Chance To Have Your Say On Revitalising The Old Denny Site Area

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Launching the first phase of the revitalisation of the old Denny site were, from left: Cllr Toiréasa Ferris, Cllr Sam Locke, Charlie O'Sullivan (Dept Chief Executive Kerry County Council), Michael O'Shea (Cathaoirleach Kerry County Council), Frank Hayes (Director of Corporate Services Kerry Group), Cllr Terry O'Brien (Mayor of Tralee), Cllr Jim Finucane, Steven Blair (Southern Regional Assembly), Michael Scannell (Director of Services Kerry County Council), Kevin Burns (Kerry County Council), Cllr Tom McEllistrim. Photo by Gavin O'Connor.

Launching the first phase of the revitalisation of the old Denny site were, from left: Cllr Toiréasa Ferris, Cllr Sam Locke, Charlie O’Sullivan (Dept Chief Executive Kerry County Council), Michael O’Shea (Cathaoirleach Kerry County Council), Frank Hayes (Director of Corporate Services Kerry Group), Cllr Terry O’Brien (Mayor of Tralee), Cllr Jim Finucane, Steven Blair (Southern Regional Assembly), Michael Scannell (Director of Services Kerry County Council), Kevin Burns (Kerry County Council), Cllr Tom McEllistrim. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.

WORK to revitalise the site of the old Denny Bacon Factory is about to get off the ground as Kerry County Council has announced the first phase of public consultation on its future use at the Island Of Geese.

The site was donated to the people of Tralee by Kerry Group in 2014, as the factory has been idle since its closure in December 2008.

The Council has received €1.5m in EU funding for the regeneration of the historic site which has enormous and exciting potential for the wider revitalisation of Tralee.

“This is the most exciting development for Tralee in many years,” said Mayor of Tralee Terry O’Brien.

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“We must acknowledge the generosity of Kerry Group in donating the site to the people of Tralee in the first instance. It will  now be up to Kerry County Council, working closely with the people of Tralee, to rejuvenate and revitalise this historic and valuable location,” said Mayor O’Brien.

Over the next six weeks, members of the public will be able to propose ideas which will be used to form a master-plan for the 2.3 acre site, a minimum of 30% of which will be retained as a public amenity space.

Kerry County Council will consider all submissions and will begin the formulation of a master-plan for the site which will be implemented over the coming years.

An on-site mobile unit has been opened inside the main entrance to the former factory which members of the public can visit over the coming weeks to discuss their proposals for maximising the economic, cultural, social and civic potential of the factory site.

In 2015, Kerry County Council successfully applied to the Southern Regional Assembly for European Regional Development Funding (€1.5m – approximately 50% of the total cost of development) through the Designated Urban Centre Grant Scheme for a three-year programme of work for the development of The Old Denny Bacon Factory Site and the creation of a master-plan for the area of Tralee Town Centre West.

Other work includes the upgrading of Bill Booley’s Lane, Bridge Lane and The Square.

The Island of Geese, the area on which the former Denny factory site is located, lies west of Tralee’s two historical settlements located around the Dominican friary and the 13th century Norman castle, and the area has long been a nucleus of trade, craft and industry.

Slattery’s Bacon Factory was established there in 1922 and was purchased by the Denny Company in 1943. The plant employed up to 400 people at its peak.  In 1982, it was acquired by Kerry Group.

The opening of consultation on the future of the ‘The Island of Geese’ – the historic name of that part of Tralee – coincides with the launch of a new website, www.theislandtralee.ie which will allow people to log on and submit ideas. Survey forms are also being made available at locations around Tralee (see below).

Locations at which ‘Share My Idea’ survey forms will be available:
1. Kerry County Council, County Buildings, Rathass, Tralee
2. Motor Tax Office, Kerry County Council
3. Ashe Memorial Hall, Denny Street Tralee
4. Tralee Library, Ballymullen
5. County Museum, Ashe Hall, Tralee
6. Aras an Phobail, Dean’s Lane, Tralee
7. Tralee Chamber Alliance, Denny Street
8. Tourist Kiosk, The Mall Tralee
9. Tourist Information Office, Ashe Hall, Tralee
10. Rose of Tralee Office, Ashe Hall, Tralee
11. IT Tralee, North Campus
13. The Tralee Bay Wetlands Centre, Tralee
14. The Windmill Centre, Blennerville
15. Housing Section, Kerry County Council
16. Portacabin/mobile unit on site at Denny factory
17. International Resource Centre Tralee
18. Jigsaw Tralee
19. KDYS, Denny Street

 

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