MANOR WEST AND RATHASS, TRALEE, CO KERRY
Demolition of the existing McDonald's restaurant in Tralee to build a new two-storey drive-thru restaurant.
16317 · Kerry County Council · Lodged 8 April 2016
- Reference
- 16317
- Authority
- Kerry County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 8 April 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves demolishing the existing 317 square metre single-storey restaurant and yard. A new, larger two-storey restaurant of 618 square metres will be built to the east, featuring a drive-thru, outdoor seating, and 23 additional car parking spaces.
- Storeys
- 2
- Floor area
- 618 m²
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Official record
Development description
For development on a 0.4367 ha site at mcdonald's restaurant and the adjoining site to the east. The proposed development will principally consist of the demolition of the existing single storey restaurant (317 sq. M. ) and removal of the existing yard (53 sq. M. ) and the provision of a new two storey restaurant (618 sq. M) (plus an enclosed yard measuring 23 sq. M) to the east of the existing restaurant, including the ancillary sale of hot food for consumption off the premises. The development will also consist of: the provision of an additional 23 no. Car parking spaces, the partial rearrangement of the existing car park including the provision of pedestrian crossing and footpaths, pedestrian access of the r875, bicycle parking, lighting, signage (elevational and freestanding) and freestanding structures for the drive-thru restaurant including a height restrictor and customer order points with canopies, outdoor seating areas with associated fence and lighting, plant, landscaping, boundary treatments and all associated site works above and below ground
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“District/Neighbourhood Centre zoning which caters for mixed use nodes.”
National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40 Rath Oraigh Rathass, Tralee, Kerrynot full market price | Sept 2025 | €72,700 | 237 m |
| Apt. E2, Manor West, Tralee | Jun 2025 | €220,000 | 266 m |
| 11 Haigs Tce, Tralee, Kerry | Feb 2026 | €105,000 | 323 m |
| 11 Carriglea, Killerisk, Tralee | Jan 2025 | €163,435 | 361 m |
| 81 Lee Dr, Ballinorig, Tralee | Apr 2026 | €331,000 | 450 m |
| 78 Lee Dr, Ballinorig, Tralee | Jun 2025 | €305,000 | 465 m |
| 15 Lee Dr, Ballinorig, Tralee | Jan 2026 | €355,000 | 478 m |
| 75 Lee Drive, Rathass, Tralee | Mar 2025 | €315,000 | 484 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 received8 April 2016
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