No 5, Church Lane, Ballybunnion
Retention of a granny flat and a garden room in Ballybunnion.
25277 · Kerry County Council · Lodged 25 November 2025
- Reference
- 25277
- Authority
- Kerry County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 25 November 2025
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for a granny flat with an attached covered storage area, as well as a separate garden room. Both structures are located to the rear of the existing domestic dwelling at 5 Church Lane, Ballybunnion.
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) retain granny annexe ancillary to the existing domestic dwelling house, as constructed with lean-to covered area for storage between rear wall of granny annexe and rear boundary wall and (b) retain garden room ancillary to the existing domestic dwelling house as constructed, all structures to the rear of the existing dwelling house
The historical record
How retention applications have been decided in Kerry County Council
92% granted
of 2,688 retention applications granted, refused or part-granted by Kerry County Council, 2016–2026.
- The same category nationally
- 90%45,165
- All categories in Kerry County Council
- 90%11,740
These are historical figures for this category in this council area, counted from the statutory register over the last 10 years. They are not an assessment of this application and say nothing about how it will be decided.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and improve existing residential areas”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 The Sands, Church Rd, Ballybunion | Nov 2025 | €155,000 | 60 m |
| 27 The Sands, Church Road, Ballybunion | May 2025 | €327,000 | 73 m |
| Church Rd, Ballybunnion, Kerry | Jul 2026 | €290,000 | 199 m |
| Cliff Road, Ballybunnion, Kerry | Dec 2025 | €70,000 | 250 m |
| Cliff Road, Ballybunnion, Kerry | Dec 2025 | €100,000 | 250 m |
| Cliff Road, Ballybunion, Kerrynot full market price | Oct 2025 | €150,000 | 264 m |
| Glen Rd, Doon West, Ballybunnion | Aug 2025 | €135,000 | 321 m |
| Cratloe, Doon Rd, Ballybunion | Feb 2026 | €250,000 | 354 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 November 2025
- Decision due28 January 2026
- Decision issued28 January 2026
- Grant issued3 March 2026
- Permission expiry2 March 2031
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Granted70 m away
DEVELOP 7 HOUSES AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
THE SANDS , BALLYBUNION , CO KERRY
221199KerryLodged 18 Nov 2022Housing estate
- Granted110 m away
(A) CONSTRUCT A SINGLE STOREY DWELLING WITH ATTIC ACCOMMODATION (B) CONSTRUCT A DOMESTIC GARAGE/STORE (C)…
CHURCH ROAD , BALLYBUNNION , CO. KERRY
119905KerryLodged 4 Oct 2016New dwelling
- Awaiting decision130 m away
Planning permission to construct 33 no dwelling houses comprising 6 no. one bedroom houses and 27 no. 3…
Church Road , Ballybunion , Co. Kerry
2460505KerryLodged 30 Jul 2024Housing estate
- Granted130 m away
Construct 27 no dwelling houses comprising 6 no. one bedroom houses, 2 no. two bedroom houses, 15 no. three…
Church Road , Ballybunion , Co. Kerry
2560172KerryLodged 12 Mar 2025Housing estate
- Granted130 m away
ERECT A DWELLING HOUSE WITH ATTIC ACCOMMODATION, WITH CONNECTIONS TO MAINS WATER AND SEWEAGE SERVICES, EXTEND…
CHURCH ROAD , BALLYBUNION , CO KERRY
171282KerryLodged 20 Dec 2017New dwelling
- Awaiting decision140 m away
ERECT A DWELLING HOUSE WITH ATTIC ACCOMMODATION, WITH CONNECTIONS TO MAINS WATER AND SEWAGE SERVICES, EXTEND…
CHURCH ROAD , BALLYBUNION , CO KERRY
171092KerryLodged 1 Nov 2017New dwelling
- Granted170 m away
DEMOLISH EXISTING DILAPATED DWELLINGHOUSE AND TO CONSTRUCT A REPLACEMENT DWELLINGHOUSE MAINTAINING EXISTING…
CHURCH ROAD , BALLYBUNION , CO KERRY
18456KerryLodged 15 May 2018New dwelling
- Granted190 m away
To construct an all weather sports pitch, floodlighting and boundary fence
Scoil Iosagain , Church Road , Ballybunion
2460856KerryLodged 1 Nov 2024Infrastructure
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