GrantedHousing estateDecided 30 September 2025

Ross Road, Killarney, Co. Kerry

Construction of 134 homes and a crèche on Ross Road in Killarney.

2560682 · Kerry County Council · Lodged 6 August 2025

Reference: 2560682
Authority: Kerry County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 6 August 2025

Summary

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This large-scale residential development (LRD) consists of 65 houses, 51 townhouses, and 18 apartments. The project also includes the demolition of existing agricultural sheds, the construction of a 102-child capacity crèche, new vehicular access, public open spaces, and two substations.

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Residential units: 134

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Official record

Development description

The proposed development will consist of a largescale residential development (lrd), comprising of 134no. Residential dwellings as follows: 65no. Houses consisting of 10no. 4-bed dwellings and 55no 3-bed dwellings; 51no. Townhouses consisting of 32no. 3-bed units and 19no. 2-bed units; and 18no. Apartments consisting of 12no. 2-bed units and 6no. 1-bed units. The proposed development also includes a crèche with capacity to accommodate 102no. Children. The proposed development will include the demolition of existing agricultural sheds; provision for car parking, including ev charging points and bicycle parking. The proposed development will also include the provision of private, communal, and public open spaces; internal roads and pathways; pedestrian and cyclist routes; hard and soft landscaping and boundary treatments; waste storage; plant; signage; a new vehicular and pedestrian access with raised table and pedestrian crossing onto the ross road to serve the development; connection to the existing vehicular access serving the dwelling blossom gate to provide vehicular access to proposed unit g fronting onto the ross road; public lighting; 2no. Substations; all associated site development works; and all drainage and foul sewer infrastructure and network works including connections to the existing networks and nature-based suds measures. A natura impact statement (nis) accompanies this application and has been submitted to the planning authority. The application and nis may be inspected online at the following website: www. Rossroadlrd. Ie

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

New/proposed ResidentialR1

“To facilitate the development of residential units in accordance with the Core Strategy”

National zoning type: New/proposed residential

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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Built & sold

What happened next

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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
Carrick House, 18 Kings Park, Muckross Rd	Mar 2025	€380,000	117 m
7 Castle Falls, Ross Rd, Killarney	Nov 2025	€287,500	149 m
54 Cahernane Meadows, Muckross Rd, Killarney	Jun 2025	€485,000	149 m
2 The Lodges, Ross Road, Killarneyprice excludes VAT	Jan 2025	€546,254	179 m
53 Castle Falls, Ross Rd, Killarney	Jan 2025	€415,000	223 m
20 Scrahan Court, Ross Road, Killarney	Apr 2026	€509,000	250 m
11 Muckross Close, Muckross Rd, Killarney	Jun 2025	€385,000	269 m
23 The Demense, Ross Rd, Killarneynot full market price	Apr 2025	€235,000	322 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 received6 August 2025
Decision due30 September 2025
Decision issued30 September 2025
Appeal submitted20 October 2025
Appeal decided9 February 2026
Permission expiry8 February 2031

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