Observation pack · Kerry County Council

Adams Bar , Main Street , Dingle

Permission for development to erect retractable awnings, including necessary supports and fixings, over part of the back yard

Observations close 23 Oct 2026 window closed

5 weeks from receipt (received 18 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 12 Nov 2026

The five-week window has passed. Late observations are returned unread. If the council has decided, the next door is the appeal window — but under s.37 only the applicant and those who made a valid observation may appeal.

The application

Reference: 2660908 · 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: 1,131 m²
Received: 18 Sept 2026
We first saw it: 7 Oct 2026, 01:19
Decision due: 12 Nov 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/2660908/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2660908 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 23 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

Code	Objective	Plan	In force
M2 Major town centre	Town Centre zoning which caters for a mix of uses	castleisland corca dhuibhne municipal district settlements plan variation 3 kerry cdp 2022 2028	15 Jun 2026 → 14 Aug 2028

An application that accords with the zoning objective is hard to resist on principle; one that does not may be a material contravention, which the council can only grant by the s.34(6) procedure with its own notice and window.

Source: Kerry County Council development plan zoning · fetched 27 Sept 2026, 19:37

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Kerry County Council development plan zoning	—	27 Sept 2026, 19:37	open

Designations on or near the site

NIAH-recorded building × 8
Saint Mary's Temperance Hall · Ó Curráin · hotel
Recorded monument × 27
Town defences · Castle - tower house · Castle - tower house

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

Reference	Decision	Decided	Units	Distance	Description
2660594	Conditional	20 Aug 2026	0	103 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.
2660508	Conditional	22 Jul 2026	1	463 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
2560479	Conditional	18 Jun 2026	0	364 m	modify, alter and extend exiting buildings on site to create 8 no. residential units and to incorporate the following: (a) alter, extend and change the use of vacant building on site (former creamery building) to create 7 no. residential units with attic development (b) construct a new single storey with attic development residential unit at the existing eastern side of the building (c) demolish existing storage building on site (d) make alterations to the wall between the Spa Road and the Mall River (e) widen and enhance the existing vehicular access to the site off the Conor Pass road, create a new parking layout on site and all associated site development works
2660136	Conditional	17 Apr 2026	0	396 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
2561221	Conditional	25 Feb 2026	0	225 m	The site extends to approx. 0.146 ha with frontage onto Avondale, Dykegate Street and The Mall River and is partially located within an Architectural Conservation Area. The proposed development consists of the demolition of elements of the existing buildings on site to facilitate the proposal, the refurbishment of The Phoenix Cinema building and existing outbuildings and the construction of an extension to The Phoenix Cinema building and associated reuse and extension of outbuildings on the subject site to provide an innovative regional cultural centre (approx. 2029.2 sq.m). The proposal extends across 3 no. buildings on the site, ranging in height from 1 – 3 storeys and comprises the following: Multi-Disciplinary Performance Space, Gallery Shop, Gallery, Screening Room/Cinema, Lounge Bar/Restaurant/Café With Associated Kitchen, Offices And Staff Welfare, Bookable Rooms, Second Performance/Workshop Space, Multi-Purpose Studio, Central Connecting Courtyard; all to be licensed as a multi-functional space; together with 2 no. artists residential studios with independent access from Avondale. 10 no. cycle parking spaces are proposed within the central courtyard area. 2 no. terraces at 1st and 2nd floor are proposed overlooking the courtyard. The principal entrance to the cultural centre will be from Dykegate Street, where the existing site access points are located. The proposed development provides pedestrian access to the proposed main centre building and multipurpose building from Dykegate Street. The development will enhance the pedestrian/ vehicular access point to the central courtyard area, providing an upgraded courtyard access arrangement. A new secondary access point to the site for pedestrians/ vehicles is provided along Avondale. This is to facilitate, inter alia, access to the artists’ studios and servicing for the development. A loading bay is provided along Avondale, within the site boundary. Note: this proposal includes all associated site and infrastructural works above and below ground to include provision for water services; foul and surface water drainage and connections; attenuation proposal; permeable paving; all landscaping works; and general plant areas; landscaped boundary treatment; footpath upgrades as required; public lighting as required; and electrical services.
25308	Conditional	23 Feb 2026	0	223 m	To retain an existing 2 storey dwelling house and associated boiler shed as constructed
2560503	Conditional	22 Oct 2025	0	314 m	The development will consist of: i) Proposed demolition of 2 number, 2-3 storey existing terraced mixed-use buildings including the existing Take-Away restaurant ii) Construction of a 3 storey mixed-use development consisting of 2 number residential units (1 number, 3-bedroom unit and 1 number, 2-bedroom unit) and 1 number ground floor commercial unit, consisting of a Take-Away restaurant with seating and signage. The 3-bedroom residential unit has access to a private, south-west-facing rear garden at ground level. The 2-bedroom unit has a balcony accessed from first floor level, located to the rear and orientated to the south-west. iii) boundary treatments; iv) landscaping, SUDS drainage and all ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development
2460887	Conditional	15 Oct 2025	0	0 m	Retention Permission to Retain the existing works previously constructed at the rear of the premises which also included repurposing, renovating and extending some existing structures. These include: additional Toilets, Drinks Chill area, Cold storage area, Storage areas, Plant room, Roof cover over part of the open area (backyard) including additional garden walls and gate.

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
501019	—	Granted with conditions	31 Jul 2026	225 m
500240	—	Granted with conditions	23 Mar 2026	376 m
321393	—	Refused	6 Feb 2026	320 m
322725	—	Granted with conditions	8 Oct 2025	294 m
323555	—	open	3 Sept 2025	272 m
321681	—	Refused	16 Apr 2025	105 m
319507	—	Granted with conditions	6 Mar 2025	122 m
316415	—	Granted with conditions	2 Jan 2025	67 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

18 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 23 Oct 2026
18 Sept 2026 Decision

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 7 Oct 2026, 01:19. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Kerry County Council before relying on it.