31 LOWER CASTLE STREET AND 10 COURTHOUSE LANE, TRALEE, CO KERRY
Change of use from retail to an indoor sports and recreational centre in Tralee.
2025 · Kerry County Council · Lodged 17 January 2020
- Reference
- 2025
- Authority
- Kerry County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 17 January 2020
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought for the change of use of a ground floor opticians and a ground/first floor pet shop from retail to an indoor sports and recreational centre. The new facility will include internet, amusement, and gaming machines, and involves removing an internal dividing wall to form one unit.
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
For change of use of premises at ground floor level of 31 lower castle street, (opticians) and ground and first floor of 10 courthouse lane (animal pet shop) from retail use to indoor sports and recreational centre including internet, amusement and gaming machines. The application also includes for the removal of internal dividing wall to form one unit
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Ashe St, Tralee, Kerry | May 2026 | €30,000 | 28 m |
| 27 Lower Castle Street, Tralee | Apr 2025 | €100,000 | 33 m |
| Toherbane, Ardfert, Kerry | Mar 2025 | €170,940 | 93 m |
| Apartment 1, 10 Edward Street, Tralee | Jun 2026 | €700,000 | 93 m |
| 8 Church Street, Tralee, Co. Kerry | Aug 2025 | €170,000 | 99 m |
| Boher Boy, Gortallea, Tralee | Jun 2025 | €185,215 | 138 m |
| Apartment 2, Abbey Court, Tralee | Sept 2025 | €132,000 | 157 m |
| 27 Cross Lane, Tralee, Kerry | Sept 2025 | €225,000 | 163 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 January 2020
- Decision due12 March 2020
- Decision issued12 March 2020
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
EXTEND EXISTING GROUND FLOOR LICENSED PREMISES FORWARD TO EXISTING STREET FRONT INCORPORATING CHANGE OF USE…
NR. 30 LOWER CASTLE STREET , TRALEE , CO. KERRY
181161KerryLodged 28 Nov 2018Change of use
- Granted30 m away
ERECT A RETRACTABLE CANOPY TO THE FRONT OF 'LANA' RESTAURANT, THIS IS A PROTECTED STRUCTURE
NO. 3 ASHE STREET , TRALEE , CO KERRY
161200KerryLodged 6 Dec 2016Alterations
- Awaiting decision30 m away
Planning Permission to a) Refurbish and amalgamate the 2 existing buildings to create a single retail unit on…
numbers 1 and 2 Ashe Street , Tralee , Co. Kerry
2660634KerryLodged 8 Jul 2026
- Granted60 m away
CHANGE OF USE FROM RETAIL AT FIRST AND SECOND FLOOR LEVEL TO ONE SINGLE RESIDENTIAL APARTMENT UNIT AT FIRST…
TRALEE (NO.14 LR CASTLE STREET) , CO KERRY
1613KerryLodged 12 Jan 2016Change of use
- Granted60 m away
(A) CHANGE OF USE FROM 'RETAIL' TO 'BANKING USE' OF GROUND FLOOR OF 11 CASTLE STREET LOWER (B)AMALGAMATION…
TRALEE , CO KERRY
16701KerryLodged 18 Jul 2016Change of use
- Granted70 m away
MATERIAL CHANGE OF USE OF THE GROUND FLOOR ONLY FROM RESIDENTIAL/RETAIL SPACE TO A RESTAURANT/COFFEE SHOP AND…
41 ASHE STREET TRALEE , CO KERRY
16945KerryLodged 28 Sept 2016Change of use
- Granted70 m away
FOR THE REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING CORPORATE SIGNAGE WITH NEW CORPORATE SIGNAGE ON EXISTING AIB…
AIB BANK , 2 LOWER CASTLE STREET , TRALEE
1759KerryLodged 27 Jan 2017Commercial
- Granted70 m away
RETAIN EXISTING FASCIA AND OPERATOR SIGNAGE AS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CURRENT RETAIL OPERATION., FOR A TEMPORARY…
TRALEE (19/20 THE MALL) , CO KERRY
2258KerryLodged 25 Jan 2022Retention
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Ranked by what these developments actually propose, not by matching words — so you can see how comparable applications were decided.
- RefusedChange of use
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- GrantedChange of use
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221078KerryLodged 14 Oct 2022
- RefusedChange of use
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16118KerryLodged 9 Feb 2016
- GrantedChange of use
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16112CarlowLodged 15 Apr 2016
- GrantedChange of use
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2251720DonegalLodged 12 Oct 2022
- Awaiting decisionChange of use
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