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Inchinleegha West , Sneem , Co. Kerry

Permission to Demolish Hardware Shop and Construct New Hardware Shop with Associated Site Development Works at Inchinleegha West, Sneem, Co. Kerry

Observations close 30 Sept 2026 3 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 26 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 20 Oct 2026

The application

Reference
2660806 · full record
Authority
Kerry County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Status
NEW APPLICATION
Applicant
not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units
0
Floor area
—
Site area
413 m²
Received
26 Aug 2026
We first saw it
18 Sept 2026, 15:44
Decision due
20 Oct 2026
Decision
N/a

The national dataset truncates descriptions (80 characters for DLR, 70 for Fingal) and omits the applicant. The full description and the drawings are on the council register linked in step 1.

How to submit an observation

  1. Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at http://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660806/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2660806 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Submit before 30 Sept 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.
  5. 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.

What the site is zoned

No current zoning polygon covers this site in the store.

Designations on or near the site

Nothing designated within 100 m of the site.

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
2660388Conditional25 Jun 20260104 mPERMISSION TO DEVELOP A SITE TO INCLUDE (I) THE RENOVATION AND EXTENSION OF 2 EXISTING HOUSES AT STREET FRONT, WITH THE ADDITION OF A FIRST FLOOR TO THE SOUTHERN HOUSE (II)THE CONSTRUCTION OF TWO SEMI-DETACHED, TWO-STOREY HOUSES AT REAR OF SITE AND (II) ALL ASSOCIATED SITE SERVICES, AT NORTH SQUARE, INCHINALEEGA EAST, SNEEM, CO. KERRY.
25199Conditional16 Apr 20260108 mDEMOLISH EXISTING DWELLING AND COMMERICAL STORAGE BUILDING AND REPLACE THESE WITH NEW SHOP, ANCILLARY STORAGE AND UTILITY ROOMS, A 2-BEDROOM APARTMENT AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS AND SERVICES TO FACILITATE THIS DEVELOPMENT
2660122Refused15 Apr 20260243 mRetention Permission to Retain Domestic Storage Building
2560977Refused12 Dec 20250104 mPERMISSION TO DEVELOP A SITE TO INCLUDE (I) PARTLY DEMOLISH, RENOVATE AND EXTEND 2NO. EXISTING TWO-STOREY HOUSES AT STREET FRONT, (II) DEMOLISH SINGLE STOREY ANNEX STORE AT STREET FRONT (III) CONSTRUCT A TWO-STOREY APARTMENT BLOCK AT REAR OF SITE CONTAINING FOUR APARTMENT IN TOTAL (TWO APARTMENTS ON GROUND FLOOR AND TWO APARTMENTS ON THE FIRST FLOOR) AND (IV) ALL ASSOCIATED SITE SERVICES AT NORTH SQUARE, INCHINALEEGA EAST, SNEEM, CO. KERRY.
2560037Conditional17 Nov 20250205 mPlanning permission to: (a) Demolish existing annexes at the rear of the existing B&B and (b) construct extensions to the ground and first floors to the rear of the existing B&B for use as overnight accommodation, together with all associated site works, landscaping and ancillary services all at Bridgeview Terrace, South Square, Drimna Beg, Sneem, Co. Kerry
2560319Conditional6 Oct 2025049 mThe development consists of (a) retention planning permission to retain both dwelling houses and all associated site works as constructed, and (b) retention planning permission to retain the dwelling houses within revised site boundaries.
2560442Conditional21 Jul 20251346 mRetention permission to retain 1. Elevation changes at ground and first floor and 2. First floor extension to rear elevation along with all associated site works.
2560044Conditional30 Jun 20250222 mThe development will consist of an upgrade to the existing Sneem Wastewater Pumping Station, comprising; a new 280m3 below-ground storage tank; replacement of existing kiosk with two new kiosks (kiosk 01 = 3.6m x 0.8m, 1.8m in height, kiosk 02 = 2m x 1.2m,1.8m in height); a ground mounted solar PV array (50m2 total); and associated ancillary works, all on a site of 0.08ha. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the planning authority with the application.

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
500472—Refused27 Apr 2026205 m

If neighbours here have appealed before and lost, the inspector's report on that case is the single most useful thing to read.

What has happened on this file

  • 26 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 30 Sept 2026
  • 26 Aug 2026 Decision

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Kerry County Council before relying on it.