Observation pack · Kerry County Council
7 Carrigeendaniel , Tralee , Co.Kerry
Retention Permission to retain (a) existing dwelling as constructed within revised site boundaries, (b) permission to remove existing site entrance, and (c) permission to construct a new site entrance and new boundary wall
Observations close 9 Dec 2026 25 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 4 Nov 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 7 Jan 2027
The application
- Reference
- 2661088 · full record
- Authority
- Kerry County Council
- Type
- RETENTION
- Status
- NEW APPLICATION
- Site area
- 693 m²
- Received
- 4 Nov 2026
- Decision due
- 7 Jan 2027
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/2661088/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2661088at 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 9 Dec 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
| Code | Objective | Plan | In force |
|---|---|---|---|
| R2 Existing residential | Existing Residential: To protect and improve existing residential areas | tralee municipal district settlements s plan variation no 1 of the kcdp 2022 2028 | 21 Jul 2025 → 14 Aug 2028 |
An application that accords with the zoning objective is hard to resist on principle; one that does not may be a material contravention, which the council can only grant by the s.34(6) procedure with its own notice and window.
Source: Kerry County Council development plan zoning · fetched 27 Sept 2026, 19:37
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kerry County Council development plan zoning | — | 27 Sept 2026, 19:37 | open |
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2660697 | Conditional | 28 Oct 2026 | 1 | 357 m | to a) Construct a new dwelling, b) connect to the public sewer and c) construct all associated site works |
| 26100 | Conditional | 14 Sept 2026 | 176 m | to retain change of use, from attached domestic garage to Apartment . Boiler house retention. Main house , Retention of ground floor ensuite. Entrance and driveway widening. | |
| 2660292 | Conditional | 29 Jul 2026 | 221 m | Retention Permission to (a) retain the existing detached outbuilding, (b) retain the existing ancillary family accommodation (c) retain the associated site services and planning permission to (b) extend and renovate the existing dwelling in constructing a link to connect the dwelling and ancillary family accommodation (e) all associated site works | |
| 2660350 | Conditional | 17 Jun 2026 | 83 m | Construct 85no. residential units, consisting of, A) 2no. two storey detached houses (4 bed), B) 26.no two storey semi-detached houses (3 bed), C) 4.no two storey semi-detached houses (4 bed), D) 35.no two storey terrace units (2&3bed), E) 2.no Duplex terrace blocks (three storey) consisting of 8 no. terrace house units (2 bed), and 8.no 1 Bed Apartments, F) ancillary crèche with 2.no 1 Bed Apartments over. The proposed development also includes a dedicated pedestrian / cycle path traversing the site with new access at the proposed main entrance off Caherslee Road (R551) & a second dedicated pedestrian / cycle path connection also proposed off Caherslee Road (R551). Ancillary infrastructure works will include connection to the public sewer, construct a new wastewater pumping station and infrastructure, surface water attenuation, water utilities services, public lighting, bin stores, bicycle racks, landscaping, new vehicular access to the development via 1.no new site entrance from Caherslee Road (R551) and all associated site development works. | |
| 2660247 | Conditional | 12 May 2026 | 481 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) | |
| 2660157 | Refused | 22 Apr 2026 | 367 m | A PART-TIME CHILDCARE SERVICE. THIS PLANNING APPLICATION WILL INVOLVE THE CHANGE OF USE OF PART OF THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE EXISTING DWELLING INTO A TOILET BLOCK FOR THE USE OF THE CHILDCARE SERVICE, AND THE CHANGE OF USE AND EXTENSION OF THE EXISTING DETACHED OFFICE/STORAGE BUILDING AT THE REAR OF THE DWELLING INTO A CHILDCARE SERVICE AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS | |
| 2561070 | Conditional | 21 Jan 2026 | 344 m | Planning Permission to erect a new two story dwelling house with attic storage complete with all ancillary site works associated with the development including new garage/shed, boundary walls, close up existing gate on north west boundary wall and connection to the existing public sewer | |
| 2567 | Conditional | 19 Nov 2025 | 79 m | (1) RETAIN "ROOM 2" INCLUDING EXTENSION (2) RETAIN THE EXISTING COVERED PLAYGROUND AND ADJACENT UNCOVERED PLAY AREA (3) PLANNNG PERMISSION TO CONSTRUCT A SINGLE STOREY COSY ROOM |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501682 | Granted | 15 Oct 2026 | 83 m | |
| 501285 | Granted | 28 Aug 2026 | 367 m | |
| 323237 | Other | 30 Oct 2025 | 185 m | |
| 322294 | Invalid | 15 Apr 2025 | 299 m | |
| 318656 | Granted with conditions | 12 Aug 2024 | 367 m | |
| 316378 | Other | 18 Sept 2023 | 82 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
- 4 Nov 2026 New application · observations close 9 Dec 2026
- 4 Nov 2026 Decision
Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 11 Nov 2026, 23:00. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Kerry County Council before relying on it.