Sea Lodge Hotel, Main Street, Waterville
Internal alterations to the Sea Lodge Hotel in Waterville to create 7 bedrooms, a spa, and a gym.
2560446 · Kerry County Council · Lodged 28 May 2025
- Reference
- 2560446
- Authority
- Kerry County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 28 May 2025
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought for a revised internal layout of the existing ballroom area to accommodate 7 hotel bedrooms, a spa, and a gym, alongside a new window arrangement. Retention permission is also sought for staff quarters and a steel shed.
- Residential units
- 7
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
Planning permission for revised internal layout of existing ballroom area to allow for: 7no. Hotel bedrooms, ancillary spa and gym, and for new window arrangement at southern ballroom roadside elevation. Planning retention permission is being sought for staff quarters in existing structure and for steel shed in rear yard
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Town Centre zoning which caters for a mix of uses.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stella Maris, Waterville, Co Kerry | Mar 2025 | €400,000 | 73 m |
| Main Street, Waterville, Co. Kerry | May 2026 | €250,000 | 210 m |
| Main Street, Waterville, Co Kerry | May 2026 | €300,000 | 221 m |
| 4 Centre Point, Main Street, Waterville | Nov 2025 | €172,000 | 266 m |
| 9 Cois Farraige, Lower Main Street, Waterville | Jul 2025 | €120,000 | 270 m |
| 5 Centrepoint, Main Street, Waterville | Jan 2026 | €195,000 | 277 m |
| 1 The Mews, Centerpoint, Waterville | Dec 2025 | €180,000 | 290 m |
| 7 Butlers Walk, Spunkane, Co Kerry | Sept 2025 | €300,000 | 381 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 received28 May 2025
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
Planning permission to revise internal layout of existing hotel ballroom area to allow for; 7No. hotel…
Sea Lodge Hotel , Main Street , Waterville
2560512KerryLodged 13 Jun 2025Commercial
- Granted30 m away
(A) CHANGE OF USE OF EXISTING PROFESSIONAL SERVICES OFFICE TO CAFE-BISTRO, (B) FIT DECKED AREA INSIDE NEW…
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17638KerryLodged 5 Jul 2017Change of use
- Granted30 m away
RETAIN ENCLOSED DECK AREA TO FRONT, AND STEEL STAIRS TO SIDE OF EXISTING DWELLING PROTECTED STRUCTURE…
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23500KerryLodged 8 May 2023Retention
- Granted30 m away
RAZE UTILITY GARAGE AND PROVIDE DWELLING
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221136KerryLodged 2 Nov 2022New dwelling
- Awaiting decision40 m away
RETAIN RE-MODELED ENTRANCE PORCH FIRST GRANTED UNDER PI.REF. 98-2581. PORCH IS AT ENTRANCE TO MID-TERRACE…
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18980KerryLodged 12 Oct 2018Retention
- Refused40 m away
RETAIN REMODELLED ENTRANCE PORCH FIRST GRANTED UNDER PLANING REG NO. 98/2581. PORCH IS AT ENTRANCE TO MID…
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181109KerryLodged 12 Nov 2018Retention
- Granted50 m away
RETAIN CHANGES TO MID-TERRACE DWELLING, INCLUDING ADAPTION OF ENTRANCE PORCH P.I REF 98/2581 TO GLAZED PORCH,…
MAIN STREET , LOWER WATERVILLE , CO KERRY
20698KerryLodged 5 Aug 2020Retention
- Awaiting decision70 m away
The refurbishment and extension of the existing Stella Maris house to include, (i) Front restoration works…
Stella Maris , Lower Main Street Waterville , Co. Kerry
2660584KerryLodged 24 Jun 2026
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