Observation pack · Kerry County Council

Ardrahan , Ardfert , Co. Kerry

Retain (A) existing dwelling house within revised site boundaries on plot referred to as Site 'A'; (B) Retain change of use of existing domestic garage to residential unit on Plot referred to as Site 'B'; and Planning Permission to (A) Install proposed fire escape and rescue window in lieu of existing velux roof windows for the residential unt on Plot 'B' and (B) permission to decommission existing septic tank installation of new mechanical treatment unit and polishing filter for the residential unit on Plot 'B' all located

Observations close 10 Dec 2026 26 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 5 Nov 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 8 Jan 2027

The application

Reference: 26163 · full record
Authority: Kerry County Council
Type: RETENTION
Status: PRE_VALIDATION
Site area: 5,449 m²
Received: 5 Nov 2026
Decision due: 8 Jan 2027

How to submit an observation

Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at http://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/26163/0.
Write your observation.Quote 26163 at the top, give your name and the address the authority should reply to, and confine it to planning matters — zoning objective, height, overlooking, traffic, drainage, heritage. What you say here is what you can later appeal on.
Pay the €20 fee.Every submission needs it; without it the observation is invalid and is returned. Kerry County Council takes it online with the submission or at the counter.
Submit before 10 Dec 2026.Online through the register above, or in writing to the Planning Department, Kerry County Council. The test is the date the authority receives it, not the date you post it.
Keep the acknowledgement.The council's receipt is your proof of a valid observation — see below.

Statutory basis. Section 34(1) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) requires a planning authority to consider any submission or observation made to it in accordance with the Regulations. Article 29 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended) sets the window: a submission or observation must be received by the authority within five weeks beginning on the date of receipt of the application, and must be accompanied by the prescribed fee of €20. A submission received after the window, or without the fee, is invalid and the authority must return it.

After you submit: keep the acknowledgement. Under the 2024 Act it secures your right to appeal — only the applicant and a person who made a valid observation may bring the council's decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála, within four weeks of the decision. Making a valid observation is also what buys a right of appeal: under s.37(1) of the 2000 Act, only the applicant and a person who made a valid submission or observation to the planning authority may appeal the decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála (within four weeks of the decision). Missing the five-week window closes both doors.

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

Reference	Decision	Decided	Units	Distance	Description
2561027	Conditional	28 May 2026		438 m	Planning Permission to a) Extend and renovate the existing dwelling, b) Demolish existing sheds on site, c) decommission the existing septic tank and percolation area, d) install a new septic tank and percolation area, e) Utilise the existing vehicular site entrance, to be shared with the farm and f) construct all associated site works
2560050	Conditional	27 Mar 2025	1	369 m	Retention Permission to retain as-built dormer dwelling house served by septic tank and percolation area and to retain as-built domestic garage.
231007	Conditional	15 Apr 2024	1	446 m	RETAIN ELEVATIONAL CHANGES TO EXISTING DWELLING AND PLANNING PERMISSION TO (1) CONSTRUCT A DOMESTIC GARAGE (2)ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
231199	Conditional	22 Feb 2024	1	356 m	(A) DEMOLISH EXISTING DERELICT TWO STOREY DWELLING AND ATTACHED SINGLE STOREY AGRICULTURAL STORAGE SHED (B) PERMISSION TO CONSTRUCT NEW TWO STOREY DWELLING HOUSE ON FOOTPRINT OF DEMOLISHED STRUCTURES WITH A MECHANICAL TREATMENT SYSTEM AND A RAISED SAND POLISHING FILTER, ALL WITH ASSOCIATED WORKS
21645	Conditional	17 Jan 2022	1	385 m	(A) RELOCATE EXISTING ROADSIDE ENTRANCE FOR ACCESS TO DWELLING HOUSE (B) PLANNING PERMISSION TO INCREASE HEIGHT OF ROADSIDE BOUNDARY WALL PERTAINING TO EXISTING DWELLING TO NORTHERN SIDE OF PROPOSED NEW ENTRANCE ALL WITH ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

What has happened on this file

5 Nov 2026 New application · observations close 10 Dec 2026
5 Nov 2026 Decision

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 11 Nov 2026, 23:00. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Kerry County Council before relying on it.