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Observation pack · Kerry County Council

Knockaderry and Killeagh , Farranfore , Co. Kerry

Permission to:- (a) construct an extended car park area; (b) construct a bridge crossing over a stream, in order to provide access to the extended car park area; (c) construct an extension to the existing showrooms/work shop structure comprising of two service bays and associated circulation space; along with associated site works and site services, a natura impact statement (NIS) has been submitted

Observations close 2 Nov 2026 window closed
5 weeks from receipt (received 26 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 20 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
2660927 · 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
4,693 m²
Received
26 Sept 2026
We first saw it
7 Oct 2026, 01:19
Decision due
20 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

  1. Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at http://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660927/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2660927 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 2 Nov 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

CodeObjectivePlanIn force
G3
High amenity
Amenity/Buffer space: Conservation and preservation of landscapecastleisland corca dhuibhne municipal district settlements plan variation 3 kerry cdp 2022 202815 Jun 2026 → 14 Aug 2028
M2
Major town centre
Town Centre zoning which caters for a mix of usescastleisland corca dhuibhne municipal district settlements plan variation 3 kerry cdp 2022 202815 Jun 2026 → 14 Aug 2028
R4
Residential
Strategic Residential Reserve: To facilitate for the strategic long-term residential requirements for the settlementcastleisland corca dhuibhne municipal district settlements plan variation 3 kerry cdp 2022 202815 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
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Kerry County Council development plan zoning—27 Sept 2026, 19:37open

Designations on or near the site

Nothing designated within 100 m of the site.

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
2560048Conditional18 Aug 20250100 mPermission to construct a dwelling house and to demolish old sheds and to widen existing vehicular entrance
2560049Conditional27 Mar 20251100 mRetention Permission to Retain House within Revised Site Boundaries at Knockaderry, Farranfore, Co. Kerry
23893Conditional2 Oct 20231437 mTO A) CONSTRUCT A NEW DWELLING, B) CONSTRUCT A DOMESTIC GARAGE, C) CONSTRUCT A VEHICULAR SITE ENTRANCE AND, D) CONSTUCT ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
221333Conditional4 Apr 2023098 mCONSTRUCT 3 NO. GLAMPING PODS/UNITS AND ALL ANCILLARY SERVICES AND AREAS
221126Conditional28 Mar 20231364 mCONSTRUCT A DOMESTIC GARAGE
221123Conditional28 Mar 20231329 mCONSTRUCT A DOMESTIC GARAGE
222Conditional3 Mar 20221364 mRETAIN CONSTRUCTION OF FRONT BOUNDARY WALL
211531Conditional24 Feb 20221329 mRETAIN THE CONSTRUCTION OF A FRONT BOUNDARY WALL

Appeals

No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.

What has happened on this file

  • 26 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 2 Nov 2026
  • 26 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.