No. 14 New Street, Killarney, Co. Kerry
Amalgamation of a shop, change of use to retail, and conversion of a hair salon to an apartment in Killarney.
2560970 · Kerry County Council · Lodged 22 October 2025
- Reference
- 2560970
- Authority
- Kerry County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 22 October 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves amalgamating an existing shop with an adjacent vacant building. It also includes changing the use of a vacant sandwich bar/restaurant to retail, and converting a first-floor hair salon into an apartment.
- Residential unit
- 1
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Official record
Development description
(1) amalgamate existing shop at no. 14 new street, killarney with the adjacent vacant building (2) change of use of previously permitted sandwich bar/restaurant in vacant unit to retail and (3) change use of previously permitted hair salon on the first floor level to an apartment
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 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment 2, 19 New Street, Killarneynot full market price | Dec 2025 | €20,313 | 39 m |
| Appartment1 19 New St, Killarney, Kerrynot full market price | Dec 2025 | €20,313 | 39 m |
| Appartment4, 19 New Street, Killarneynot full market price | Dec 2025 | €20,313 | 39 m |
| Appartment 3, 19 New Street, Killarneynot full market price | Dec 2025 | €20,313 | 39 m |
| 19a New St, Killarney, Kerry | Nov 2025 | €360,000 | 67 m |
| 1 Chapel Place, New St, Killarney | Jan 2025 | €285,000 | 82 m |
| 1 Chapel Place, New St, Killarney | Feb 2026 | €275,000 | 82 m |
| Apt 1, 5 New St, Killarney | Apr 2025 | €32,500 | 86 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 received22 October 2025
- Further information requested10 December 2025
- Further information received24 April 2026
- Decision due21 May 2026
- Decision issued20 May 2026
- Grant issued23 June 2026
- Permission expiry22 June 2031
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
(1) RETAIN THE AMALGAMATED SPACE TO FORM SINGLE SHOP SPACE FRONTING ON TO NEW STREET AND RUNNING ALONG CHAPEL…
14 NEW STREET , KILLARNEY , CO KERRY
17538KerryLodged 8 Jun 2017Retention
- Granted30 m away
ERECT ALTERED SHOPFRONT WITH SIGNAGE
17 , NEW STREET , KILLARNEY
181234KerryLodged 17 Dec 2018Alterations
- Awaiting decision30 m away
RETAIN EXISTING SIGNAGE
NO. 17 NEW STREET , KILLARNEY , CO KERRY
171024KerryLodged 13 Oct 2017
- Granted30 m away
CHANGE OF USE FROM RETAIL UNIT TO REAL ESTATE AUCTIONEERS OFFICE
NEW ST. , KILLARNEY , CO. KERRY
22496KerryLodged 11 May 2022Change of use
- Granted40 m away
FOR CHANGE OF USE OF APARTMENTS ON THE FIRST AND SECOND FLOOR, TO OFFICE SPACE
11 NEW STREET , KILLARNEY , CO KERRY
171132KerryLodged 13 Nov 2017Change of use
- Granted40 m away
CONSTRUCT ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING SHOP FRONT AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
11 NEW STREET , KILLARNEY , CO. KERRY
18754KerryLodged 30 Jul 2018Alterations
- Granted50 m away
CARRY OUT ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING SHOP UNITS, MORE PARTICULARLY AMALGAMATE 2 NR UNITS INTO 1 SHOP UNIT C/W…
94 NEW STREET , KILLARNEY , CO KERRY
161292KerryLodged 23 Dec 2016Alterations
- Granted50 m away
CHANGE OF USE OF GROUND FLOOR GYM TO AN APARTMENT, INCLUDING ALTERATIONS TO FRONT ELEVATION AT GROUND FLOOR
CHAPEL LANE , KILLARNEY , CO KERRY
22987KerryLodged 19 Sept 2022Change of use
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