Spa Road/Connor Pass Road Junction , Gortonora Dingle , Co. Kerry
Planning permission to a) Demolish the existing storage building on site, b) demolish the existing link building to the west of the site and construct a new boundary wall, c) demolish elements of the existing creamery building, d) reduce levels within the site to allow for level access to all the dwellings, e) refurbish, extend and change the use of the existing vacant building on site (former creamery building) to create 7 no. residential units, each with first floor accommodation and garden canopies to the rear, f) make alterations to the wall between the Spa Road and the Mall River g) widen and enhance the existing vehicular access to the site off the Conor Pass road, h) create a new parking layout on site, i) construct bin stores and storage under a new footpath to the Conor pass road and j) all associated site works
The application
- Reference
- 2660982 · 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
- 2,007 m²
- Received
- 7 Oct 2026
- We first saw it
- 21 Oct 2026, 02:10
- Decision due
- 1 Dec 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/2660982/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2660982at 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 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| M1 Metro / rail economic corridor | Mixed Use, General Development: For the provision of Mixed Use, General Development | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2560479 | Conditional | 18 Jun 2026 | 0 | 0 m | modify, alter and extend exiting buildings on site to create 8 no. residential units and to incorporate the following: (a) alter, extend and change the use of vacant building on site (former creamery building) to create 7 no. residential units with attic development (b) construct a new single storey with attic development residential unit at the existing eastern side of the building (c) demolish existing storage building on site (d) make alterations to the wall between the Spa Road and the Mall River (e) widen and enhance the existing vehicular access to the site off the Conor Pass road, create a new parking layout on site and all associated site development works |
| 2530 | Conditional | 29 Jan 2026 | 0 | 463 m | CONSTRUCT A SINGLE STOREY DWELLING HOUSE WITH ATTIC ACCOMMODATION, ALSO TO ALLOW FOR ALL PUBLIC SERIVICE CONNECTIONS AND TO INCLUDE ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS |
| 2460887 | Conditional | 15 Oct 2025 | 0 | 371 m | Retention Permission to Retain the existing works previously constructed at the rear of the premises which also included repurposing, renovating and extending some existing structures. These include: additional Toilets, Drinks Chill area, Cold storage area, Storage areas, Plant room, Roof cover over part of the open area (backyard) including additional garden walls and gate. |
| 24408 | Conditional | 6 Oct 2025 | 0 | 347 m | RETAIN A BEER GARDEN IN THE ALLEYWAY ADJACENT TO THE PUB AND RETAIN A COURTYARD BAR TO THE REAR OF THE PUB AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORK. THIS PROPERTY IS A PROTECTED STRUCTURE, AND THE PROTECTED STRUCTURE NUMBER IS 21,400,602 |
| 2564 | Conditional | 12 Aug 2025 | 0 | 461 m | A) DEMOLISH THE EXISTING SINGLE STOREY DWELLING B) DEMOLISH EXISITING SHED C) CONTRUCT A NEW, PART SINGLE STOREY/PART TWO STOREY DWELLING D) CONNECTIONS TO ALL EXISTING SERVICES E) ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED ANCILLARY SITE WORKS |
| 2460764 | Conditional | 12 May 2025 | 72 | 291 m | construct 72 residential units comprising of two storey semi-detached and two storey terraced housing. The development will also make provision for common car parking for residents and visitors, open green areas, common waste bin amenity enclosures, & common bicycle parking bays, all units to be connected to public services & also to include all associated site works |
| 2560082 | Conditional | 8 Apr 2025 | 1 | 454 m | Retention Permission to: (A) Retain the house as constructed. (B) Retain the change of use to part of the ground floor from domestic to commercial use (Dental Practice) |
| 2529 | Conditional | 1 Apr 2025 | 1 | 468 m | RETAIN A DWELLLING HOUSE SERVED BY A STORAGE SHED ALL AS CONSTRUCTED WITHIN REVISED SITE BOUNDARIES |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 322725 | — | Granted with conditions | 8 Oct 2025 | 291 m |
| 323555 | — | open | 3 Sept 2025 | 461 m |
| 321681 | — | Refused | 16 Apr 2025 | 461 m |
| 319507 | — | Granted with conditions | 6 Mar 2025 | 361 m |
| 316415 | — | Granted with conditions | 2 Jan 2025 | 399 m |
| 315671 | — | Granted with conditions | 19 Nov 2024 | 355 m |
| 320396 | — | Other | 18 Sept 2024 | 345 m |
| 318830 | — | Granted with conditions | 26 Jun 2024 | 407 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
- 7 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 11 Nov 2026
- 7 Oct 2026 Decision
Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 21 Oct 2026, 02:10. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Kerry County Council before relying on it.