8 BRIDGE STREET, TRALEE, CO KERRY
Demolition of a two-storey building to build a new 2.5-storey retail and office building.
17347 · Kerry County Council · Lodged 19 April 2017
- Reference
- 17347
- Authority
- Kerry County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 19 April 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThe development involves the demolition of an existing two-storey building on Bridge Street. It will be replaced with a new 2.5-storey mixed-use building featuring ground-floor retail and offices on the upper floors.
- Storeys
- 3
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Official record
Development description
Demolish the existing two storey building and construct a new 2.5 storey mixed use building, with retail on ground floor, and offices on first and second all
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Russell St, Tralee, Co Kerry | Apr 2026 | €50,000 | 33 m |
| 9 The Square, Tralee, Kerry | Apr 2025 | €135,000 | 48 m |
| 9 Abbey Court, Tralee, Co Kerry | Dec 2025 | €135,000 | 109 m |
| Apartment 2, Abbey Court, Tralee | Sept 2025 | €132,000 | 115 m |
| 27 Cross Lane, Tralee, Kerry | Sept 2025 | €225,000 | 166 m |
| 8 Church Street, Tralee, Co. Kerry | Aug 2025 | €170,000 | 221 m |
| 6 Ashe St, Tralee, Kerry | May 2026 | €30,000 | 228 m |
| Maris Stella, 17 Chapel Lane, Tralee | Jun 2026 | €50,000 | 230 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 received19 April 2017
- Further information requested8 June 2017
- Further information received22 September 2017
- Decision due5 December 2017
- Decision issued5 December 2017
- Grant issued16 January 2018
- Permission expiry15 January 2023
In the area
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- GrantedAt this site
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2660173KerryLodged 2 Mar 2026Retention
- Awaiting decision30 m away
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209332KerryLodged 8 Apr 2020Change of use
- Granted30 m away
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BRIDGE STREET , TRALEE , CO KERRY
20565KerryLodged 30 Jun 2020Change of use
- Awaiting decision40 m away
Invalid- Planning Permission to A) Change the use of the existing buildings which are Protected Structures…
Caballs and the Kerry Bookshop 9-10 11 and 12 Bridge Street , Tralee , Co.Kerry
2460530KerryLodged 8 Aug 2024Change of use
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