ST BRENDANS ROAD, TRALEE, CO KERRY
Retention of roof and facade alterations, and permission for a partial change of use to office space at Swilly House.
16429 · Kerry County Council · Lodged 9 May 2016
- Reference
- 16429
- Authority
- Kerry County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 9 May 2016
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 90 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks retention permission for a pitched roof, raised chimney, and door/window alterations. It also seeks planning permission to change the use of the ground floor from residential to office space, while keeping the first floor residential.
- Storeys
- 2
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
Carry out alterations and change of use at the site of 'swilly house'. The development will consist of: (a) retention permission of works to the existing building comprising a pitched roof and the consequent raising of the chimney, the insertion of a door in the front facade, and the conversion of a doorway to a window on the northern elevation, (a) planning permission for a change of use from residential to office use (90 sq. M) at ground floor level, while maintaining a residential use on the first floor, widening of the doorway ope in the southern elevation and ancillay site and landscaping works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and improve existing residential areas”
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 planBuilt & 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 226 St Brendan's Park, Tralee, Co Kerry | Mar 2025 | €225,000 | 69 m |
| Failte, St Brendans Rd, Tralee | Oct 2025 | €230,000 | 121 m |
| 3 Casements Ave, Tralee, Kerry | Oct 2025 | €250,000 | 239 m |
| 209 St Brendans Park, Tralee, Kerry | Jun 2025 | €222,000 | 272 m |
| 26 Woodlee, Monavalley, Tralee | Apr 2026 | €140,000 | 278 m |
| 6 Rockwell Close, Upr Rock St, Tralee | Dec 2025 | €246,000 | 288 m |
| 13 Cathair Dannan, North Circular Rd, Tralee | Jun 2026 | €240,000 | 333 m |
| Devenish, Monavally, Tralee | Nov 2025 | €280,000 | 355 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 received9 May 2016
- Decision due3 July 2016
- Decision issued30 June 2016
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