Kerry County Council grants permission for 54-home scheme at Banshagh, Killorglin, Co. Kerry

In context

It is one of 58 housing scheme applications Kerry County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 1,557 nationally. Of the 3,030 such applications decided by councils in the past three years, 79% were granted.

What happens next

The applicant, or anyone who made a submission on the application, can appeal the decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála within four weeks of 5 December 2024. If no appeal is lodged, the council’s decision stands and a final grant issues.

The development description, as lodged

Verbatim from the Kerry County Council register. This is the source for every figure in the story above.

THE DEVELOPMENT WILL CONSIST OF an amendment to an existing planning permission ‘’to construct 80 number dwellings, consisting of four 4 bedroom two-storey semi-detached houses, sixty 3 bedroom two-storey semi-detached houses, ten 2 Bedroom terraced houses in two blocks of five and six 2 bedroom single storey bungalows, an ESB Sub-Station, and all associated site works at Banshagh, Killorglin, Co.Kerry’’ which was previously permitted under planning reg. number 21/188. The proposed amendment applies to 54 no. units to the south of the site. The initial 26 units to the north of the site are to remain as previously permitted. There has been no net increase in units from the previously permitted application. The amendment will consist of 1.) Alterations to the permitted site plan including alterations to the road layout 2.) A revised unit mix. (12 no. 2 bed units, 64 no. 3 bed units & 4 no. 4 bed units ) 3.) The addition of 2 no. distinct house typologies in addition to those previously granted. 4.) Minor modifications to the internal plans and elevations of the previously granted typologies 5.) All ancillary site and landscaping works necessary to complete the development.