CWS BUILDING, ROCK STREET, TRALEE
Conversion of ground floor commercial units to office use in a protected building.
1618 · Kerry County Council · Lodged 12 January 2016
- Reference
- 1618
- Authority
- Kerry County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 12 January 2016
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought for a material change of use of two ground floor commercial units to office use. The works include minor internal alterations to combine the two units into one within a Protected Structure.
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
For a material change of use of the ground floor units from permitted use of commercial to office use and minor internal alterations to the ground floor including new layout to combine the two units to form one unit. This building is a protected structure ref. 21003153
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“For the provision of Industrial, Enterprise, Employment”
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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Casements Ave, Tralee, Kerry | Oct 2025 | €250,000 | 95 m |
| 13 Cathair Dannan, North Circular Rd, Tralee | Jun 2026 | €240,000 | 114 m |
| 69 Stacks Villas, Tralee, Kerry | Mar 2025 | €212,500 | 116 m |
| 47 St Johns Park, Tralee, Kerrynot full market price | Dec 2025 | €135,000 | 161 m |
| 6 Rockwell Close, Upr Rock St, Tralee | Dec 2025 | €246,000 | 187 m |
| 52 Stacks Villas, Tralee, Kerry | Mar 2025 | €220,000 | 190 m |
| 21 Cathair Danann, An Cuar Bhothar Thuaigh, Tra Li | Jun 2026 | €198,000 | 205 m |
| 39 Stack'S Villas, Tralee, Co Kerry | May 2026 | €202,000 | 207 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
- Decision due7 March 2016
- Decision issued7 March 2016
- Grant issued8 April 2016
- Permission expiry7 April 2021
In the area
Applications near this site
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- GrantedAt this site
RETAIN LAYOUT CHANGES TO THE FIRST FLOOR OF PARTS OF THE CWS BUILDING; RETAIN THE CHANGE OF USE OF PART OF…
CWS BUILDING , ROCK STREET , TRALEE
19750KerryLodged 17 Jul 2019Retention
- Refused40 m away
(A) DEMOLISH EXISTING COMMERCIAL UNIT AND (B) CONSTRUCT A NEW THREE STOREY BUILDING WITH COMMERCIAL /RETAIL…
GALLOWSFIELDS , TRALEE , CO KERRY
17328KerryLodged 12 Apr 2017Commercial
- Granted40 m away
(A) DEMOLISH EXISTING COMMERCIAL UNIT AND (B) CONSTRUCT A NEW THREE STOREY BUILDING WITH COMMERCIAL / RETAIL…
UPPER ROCK STREET , GALLOWSFIELD , TRALEE
17883KerryLodged 6 Sept 2017Commercial
- Awaiting decision60 m away
(A)RETAIN THE CHANGE OF USE OF THE GROUND FLOOR OF DWELLING HOUSE TO USE AS A CHIROPRACTORS SURGERY WITH…
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21264KerryLodged 15 Mar 2021Retention
- Granted60 m away
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18770KerryLodged 3 Aug 2018Retention
- Granted60 m away
(A) RETAIN THE CHANGE OF USE OF THE GROUND FLOOR OF DWELLING HOUSE TO USE AS CHIROPRACTORS SURGERY WITH…
TRALEE (UPPER ROCK STREET) , CO KERRY
21474KerryLodged 30 Apr 2021Retention
- Granted60 m away
(A) CHANGE OF USE OF GROUND FLOOR OF DWELLING HOUSE TO USE AS A CHIROPRACTORS SURGERY AND ASSOCIATED USAGE…
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19970KerryLodged 17 Sept 2019Change of use
- Granted70 m away
(A) FOR CHANGE OF USE OF AN EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE TO (1) CONVERT GROUND FLOOR OF PROPERTY TO A DENTIST…
NO. 49 UPPER ROCK STREET , TRALEE , CO KERRY
17474KerryLodged 24 May 2017Change of use
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