NO. 49 UPPER ROCK STREET, TRALEE, CO KERRY
Conversion of a house into a ground-floor dental practice and a first-floor three-bedroom apartment.
17474 · Kerry County Council · Lodged 24 May 2017
- Reference
- 17474
- Authority
- Kerry County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 24 May 2017
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to change the use of an existing dwelling house. The ground floor will be converted into a dentist practice, while the first floor will become a three-bedroom apartment with a rear balcony. The application also includes advertising signs on the gable walls.
- Residential unit
- 1
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Official record
Development description
(a) for change of use of an existing dwelling house to (1) convert ground floor of property to a dentist practice, (2) convert first floor of existing dwelling house to a three bedroom apartment with rear balcony and (b) planning permission for advertisement of signs on south western and north eastern gable walls of property all
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Cathair Dannan, North Circular Rd, Tralee | Jun 2026 | €240,000 | 86 m |
| 47 St Johns Park, Tralee, Kerrynot full market price | Dec 2025 | €135,000 | 97 m |
| 69 Stacks Villas, Tralee, Kerry | Mar 2025 | €212,500 | 103 m |
| 3 Casements Ave, Tralee, Kerry | Oct 2025 | €250,000 | 127 m |
| 95 St Johns Park, Tralee, Kerry | May 2026 | €230,000 | 157 m |
| 95 St Johns Park, Tralee, Kerry | May 2025 | €185,000 | 157 m |
| 21 Cathair Danann, An Cuar Bhothar Thuaigh, Tra Li | Jun 2026 | €198,000 | 169 m |
| 52 Stacks Villas, Tralee, Kerry | Mar 2025 | €220,000 | 171 m |
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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 received24 May 2017
- Decision due18 July 2017
- Decision issued18 July 2017
- Grant issued21 August 2017
- Permission expiry20 August 2022
In the area
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- GrantedAt this site
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