GrantedCommercialDecided 23 April 2026

Castlelough, Muckross, Killarney

Demolition, change of use, and construction of a mixed-use development including retail, offices, a GP surgery, and a hostel.

2560208 · Kerry County Council · Lodged 22 March 2025

Reference: 2560208
Authority: Kerry County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 22 March 2025

Summary

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The development involves the demolition of a residential annex and part of a warehouse, and changing a house into a hostel reception. It includes building a two-storey extension over a shop and a new three-storey building for retail, offices, a GP surgery, and hostel accommodation, alongside car park extensions.

Commercialhostelgp surgeryretaildemolition

Storeys: 3

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Official record

Development description

Permission for (a) demolition of detached residential annex and 1no. Bay of existing light industrial warehouse; (b) change of use of existing residential dwelling to hostel reception and lounge area (c) construction of a 2-story vertical extension over existing shop (d) construction of a new-build 3-storey building to south of existing shop and light industrial warehousing to include retail, offices and gp surgery on ground and first floors and hostel accommodation on second floor (e) extension of existing car park to serve proposed development; and (f) block-off 1no. Existing site entrance to north and convert 2no. Existing site entrances to pedestrian / cycle entrances, and (g) block off 1 no. Site entrance to existing car park to n71 together with all associated site works including connections to public drainage services, internal circulation roads, footpaths, car parking / cycle storage, refuse storage, lighting and signage. A natura impact statement (nis) has been prepared in respect of the proposed development and accompanies this application.

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Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Castlelough, Loreto Rd, Killarney	Jun 2025	€385,000	90 m
3 Castlelough Ave, Loretto Rd, Muckross	Sept 2025	€540,000	142 m
45 Rossdara, Loreto Rd, Killarney	Feb 2025	€430,000	202 m
25 Rossdara, Loretto Rd, Killarney	Feb 2025	€508,000	208 m
9 Rossdara, Loretto Rd, Killarney	Dec 2025	€445,000	218 m
18 Muckross Holiday Homes, Muckross, Killarney	May 2025	€321,000	219 m
67a Rossdara, Loreto Road, Killarneyprice excludes VAT	May 2025	€437,300	289 m
67b Rossdara, Loreto Road, Killarneyprice excludes VAT	Jun 2025	€361,233	289 m

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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 received22 March 2025
Further information requested16 May 2025
Further information received24 October 2025
Decision due23 April 2026
Decision issued23 April 2026
Grant issued27 May 2026
Permission expiry26 May 2031

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