Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedRetentionDecided 24 October 2025

Tom's Cottage Gortamullin Heights, Gortamullin, Kenmare

Retention of a house and entrance, and permission for an attic conversion.

2560763 · Kerry County Council · Lodged 30 August 2025

Reference
2560763
Authority
Kerry County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
RETENTION
Received
30 August 2025

Summary

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The application seeks retention permission for the house, site entrance, and parking area within revised site boundaries. It also seeks permission to convert the attic space to habitable accommodation with roof windows.

Retentionretentionattic conversionresidential

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Official record

Development description

The development consists of (a) retention planning permission to retain the house as constructed, (b) retention planning permission to retain the site entrance as constructed, (c) retention planning permission to retain the house, parking area and site entrance within revised site boundaries, and (d) permission to convert the attic space to habitable accommodation and for the instillation of associated roof windows.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Existing ResidentialRS
To protect and improve existing residential areas.

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.

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Built & 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
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
Tonis Cottage, Gortamullen Heights, KenmareApr 2026€360,0001 m
Sunnyside, Gortamullen, KenmareDec 2025€335,00074 m
Serenity, Killarney Rd, KenmareNov 2025€310,000109 m
4 Gortamullin Cottages, Kenmare, KerryDec 2025€261,000202 m
8 Neidin View, Kenmare, KerryMar 2025€305,000220 m
1 Cromwell Court, Kenmare, KerryJan 2025€360,000246 m
12 Gortamullen, Kenmare, KerryMay 2026€250,000248 m
4 Gortamullen, Sneem Rd, KenmareApr 2025€274,000318 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

  1. Application received30 August 2025
  2. Decision due24 October 2025
  3. Decision issued24 October 2025
  4. Grant issued27 November 2025
  5. Permission expiry26 November 2030

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