Avenue

246 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Avenue, from 2 m² to 29,083 m² (2.91 ha, 7.19 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 28 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  Kerry County Development Plan 2022-2028, Kerry · 152 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M2Town Centre (City/Town/village Centre, central area)
  Kerry County Development Plan 2022-2028, Kerry · 65 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M4Built up Area (Built up area)
  Kerry County Development Plan 2022-2028, Kerry · 33 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M5Other mix of uses
  Kerry County Development Plan 2022-2028, Kerry · 7 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M3Neighbourhood Centre (District, neighbourhood centre)
  Kerry County Development Plan 2022-2028, Kerry · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 11 Jun 2026Conditional

  10-Year Planning Permission for a Large-Scale Residential Development (LRD) for development at this site Countess Road, Dromhale (townland), Killarney, Co. Kerry. The development will consist of: The construction of a residential development of 259 no. residential units with ancillary single storey creche, landscaping and all associated site development works. The proposed development includes the demolition of 2 no. existing two-storey semi-detached dwelling houses and an existing ruinous structure on the site and construction of 103 no. two storey houses (3-bed units), comprising of 27 no. terraced units, 62 no. end of terrace units, and 14 no. side entry units, 82 no. courtyard apartment units over 2 no. storeys (42 no. 1-bed units, 40 no. 2-bed units), and 74 no. apartment units (34 no. 1-bed units, 40 no. 2-bed units) in 2 no. part 3 storey and part 4 storey blocks. Vehicular access to the proposed development will be via one entrance from Countess Road (L3904) to the north, with the entrance design including improvement works on the public road inclusive of a raised crossing point. The design includes pedestrian/cycle infrastructure to/from Countess Road and internally within the development site and to adjoining areas. Ancillary site works include car parking, provision of bicycle parking and bin storage facilities serving the proposed apartment/courtyard apartment buildings and creche, 2 no. ESB substations, landscaping, water services and drainage infrastructure (including foul and storm network upgrades in Countess Grove), and all associated site development works. The proposed development also provides for the demolition of existing site boundary walls along Countess Road. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared and will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application. LRD Website: www.CountessRoadLRD.ie

  Permission, 259 homes · Kerry County Council, 2660536

• 6 Mar 2026Conditional

  for the construction of a single-storey extension to provide a passenger waiting area, to the front of the existing bus station, the reconfiguration of the internal layout of the building to improve accessibility and functionality. Demolition of 2no. Canopies to accommodate the new extension, and all associated site and development work necessary to facilitate the proposed development

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2660201

• 6 Feb 2026Conditional

  Change of use of existing retail units No.43 to 48 inclusive into a single unit, comprising of an indoor family entertainment centre to include a fully accessible 8 Lane bowling facility, interactive games area, flexible seating area and all associated site works

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2660088

• 16 Jan 2026N/a

  The construction of a single-storey extension to provide a passenger waiting area, to the front of the existing bus station, the reconfiguration of the internal layout of the building to improve accessibility and functionality. Demolition of 2no. Canopies to accommodate the new extension, and all associated site and development work necessary to facilitate the proposed development.

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2660016

• 3 Nov 2025Refused

  For 1 No. two storey detached dwellinghouse and apartment development, comprising three storey building, containing 2 No. two bedroomed apartments and 1 No. one bedroomed apartment as well as vehicular access road, public footpath, together with car parking spaces and turning area, upgrade of site boundaries and landscaping with boundary screen-planting and all associated services, drainage and site development works

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 25260

• 31 Oct 2025Conditional

  construct an extension consisting of a passenger lift and a service lift along with all associated site works (Protected structure ref no. RPS-KY-0479)

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2561011

• 9 Jul 2025Conditional

  To demolish existing extension and extend, renovate and make elevational changes to existing dwelling house and create a wider site entrance wider

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2560588

• 23 Jun 2025Conditional

  KERRY COUNTY COUNCIL: ‘I, Niall Gallvin, wish to apply to Kerry County Council for full planning permission to demolish the existing single storey storage area and wc. Furthermore I wish to construct a new single storey addition to the dwelling house and for permission to carry out all associated ancillary site developments all located at No.46 Park Drive, Killarney, Co. Kerry.

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2560537

• 3 Jun 2025Conditional

  Planning permission for (A) a change of use of existing singular retail unit to 2 no. units. Unit 1 a Café/Restaurant without takeaway facilities and unit 2 a Restaurant with ancillary takeaway facilities and (B) to carry out alterations to existing front façade at Countess Shopping Centre, Park Road, Killarney, Co. Kerry.

