Kate Brownes Bar & Restaurant, Farranwilliam Ardfert, Co. Kerry
Conversion of a two-storey house into a restaurant store and a first-floor apartment in Ardfert.
2460511 · Kerry County Council · Lodged 1 August 2024
- Reference
- 2460511
- Authority
- Kerry County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 1 August 2024
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to change the use of an existing two-storey dwelling to a ground-floor cold room and bottle store for Kate Brownes Bar & Restaurant, with a one-bedroom apartment on the first floor. The project also includes demolishing a rear extension and boundary wall, and constructing new entrance and exit doors.
- Residential unit
- 1
- Storeys
- 2
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) construct additional car parking spaces, (b) material change of use from existing 2 storey dwelling to a store for a new cold room and bottle storage on the ground floor and to a 1 bed apartment on the first floor, (c) demolish single storey extension on the rear west elevation and (d) construct a new exit door on the rear west elevation (e) construct a new additional entrance door on the front east elevation which will serve as access to the proposed apartment (f) demolish existing boundary wall at the rear of existing dwelling 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 Tralee Municipal District Settlements's Plan (Variation No. 1 of the KCDP 2022-2028) (2025–2028). 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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tralee Rd, Ardfert, Kerry | Jul 2025 | €325,000 | 89 m |
| Church St, Ardfert, Kerry | Mar 2026 | €92,400 | 138 m |
| Church Street, Ardfert, Co Kerry | Mar 2026 | €127,600 | 144 m |
| 2 An Fearann, Ardfert, Kerrynot full market price | Dec 2025 | €52,300 | 213 m |
| 1 An Fearann, Ardfert, Kerrynot full market price | May 2025 | €52,300 | 213 m |
| 5 The Square, Ardfert, Co Kerry | Sept 2025 | €230,000 | 215 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 received1 August 2024
- Decision due25 September 2024
- Decision issued25 September 2024
- Grant issued30 October 2024
- Permission expiry29 October 2029
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