Caballs and the Kerry Bookshop 9-10 11 and 12 Bridge Street, Tralee, Co.Kerry
Conversion of protected retail buildings into a 24-bedroom apart-hotel with a ground floor retail unit.
2460530 · Kerry County Council · Lodged 8 August 2024
- Reference
- 2460530
- Authority
- Kerry County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 8 August 2024
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to change the use of protected structures from retail and storage to a 24-bedroom apart-hotel. The project includes a ground floor retail unit and the demolition of rear areas to allow for extensions and renovations.
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
Invalid- planning permission to a) change the use of the existing buildings which are protected structures (rps ttp84, rps ttp85 & rps ttp86), from retail with associated storage and ancillary office use, to use as a 24 bedroom apart-hotel with associated ancillary areas and to provide 1no. Retail unit on the ground floor with associated circulation & service areas. B) demolish areas to the rear of the buildings to allow for extension and renovation of the existing buildings and c) all associated site works
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 The Square, Tralee, Kerry | Apr 2025 | €135,000 | 47 m |
| 16 Russell St, Tralee, Co Kerry | Apr 2026 | €50,000 | 56 m |
| Apartment 2, Abbey Court, Tralee | Sept 2025 | €132,000 | 91 m |
| 9 Abbey Court, Tralee, Co Kerry | Dec 2025 | €135,000 | 108 m |
| 27 Cross Lane, Tralee, Kerry | Sept 2025 | €225,000 | 147 m |
| 8 Church Street, Tralee, Co. Kerry | Aug 2025 | €170,000 | 186 m |
| 6 Ashe St, Tralee, Kerry | May 2026 | €30,000 | 193 m |
| 9 Abbey Park, Tralee, Kerry | May 2026 | €225,000 | 228 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 August 2024
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