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2560467

• 9 Oct 2024Refused

  Please view site notice for full description: Permission for development to construct a new Licenced Discount Foodstore with ancillary infrastructure and associated site development works (all totalling 2,347.6 sq m Gross Floor Space and ranging in height equivalent from 1 to 2 storeys), at a site of approximately 0.9464 hectares located at Park Road, Townland of Avenue, Killarney, Co. Kerry. The development will consist of: The demolition of an existing substation and switch room building (17.2 sq m Gross Floor Space); The construction of a single level mono-pitched Licenced Discount Foodstore (2,325 sq m Gross Floor Space) with a Net Retail Floor Space of 1,497 sq m to include an ancillary off-licence use and bakery (ranging in height equivalent from 1 to 2 storeys), comprising an entrance pod, public facilities (incl. lobby and toilets), staff facilities (incl. lobby, toilets and shower, change/locker room, canteen, meeting room and operations office), IT room, plant room, delivery area and storage (incl. cold storage and deposit return scheme storage), and external covered entrance and trolley bay area with 8 no. long-term bicycle parking spaces (88 sq m); Rooftop photovoltaic solar panel array (totalling 975 sq m); Corporate signage (2 no. building mounted corporate internally illuminated signs, 3 no. wall mounted externally illuminated poster panel display boards, 1 no. externally illuminated poster display board and 1 no. free standing internally illuminated flagpole sign at primary vehicular and pedestrian entrance); A total of 97 no. surface car parking spaces (6 no. disabled, 6 no. parent and child, 20 no. EV charging, and 65 no. regular); A total of 24 no. bicycle parking spaces (8 no. long-term undercover and 16 no. short-term uncovered); Boundary treatments, hard and soft landscaping, services (incl. site drainage accommodation works and underground surface water attenuation storage), and all other ancillary infrastructure (incl. ESB substation and switch room building of 22.6 sq m Gross Floor Space) and associated site development works above and below ground level. Primary vehicular and pedestrian access to the proposed new Lidl Licensed Discount Foodstore development will be provided via the enhancement of the existing vehicular and pedestrian road link access from Park Road, while maintaining and enhancing the secondary existing vehicular and pedestrian access to residences located to the

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2460776

• 5 Oct 2024Conditional

  Full Planning Permission for the construction of a front porch and for the demolition of existing single story garage, to be rebuilt as two storey extension extending into the rear of the property, consisting of Ground Floor Kitchen and First Floor Bedrooms including elevational alterations to front and rear of existing dwelling and all associated site works at 47 Park Drive, Ballycasheen, Killarney, Co. Kerry, V93 HC8A

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 2460760

• 16 Sept 2024N/a

  CHANGE OF USE OF PART OF A REGIONAL ENTERTAINMENT FACILITY (PLANNING PERMISSION REF 17/607) FROM RESTAURANT USE TO OFFICE USE, OVER TWO STOREYS, TOTAL FLOOR AREA OF C. 425 SW.M.

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 24367

• 14 Jun 2024Conditional

  Kerry County Council: Edge Architecture, Registered RIAI Architects, www.edgearchitecture.ie intend to apply for permission on behalf of COK Property Ltd. for the change of use of existing retail units No.63, 64, 65, 66, 67 & 68 into 8No. Food Kiosk / Servery Units, with an associated indoor dining zone. The change of use of existing retail unit No.69 into a configurable events area for the centre. The change of use of an existing storeroom and office area into a washroom facilities block, with new storage area. The change of use of the existing west side first floor excess concourse area and existing open void zone, to provide a kiosk bar and associated seating zone. The provision of a new ground floor entrance lobby and elevational alterations to the west side of the centre and all associated site works at the Killarney Outlet Centre, Fair Hill, Killarney, Co. Kerry, V93 DYX0.

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2460386

• 20 May 2024Conditional

  Retention permission to retain change of use from retail to café / restaurant and to retain new shopfront as constructed.

