CLOON MORE, TRALEE, CO KERRY
Construction of a new 600-pupil post-primary school with a sports hall, new entrances, and access roads.
19272 · Kerry County Council · Lodged 20 March 2019
- Reference
- 19272
- Authority
- Kerry County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 20 March 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThis major development involves building a 600-pupil secondary school with a connected sports hall, ESB substation, and four ball courts. It includes closing an existing entrance, creating new vehicular and pedestrian access points off a relief road, and providing 55 car parking spaces and bus set-down areas.
- Floor area
- 7,239 m²
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Official record
Development description
(a) closure of existing site entrance at kevin barry villas, new vehicular and pedestrian site entrance and secondary pedestrian entrance of proposed ballymullen clash link relief road. This access includes a new internal access road for acces to east of st bridgids community centre, new pedestrian entrance to north east of st brigids community centre. New boundary wall treatments generally (b) the project comprises the construction of a 600 pupil post primary school with connected sports hall and esb sub station, 4 no ballcourts, new internal road with set down for buses and cars and accessing 55 no. Car parking spaces and associated ancillary landscaping and site works including reprofiling of material on site. The total development area is 7159 m2 plus 80 m2 external store. Current site access is from kevin barry villas, proposed site access will be from the approved part 8 ballymullen clash link relief road. Site area is 2.55 hectares
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“For the provision of educational facilities”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Mitchels Road, Traleenot full market price | Jan 2025 | €56,180 | 168 m |
| 13 Cul Na Chlaishe, Clash, Tralee | Jun 2025 | €260,000 | 191 m |
| 68 Mitchels Ave, Tralee, Kerry | Aug 2025 | €235,000 | 202 m |
| 1 Mitchels Court, Traleenot full market price | May 2026 | €80,000 | 232 m |
| 1a Powerscourt, Boherbee, Tralee | Dec 2025 | €250,000 | 235 m |
| 18 Elm Court, Clash, Tralee | Feb 2026 | €190,000 | 235 m |
| 35 Kevin Barry Villas, Tralee, Co Kerry | May 2026 | €260,000 | 238 m |
| 23 Urban Terrace, Boherbee, Tralee | Mar 2025 | €116,000 | 263 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 received20 March 2019
- Decision due14 May 2019
- Decision issued15 May 2019
- Grant issued18 June 2019
- Permission expiry17 June 2024
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Refused130 m away
(A) DEMOLISH TWO DWELLING HOUSES AND ANCILLARY WORKS (B) CONSTRUCT NEW VEHICULAR ACCESS TO THE SITE VIA 2 NEW…
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21513KerryLodged 13 May 2021Apartments
- Refused130 m away
(A) DEMOLISH 2 NO. DWELLING HOUSES AND ASSOCIATED OUTHOUSES AND SHEDS (B) FORM NEW VEHICULAR AND PEDESTRIAN…
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20335KerryLodged 9 Apr 2020Housing estate
- Granted130 m away
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2360150KerryLodged 7 Sept 2023Apartments
- Granted140 m away
RETAIN EXISTING FIRST FLOOR OF REAR EXTENSION AND PLANNING PERMISSION TO BUILD A PRIVATE SINGLE STOREY…
CLOONBEG AND CLOONMORE , TRALEE , CO KERRY
17960KerryLodged 27 Sept 2017Extension
- Granted140 m away
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23949KerryLodged 30 Aug 2023Infrastructure
- Refused150 m away
Permission to demolish existing garage and store building and construct a separate living accommodation…
17 Kevin Barry Villas , Tralee , Co. Kerry
2660186KerryLodged 4 Mar 2026Demolition
- Granted150 m away
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16423KerryLodged 5 May 2016Extension
- Granted150 m away
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