Planning Permission Ireland

Planning register

Waterville

Planning applications inside the Waterville, Co. Kerry settlement, as recorded on the statutory register. The area is the CSO’s Census 2022 urban boundary.

Applications
92
County
Kerry

What the data shows

The planning register for Waterville contains a total of 92 applications, with a grant rate of 90% of 79 applications granted, refused or part-granted since 2016, representing 71 granted, 8 refused, and 0 part-granted. The most common development types are retention at 29%, extension at 21%, change of use at 11%, and alterations at 10%. Looking at recently lodged applications, there were 10 in 2023, 10 in 2024, and 7 in 2025. Recent decided examples, which were all granted, include projects for a single storey rear extension, refurbishment and extension of the Stella Maris house, retention of a conservatory, change of use from holiday home to permanent residence, retention for the removal of lettering, and retention of 2No. extensions.

An automated reading of the figures on this page. Every statement reflects the register data shown above; it is not advice or a prediction.

Planning intelligence

Grant rate

90%

of 79 applications granted, refused or part-granted since 2016.

Granted
71
Refused
8
No decision recorded
13

Historical outcomes from the statutory register. Not a prediction for any individual application.

What’s being built

Retention
29%
Extension
21%
Change of use
11%
Alterations
10%
Commercial
9%
New dwelling
8%

Activity over time

Applications lodged, by year

Grant rate, by year of decision

Recently lodged in Waterville

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Contains Irish Public Sector Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Settlement boundary: CSO Census 2022 urban areas (Tailte Éireann). Always confirm against the relevant authority’s official register.