RAILWAY ROAD, AJOINING KENMARE SHOPPING CENTRE, KENMARE
Construction of an extension to the existing community playground in Kenmare.
23899 · Kerry County Council · Lodged 10 August 2023
- Reference
- 23899
- Authority
- Kerry County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 10 August 2023
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 1 m²
Summary
AI-generatedPlanning permission is sought to construct an extension to the existing community playground on Railway Road, adjoining Kenmare Shopping Centre, including all associated ancillary site works.
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
To construct an extension to the existing community playground including associated ancillary 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 Kenmare Municipal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Railway Road, Kenmare, Co. Kerry | Nov 2025 | €465,000 | 135 m |
| 34 Cill Mhuire, Kenmare, Kerry | Jul 2025 | €275,000 | 245 m |
| 1 Kilmurry Close, Kenmare, Kerry | Dec 2025 | €385,000 | 250 m |
| 30 Sunnyhill Grove, Kenmare, Kerry | May 2026 | €354,000 | 298 m |
| Sunnyhill, Kenmare, Kerry | Aug 2025 | €350,000 | 305 m |
| 3 Sunnyhill, Holiday Village, Kenmare | Feb 2025 | €255,000 | 352 m |
| 8 Sunnyhill Holiday Homes, Kenmare, Co Kerry | Oct 2025 | €285,000 | 364 m |
| 63 Orchard Grove, Kenmare, Co Kerry | May 2025 | €286,000 | 378 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 received10 August 2023
- Decision due4 October 2023
- Decision issued4 October 2023
- Grant issued7 November 2023
- Permission expiry6 November 2028
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Granted40 m away
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- Granted120 m away
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2660158KerryLodged 26 Feb 2026Retention
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2660154KerryLodged 26 Feb 2026Retention
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119291KerryLodged 11 Jan 2016New dwelling
- Granted200 m away
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