TRALEE (NO.14 LR CASTLE STREET), CO KERRY
Conversion of the upper floors of a protected retail building into a single apartment.
1613 · Kerry County Council · Lodged 12 January 2016
- Reference
- 1613
- Authority
- Kerry County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 12 January 2016
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to convert the first and second floors of a retail building into a single residential apartment. The ground floor independent access stairwell will also change from retail to residential use. The property is a listed Protected Structure.
- Residential unit
- 1
- Storeys
- 3
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
Change of use from retail at first and second floor level to one single residential apartment unit at first and second floor level and permission for change of use of the independent enclosed access stairwell at ground floor level from retail use to residential apartment use. The property has importance of national architectural heritage (reg. No. 21006018) and is listed as a protected structure (rps no. 195)
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Town Centre zoning which caters for a mix of uses”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
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
- Town Centre · 2022–2028 plan
Built & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Lower Castle Street, Tralee | Apr 2025 | €100,000 | 24 m |
| Apartment 1, 10 Edward Street, Tralee | Jun 2026 | €700,000 | 65 m |
| 6 Ashe St, Tralee, Kerry | May 2026 | €30,000 | 85 m |
| Toherbane, Ardfert, Kerry | Mar 2025 | €170,940 | 137 m |
| 8 Church Street, Tralee, Co. Kerry | Aug 2025 | €170,000 | 156 m |
| 27 Cross Lane, Tralee, Kerry | Sept 2025 | €225,000 | 161 m |
| Apartment 2, Abbey Court, Tralee | Sept 2025 | €132,000 | 175 m |
| F2 Edward Court, Edward St, Tralee | May 2025 | €170,000 | 185 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 received12 January 2016
- Further information requested2 March 2016
- Further information received17 May 2016
- Decision due13 June 2016
- Decision issued10 June 2016
- Grant issued14 July 2016
- Permission expiry13 July 2021
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
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16701KerryLodged 18 Jul 2016Change of use
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22661KerryLodged 23 Jun 2022Retention
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2025KerryLodged 17 Jan 2020Change of use
- Awaiting decision80 m away
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2660634KerryLodged 8 Jul 2026
- Granted80 m away
ERECT A RETRACTABLE CANOPY TO THE FRONT OF 'LANA' RESTAURANT, THIS IS A PROTECTED STRUCTURE
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161200KerryLodged 6 Dec 2016Alterations
- Granted90 m away
FOR THE REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING CORPORATE SIGNAGE WITH NEW CORPORATE SIGNAGE ON EXISTING AIB…
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