Observation pack · Kerry County Council

9 Killowen Cottages , Kenmare , Co. Kerry

Permission for the proposed renovation and alteration of an existing two storey mid-terrace dwelling, the demolition of an existing rear annex, the construction of a part single storey and part two storey, Split level extension (including rooflights) to the rear of the dwelling, the provision of a car parking space in the front garden and associated site development works to front and rear gardens, all of the above to take place

Observations close 3 Nov 2026 7 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 29 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 23 Nov 2026

The application

Reference: 2660941 · 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: 343 m²
Received: 29 Sept 2026
We first saw it: 14 Oct 2026, 01:45
Decision due: 23 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/2660941/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2660941 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 3 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.

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
R2 Existing residential	Existing Residential: To protect and improve existing residential areas.	kenmare municipal 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

Recorded monument × 2
Standing stone · R103107

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

Reference	Decision	Decided	Units	Distance	Description
2660714	Conditional	21 Sept 2026	0	127 m	to replace two existing windows with one larger window to the front of their existing dwelling house at ground floor level, install two roof windows to the front of the dwelling house and all associated works
2660482	Conditional	24 Jul 2026	0	135 m	permission to construct a single storey dwelling house, a detached garage and all ancillary works
2660419	Conditional	3 Jul 2026	0	359 m	permission to erect a new structure consisting of a Gymnasium and for all associated site works to facilitate this development
2560869	Conditional	18 Nov 2025	0	88 m	replace two existing windows with one larger window to the front of their existing dwelling house at ground floor level and all associated works
2560636	Conditional	16 Sept 2025	0	112 m	replace two existing windows with one larger sliding door to the front of their existing dwelling house at ground floor level, install two roof windows to the front of the dwelling house and all associated works
2560538	Conditional	14 Aug 2025	0	61 m	replace two existing windows with one larger window to the front of their existing dwelling house at ground floor level and all associated works
2560539	Conditional	14 Aug 2025	0	47 m	replace two existing windows with one larger window to the front of their existing dwelling house at ground floor level and all associated works
2560215	Conditional	16 May 2025	1	150 m	The development consists of (a) permission to modify the previously granted planning permission registered under planning registration number 23/935 as follows, (b) permission to relocate the proposed dwelling house and domestic garage further north within the existing site to create a larger parking area, (c) permission to lower the finished floor level of the proposed dwelling house and domestic garage, (d) permission to reduce the size and change the design of the proposed domestic garage and covered link, (e) permission to make design changes to the elevations of the proposed dwelling house, (f) permission to relocate the pumping station, (g) permission to erect an 8 meter long privacy fence on the western boundary and (h) permission for all site works to facilitate the proposed development.

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
318769	—	Granted with conditions	26 Jun 2024	150 m
318129	—	Granted with conditions	12 Apr 2024	103 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

29 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 3 Nov 2026
29 Sept 2026 Decision

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 14 Oct 2026, 01:45. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Kerry County Council before relying on it.