JOHN JOE SHEEHY ROAD, TRALEE, CO KERRY
Retention of a single-storey car wash building and signage at a petrol station in Tralee.
2021 · Kerry County Council · Lodged 16 January 2020
- Reference
- 2021
- Authority
- Kerry County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 16 January 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention permission for a 12 sqm single-storey building used in connection with an existing car wash. It also seeks to retain 7 sqm of associated car wash signage.
- Storey
- 1
- Floor area
- 12 m²
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
Retain (i) single storey building used in connection with existing car wash at existing petrol filling station (gross floor area to be retained 12 sq. M) and (ii) signage associated with car wash (gross area of signage to be retained 7 sq. M)
The historical record
How retention applications have been decided in Kerry County Council
92% granted
of 2,688 retention applications granted, refused or part-granted by Kerry County Council, 2016–2026.
- The same category nationally
- 90%45,165
- All categories in Kerry County Council
- 90%11,740
These are historical figures for this category in this council area, counted from the statutory register over the last 10 years. They are not an assessment of this application and say nothing about how it will be decided.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“For the provision of Mixed use general development. See also objective no. KCDP TR-23”
National zoning type: Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Urban Terrace, Boherbee, Tralee | Mar 2025 | €116,000 | 200 m |
| 27 Mitchels Ave, Tralee, Kerry | Apr 2026 | €155,000 | 289 m |
| 1a Powerscourt, Boherbee, Tralee | Dec 2025 | €250,000 | 320 m |
| 4 Clounalour Close, Clounalour, Tralee | Jan 2025 | €185,000 | 320 m |
| 3 Clounalour Close, Oakpark, Tralee | Jun 2025 | €205,000 | 320 m |
| 39 Mitchels Ave, Tralee, Kerry | Apr 2025 | €145,000 | 321 m |
| 28 Mitchels Road, Traleenot full market price | Jan 2025 | €56,180 | 322 m |
| 1 Mitchels Court, Traleenot full market price | May 2026 | €80,000 | 332 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 received16 January 2020
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
RETAIN (1) SINGLE STOREY BUILDING USED IN CONNECTION WITH EXISTING CAR WASH AT EXISTING PERTROL FILLING…
CLOONALOUR (JOHN JOE SHEEHY) , TRALEE , CO KERRY
20153KerryLodged 19 Feb 2020Retention
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
RETAIN (1) SINGLE STOREY BUILDING USED IN CONNECTION WITH EXISTING CAR WASH AT EXISTING PETROL FILLING…
CLOONALOUR , JOHN JOE SHEEHY ROAD , TRALEE
191187KerryLodged 21 Nov 2019Retention
- GrantedAt this site
RETENTION OF (I) SINGLE STOREY BUILDING USED IN CONNECTION WITH EXISTING CAR WASH AT EXISITNG PERTROL FILLIGN…
JOHN JOE SHEEHY ROAD , TRALEE , CO KERRY
20298KerryLodged 27 Mar 2020Retention
- GrantedAt this site
CONSTRUCT A SINGLE STOREY STORAGE BUILDING (GROSS FLOOR AREA 52 SQ.M) AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
JOHN JOE SHEEHY ROAD , TRALEE , CO KERRY
22334KerryLodged 29 Mar 2022Commercial
- Awaiting decision80 m away
CONSTRUCT A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION (264 SQM) TO THE EASTERN ELEVATION OF THE EXISTING ALDI STORE FOR USE AS…
CLOONALOUR , TRALEE , CO KERRY
1841KerryLodged 25 Jan 2018Commercial
- Granted80 m away
EXTEND EXISTING EXTERNAL CANOPY TO SIDE OF ALDI STORE WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
CLOONALOR , JOHN JOE SHEEHY ROAD , TRALEE
20608KerryLodged 10 Jul 2020Commercial
- Granted80 m away
FOR DEVELOPMENT WHICH WILL CONSIST OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION (264 SQM) TO THE EASTERN ELEVATION OF THE…
JOHN JOE SHEEHY ROAD , TRALEE , CO KERRY
18205KerryLodged 8 Mar 2018Commercial
- Granted80 m away
The development will consist of the installation of a roof mounted Solar Photovoltaic (PV) panel array,…
Aldi John Joe Sheehy Road , John Joe Sheehy Road , Tralee
2660327KerryLodged 14 Apr 2026Energy
Related developments
Similar applications
Ranked by what these developments actually propose, not by matching words — so you can see how comparable applications were decided.
- Awaiting decisionRetention
RETAIN (1) SINGLE STOREY BUILDING USED IN CONNECTION WITH EXISTING CAR WASH AT EXISTING PETROL FILLING…
CLOONALOUR , JOHN JOE SHEEHY ROAD , TRALEE
191187KerryLodged 21 Nov 2019
- GrantedRetention
RETENTION OF (I) SINGLE STOREY BUILDING USED IN CONNECTION WITH EXISTING CAR WASH AT EXISITNG PERTROL FILLIGN…
JOHN JOE SHEEHY ROAD , TRALEE , CO KERRY
20298KerryLodged 27 Mar 2020
- InvalidRetention
Retention for a) a new car wash shed of 4.8m x 3.0m and 2.75m height with external signage. b) an external…
Union Cafe at Kennedys Public House, bounded by Deerpark Road, North Avenue and Wilson Road, Mount Merrion, Blackrock, Dublin, A94Y6C2
D23A/0270Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 24 Apr 2023
- GrantedRetention
Consisting of (1) Retention of existing Lean to shed used in conjunction with existing car wash facility…
Ballinderreen ,
19685galwayLodged 8 May 2019
- GrantedRetention
Retain the following: (a) single storey lean-to extension to building and sub-division of building into 2 no.…
Timahoe Road , Portlaoise , Co. Laois
16273LaoisLodged 7 Jun 2016
- WithdrawnRetention
Retention planning permission for a) a new car wash shed of 4.8m x 3.0m and 2.75m height with external…
Union Cafe & Kennedys Public House, bounded by Deerpark Road, North Avenue and Wilson Road, Mount Merrion, Blackrock, Co Dublin, A94Y6C2
D23A/0311Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 11 May 2023
Community
Discussion
What local people think about this application.
Community sentiment
No votes yetNobody has voted on this application yet.
Community sentiment — a straw poll of people who visited this page, not a statutory submission. To make a valid observation you must submit it to the planning authority.
Sign in to have your say on this application.
No comments yet. Be the first to say what you think about this application.
Sign in to join the discussion on this application.
Comments are moderated and are the opinions of the people who wrote them. They form no part of the statutory planning process — to make a valid observation you must submit it to the planning authority.