GrantedChange of useDecided 28 July 2025

Countess Shopping Centre, Park Road, Killarney

Subdivision of a retail unit into a café/restaurant and a restaurant with takeaway facilities in Killarney.

2560467 · Kerry County Council · Lodged 3 June 2025

Reference: 2560467
Authority: Kerry County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 3 June 2025

Summary

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Planning permission is sought to change the use of a single retail unit at Countess Shopping Centre into two separate units. Unit 1 will be a café/restaurant without takeaway, Unit 2 will be a restaurant with ancillary takeaway, and alterations will be made to the front façade.

Change of useretailrestauranttakeawaycommercial

Residential units: 2

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Official record

Development description

Planning permission for (a) a change of use of existing singular retail unit to 2 no. Units. Unit 1 a café/restaurant without takeaway facilities and unit 2 a restaurant with ancillary takeaway facilities and (b) to carry out alterations to existing front façade at countess shopping centre, park road, killarney, co. Kerry.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Built up AreaRV

“Existing built areas of mixed use”

National zoning type: Built up area

Objective set by the Kerry County Development Plan 2022-2028 (2022–2028). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
1-18 Garra� Glas, Park Road, Killarneyprice excludes VAT	May 2025	€4,953,303	59 m
17 Park Court, Park Rd, Killarney	Sept 2025	€520,000	59 m
16 Park Courrt, Park Rd, Killarney	Sept 2025	€260,000	59 m
3 Oakdale, Park Road, Killarney	Jun 2026	€325,000	188 m
Chutehall House, Lower Park Rd, Killarney	Mar 2025	€1,230,000	198 m
13 Ardshanavooley, Killarney, Kerry	Jun 2025	€260,000	202 m
100 Ardshanavooly Est, Killarney, Kerry	Dec 2025	€150,000	240 m
12 Oakdale, Killarney, Kerry	Sept 2025	€240,000	272 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 received3 June 2025
Decision due28 July 2025
Decision issued28 July 2025
Grant issued29 August 2025
Permission expiry28 August 2030

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