Sea Lodge Hotel, Main Street, Waterville
Internal layout changes to a hotel ballroom for 7 bedroom suites, a spa, gym, and retention of a steel shed.
2560512 · Kerry County Council · Lodged 13 June 2025
- Reference
- 2560512
- Authority
- Kerry County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 13 June 2025
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to revise the internal layout of an existing hotel ballroom to accommodate 7 hotel bedroom suites, a spa, and a gym. Retention permission is also sought for an existing steel shed in the rear service yard.
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 to revise internal layout of existing hotel ballroom area to allow for; 7no. Hotel bedroom suites, ancillary spa and gym, and for new window arrangement at southern ballroom roadside elevation. Planning retention permission is also being sought for existing steel shed in rear service yard at sea lodge hotel, south view terrace street and main street waterville v23 c896
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 received13 June 2025
- Further information requested5 August 2025
- Further information received19 August 2025
- Decision due15 September 2025
- Decision issued15 September 2025
- Grant issued17 October 2025
- Permission expiry16 October 2030
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- Awaiting decisionAt this site
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