Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedCommercialDecided 22 April 2025

Quay Road, Drimna Beg, Sneem Co. Kerry

Construction of a workshop and social area for the Sneem Men's Shed.

2560124 · Kerry County Council · Lodged 26 February 2025

Reference
2560124
Authority
Kerry County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
26 February 2025

Summary

AI-generated

Planning permission is sought to construct a building for use as a workshop, social area, and associated activities for the Sneem Men's Shed group. The project will connect to public water and foul sewers and use an existing entrance.

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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 a building for use as a workshop, social area and associated activities relating to the sneem men's shed group, (b) connect to public water and foul sewer, (c) use existing entrance to facilitate the development and all other associated site works

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Open SpaceOS
Mainly for passive open space related activities.

National zoning type: Open space, park

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.

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Built & 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
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
1 New St, South Sq, SneemMar 2026€150,000231 m
Dreenauliffe, Sneem, Co KerryNov 2025€100,000264 m
South Square, Sneem, Co KerryDec 2025€152,000293 m
17 Seaview Estate, Sneem, N/anot full market priceJan 2025€50,520308 m
North Square, Sneem, Co KerryMay 2025€110,000310 m
Killarney Rd, Sq South, SneemDec 2025€200,000349 m
West End, Sneem, Co. KerrySept 2025€170,000372 m
41 Ard An Oir, Drimnabeg, SneemNov 2025€262,500372 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

  1. Application received26 February 2025
  2. Decision due22 April 2025
  3. Decision issued22 April 2025
  4. Grant issued26 May 2025
  5. Permission expiry25 May 2030

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