BUNTALLOON, CO KERRY
Alterations, extensions, and partial change of use at the BorgWarner factory in Tralee.
161139 · Kerry County Council · Lodged 21 November 2016
- Reference
- 161139
- Authority
- Kerry County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 21 November 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThe project includes alterations to the HGV entrance, new hard surfaces, retaining walls, and loading bays. It also proposes a mezzanine floor for office/lab space, a partial change of use of the store area, and retention of an existing link canopy.
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
Construct (1a) alterations to the existing hgv entrance, (1b) additional hard surface areas, (1c) external retaining walls and external palisade compound areas, (1d) remove cladding to the external store and replace with an insulated panel, (1e) 2 no. Loading bays, (1f) elevation changes to various door and window openings / arrangements, (1g) elevation changes to select factory wall elevations, (1h) internally, a mezzanine floor to accommodate additional office / lab areas, (2a) for the change of use of partial store area to accommodate additional office / lab areas, (2b) retention permission to retain an external building link canopy as constructed and (2c) all associated site works at borgwarner tralee ltd.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Mixed/general commercial/industrial/enterprise uses”
Objective set by the Tralee Municipal District Settlements's Plan (Variation No. 1 of the KCDP 2022-2028) (2025–2028). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planPreviously zoned
- Built up Area · 2022–2028 plan
Built & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 14 March 2017. A completion certificate was lodged on 27 November 2017.
3 commencement notices are linked to this development.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Sean Feirme Gallowsfield, Tralee, Co.kerrynot full market price | Jul 2025 | €93,000 | 137 m |
| 17 Gort Na Greine Croogorts, Tralee, Kerry | Sept 2025 | €158,000 | 386 m |
| 2 Cloonanorig, Tralee, Kerry | May 2026 | €372,000 | 391 m |
| 19 Gort Na Greine, Croogorts, Cahermoneen | Mar 2026 | €297,000 | 398 m |
| 39 Cahermoneen, Tralee, Kerry | Nov 2025 | €382,000 | 414 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received21 November 2016
- Decision due24 January 2017
- Decision issued19 January 2017
- Grant issued22 February 2017
- Permission expiry21 February 2022
In the area
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