17 RUSSELL STREET AND LOWER ROCK STREET, TRALEE, CO KERRY
Change of use of a three-storey building from retail and public toilets to a bar and restaurant.
18414 · Kerry County Council · Lodged 4 May 2018
- Reference
- 18414
- Authority
- Kerry County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 4 May 2018
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to convert a three-storey building from retail and former public toilets into a bar, restaurant, and commercial kitchen. The project includes altering and extending the second floor, installing mechanical ventilation, altering external elevations, and constructing a first-floor extension over Bill Booley Lane.
- Storeys
- 3
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
(a) change of use of the existing 3 storey building from retail, with ancillary storage and part single storey building, previously public toilets, to a bar, restaurant and commercial kitchen over the 3 floor levels, (b) alter and extend the second floor structure, incorporating a combination of pitched and flat roof profiles to accommodate an increased floor area for the kitchen and ancillary services, (c) locate mechanical ventilation plant and water storage on the second floor flat roof area, (d) alter all external elevations, (e) construct a first floor extension over bill booley lane to facilitate an enclosed structure and an open deck area, (f) erect external signage and (g) and associated site works at shindig
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 | 7 m |
| 9 The Square, Tralee, Kerry | Apr 2025 | €135,000 | 85 m |
| 9 Abbey Court, Tralee, Co Kerry | Dec 2025 | €135,000 | 145 m |
| Apartment 2, Abbey Court, Tralee | Sept 2025 | €132,000 | 151 m |
| 27 Cross Lane, Tralee, Kerry | Sept 2025 | €225,000 | 203 m |
| 22 Rock St, Tralee, Co Kerry | Apr 2025 | €151,000 | 208 m |
| Maris Stella, 17 Chapel Lane, Tralee | Jun 2026 | €50,000 | 221 m |
| 91 Saint John's Park, Tralee, Co. Kerrynot full market price | Oct 2025 | €90,000 | 224 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 received4 May 2018
- Further information requested27 June 2018
- Further information received4 December 2018
- Decision due9 January 2019
- Decision issued8 January 2019
- Grant issued11 February 2019
- Permission expiry10 February 2024
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