CWS BUILDING, ROCK STREET, TRALEE
Retention of layout changes, office and fitness studio use, and windows in a protected structure.
19750 · Kerry County Council · Lodged 17 July 2019
- Reference
- 19750
- Authority
- Kerry County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 17 July 2019
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for layout changes to the first floor of the CWS Building. This includes retaining the change of use of part of the first floor from retail to a fitness studio and office use, as well as retaining three constructed windows on a protected structure.
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Official record
Development description
Retain layout changes to the first floor of parts of the cws building; retain the change of use of part of the first floor from retail use to a fitness studio and to office use and; retain 3 windows as constructed to the first floor. This building is a protected structure ref. 21003153 and 21003154
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“For the provision of Industrial, Enterprise, Employment”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Casements Ave, Tralee, Kerry | Oct 2025 | €250,000 | 93 m |
| 13 Cathair Dannan, North Circular Rd, Tralee | Jun 2026 | €240,000 | 109 m |
| 69 Stacks Villas, Tralee, Kerry | Mar 2025 | €212,500 | 116 m |
| 47 St Johns Park, Tralee, Kerrynot full market price | Dec 2025 | €135,000 | 157 m |
| 52 Stacks Villas, Tralee, Kerry | Mar 2025 | €220,000 | 190 m |
| 6 Rockwell Close, Upr Rock St, Tralee | Dec 2025 | €246,000 | 191 m |
| 21 Cathair Danann, An Cuar Bhothar Thuaigh, Tra Li | Jun 2026 | €198,000 | 200 m |
| 39 Stack'S Villas, Tralee, Co Kerry | May 2026 | €202,000 | 209 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 received17 July 2019
- Further information requested6 September 2019
- Further information received25 September 2019
- Decision due11 January 2020
- Decision issued10 January 2020
- Grant issued13 February 2020
- Permission expiry12 February 2025
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