Farranreagh, Knightstown, Valentia Co. Kerry
Construction of a new detached house, shed, and pump station on Valentia Island.
2560414 · Kerry County Council · Lodged 17 May 2025
- Reference
- 2560414
- Authority
- Kerry County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 17 May 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of a new detached dwelling house and domestic shed in Knightstown. It also includes a new access roadway, open space, a new pump station, foul water services, and ancillary 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
The development will consist of: proposed new detached dwelling house and shed along with new access roadway, open space, construction of new pump station and foul water services & all ancillary site development and services works.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To facilitate for the strategic long-term residential requirements for the town.”
National zoning type: Strategic Residential Reserve
Objective set by the Kenmare Minicipal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Bungalow, Knights Town, Valentia Island | Mar 2026 | €165,000 | 313 m |
| 2 New Terrace, Knightstown, Valentia Islandnot full market price | Jun 2025 | €120,000 | 410 m |
| 14 Reenellen, Knightstown, Valentia Island | May 2025 | €380,000 | 485 m |
| 12 Reenellen, Knightstown, Valentia | Jun 2026 | €355,000 | 497 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 received17 May 2025
- Further information requested10 July 2025
- Further information received17 November 2025
- Decision due14 December 2025
- Decision issued12 December 2025
- Grant issued23 January 2026
- Permission expiry22 January 2031
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
INVALID: THE DEVELOPMENT WILL CONSIST OF: PROPOSED NEW DETACHED DWELLING HOUSE AND SHED ALONG WITH NEW ACCESS…
Farranreagh , Knightstown , Valentia Co. Kerry
2560347KerryLodged 28 Apr 2025New dwelling
- Granted190 m away
ERECT A NEW DWELLING
FARRANREAGH , VALENTIA , CO KERRY
129672KerryLodged 10 Jan 2018
- Granted200 m away
CHANGE DESIGN OF HOUSE GRANTED PERMISSION UNDER KERRY COUNTY COUNCIL PLANNING REGISTER NUMBER 12/672
FARRANREAGH , VALENTIA , CO KERRY
211017KerryLodged 6 Sept 2021Alterations
- Granted210 m away
RETAIN EXTENSIONS TO EXISTING DWELLING, (1) EXTENSION AT WEST SIDE OF DWELLING HOUSE AT GROUND FLOOR LEVEL…
FARRANREAGH , KNIGHTSTOWN , VALENTIA
20165KerryLodged 21 Feb 2020Retention
- Granted250 m away
(A) DEMOLISH EXISTING UNSAFE STRUCTURE, (B) CONSTRUCT A PRIVATE DWELLING HOUSE WITH CONNECTION TO MAIN SEWER…
FARRANREIGH , KNIGHTSTOWN , VALENTIA
221194KerryLodged 18 Nov 2022New dwelling
- Granted270 m away
RETAIN CHANGE OF USE OF STORE TO A SELF CATERING HOLIDAY UNIT WITHIN THE CURTILAGE OF APROTECTED STRUCTURE KY…
ATLANTIC VILLA , FARRANREAGH , KNIGHTSTOWN
21696KerryLodged 25 Jun 2021Retention
- Granted270 m away
CONSTRUCT TWO SHEDS TO REPLACE EXISTING STORAGE AREAS USING SOME OF THE EXISTING WALLS WITHIN THE CURTILAGE…
FARRANREAGH KNIGHTSTOWN , VALENTIA , CO KERRY
1859KerryLodged 30 Jan 2018Alterations
- Granted320 m away
EXTEND EXISTING CARAVAN PARK BY PROVIDING 35 TOURING PITCHES WITH ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
FARRANREAGH , KNIGHTSTOWN , VALENTIA
19783KerryLodged 23 Jul 2019Commercial
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