Countess Road
Homes here mostly date from the 1960s. 4 planning files on this house, the latest from 2025. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (97%). 1 application nearby open for comments.
Not held yet for Kerry County Council: council consultations.
How planning works, with this area's numbers
steps can overlap · medians for home extensions within 1.5 km, 10 years- 1ApplySite notice up, plans online
- 2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
- 3Decision8 weeks by law. Here 55 days
- 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
- 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
- 6PermissionLasts 5 years
- 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 6 months after
- 8Sign-offCompletion cert, or the owner opts out
What's the planning story of this house?
When it was built, and the rules since
Most homes here were built 1961–70, around when planning permission began (1964). 4 planning files on this house, the latest from 2025.
Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.
MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area
- 20252560467 · change of use · approved 2025 · not started, runs out 2030approvedstartedsigned off
- 20232360221 · change of use · approved 2023 · not started, runs out 2029approvedstartedsigned off
- 20232360219 · change of use · approved 2023 · not started, runs out 2028approvedstartedsigned off
- 2023221077 · change the use · approved 2023 · not started, runs out 2028approvedstartedsigned off
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
What it says
District, Neighbourhood Centre: The establishment of mised use away from the central area
A local centre: shops, services and apartments over them, serving the surrounding housing.
killarney municipal district settlements plan variation 2 kerry cdp 2022 2028 · 19 Jan 2026 – 14 Aug 2028
Not on this site: protected building, heritage inventory, monument zone, conservation area, EU nature site, EU bird site, natural heritage area, tree order, landslide risk, derelict list.
Licensed industrial sites within 1.0 km: Sara Lee (Ireland) Ltd (884 m)
| Within 500 m | Count | For example |
|---|---|---|
| Heritage inventory buildings | 1 | Catholic Church of the Resurrection |
How we work this out
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 23:21
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development plan zoning (councils) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:06 | open |
| EPA licensed facilities (LEAP) | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026, 23:21 | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:43 | open |
| Constraint layers (bundle) | CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:37 | open |
| National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:35 | open |
How we work this out
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 03:07
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 02:01 | open |
Could you extend?
Nothing on this site restricts it: not protected, not in a conservation area.
What happened to applications like yours
Extensions are almost always approved here: 100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 91% approved, and 1 in 2 are asked for more information.
Decided applications within 1.5 km, received in the last 10 years. The kind of work is read from each description.
CalculatedOur classificationcouncil register via NPAD · 65 nearby, 2,095 council-wide
Avenue, file by file since 2021
5 files with "Avenue" in the address within 600 m, other roads of the same name left out. Hover a dot for the house number and reference.
MeasuredOur classificationcouncil register via NPAD · 2021–2026
Extensions and refusals right beside you 0 within 250 m · 1 refused within 100 m
Extensions and refusals near you 0 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months
No home extensions within 250 m in the last 12 months.
Refused within 100 m 1 in the last 12 months
- 25260 · apartments · refused 5 Jan 2026 · 87 m
How we work this out
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 03:07
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 02:01 | open |
How long, and what if someone objects?
A home extension's journey here
A decision takes 55 days. 1 in 4 is asked for more information, which adds about 108 days. Building starts about 6 months after permission.
Bars are medians; whiskers show the middle half. Medians of separate steps don't add up exactly.
Calculated107 decided home extensions, 35 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála
What appeals changed
1 of 4 appealed refusals became permissions. 7 of 29 appealed approvals were reversed.
Every appeal decided within 1.5 km in 10 years, any kind of development.
CalculatedAn Coimisiún Pleanála cases linked to the council file
Appeals nearby 3 in the last 12 months
- 324591 Pending · Countess Road, Dromhale (townland), Killarney, Co. Kerry · 319 m
- 501607 Invalid · Pinewood Estate , Park , Killarney Co Kerry · 205 m
- 501237 Invalid · Killarney Outlet Centre , Fair Hill , Killarney Co. Kerry · 390 m
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 02:01
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews) | © the publisher | 31 Oct 2026, 23:12 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 02:01 | open |
What's changing around you?
- 1off Park Road, Ardshanavooly (townland) 2660963
- 2Countess Road, Dromhale (townland) 2660536
- 3Park Rd Avenue Td, Killarney 25260
- 4The Park, Park Road 2660129
- 51.6 ha zoned for homes
- 61.1 ha zoned for homes
- 70.5 ha zoned for homes
- 83.1 ha zoned for homes
- 915.0 ha zoned for homes
- 102.6 ha zoned for homes
- 11The Park, Park Road 2660641
- 12Pinewood Estate, Park 2660315
- 13Tesla EV Charging Hub, Deerpark Retail Park 2660427
- 14Killarney Outlet Centre, Fair Hill 2660088
- 15Ardshanavooly, Killarney 2660575
What happens to applications within 500 m
Permission isn't building. Of 51 permissions since 2016, 10 show a start notice and 1 has a completion certificate.