  Retention · Kerry County Council, 2460309

• 15 Apr 2024Conditional

  Construction of a front porch and for the demolition of existing single story garage extension, to be rebuilt as two storey extension consisting of Ground Floor Kitchen and First Floor Bedroom including elevational alterations to front and rear of existing dwelling and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 2460216

• 16 Feb 2024Conditional

  CONSTRUCT A REAR EXTENSION TO PERMITTED HOTEL PREMISES COMPRISING , (A)DEMOLITION OF GROUND FLOOR BACK-OF HOUSE FACILITIES AND REPLACEMENT THEREOF WITH UPGRADED AND ENLARGED FACILITIES, (B) FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD FLOOR BEDROOM RE-DESIGN AND REAR EXTENSION AT SOUTH-WESTERN END OF PREMISES TO ADD 4 NO. GUEST BEDROOMS WITH ASSOCIATED SERVICE FACILITIES, (C) BASEMENT STORAGE FACILITY AND (D) ALL ASSOCIATED ELEVATIONAL ALTERATIONS AND SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS TO FACILITATE THE PROPOSAL TOGETHER WITH THE PROVISION OF 22 NO. ON-SITE CAR PARKING SPACES PREVIOUSLY PERMITTED UNDER PLANNING PERMISSION REGISTER NO. 191148

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2467

• 19 Dec 2023Refused

  12 NO. APARTMENT DEVELOPMENT, COMPRISING THREE STOREYS, TWO DETACHED BUILDINGS, CONTAINING 8 NO. TWO BEDROOMED APARTMENTS AND 4 NO. ONE BEDROOMED APARTMENTS, AS WELL AS VEHICULAR ACCESS ROAD, PUBLIC FOOTPATH, TOGETHER WITH CAR-PARKING SPACES AND TURNING AREA, UPGRADE OF SITE BOUNDARIES AND LANDSCAPING WITH BOUNDARY SCREEN-PLANTING AND ALL ASSOCIATED SERVICES, DRAINAGE AND SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Outline permission, 12 homes · Kerry County Council, 231182

• 23 Oct 2023Conditional

  RETAIN THE ALTERATIONS, ADDITIONS AND RENOVATION WORKS CARRIED OUT, NAMELY: RE-MODELLING OF THE FRONT ELEVATION (SOUTH), NEW SINGLE STOREY FLAT ROOF EXTENSION TO THE SIDE ELEVATION (EAST), NEW 2 STOREY PITCHED ROOF EXTENSION AT THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY (NORTH ELEVATION), RENOVATIONS OF THE ORIGINAL HOUSE, NEW SINGLE STOREY PITCHED ROOF SHEDS TO THE REAR OF THE HOUSE AND ALL SITE WORKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FOREGOING INCLUDING THE ENCLOSURE OF THE DRIVEWAY

  Retention, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 231065

• 10 Oct 2023Conditional

  Permission for change of use of existing retail store area to Health Wellness Centre

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2360221

• 9 Oct 2023Conditional

  Permission for change of use of existing singular retail unit to 2 no. restaurant units with ancillary take-away facilities and to carry out alterations to existing front facade

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2360219

• 25 Aug 2023N/a

  Retention permission to retain change of use from retail to cafe/restaurant and to retain new shopfront as constructed at Bean and Batch , 3 Kenmare Place, Killarney, Co. Kerry

  Retention · Kerry County Council, 2360121

• 26 Jul 2023N/a

  Retention permission to retain change of use from retail to cafe/restaurant at Bean and Batch , 3 Kenmare Place, Killarney, Co. Kerry

  Retention · Kerry County Council, 2360055

• 18 Nov 2022Conditional

  RETAIN CHANGE OF USE FROM RETAIL TO CAFÉ TOGETHER WITH RETENTION OF ASSOCIATED EXTERNAL SIGNAGE AND SHOPFRONT ALTERATIONS

  Retention · Kerry County Council, 221190

• 14 Oct 2022Conditional

  CHANGE THE USE OF EXISTING PREMISES FROM FINANCIAL SERVICES TO INDOOR SPORTS AND RECREATION CENTRE INCLUDING INTERNET CAFE AND CONSOLE GAMING STATIONS ALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH PLANS AND PARTICULARS SUBMITTED

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 221077

• 28 Jul 2022Conditional

  CHANGE USE FROM EXISTING ICE CREAM SHOP WITHIN KILLARNEY CINEMA TO RESTAURANT/STORAGE AREA AS PART OF FOUR STAR PIZZA AND ALL ANCILARY SITE WORKS

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 22804

The 25 most recent of 54 applications.

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Avenue.

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Avenue.

