CHRISTY LEAHY PARK, CROOGORTS CAHERMONEEN, TRALEE
Construction of an all-weather playing pitch with fencing, floodlights, dugouts, and spectator seating at Christy Leahy Park.
21148 · Kerry County Council · Lodged 18 February 2021
- Reference
- 21148
- Authority
- Kerry County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 18 February 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission to construct an artificial all-weather playing surface. The development will include associated fencing, floodlighting, ball stop netting, dugouts, a concrete spectator surface, bench seating, a spectator rail, and a concrete pathway.
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
(a) construct an artifical all-weather playing surface with associated fencing, floodlighting. Ball stop netting, dugouts, concreted spectator surface, bench seating and spectator rail (b) construct a concrete pathway and construct an artifical all-weather walk way surface and (c) all ancillary site works
The historical record
How applications in other categories have been decided in Kerry County Council
89% granted
of 160 applications in other categories granted, refused or part-granted by Kerry County Council, 2016–2026.
- The same category nationally
- 88%4,280
- 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
“Active Open Space is intended solely for the provision of recreational uses”
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 planBuilt & 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Sean Feirme Gallowsfield, Tralee, Co.kerrynot full market price | Jul 2025 | €93,000 | 222 m |
| 17 Gort Na Greine Croogorts, Tralee, Kerry | Sept 2025 | €158,000 | 231 m |
| 19 Gort Na Greine, Croogorts, Cahermoneen | Mar 2026 | €297,000 | 243 m |
| 39 Cahermoneen, Tralee, Kerry | Nov 2025 | €382,000 | 301 m |
| 30 Rockpark Ave, Tralee, Kerry | Feb 2025 | €300,000 | 455 m |
| 2 Cloonanorig, Tralee, Kerry | May 2026 | €372,000 | 490 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 received18 February 2021
- Decision due14 April 2021
- Decision issued14 April 2021
- Grant issued18 May 2021
- Permission expiry17 May 2026
In the area
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- GrantedAt this site
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2660360KerryLodged 27 Apr 2026Commercial
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23976KerryLodged 6 Sept 2023Infrastructure
- Awaiting decision260 m away
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2660544KerryLodged 15 Jun 2026
- Granted260 m away
BUILD A ONE STOREY EXTENSION TO THE SIDE OF THE EXISTING HOUSE AND ALL SITE ANCILLARY WORKS
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- Awaiting decision260 m away
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22519KerryLodged 17 May 2022Extension
- Granted260 m away
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- Awaiting decision260 m away
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161139KerryLodged 21 Nov 2016Commercial
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