MOUNTHAWK LTD, TRALEE, CO KERRY
Retention of a modified shipping container used as a coffee and snack facility in Tralee.
231058 · Kerry County Council · Lodged 19 October 2023
- Reference
- 231058
- Authority
- Kerry County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 19 October 2023
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for a five-year period to keep a modified shipping container with an awning and outside seating area. The facility is used for serving coffee and snacks.
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 five year period to retain the modified shipping container with awning and outside seating area, to be used as a facility for serving coffee and snacks
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“District/Neighbourhood Centre zoning which caters for mixed use nodes.”
National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1, An Caireal, Mounthawkprice excludes VAT | Sept 2025 | €601,175 | 133 m |
| 3 An Caireal, Mounthawk, Traleeprice excludes VAT | Mar 2026 | €612,334 | 133 m |
| 2 An Cairéal, Mounthawk, Traleeprice excludes VAT | Apr 2026 | €638,766 | 133 m |
| 1 Doire Loin, Clogherbrien Tralee Co Kerry | Jan 2025 | €580,000 | 207 m |
| 19 Doire Loin, Clogherbrien, Tralee | Jan 2025 | €820,000 | 247 m |
| 37 Quarryvale, Mounthawk, Tralee | Jun 2026 | €323,000 | 341 m |
| 67 Ard Na Sidhe, Mounthawk, Tralee | Mar 2025 | €465,000 | 342 m |
| 5 The Grove, Mounthawk, Tralee | May 2026 | €220,000 | 357 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 received19 October 2023
- Decision due13 December 2023
- Decision issued11 December 2023
- Grant issued22 January 2024
- Permission expiry21 January 2029
In the area
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- Awaiting decisionAt this site
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