DOON BAY ROAD, BALLYBUNION, CO KERRY
Change of use from an office and toilet block to a two-bedroom holiday home in Ballybunion.
25237 · Kerry County Council · Lodged 25 September 2025
- Reference
- 25237
- Authority
- Kerry County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 25 September 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of a change of use of an existing administration office and toilet block. It will be converted into a two-bedroom short-term rental holiday home with associated site works.
- 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
For a change of use from an existing administration office / toilet block into a two bedroom short term rental holiday home and all associated site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Lands zoned for tourist related uses”
National zoning type: Tourism and related
Objective set by the Listowel Municipal District Local Area Plan 2020-2026 (2020–2026). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Doon Bay Chalets, Doon Rd, Ballybunnion | Nov 2025 | €166,000 | 98 m |
| Cratloe, Doon Rd, Ballybunion | Feb 2026 | €250,000 | 113 m |
| Glen Rd, Doon West, Ballybunnion | Aug 2025 | €135,000 | 123 m |
| Cliff Road, Ballybunion, Kerrynot full market price | Oct 2025 | €150,000 | 224 m |
| Cliff Road, Ballybunnion, Kerry | Dec 2025 | €70,000 | 231 m |
| Cliff Road, Ballybunnion, Kerry | Dec 2025 | €100,000 | 231 m |
| Church Rd, Ballybunnion, Kerry | Jul 2026 | €290,000 | 322 m |
| 4 Hillview Crescent, Doon Rd, Ballybunion | Jun 2026 | €270,000 | 341 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 received25 September 2025
- Decision due19 November 2025
- Decision issued18 November 2025
- Grant issued22 December 2025
- Permission expiry21 December 2030
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
(a) demolition of chimney stack, (b) changing roof profile of single storey roof to front (east) and side…
Doon Bay Road , Doon West , Ballybunion Co. Kerry
2660538KerryLodged 12 Jun 2026
- Granted60 m away
(1) DEMOLISH EXISTING GARAGE BUILDINGS AT THE REAR OF THE EXISTING DWELLING (2) CONSTRUCT AN EXTENSION TO THE…
DOON WEST , BALLYBUNION , CO KERRY
22341KerryLodged 30 Mar 2022Extension
- Awaiting decision60 m away
(1) DEMOLISH EXISTING GARAGE BUILDINGS TO THE REAR OF THE EXISTING DWELLINGS (2) CONSTRUCT AN EXTENSION TO…
DOON WEST , DOON BAY ROAD , BALLYBUNION
22107KerryLodged 7 Feb 2022Extension
- Awaiting decision60 m away
INVALID APPLICATION
Castlecview , Doon bay Road , Ballybunion
2610KerryLodged 22 Jan 2026
- Granted60 m away
RETAIN EXISTING DWELLING AS BUILT AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
CASTLE VIEW DOON BAY CHALETS , DOON BAY ROAD , DOON WEST
23724KerryLodged 26 Jun 2023Retention
- Refused60 m away
TO CONVERT ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE/TOILET BLOCK INTO A TWO BEDROOM DWELLING HOUSE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
DOON BAY ROAD , BALLYBUNION , CO KERRY
24137KerryLodged 4 Apr 2024Change of use
- Granted70 m away
SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AND ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING PORCH TO FRONT, SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO REAR, FORMING…
6 DOON BAY CHALETS , DOON BAY ROAD , DOON WEST
22986KerryLodged 19 Sept 2022Extension
- Refused90 m away
RETAIN THE STRUCTURE ON SITE FOR USE AS HOLIDAY HOME AND PERMISSION TO REDUCE THE SIZE OF THE STRUCTURE
THE PUCEENS , DOON WEST , BALLYBUNION
211465KerryLodged 17 Dec 2021Retention
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