Heatons Guesthouse, The Wood, Dingle
Proposed development
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.
- Applicant
- Not published
- Authority
- Kerry County Council
- Decision due
- 29 Nov 2026
Timeline
Application received
5 Oct 2026
Last day for public submissions (est.)
Sun 8 Nov 2026
Decision due
29 Nov 2026
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Planning history within 750 m
Chun polathollán nua de 32.5 m.cr. a thógáil
(A) to construct a building consisting of 9 number apartments. (B) Planning permission to construct a roof garden at roof level including the lift shaft and stairwell enclosure at that level. (C) planning permission to construct a bin storage enclosure and bicycle stand area at the rear of the site and all site development works
to install a floating sauna facility comprising a sauna room with ancillary area on a floating pontoon structure. chun áis sána agus réimse comhdeach a thógaint ar structúr pontún.
Full planning permission to A) demolish existing rear two storey extension, B) construct a new rear two storey extension onto existing dwelling house, C) construct a new single storey side extension onto existing dwelling house, D) elevation changes, internal alterations, and all associated site works.
(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
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