Main Street , Caherciveen , County Kerry
Permission for change of use from bed & breakfast to 3 no. 1 bedroom apartments, 1 no. 2 bedroom apartment and a wellness studio and all associated site works
The application
- Reference
- 2660933 · 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
- 527 m²
- Received
- 28 Sept 2026
- We first saw it
- 7 Oct 2026, 01:19
- Decision due
- 22 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/2660933/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2660933at 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 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.
- 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.
What the site is zoned
| Code | Objective | Plan | In force |
|---|---|---|---|
| M2 Major town centre | Town/Village Centre: Town Centre zoning which caters for a mix of uses. | kenmare minicipal district local area plan 2024 2030 | 24 May 2024 → 23 May 2030 |
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 × 2library/archive · Murphy's
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2660529 | Conditional | 5 Aug 2026 | 0 | 266 m | Permission for change of use of existing first floor office from commercial to two residential apartments & all associated site works |
| 2660462 | Conditional | 20 Jul 2026 | 0 | 78 m | To construct a single storey storage unit and solar panel on the roof with all associated site works |
| 2561085 | Conditional | 27 Jan 2026 | 0 | 202 m | PERMISSION TO 1. DEMOLISH OLD BUILDING CONTAINING SHOP, SUPERMARKET, STORES & PRIVATE ACCOMMODATION ALONG WITH KEEPING THE FRONT ELEVATION, 2. CONSTRUCT NEW BUILDING CONTAINING HEALTH AND MEDICAL CENTRE AND OFFICE UNITS WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. |
| 2560018 | Refused | 23 Jan 2026 | 0 | 273 m | To A.) Construct 8no. holiday home units with associated parking and footpaths B.) Customer parking C.) Upgrade existing entrance D.) Demolish existing out buildings and all associated site works. |
| 2560451 | Conditional | 26 Nov 2025 | 0 | 91 m | To retain existing rear extensions to his building and to retain the existing domestic shed and all associated site works |
| 2460875 | Conditional | 3 Oct 2025 | 0 | 372 m | Permission to construct 10 semi-detached dwellings along with on site car parking, roadways, footpaths, landscaping and open spaces with all associated site works. |
| 2460728 | Refused | 12 Sept 2025 | 0 | 87 m | Permission to Provide Student and Holiday Accommodation Units at Asana School, Quay Street, Cahersiveen, Co. Kerry |
| 2560553 | Conditional | 19 Aug 2025 | 0 | 265 m | Permission for change of use of existing first floor office from commercial to a residential property & all associated site works |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500506 | — | Granted with conditions | 2 Apr 2026 | 91 m |
| 320572 | — | Refused | 5 Dec 2025 | 341 m |
| 323646 | — | Withdrawn | 19 Nov 2025 | 202 m |
| 320774 | — | Granted with conditions | 22 Jul 2025 | 243 m |
| 316370 | — | Refused | 5 Mar 2024 | 242 m |
| 314136 | — | Refused | 23 Nov 2023 | 203 m |
| 310888 | — | Refused | 18 Jan 2022 | 148 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
- 28 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 2 Nov 2026
- 28 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.