Horan’s Centre Service Station, Clash Tralee, Co. Kerry
Alterations and upgrades to an existing petrol station in Tralee, including new underground fuel tanks and car wash facilities.
2460927 · Kerry County Council · Lodged 29 November 2024
- Reference
- 2460927
- Authority
- Kerry County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 29 November 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission and retention for major alterations to a service station. This includes the removal of a steel shed, installation of two 60,000-litre underground fuel tanks, new signage, a drive-through car wash, two lance car wash lanes, and updated drainage channels.
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
Retention of alterations to existing petrol station including: (i) removal of steel shed structure to the west of the site; (ii) removal of offset fill and vent pipes to the west of the existing forecourt; (iii) provision of 2 no. Underground 60,000 litre fuel tanks to accommodate the proposed filling station; and (iv) excavation for underground fuel tanks and clearing of the site. Permission is sought for alterations to the existing petrol station including: (i) signage including, removal of existing and replacement and relocation of totem sign, directional signage at entrance and exit of the site, signage on the existing shop building western elevation, air and water area signage and fuel grade signage on the pump islands; (ii) relocation of offset fill to the northeast of the proposed lance car wash and vent pipes to the north of the existing shop building on site; (iii) provision of 1 no. Drive through car wash with associated signage to the east of the site and 2 no. Lance car wash lanes with associated signage, and canopy; (iv) aco drainage channels around forecourt, drive through and lance car wash and at the entrance and exit to the site; (v) removal of existing and provision of new car wash and oil interceptors located to the south of the existing shop; (vi) revisions to the height and design of the forecourt canopy inclusive of illuminated signage; (vii) provision of an additional pump island; (viii) brick paving throughout the site at the entrance, under canopy and at northern, eastern and western boundaries; (ix) provision of a boundary island with bollards to separate the entrance and exit to the site; (x) provision of an air and water pump station located to the northwest of the subject site; (xi) internal alterations to the existing shop including provision of a control room and car wash pump room. The remaining areas of the shop will be used for office and w/c facilities; (xii) provision of 2 no. Maintenance car parking spaces to the northeast of the site; (xiii) removal of the existing horan centre sign to the northeast of the site; (xiv) all associated works inclusive of infrastructure, lighting, surface drainage, boundary treatments, and site works; and (xv) revised operating hours to provide a 24-hour self-service petrol station.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“For the provision of Mixed use general development.”
National zoning type: Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1a Powerscourt, Boherbee, Tralee | Dec 2025 | €250,000 | 66 m |
| 18 Elm Court, Clash, Tralee | Feb 2026 | €190,000 | 98 m |
| 13 Cul Na Chlaishe, Clash, Tralee | Jun 2025 | €260,000 | 143 m |
| 23 Urban Terrace, Boherbee, Tralee | Mar 2025 | €116,000 | 164 m |
| 5 Clash West, Tralee, Co Kerry | Nov 2025 | €234,000 | 174 m |
| 28 Mitchels Road, Traleenot full market price | Jan 2025 | €56,180 | 228 m |
| 7 Clash Rd, Tralee, Kerry | Feb 2025 | €170,000 | 276 m |
| 1 Mitchels Court, Traleenot full market price | May 2026 | €80,000 | 296 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 received29 November 2024
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