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
AI-generatedThe 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.
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
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
“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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tonis Cottage, Gortamullen Heights, Kenmare | Apr 2026 | €360,000 | 1 m |
| Sunnyside, Gortamullen, Kenmare | Dec 2025 | €335,000 | 74 m |
| Serenity, Killarney Rd, Kenmare | Nov 2025 | €310,000 | 109 m |
| 4 Gortamullin Cottages, Kenmare, Kerry | Dec 2025 | €261,000 | 202 m |
| 8 Neidin View, Kenmare, Kerry | Mar 2025 | €305,000 | 220 m |
| 1 Cromwell Court, Kenmare, Kerry | Jan 2025 | €360,000 | 246 m |
| 12 Gortamullen, Kenmare, Kerry | May 2026 | €250,000 | 248 m |
| 4 Gortamullen, Sneem Rd, Kenmare | Apr 2025 | €274,000 | 318 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 received30 August 2025
- Decision due24 October 2025
- Decision issued24 October 2025
- Grant issued27 November 2025
- Permission expiry26 November 2030
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