Railway Road House Railway Road, Kenmare, Co. Kerry
Retention of a dwelling house as constructed in Kenmare, and permission to build a new front boundary.
2660158 · Kerry County Council · Lodged 26 February 2026
- Reference
- 2660158
- Authority
- Kerry County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 26 February 2026
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention permission for the dwelling house as constructed within revised site boundaries. It also requests full planning permission to demolish the existing front boundary and construct a new one.
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
Retention permission to retain the dwelling house as constructed all within revised site boundaries and full planning permission to demolish existing front boundary and to construct a new front boundary and all associated site services
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Railway Road, Kenmare, Co. Kerry | Nov 2025 | €465,000 | 2 m |
| 1 Kilmurry Close, Kenmare, Kerry | Dec 2025 | €385,000 | 118 m |
| 30 Sunnyhill Grove, Kenmare, Kerry | May 2026 | €354,000 | 171 m |
| 34 Cill Mhuire, Kenmare, Kerry | Jul 2025 | €275,000 | 186 m |
| Sunnyhill, Kenmare, Kerry | Aug 2025 | €350,000 | 198 m |
| 8 Sunnyhill Holiday Homes, Kenmare, Co Kerry | Oct 2025 | €285,000 | 264 m |
| 3 Sunnyhill, Holiday Village, Kenmare | Feb 2025 | €255,000 | 265 m |
| 5 Parc Clonee, Glanerought, Kenmare | May 2025 | €317,000 | 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 received26 February 2026
- Decision due22 April 2026
- Decision issued22 April 2026
- Grant issued26 May 2026
- Permission expiry25 May 2031
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