all necessary ancillary site works.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Village Centre zoning which caters for a mix of uses”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
Objective set by the Listowel Municipal District Local Area Plan 2020-2026 (2020–2026). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drumcunnig Cross, Abbeydorney, Co. Kerrynot full market price | Sept 2025 | €96,000 | 39 m |
| The Village, Abbeydroney, Kerry | Nov 2025 | €230,000 | 109 m |
| 4 Abbeyville, Abbeydorney, Tralee | May 2026 | €318,000 | 118 m |
| 3 Bridge Road, Abbeydorney, Co Kerry | Jul 2025 | €430,000 | 186 m |
| 7 Carraig Geal, Montanngay, Abbeydorney | Feb 2025 | €270,000 | 289 m |
| 25 The Cloisters, Abbeydorney, Kerry | Nov 2025 | €259,500 | 358 m |
| 33 The Cloisters, Abbeydorney, Tralee | Mar 2026 | €305,000 | 419 m |
| 57 The Cloisters, Abbeydorney, Kerry | May 2025 | €245,000 | 427 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 received19 July 2023
- Decision due12 September 2023
- Decision issued12 September 2023
- Grant issued16 October 2023
- Permission expiry15 October 2028
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