TRALEE, CO KERRY
Change of use from retail to banking, amalgamation with an adjacent bank, and shopfront modifications to protected structures.
16701 · Kerry County Council · Lodged 18 July 2016
- Reference
- 16701
- Authority
- Kerry County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 18 July 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThe application proposes a change of use of the ground floor from retail to banking, to be amalgamated with the existing bank next door. The works include modifications to the shopfronts of both properties, which are protected structures.
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Official record
Development description
(a) change of use from 'retail' to 'banking use' of ground floor of 11 castle street lower (b)amalgamation with existing bank premises at 12 castle street lower (c) modifications to the existing shopfronts of no 11 and 12 castle street lower including (1) new external fascia signage and (ii) new fire exit door at first floor roof level at 11 and 12 lower castle street (protected structures)
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 | 31 m |
| 6 Ashe St, Tralee, Kerry | May 2026 | €30,000 | 83 m |
| Apartment 1, 10 Edward Street, Tralee | Jun 2026 | €700,000 | 84 m |
| 27 Cross Lane, Tralee, Kerry | Sept 2025 | €225,000 | 142 m |
| Toherbane, Ardfert, Kerry | Mar 2025 | €170,940 | 145 m |
| 8 Church Street, Tralee, Co. Kerry | Aug 2025 | €170,000 | 155 m |
| Apartment 2, Abbey Court, Tralee | Sept 2025 | €132,000 | 157 m |
| Boher Boy, Gortallea, Tralee | Jun 2025 | €185,215 | 193 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 received18 July 2016
- Further information requested7 September 2016
- Further information received30 September 2016
- Decision due27 October 2016
- Decision issued26 October 2016
- Grant issued29 November 2016
- Permission expiry28 November 2021
In the area
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- Awaiting decision70 m away
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2660634KerryLodged 8 Jul 2026
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