SMALL MARKET HOUSE, CHURCH STREET, TRALEE
Change of use of office space to hotel holiday accommodation and a ground floor retail unit to a café in Tralee.
22390 · Kerry County Council · Lodged 8 April 2022
- Reference
- 22390
- Authority
- Kerry County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 8 April 2022
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought for a change of use of the first and second floors of Small Market House from office space to holiday accommodation ancillary to the Ashe Hotel. The application also proposes changing a ground floor retail unit on Church Street into a café.
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Official record
Development description
(a) change use from permitted office space on first and second floors to holiday accommodation ancillary to the ashe hotel as previously granted under planning reference (17/279) and (b) planning permission for change of use of retail unit on southern side at ground floor level facing church street to a café all with associated ancillary works located
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Church Street, Tralee, Co. Kerry | Aug 2025 | €170,000 | 44 m |
| 9 Abbey Park, Tralee, Kerry | May 2026 | €225,000 | 68 m |
| Boher Boy, Gortallea, Tralee | Jun 2025 | €185,215 | 101 m |
| Toherbane, Ardfert, Kerry | Mar 2025 | €170,940 | 110 m |
| 6 Ashe St, Tralee, Kerry | May 2026 | €30,000 | 113 m |
| 9 St Johns Court, Ashe St, Tralee | Dec 2025 | €250,000 | 158 m |
| 91 Saint John's Park, Tralee, Co. Kerrynot full market price | Oct 2025 | €90,000 | 163 m |
| 27 Lower Castle Street, Tralee | Apr 2025 | €100,000 | 174 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 received8 April 2022
- Decision due2 June 2022
- Decision issued1 June 2022
- Grant issued5 July 2022
- Permission expiry4 July 2027
In the area
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- GrantedAt this site
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- Granted80 m away
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16945KerryLodged 28 Sept 2016Change of use
- Granted80 m away
(A) CONSTRUCT A SINGLE STOREY CONSERVATORY EXTENSION TO THE REAR OF THE EXISTING APARTMENT ON FIRST FLOOR (B)…
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