Heatons Guesthouse , The Wood , Dingle
permission to renovate and extend the existing guesthouse at Heatons Guesthouse, The Wood, Dingle, Co. Kerry. The extended guesthouse will provide a total of 26no. guest bedrooms, 1no. overnight staff accommodation room, and 34no. car parking spaces. The proposed development will consist of: (1) The partial demolition and extension of the existing guesthouse, including: Reconfiguration of the existing ground-floor public areas; Provision of 3no. additional bedrooms and WCs at ground-floor level; and Provision of 4no. additional bedrooms and WCs at first-floor level. (2) Construction of a new entrance, reception area, lift and staircase, new kitchen and dining area. (3) Construction of a new link between the guesthouse and the existing single-storey former private accommodation building. (4) Change of use of the existing single-storey former private accommodation building to guest accommodation, including its partial demolition, extension and reconfiguration to provide 4 no. guest bedrooms and associated WCs. (5) Construction of a single-storey laundry room and a single-storey boiler room. (6) External site works, including the reconfiguration of the existing front parking/drop-off area from 17no. car parking spaces to 34no. car parking spaces, together with minor groundworks and landscaping works associated with the proposed development.
The application
- Reference
- 2660973 · 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
- 3,088 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/2660973/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2660973at 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.
What the site is zoned
| Code | Objective | Plan | In force |
|---|---|---|---|
| R2 Existing residential | Existing Residential: To protect and improve existing residential areas | 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
Nothing designated within 100 m of the site.
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25173 | Conditional | 7 Jul 2026 | 0 | 449 m | (A) DEMOLISH (I) A 2-STOREY SIDE AND REAR STRUCTURE AND (II) A FRONT ENTRANCE PORCH, BOTH SERVING AN EXISTING GUEST HOUSE, (B) CONSTRUCT A 2-STOREY EXTENSION WRAPPING AROUND THE EXISTING BUILDING, CONSISTING OF 12 ENSUITE BEDROOMS, NEW LIVING AND DINING AREAS AND A NEW MAIN PUBLIC ENTRANCE LOBBY AND OTHER ASSOCIATED AREAS (C) CONSTRUCT A NEW BAY WINDOW SERVING AN EXISTING LOUNGE ON THE GROUND FLOOR (D) MAKE ELEVATIONAL ALTERATIONS TO THE EXISTING TO ALLOW FOR THE ABOVE AND (E) REDESIGN THE EXISTING PARKING ARRANGEMENTS TO ALLOW FOR FURTHER PARKING CAPACITY, ALSO TO INCLUDE ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS |
| 2560068 | Conditional | 13 Feb 2026 | 0 | 196 m | (1) Retain installed first floor area in Distillery Production Building 183m2 consisting of: staff kitchen 12.7m2, shop with tasting bar 26.9m2; visitor area 143.4m2 (2) Visitor Centre use on site and Planning Permission for (1) Partial demolition of single storey projecting elements on south side (103 sq.m.) (2) Upgrade / replacement of external cladding (including reconfiguration of openings) (3) Internal layout modifications (4) Additional 323 sq.m. at upper level (including visitor use) (5) Change of use of 59 sq.m. of lower level production area to retail (6) Change of use of 12m2 of lower level production area to open office area (7) Change of use from permitted storage (Upper Shed) 412m2 to proposed industrial use (Distilling and ancillary storage) (8) New retail area at lower level 142m2 (9) Two new (8.8m high) freestanding steel grain storage silos to front (10) Connection of sewage system to mains (to replace septic tanks) (11) Landscaping (12) Bicycle, car and bus parking provision on site and all associated site ancillary works |
| 2560469 | Conditional | 16 Jul 2025 | 1 | 203 m | Retention permission to ( a) retain an as constructed dwelling house with public sewer connection and all associated ancillary site works and (b) retain existing dwelling within revised boundaries |
| 259 | Conditional | 14 Mar 2025 | 1 | 220 m | (A) DEMOLISH AN EXISTING 2 STOREY DWELLING HOUSE AND (B) CONSTRUCT A NEW 2 STOREY DWELLING HOUSE SERVED BY A WASTEWATER TREATMENT UNIT DISCHARGING TO A SOIL POLISHING FILTER, ALL ASSOICATE SITE WORKS |
| 24310 | Conditional | 12 Sept 2024 | 1 | 450 m | CONSTRUCT A SPLIT LEVEL STOREY AND A HALF DWELLING HOUSE SERVED BY A WASTEWATER TREATMENT UNIT DISCHARGING TO A SAND POLISHING FILTER, ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS |
| 23916 | Conditional | 31 Jul 2024 | 0 | 361 m | TO (1) RETAIN 5 NO. AS CONSTRUCTED DETATCHED DWELLING HOUSES ON SITE NOS. 1, 2, 5, 6, AND 7 AND 4 NO. AS CONSTRUCTED SEMI-DETATCHED DWELLING HOUSES ON SITE NOS. 3, 4, 8 AND 9 (2) RETAIN GARDEN SHEDS TO SITE NOS. 4, 8 AND 9 (3) RETAIN AND COMPLETE EXISTING FOOTPATHS AND SERVICE ROAD SERVING THE HOUSING ESTATE AND ALL ASSOCIATED ANCILLARY SITE WORKS/SERVICES AND (4) RETAIN ALL BUILDINGS, GREEN AREAS, SERVICE ROAD, FOOTPATHS AND ALL ASSOCIATED ANCILLARY WORKS/SERVICES WITHIN REVISED SITE BOUNDARIES (B) FULL PERMISSION TO CONSTRUCT GARDEN SHEDS TO THE REAR OF DWELLING HOUSE ON SITE NOS. 1,2,3,5,6 AND 7 |
| 24118 | Conditional | 14 May 2024 | 0 | 456 m | (A) THE REMOVAL OF A MAST SUPPORTED TENSILE CANVAS FRONT ENTRANCE CANOPY, (B) TO CONSTRUCT A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION THE FRONT OF THE DINGLE OCEANWORLD COMPLEX TO ALLOW FOR A NEW PUBLIC ENTRANCE FOYER, (C) NEW SINAGE ERECTED ON THE ABOVE NEW STRUCTURE, AND (D) ALLOW FOR THE REDESIGN OF THE WING WALLS AT THE PEDESTRIAN PUBLIC ENTRANCE TO ALLOW FOR A NEW STEPPED ACCESS ROUTE FROM THE PUBLIC FOOTPATH AND ALL ASSOCIATED EXTERNAL WORKS |
| 2460062 | Conditional | 28 Mar 2024 | 1 | 108 m | (a) demolition of (i) single storey element to side (west), (ii) 2 no. bay windows, including gable wall over one, to front and (iii) concrete barges to roof, (b) blocking up existing door/window opes to side (east), (c) removal of stone cladding to front and sides, (d) alteration to window ope to front, (e) construction of single storey extensions to front and side (west), (f) conversion of attic comprising addition of 7 new roof lights to front and 2 new roof lights to rear and (g) all associated site works |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500957 | — | Granted | 9 Jul 2026 | 196 m |
| 320319 | — | Other | 20 Sept 2024 | 385 m |
| 320321 | — | Other | 20 Sept 2024 | 385 m |
| 320312 | — | Other | 20 Sept 2024 | 385 m |
| 320678 | — | Invalid | 28 Aug 2024 | 361 m |
| 312009 | — | Refused | 21 Nov 2023 | 185 m |
| 316830 | — | Other | 14 Aug 2023 | 385 m |
| 316317 | — | Split | 9 Aug 2023 | 385 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.