2/3 BOHEREENCAEL GLEBE, KILLARNEY, CO KERRY
Change of use of parts of the first and second floors of a Killarney building to a chocolate-making and demonstration business.
24299 · Kerry County Council · Lodged 16 July 2024
- Reference
- 24299
- Authority
- Kerry County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 16 July 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks to convert private living accommodation on the first and second floors into spaces for chocolate preparation and public cookery demonstrations. It also includes a new ground floor advertising sign, alterations to a wheelchair-accessible toilet, elevational changes, and raising part of the roof.
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) change use of part of the first floor area from private living accommodation to a use associated with the preparation of chocolate products as part of the confectionary business. This will include visiting members of the public attending cookery/chocolate making demonstrations, (b) planning permission for change of use of part of the second floor from private living accommodation to a use associated with the preparation of chocolate products as part of the confectionary business, (c) planning permission for a new advertising sign at ground floor level, (d) planning permission to alter the layout of the existing wheelchair accessible w. C. In the existing confectionary café area at ground floor level, (e) planning permission for elevational alterations to existing building, (f) planning permission to alter and raise part of the existing roof at second floor level facing east
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 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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 19 November 2024.
Notified floor area: 226.3 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glebe Place, Killarney, Kerry | Feb 2026 | €320,000 | 25 m |
| 48 Units At Cronins Wood, Spa Road, Killarneyprice excludes VAT | May 2025 | €15,131,948 | 108 m |
| Apt 2, 5 New St, Killarney | Apr 2025 | €32,500 | 152 m |
| Apt 1, 5 New St, Killarney | Apr 2025 | €32,500 | 152 m |
| 1 Mangerton Close, Killarney, Kerry | Sept 2025 | €375,000 | 158 m |
| 4 York Terrace, Killarney, Kerry | Oct 2025 | €310,000 | 218 m |
| Apt 30, The Court Yard, Killarney | Mar 2026 | €290,000 | 231 m |
| Ballincarrig East, Firies, Killarney | Mar 2025 | €517,000 | 255 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 received16 July 2024
- Decision due9 September 2024
- Decision issued5 September 2024
- Grant issued9 October 2024
- Permission expiry8 October 2029
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