38 AND 41 BRIDGE STREET AND NEW ROAD, TRALEE, CO KERRY
Retention of a beer garden and permission to convert a retail unit into a bar in Tralee.
19696 · Kerry County Council · Lodged 3 July 2019
- Reference
- 19696
- Authority
- Kerry County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 3 July 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention permission for the change of use of an open yard and outbuildings to a beer garden with outdoor seating, bar service, and storage in Tralee. It also seeks permission to convert 38 Bridge Street from retail to a bar, construct a toilet block, alter elevations, and install new shopfronts and signage.
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Official record
Development description
(a) retention permission to retain the change of use, of a previously used open yard and associated out buildings, to a beer garden with outdoor seating, bar service area and store. (b) permission to construct a toilet block. (c) permission to change the use of 38 bridge street from retail to a bar. (d) permission to alter external elevations and to construct new shop fronts (e) permission to erect external signage
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 | 59 m |
| 9 The Square, Tralee, Kerry | Apr 2025 | €135,000 | 74 m |
| 9 Abbey Court, Tralee, Co Kerry | Dec 2025 | €135,000 | 116 m |
| Apartment 2, Abbey Court, Tralee | Sept 2025 | €132,000 | 149 m |
| Maris Stella, 17 Chapel Lane, Tralee | Jun 2026 | €50,000 | 179 m |
| 27 Cross Lane, Tralee, Kerry | Sept 2025 | €225,000 | 190 m |
| 47 Chapel Street, Tralee, Co Kerry | Dec 2025 | €100,477 | 202 m |
| 11 Chapel Street, Tralee, Co Kerry | Mar 2025 | €40,000 | 218 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 received3 July 2019
- Further information requested26 August 2019
- Further information received20 December 2019
- Decision due25 January 2020
- Decision issued24 January 2020
- Grant issued27 February 2020
- Permission expiry26 February 2025
In the area
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- GrantedAt this site
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