RANDLES TOWNHOUSE, WOODLAWN ROAD, KILLARNEY
Retention and permission for guest accommodation expansion and site works at Randles Townhouse, Killarney.
23826 · Kerry County Council · Lodged 19 July 2023
- Reference
- 23826
- Authority
- Kerry County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 19 July 2023
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought to retain the change of use from a house to a commercial guesthouse containing nine bedrooms, along with detached outbuildings and plant rooms. Permission is also sought to convert four ground-floor rooms into four additional guest bedrooms, construct a revised site entrance, and add car parking spaces.
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Official record
Development description
To construct a revised site entrance and associated car parking spaces, retention permission to retain change of use from house to guesthouse/townhouse commerical guest accommodation containing nine existing guest bedrooms, retention permission of detached outbuildings and plant rooms, permission for change of use of four no. Ground floor rooms containing sitting room, dining room, games room and kitchen for use as 4 no. Additional guest bedrooms for commercial guest accomodation including all elevational changes and all ancillary services and areas
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and improve existing residential areas.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 The Inches, Woodlawn Road, Killarneyprice excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €471,366 | 60 m |
| 5 The Inches, Woodlawn Road, Killarneyprice excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €453,745 | 67 m |
| 11 The Inches, Woodlawn, Killarneyprice excludes VAT | Mar 2026 | €471,365 | 67 m |
| 6 The Inches, Woodlawn Road, Killarneyprice excludes VAT | Jan 2026 | €471,366 | 77 m |
| Woodlawn House, Woodlawn Rd, Killarney | Jun 2026 | €1,800,000 | 78 m |
| 7 The Inches, Woodlawn Road, Killarneyprice excludes VAT | Jan 2026 | €471,366 | 84 m |
| 8 The Inches, Woodlawn Road, Killarneyprice excludes VAT | Mar 2026 | €458,150 | 87 m |
| 9 The Inches, Woodlawn Road, Killarneyprice excludes VAT | May 2026 | €465,639 | 90 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
- Further information requested11 September 2023
- Further information received6 October 2023
- Decision due14 November 2023
- Decision issued14 November 2023
- Grant issued18 December 2023
- Permission expiry17 December 2028
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Refused30 m away
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181033KerryLodged 24 Oct 2018Apartments
- Granted30 m away
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191320KerryLodged 20 Dec 2019Apartments
- Granted40 m away
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2460612KerryLodged 27 Aug 2024Retention
- Granted70 m away
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191289KerryLodged 17 Dec 2019Housing estate
- Granted80 m away
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2460197KerryLodged 4 Apr 2024New dwelling
- Granted90 m away
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24164KerryLodged 18 Apr 2024Extension
- Granted110 m away
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211133KerryLodged 6 Oct 2021Retention
- Granted110 m away
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