Purple bands are refusals turned into permissions on appeal. "No start notice found" includes small jobs that never needed one and notices we couldn't match.
Measured58 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates
The next 30 days
1 deadline within 500 m; the first closes 6 Nov 2026.
- Comments close 6 Nov 20265 days left12660963 · application received — permission for a Large-Scale Residential Development (LRD). The development will consist of the…€20 to the council · 476 m away
Measuredcouncil registers and An Coimisiún Pleanála · deadlines worked out from the dates on file
Sites that could change 10 within 500 m
Empty land zoned for homes 10
- 51.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 65 m
- 61.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 96 m
- 70.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 100 m
- 83.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 125 m
- 915.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 147 m
- 102.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 147 m
- 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 151 m
- 0.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 165 m
- 1.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 169 m
- 0.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 244 m
Not covered here: council land to be sold (Dublin only).
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), Derelict sites registers, National Planning Application Database, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 03:07
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
| Derelict sites registers | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026, 23:09 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 02:01 | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:43 | open |
Applications within 500 m, by year
Between 7 and 15 a year; busiest 2024. 90% of decisions were approvals.
2021 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.
Measuredcouncil register via NPAD
Open for comments €20 to comment
- 1off Park Road , Ardshanavooly (townland) , Killarney Co. Kerry comments close 6 Nov 2026permission for a Large-Scale Residential Development (LRD). The development will consist of the construction…
Every application within 500 m 11 in the last 12 months
See every application on the map
- an Pháirc , Cill Airne , Co. Chiarraí Approved with conditionsGhaelscoil Faithleann, ag déanamh iarratais chuig Comhairle Contae Chiarraí ar chead pleanála chun geata…
- 11The Park , Park Road , Killarney Approved with conditions(a)Permission to construct new car parking on the Ground floor with 3 parking spaces (b) Permission to…
- 15Ardshanavooly , Killarney , Co Kerry Approved with conditionsRetention Permission to Retain the attic floor, minor Elevational Alterations, additional outdoor play areas…
- 2Countess Road , Dromhale (townland) , Killarney Co. Kerry Approved with conditions10-Year Planning Permission for a Large-Scale Residential Development (LRD) for development at this site…
- 20 Elm Court , Deerpark , Killarney Co. Kerry Approved with conditionschange of use from holiday home to private dwelling
- 13Tesla EV Charging Hub , Deerpark Retail Park , Killarney Approved with conditionsThe proposed development will consist of high-power electric vehicle charging points and associated…
- 12Pinewood Estate , Park , Killarney Co Kerry Approved with conditionsPlanning Permission to construct 2 nr semi-detached dwellings, c/w ancillary services, all in accordance with…
- 4The Park , Park Road , Killarney RefusedPlanning permission to construct a dwelling house with all associated site works
- 14Killarney Outlet Centre , Fair Hill , Killarney Co. Kerry Approved with conditionsChange of use of existing retail units No.43 to 48 inclusive into a single unit, comprising of an indoor…
- 3Park Rd Avenue Td , Killarney , Co. Kerry RefusedFor 1 No. two storey detached dwellinghouse and apartment development, comprising three storey building,…
How we work this out
Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 03:07
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 02:01 | open |
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
Building work nearby 2 in the last 12 months
- Rookery Road, Ballycasheen, Killarney, Kerry, V93 W594 · 22 May 2026 · start notice not signed off · 22685 · 450 m
- Rookery Road, Killarney, Kerry · 15 Feb 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2532 · 466 m
How we work this out
Source: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 03:07
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools
Named places estate, developments, inspections
Crèches and schools inspected
| Name | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| St. Oliver's Pre- school Ballycasheen CLG · Crèche | 11 Jun 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 489 m |
| Bebé Crèche & Montessori · Crèche | 10 Apr 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 553 m |
How we work this out
How busy is this area Busier than most of Kerry County Council.
How we work this out
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 03:07
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 02:01 | open |
What's the area like?
This street block against the council
73% of homes built before 1971 (council 26%). 62% owner-occupied (council 70%).
MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 077102039
Schools, stops and the council
Schools
- St Olivers Ns · primary · 625 pupils · 450 m
- Gaelscoil Faithleann · primary · 245 pupils · 494 m
Stops 4
- Killarney · Dublin - Tralee · 1/hour at peak · 396 m
- Killarney Bus Stn · 14, 257, 270, 271, 276, 279 · 4/hour at peak · 589 m
- Killarney Stn · KY03 · 0/hour at peak · 611 m
Schools growing or shrinking planning in 3 years · pupils last year
- St Olivers Ns · 450 m+0.5% pupils (625)
- Gaelscoil Faithleann · 494 m0% pupils (245)
Sources: Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS), Department of Education school list, National Planning Application Database, Council consultation portals, Council meetings (ModernGov), Land Development Agency public land register, cso_saps_2022, National Transport Authority, Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0), dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0), EPA strategic noise maps, Fingal County Council · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 02:24
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:02 | open |
| Department of Education school list | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026, 23:04 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 02:01 | open |
| Council consultation portals | Public | 1 Nov 2026, 01:08 | open |
| Council meetings (ModernGov) | Public | 1 Nov 2026, 02:24 | open |
| Land Development Agency public land register | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026, 16:43 | open |
| cso_saps_2022 | CC BY 4.0 | — | open |
| National Transport Authority | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0) | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0) | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| EPA strategic noise maps | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| Fingal County Council | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
What to ask, and who
- Change of use (2560467) approved 2025, not started: still planned?Seller · solicitorAsk for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
- Change of use (2360221) approved 2023, not started: still planned?Seller · solicitorAsk for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
- Change of use (2360219) approved 2023, not started: still planned?Seller · solicitorAsk for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
- Application 476 m away open for comments until 6 Nov 2026: comment?CouncilAsk for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
- Any work done without planning permission?Seller · solicitorAsk for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.
Where this is, the terms, the sources
- Townland
- Avenue
- Electoral division
- Killarney Urban
- Electoral area
- Killarney
- Council
- Kerry County Council
Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
- 4 applications on this site; latest 2560467, approved 2025, not started, runs out 2030.
- Zoned M3 (neighbourhood centre); no vacant land tax.
- 10 sites nearby could change: 10 empty zoned plots.
- 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 6 Nov 2026.
- 1 application refused within 100 m since 2025; latest for apartments (2026).
- Killarney (train Dublin - Tralee) 396 m away: 1 an hour at morning peak.
- Here (2022 census): 62% owner-occupied (council 70%); 8% of homes empty (council 22%); most built 1961–1970; 51% drive to work (council 62%); population down 3% since 2016.
- Around here the council decides in a median 55 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 3 is asked for more information.
What the terms mean 7 terms
- Vacant land tax (Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT)): A yearly tax of 3% of the land's value on land that is zoned for homes and serviced but left unbuilt.
- Building started (Commencement notice (BCMS)): The builder must tell the council's building control office 14 to 28 days before work starts.
- Signed off as finished (Certificate of Compliance on Completion): A certificate filed when a building is finished, confirming it meets the building regulations.
- Approved (Grant of permission): The council said yes, usually with conditions.
- Comment on an application (Observation / submission): Anyone can comment on a planning application within five weeks of it being lodged, for a €20 fee.
- Appeal (Appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanála): The applicant, or anyone who commented in time, can appeal the council's decision within four weeks.
- What the land is zoned for (Zoning objective): The council's development plan sets what each area is for: homes, shops, open space and so on.
Sources and licences 26
| Source | Publisher | Licence | Fetched |
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| EPA strategic noise maps | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| Fingal County Council | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0) | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| National Transport Authority | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | An Coimisiún Pleanála | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| data.nbco.gov.ie | National Building Control Office (BCMS) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026 |
| data.gov.ie | Various (see each layer) | CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| dlrcoco.citizenspace.com | Local authorities (consultation portals) | Public | 1 Nov 2026 |
| www2.courts.ie | — | © the publisher | 31 Oct 2026 |
| cso.ie | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0) | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | Local authorities (derelict sites registers) | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026 |
| data.epa.ie | Environmental Protection Agency (LEAP licence register) | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026 |
| transportforireland.ie | National Transport Authority | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026 |
| lda.ie | Land Development Agency | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| meetings.fingal.ie | Local authorities (council meetings) | Public | 1 Nov 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | Tailte Éireann | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | CSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributors | CC BY 4.0 | 4 Oct 2026 |
| propertypriceregister.ie | Property Services Regulatory Authority (PPR) | © PSRA, PSI licence | 1 Nov 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities (RZLT maps) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Education | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Housing | CC BY-SA 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026 |
| tusla.ie | Tusla (Early Years Inspectorate) | Public register | 28 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026 |