FIRST FLOOR LEVEL, THE PLAZA (FORMERLY MICHAEL GUINEYS), ABBEY STREET TRALEE
Upgrades to a ground floor entrance shopfront and addition of a new window.
21116 · Kerry County Council · Lodged 10 February 2021
- Reference
- 21116
- Authority
- Kerry County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 10 February 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe application proposes upgrades to the main ground floor entrance of a commercial building, including cladding the shopfront in limestone, constructing a glazed entrance canopy, and modifying upper-level curtain wall panels. A new window will also be added to the east elevation.
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Official record
Development description
Carry out upgrades to the main ground floor entrance including: (a) cladding the entrance shop front in cut and coursed limestone, or similar, construction of a glazed entrance canopy and modifications to the upper level curtain wall panels all on the west elevation, (b) the addition of a new window on the east elevation to the stairway
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Abbey Court, Tralee, Co Kerry | Dec 2025 | €135,000 | 32 m |
| 27 Cross Lane, Tralee, Kerry | Sept 2025 | €225,000 | 56 m |
| Apartment 2, Abbey Court, Tralee | Sept 2025 | €132,000 | 65 m |
| 9 The Square, Tralee, Kerry | Apr 2025 | €135,000 | 87 m |
| 317 Parklands, Tralee, Kerry | Jul 2025 | €145,000 | 125 m |
| 208 Parklands, Ivy Terrace, Denny St | Aug 2025 | €165,000 | 125 m |
| Apt 201, The Parklands, Ivy Terrace | Mar 2026 | €165,000 | 125 m |
| 307 The Parklands, Tralee, Parklands | Jan 2025 | €155,000 | 125 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 received10 February 2021
- Decision due6 April 2021
- Decision issued6 April 2021
- Grant issued10 May 2021
- Permission expiry9 May 2026
In the area
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