Observation pack · Kerry County Council

71 Rock Street , Tralee , Co Kerry

for a vehicular entrance to the rear of my premises (Linnane's Bar) including ancillary site works .

Observations close 22 Sept 2026 1 day left

5 weeks from receipt (received 18 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 12 Oct 2026

The application

Reference: 26131 · full record
Authority: Kerry County Council
Type: PERMISSION
Status: NEW APPLICATION
Applicant: not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units: 0
Floor area: —
Site area: 644 m²
Received: 18 Aug 2026
We first saw it: 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
Decision due: 12 Oct 2026
Decision: N/a

The national dataset truncates descriptions (80 characters for DLR, 70 for Fingal) and omits the applicant. The full description and the drawings are on the council register linked in step 1.

How to submit an observation

Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at http://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/26131/0.
Write your observation.Quote 26131 at the top, give your name and the address the authority should reply to, and confine it to planning matters — zoning objective, height, overlooking, traffic, drainage, heritage. What you say here is what you can later appeal on.
Pay the €20 fee.Every submission needs it; without it the observation is invalid and is returned. Kerry County Council takes it online with the submission or at the counter.
Submit before 22 Sept 2026.Online through the register above, or in writing to the Planning Department, Kerry County Council. The test is the date the authority receives it, not the date you post it.
Keep the acknowledgement.The council's receipt is your proof of a valid observation — see below.

Statutory basis. Section 34(1) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) requires a planning authority to consider any submission or observation made to it in accordance with the Regulations. Article 29 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended) sets the window: a submission or observation must be received by the authority within five weeks beginning on the date of receipt of the application, and must be accompanied by the prescribed fee of €20. A submission received after the window, or without the fee, is invalid and the authority must return it.

After you submit: keep the acknowledgement. Under the 2024 Act it secures your right to appeal — only the applicant and a person who made a valid observation may bring the council's decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála, within four weeks of the decision. Making a valid observation is also what buys a right of appeal: under s.37(1) of the 2000 Act, only the applicant and a person who made a valid submission or observation to the planning authority may appeal the decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála (within four weeks of the decision). Missing the five-week window closes both doors.

What the site is zoned

No current zoning polygon covers this site in the store.

Designations on or near the site

Nothing designated within 100 m of the site.

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

Reference	Decision	Decided	Distance	Description
2660547	Conditional	10 Aug 2026	492 m	Permission to a) extend and renovate the existing dwelling and b) construct all associated site works
2660422	Conditional	7 Jul 2026	242 m	Permission is sought for: 1) Alterations to the previously granted planning permission Ref. No.’s 23/60157 and 25/60862, for the refurbishment and change of use of the existing derelict 3 and 5 storey warehouse which is a protected structure (RPS Ref.: TTP99 and NIAH Ref. No. 21003352) to a boutique hotel. The alterations to the previously granted permissions include: a) Provision of an additional 5 no. bedrooms on ground and first floor; additional ground floor alterations to include a new kitchen, revised toilet layout, and ancillary facilities; all associated internal and external alterations; and all associated site development works. Permission is also sought for 2) : Alterations with a change of use of the adjoining Alms House which is also a protected structure (RPS ref.: TTP98 and NIAH Ref. No. 21003350). Works to include the change of use of an existing retail and office building into additional hotel accommodation to be integrated with the adjoining warehouse into a combined 37 bedroom boutique hotel. Alterations to the Alms House to include: Partial demolition of rear and side extensions with new replacement extensions to the rear and side of the building as previously granted under planning permissions Ref. No.’s 22/1002 and 25/60814. Works to include the provision of: i) The main hotel entrance foyer, reception areas, and ancillary facilities; ii) 5 no. twin/double hotel bedrooms with en suites at first floor level; iii) associated internal and external alterations to the building; iv) new shopfronts, signage, and canopy to the eastern façade; and v) all associated site development works. Permission is also sought for 3): The construction of a new Orangerie/Conservatory within the existing shared and connecting courtyard of the buildings. Works to include the provision of a seated dining area within a glazed canopy, ancillary circulation, toilets, stores and bin stores, all internal and external alterations and connections to the adjoining buildings, and all associated site development works
2660272	Conditional	22 May 2026	401 m	Permission for offices at a vacant unit on the ground floor of Central Plaza and elevational changes
2660247	Conditional	12 May 2026	423 m	Permission to construct an independent canopy structure and all associated site works to the front of St.John’s Laundry at Balloonagh Convent, Tralee, Co.Kerry. This building is a protected structure (Reg. No.:21002098)
2660173	Conditional	24 Apr 2026	287 m	(a) permission to partially remove and alter the existing shopfront and install a new traditional style shopfront, (b) retention permission to retain 2 no. Windows which were installed on the front elevation of the first floor and all necessary ancillary site works
2560154	Conditional	24 Feb 2026	388 m	construct a single storey café with new connections to St,Johns Convent chapel and Balloonagh Convent and all associated siteworks and landscaping all at Balloonagh Convent, Tralee, Co.Kerry. The former convent chapel is a protected structure registration No. RPS-KY-0917. The former mercy convent is a protected structure registration No. RPS-KY-0914
2561203	Refused	20 Feb 2026	310 m	Raise the height of the roof of the existing building to match the height of the roof of the adjoining building
2560862	Conditional	18 Nov 2025	242 m	The development will consist of alterations to the previously granted planning permission ref. no. 23/60157 for the refurbishment and change of use of the existing derelict 3 and 5 storey warehouse which is a protected structure (RPS ref.: TTP99 and NIAH Ref. No. 21003352) to a boutique hotel. The alterations to the previously granted permission include: 1) provision of PV panels on the west facing pitched roof (facing Brogue Makers Lane) and surface mounted service extracts; 2) Alterations to the existing facades, to include i) modifications of the existing window openings on the east and west elevations, and ii) reconfiguration of the glazed curtain wall and cladding at fourth floor level; 3) increase to the overall ridge height due to increase in floor levels to accommodate services; 4) alterations to the proposed internal layout of the proposed hotel including a) reconfiguration of ground floor layout including revised stair arrangement, toilet and store layout, and enlarged public foyer area; b) reconfigured bedroom layouts on the upper levels; and c) addition of a new plant area at attic level; and 5) all ancillary site development works.

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
501873	—	Invalid	13 Aug 2026	242 m
321431	—	Granted with conditions	18 Nov 2025	281 m
316175	—	Granted with conditions	3 Mar 2025	239 m
316174	—	Granted with conditions	27 Jun 2024	239 m
314297	—	Granted with conditions	1 Nov 2023	172 m

If neighbours here have appealed before and lost, the inspector's report on that case is the single most useful thing to read.

What has happened on this file

18 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 22 Sept 2026
18 Aug 2026 Decision

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Kerry County Council before relying on it.