Observation pack · Kerry County Council

Ballydowney , Killarney , co. Kerry

Planning Permission for the demolition of the existing single storey flat roof extension at the side of the existing dwelling, and the construction of a single storey extension to the existing dwelling, at Ballydowney, Killarney, Co. Kerry V93FF2V.

Observations close 9 Nov 2026 4 days left

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

The application

Reference: 2660969 · 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: 1,392 m²
Received: 5 Oct 2026
We first saw it: 14 Oct 2026, 01:45
Decision due: 29 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/2660969/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2660969 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 9 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	killarney municipal district settlements plan variation 2 kerry cdp 2022 2028	19 Jan 2026 → 14 Aug 2028
R4 Residential	Strategic Residential Reserve: To facilitate for the strategic long-term residential requirements for the town	killarney municipal district settlements plan variation 2 kerry cdp 2022 2028	19 Jan 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

Recorded monument × 8
Fulacht fia · Fulacht fia · Fulacht fia

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

Reference	Decision	Decided	Distance	Description
2561009	Conditional	21 Apr 2026	445 m	Permission for the following works, (1) Change design of 8 nr dwelling houses from that previously granted on Planning Ref 23/305, on sites Nr 2 – Nr 9, all in accordance with plans and particulars submitted
2561008	Conditional	18 Feb 2026	447 m	Retention Permission for the following works, (1) Retention Permission to retain dwelling house as constructed to date with the design changed from that previously granted on Planning Ref 23/305 on site Nr 1, all in accordance with plans and particulars submitted
2560735	Conditional	23 Jan 2026	393 m	A/ Planning Permission for the Change of use of existing one and a half story dwelling to 1 apartment and 1 dwelling B/ Permission to construct a porch Extension to the front of existing structure and elevational alterations and all associated site works
2560737	Conditional	16 Jan 2026	185 m	Permission to (a) Alter existing site entrance and extend existing service road including the provision of all ancillary services (b) Construct 12 No. 1 Bedroom Apartments, Ancillary Services & Areas
2560435	Conditional	27 Nov 2025	394 m	the demolition of an existing dwelling house and decommissioning of an existing on-site septic tank to facilitate the construction of a residential development comprising 70 no. dwelling houses and all ancillary site development works. The proposed development consists of the construction of 14 no. 4 bedroom two storey detached/semi-detached/townhouse dwelling houses and 37 no. two storey 3 bedroom semi-detached/townhouse dwelling houses. The proposed development also includes 4 no. two storey mews buildings providing 16 no. 2 bedroom dwellings and 3 no. 3 bedroom dwellings. Vehicular and pedestrian access to the proposed development will be provided via a new site entrance from St. Margaret's Road to the south. Ancillary site development works include all landscaping, drainage and servicing proposals which include the undergrounding/diversion of existing overhead lines. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared and will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application.
2560770	Conditional	22 Oct 2025	429 m	Full planning permission to (A) erect new extensions to the side and rear of the existing dwelling house along with internal alterations, (B) carry out elevational changes to existing dwelling house along with all ancillary site services.
2460496	Conditional	20 Sept 2024	202 m	The retention of a prefabricated structure for pre-school and after school use ancillary to existing creche facility.
2460295	Conditional	8 Jul 2024	464 m	The construction of a residential development of: 224 no. residential units with ancillary two storey crèche, landscaping, road improvements, pedestrian / cycleways, storm water upgrades and associated site development works. The proposed development makes provision for 76 houses comprising of 8 no. 2-storey 2-bedroom townhouses, 28 no. 2-storey 3-bedroom townhouses, 10 no. 2-storey 3-bedroom semi-detached units and 30 no. 2-storey 4-bedroom semi-detached units. The proposed development includes 148 no. apartments / duplexes to be provided as follows: Block 1 (4 no. 2-bedroom & 4 no. 3-bedroom over 3 storeys), Block 2 (2 no. 2-bedroom & 2 no. 3-bedroom over 3-storeys), Block 3 (4 no. 1-bedroom, 10 no. 2-bedroom and 6 no. 3-bedroom over 3-storeys), Block 4 (10 no. 1-bedroom & 10 no. 2-bedroom over 3-storeys), Block J (32 no. 2-bedroom over 4 storeys), Block K (16 no. 1-bedroom apartments & 16 no. 2-bedroom apartments over 4 storeys) Block L (32 no. 2-bedroom apartments over 4 storeys). The proposed development will provide for a new vehicular access and pedestrian entrances onto Port Road, upgrades to Port Road comprising reduction in carriageway widths, provision of shared pedestrian/cycle path and uncontrolled pedestrian crossing, and a pedestrian connection to Millwood Estate. It is proposed to upgrade the stormwater network on St. Margaret’s Road (approximately 140 metres north of the main development site) to support the development. Ancillary infrastructure development works will include relocation/undergrounding of ESB powerlines, wastewater infrastructure including foul pumping station, surface water attenuation, water utility services, public lighting, bin stores, bicycle stores, ESB substations, and all associated site development works. A Natura Impact Statement has been prepared in respect of the proposed development.

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
500977	—	Granted	14 Jul 2026	449 m
501342	—	pending	15 May 2026	463 m
323320	—	Other	19 Nov 2025	496 m
320288	—	Granted with conditions	12 Nov 2024	464 m
315965	—	Withdrawn	28 Nov 2023	172 m
315524	—	Withdrawn	8 Nov 2023	163 m
316275	—	Other	29 Aug 2023	392 m
316818	—	Split	15 Aug 2023	334 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

5 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 9 Nov 2026
5 Oct 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.