The Whitegates Hotel, Muckross Road, Killarney
Development of outdoor eating and drinking areas with awnings and a pergola at the front of the Whitegates Hotel.
2460409 · Kerry County Council · Lodged 24 June 2024
- Reference
- 2460409
- Authority
- Kerry County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 24 June 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission to develop outdoor dining and drinking spaces at the front of the Whitegates Hotel on Muckross Road in Killarney. The works will include the erection of awnings and a covered pergola.
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 develop outside eating and drinking areas and to erect awnings and covered pergola at the front of the whitegates hotel at muckross road, killarney, co. Kerry
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Muckross Grove, Killarney, Kerrynot full market price | Jul 2025 | €320,000 | 64 m |
| 10 The Inches, Woodlawn Road, Killarneyprice excludes VAT | Apr 2026 | €453,743 | 98 m |
| 9 The Inches, Woodlawn Road, Killarneyprice excludes VAT | May 2026 | €465,639 | 100 m |
| 8 The Inches, Woodlawn Road, Killarneyprice excludes VAT | Mar 2026 | €458,150 | 103 m |
| 7 The Inches, Woodlawn Road, Killarneyprice excludes VAT | Jan 2026 | €471,366 | 106 m |
| 6 The Inches, Woodlawn Road, Killarneyprice excludes VAT | Jan 2026 | €471,366 | 114 m |
| 5 The Inches, Woodlawn Road, Killarneyprice excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €453,745 | 123 m |
| 11 The Inches, Woodlawn, Killarneyprice excludes VAT | Mar 2026 | €471,365 | 123 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 received24 June 2024
- Decision due18 August 2024
- Decision issued15 August 2024
- Grant issued18 September 2024
- Permission expiry17 September 2029
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Granted30 m away
CONSTRUCT AN EXTENSION TO SIDE OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
WOODLAWN , MUCKROSS ROAD , KILLARNEY
20961KerryLodged 12 Oct 2020Extension
- Granted50 m away
RENOVATE THE EXISTING FAMILY RESIDENCE AND CONSTRUCT A NEW SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO THE REAR INCLUSIVE OF…
22 MUCKROSS GROVE , KILLARNEY , CO KERRY
19390KerryLodged 17 Apr 2019Extension
- Granted60 m away
“…Full planning permission for: (A) The demolition of existing single storey sunroom to the rear (west) of…
23 Muckross Grove Muckross Road , Killarney , Co Kerry
2360040KerryLodged 16 Jul 2023Extension
- Refused70 m away
PROVIDE FOR A CHANGE OF USE TO ALLOW FOR SHORT TERM LETTING AT THEIR EXISTING RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
6 MUCKROSS ROAD , KILLARNEY , CO KERRY
22799KerryLodged 28 Jul 2022Change of use
- Awaiting decision70 m away
PROVIDE FOR A CHANGE OF USE TO ALLOW FOR SHORT TERM LETTING AT THEIR EXISTING RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
6 MUCKROSS ROAD , KILLARNEY , CO. KERRY
22375KerryLodged 6 Apr 2022Change of use
- Granted70 m away
CONSTRUCT A FRONT PORCH AND FOR FRONT ELEVATIONAL CHANGES TO AN EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND ASSOCIATED SITE…
MUCKROSS ROAD , KILLARNEY , CO KERRY
161235KerryLodged 14 Dec 2016Extension
- Granted80 m away
(A) ROOF DESIGN ALTERATIONS TO FACILITATE FIRE EGRESS FROM EXISTING ATTIC BEDROOM, (B) REDUCTION OF 1 NO.…
KILLARNEY INN , SCRAHANE , MUCKROSS ROAD
171127KerryLodged 10 Nov 2017Commercial
- Granted80 m away
RETAIN AND COMPLETE TE EXTENSION AS CONSTRUCTED TO THE REAR OF THE EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE TOGETHER WITH ALL…
NO.3 , MUCKROSS GROVE , KILLARNEY
19294KerryLodged 22 Mar 2019Retention
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Ranked by what these developments actually propose, not by matching words — so you can see how comparable applications were decided.
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