Killowen, Kenmare, Co. Kerry
Retention of existing house extensions and permission to build a new single-storey house with a granny flat in Kenmare.
2460661 · Kerry County Council · Lodged 4 September 2024
- Reference
- 2460661
- Authority
- Kerry County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 4 September 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks retention permission for an extension, a covered garden shed area, and the existing house and garage within revised boundaries. It also seeks permission to construct a new single-storey dwelling with attic accommodation and an attached granny flat.
- Residential unit
- 1
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
The development consists of (a) retention planning permission to retain an extension to the dwelling house, a floor area extension to the dwelling house and changes made to the elevations of the house, (b) retention planning permission to retain a covered area to the side of the garden shed, (c) retention planning permission to retain the house, garage, garden shed/canopy, site entrance and driveway within revised site boundaries, (d) permission to construct a single storey dwelling house with habitable accommodation in part of the attic space and a “granny flat” to the side of the dwelling house on the remainder of the site, and (e) permission to connect to all mains services and permission for all associated site works to facilitate this development.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and improve existing residential areas.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corrigatee, Killowen Rd, Kenmarenot full market price | May 2026 | €257,000 | 102 m |
| 8 The Lodges, Killowen, Kenmareprice excludes VAT | Sept 2025 | €427,313 | 137 m |
| Golf Link House, Killowen, Kenmarenot full market price | May 2026 | €140,000 | 164 m |
| Cilleden, Killowen, Kenmareprice excludes VAT | Jul 2026 | €374,449 | 240 m |
| 4 Killowenbeg, Killowen Rd, Kenmare | Jul 2025 | €490,000 | 268 m |
| 1 Oakwood Manor, Kenmare, Kerry | May 2025 | €465,000 | 269 m |
| 5 Hazelgrove, Killowen, Kenmare | Mar 2025 | €227,500 | 275 m |
| 9 Killowen Cottages, Kenmare, Co Kerry | Apr 2025 | €166,000 | 379 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 received4 September 2024
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