Architectural heritage

• Killarney Railway Station, railway station, 1850–1855 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached thirteen-bay single- and two-storey railway station, opened 1853, comprising three-bay two-storey central block and five-bay single-storey lateral wing to west. Five-bay single-storey recessed later wing to east with single-bay single-storey projecting end bay to east having glazed lantern to apex. Pitched timber canopy over platform and line to rear elevation to north, supported to north by freestanding section of open arcaded wall. West wing extended to south, c. 1890, comprising four-bay single-storey glazed projecting entrance block with cantilevered canopy over entrance. Pitched and hipped slate roof with lead-ridge rolls, ashlar chimneystacks, mineral felt added to booking hall roof and projecting canopy on timber brackets. Snecked limestone walls with ashlar string courses, moulded bands, raised rusticated quoins and timber cornice, partly coved by later fascia board. Swept-arched openings with raised limestone lugged surrounds, keystones, limestone sills and timber six-over-six pane sliding sash windows. Timber glazed panels to booking office. Retaining interior features. Platform covered by open-truss roof with decorative joint covers. Attached two-bay single-storey outbuilding, built c. 1855, to east retaining original aspect. Wall-mounted cast-iron letter box, c. 1905, with inscribed “ER VII” monogram. Detached three-bay two-storey former station master’s house, built c. 1855, to east with three-bay single-storey flat-roofed projecting porch to right ground floor, tripartite window opening over, moulded architraves to openings, single-bay two-storey side elevations and three-bay single-storey flat-roofed return to rear to north with pilasters and modillioned cornice. Detached three-bay single-storey limestone ashlar outbuilding, built c. 1855, to east, possibly originally water tower with moulded cornice and rubble stone-built side elevations, now disused. Freestanding three-bay single-storey over raised base signal box, built c. 1855, to east with single-bay side elevations.

• Killarney Great Southern Hotel, hotel, 1850–1855 · National interest
  Description

  Detached seven-bay three-storey over part-raised basement neo-Classical former railway hotel, opened 1854, originally on a symmetrical plan with single-bay three-storey breakfront having single-storey prostyle tetrastyle Doric portico approached by flight of steps and flanked by single-bay three-storey advanced end bays. Designed by Frederick Darley. Now in use as hotel. Seven-bay three-storey side elevations to east and to west. Seven-bay three-storey rear elevation to south having single-storey bowed projecting bay to centre and single-bay three-storey advanced end bays. Extended to east, c. 1930, comprising nine-bay three-storey wing with pair of single-bay four-storey recessed bays. Renovated, refenestrated and extended to east in late twentieth century, comprising nine-bay three-storey wing at right angles with single-bay single-storey conservatory added to west side elevation. Pitched and hipped slate roof with rendered chimneystacks, cast-iron gutters, downpipes, hoppers, and profiled gutters to wings on limestone bracketed cornice. Rendered walls with raised render quoins, granite cornice, limestone blocking course, random rubble green limestone to basement with pale limestone quoins. Limestone sills with composite lugged architraves and replacement uPVC windows. Granite window cases to entrance bay with pilasters and entablatures. Retaining interior features.

• Killarney Methodist Church, church/chapel, 1905–1915 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding single-storey Gothic Revival style single-cell Methodist church, built c. 1910, designed by G.F. Beckett. Comprising four-bay nave, single-bay single-storey gabled projecting porch to north-west, single-bay single-storey gabled vestry projection to north-east, single-bay full-height part-engaged corner turret to north-west on a polygonal plan with buttresses and having limestone ashlar polygonal spire. Pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles, gable limestone copings, lead-clad ridge vent, profiled cast-iron gutters and downpipes with decorative fixings. Random squared limestone walls with cement ribbon repointing, limestone ashlar, buttresses and engaged turret. Lancets with limestone ashlar surrounds, red brick relieving arches which project where they meet with eaves band and leaded glass panels. Triple lancet west window with trefoil heads and hood mouldings. Timber double-leaf door. Gateway, built c. 1910, to north-west comprising pair of channelled piers with decorative wrought-iron gates.

• Cobbles/flags/paving/kerbing, 1840–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  Section of stone cobbling, c. 1850, with pair of sections of flanking limestone flagged paving.

Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).

Radon

About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are made ground.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_209 (ZIP).

Flooding

The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both CC BY 4.0. LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.

No address of the register names Avenue with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kerry.

Name

Avenue

Area

285,719 m² (28.57 ha, 70.6 acres)

Civil parish

Killarney, and its townlands

Barony

Magunihy

Electoral division

Killarney Urban, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Killarney Urban electoral division: 10,487 people in 3,610 households; 51% of households own their home; 27% of homes were built since 2001; 10% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 7% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ardshanavooly, Ballycasheen, Demesne, Dromhale, Killarney, Moyeightragh, Park

Placenames

Avenue on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland

Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics by electoral division, Central Statistics Office, CC BY 4.0. A townland is the smallest land division of Ireland, and the unit of a rural address; old registers such as the 1901 and 1911 censuses file it under its civil parish and barony.