Observation pack · Kerry County Council

The Lower Colony ( Farranakilla , Dingle , Co. Kerry

( A ) demolish rear extension to existing dwelling house, (B) Carryout renovation works to existing dwelling house to include the installation of two number roof lights to front elevation and modifications to two no. ground floor front elevational windows and ( C ) construct a new single storey extension with roof lights to rear of existing dwelling house

Observations close 7 Oct 2026 14 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 2 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 27 Oct 2026

The application

Reference: 2660839 · 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: 76 m²
Received: 2 Sept 2026
We first saw it: 22 Sept 2026, 16:10
Decision due: 27 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

Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at http://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660839/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2660839 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 7 Oct 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.

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

Reference	Decision	Decided	Units	Distance	Description
26118	Refused	14 Sept 2026	0	325 m	(A) to construct a building consisting of 9 number apartments. (B) Planning permission to construct a roof garden at roof level including the lift shaft and stairwell enclosure at that level. (C) planning permission to construct a bin storage enclosure and bicycle stand area at the rear of the site and all site development works
2660594	Conditional	20 Aug 2026	0	220 m	(i) the demolition of the existing storage sheds to the rear of the existing restaurant; (ii) the construction of a new two-storey storage building, also to the rear of the existing restaurant; (iii) the relocation of the gas cylinder storage area and (iv) all associated site works.
2660334	Conditional	7 Aug 2026	1	441 m	to Retain Existing Guesthouse, Existing Shed and all associated site works within Revised Site Boundaries and Planning Permission to construct an extension to existing guesthouse to serve as private accommodation with all necessary modifications to existing structure
2697	Conditional	31 Jul 2026	0	452 m	to install a floating sauna facility comprising a sauna room with ancillary area on a floating pontoon structure. chun áis sána agus réimse comhdeach a thógaint ar structúr pontún.
2660508	Conditional	22 Jul 2026	1	276 m	to renovate & extend existing dwelling house which is a protected structure Ref. RPS KY 043 019 including proposed demolition of existing detached shed with the construction of a new detached shed and all associated ancillary works
2660146	Conditional	20 Apr 2026	0	456 m	for ( a ) retention permission to retain existing dwelling house within revised site boundaries and ( b) full permission to ( 1) demolish existing attached boiler house, ( 2) carry out modifications / renovate existing dwelling house, (3) construct two no. single storey extensions ( to the side and to the rear ) of existing dwelling house, ( 4 ) install an external stairs to serve basement and ( 5) decommission existing septic tank and connect to existing dwelling house to the existing public sewer
2660136	Conditional	17 Apr 2026	0	402 m	( a ) retain a two storey extension to rear of an existing dwelling house and (b) retain ( 1 ) two number detached garden sheds, ( 2) a glass house and ( 3) an attached domestic shed to an existing dwelling house
2660119	Conditional	14 Apr 2026	0	355 m	The development is Planning Permission to (A) Renovate existing single-storey dwelling house with minor elevational changes (B) to raise the roof level (height) of the single-storey dwelling house to convert the attic space into living accommodation with rooflights to the front elevation (C) demolish existing rear extension and shed (D) to extend the dwelling to the rear and for permission for all associated site works at Emlagh West, Cooleen, Dingle, Co. Kerry – V92N8X9.

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
501308	—	Granted	19 Aug 2026	355 m
501019	—	Granted with conditions	31 Jul 2026	216 m
500240	—	Granted with conditions	23 Mar 2026	25 m
321393	—	Refused	6 Feb 2026	27 m
320804	—	Granted with conditions	5 Feb 2026	490 m
321681	—	Refused	16 Apr 2025	332 m
319507	—	Granted with conditions	6 Mar 2025	398 m
316415	—	Granted with conditions	2 Jan 2025	397 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

2 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 7 Oct 2026
2 Sept 2026 Decision

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 22 Sept 2026, 16:10. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Kerry County Council before relying on it.