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Council Commences Planning Process For Water-Based Activities Centre In Fenit

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The front view of the proposed structure.

KERRY County Council has commenced the planning process for a proposed centre for water-based activities in Fenit.

The proposed facility, adjacent to the greenway trailhead and the beach at Fenit, will provide appropriate facilities for water sports participants and cyclists.

The quality of the visitor experience will be improved and remove the need for individuals and families to ‘get changed at the boot of their car’ and improve the visitor experience.

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The centre will provide hot showers, changing and toilet facilities, secure storage, induction spaces, equipment wash-down facilities and orientation points.

Kerry County Council secured funding of €1.2m from Fáilte Ireland to develop this facility in under the Platforms for Growth 2019-2025: Platform 2 – Facility Centres for Water Sports Activities.

The rear view of the proposed structure.

The Platform for Growth is a scheme developed by Fáilte Ireland to support the development of shared facilities at waterways in the Republic of Ireland through the provision of funding.

The facility will be fully wheelchair accessible and include a ‘Changing Place’ compliant facility and will be built using sustainability best practices such as solar heating panels to meet Nearly Zero Energy Building Standards.

Additional cycling related infrastructure will be provided within the building and the surrounding public realm and car park to adjust the facility to service the trailhead.

The design incorporates the public realm around the facility and the link to the greenway creating a serviced trailhead for that amenity.

Another view of the proposed structure.

The Part VIII planning process has commenced and submissions from members of the public are invited via the Kerry County Council online consultations portal.

Submissions must be received no later than Friday, 15 March, and full details and designs can be viewed at kerrycoco.ie.

A full report on all submissions received will be presented to the elected members in the Tralee Municipal District thereafter.

To see more click on the following link https://consult.kerrycoco.ie/en/consultation/part-8-facility-centre-water-based-activities-%E2%80%93-fenit

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Company Seeks Planning For Garden Centre At Manor West

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A COMPANY has applied for planning for a new garden centre at Manor West.

The application from Ashman Developments Ltd is for a development consisting of four retail warehouse units, a garden centre and 330 on-grade car parking spaces, including 7,222 sq. m. of retail space at ground floor and 1,023 sq. m. at Mezzanine level.

Vehicular access will be by the R875 and R919 via the existing Manor West Retail Park. The application site is south of the Manor West Retail Park, west of Deerpark estate, green fields to the east and open fields to the south.

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Decision On New Bar, Restaurant And Guesthouse In Town Centre Due This Month

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The planning notice on the front of Sol Travel seeking permission to build a new bar, restaurant and guesthouse.

KERRY County Council is to make a decision on a planning application for the construction of a new bar, restaurant and guesthouse in the town centre later this month.

Roscar Properties Ltd want to build the new premises at the site of Sol Travel, the old Bridge Inn) and Minstrels Bar at Bridge Street, Bridge Place, and New Road.

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The area where planning is sought for a new bar/restaurant/guesthouse.

Existing buildings there will have to demolished to make way for the five-storey development, which includes a basement.

The new building is to be a 26-bedroom guest house, a bar/restaurant, and a retail unit. Kerry County Council is to decide on the planning application on February 24.

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Costa Coffee Gets Planning For New Outlet In Manor West

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Costa Coffee’s outlet on The Mall.

COSTA Coffee has received the go-ahead for a new outlet in Manor West Retail Park.

The applicant, Bryant Park, had been refused planning by Kerry County Council back in May because the location — next to Carpet Right at the entrance to the park — was zoned for retail warehousing in the Tralee Development Plan and that the proposed development does not include for the provision of car parking to serve the proposed café.

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The company then appealed to An Bord Pleanála and the planning body has overturned the decision giving the company the green light for development.

The proposed development provides for the following the construction of a single storey building with a floor area of 203 sq. metres for use as a café.

The café will be used for the sale of hot and cold food and beverages for consumption on / off the premises. There will be external seating, signage and free standing totem sign. Full details of the planning decision can be read by clicking here

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Planning Permission Sought For New Petrol Station On John Joe Sheehy Road

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The proposed site of a new Topaz petrol station on the John Joe Sheehy Road.

THERE has been application for a new Topaz petrol station on John Joe Sheehy Road adjacent to the Aldi supermarket.

Corrib Oil Company Limited, have applied for permission to construct a two storey retail/office building and a petrol filling station on the grounds of the old John Mitchels GAA pitch.

The development will comprise of a retail shopping area and an off-license, food counter and seating area.

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The construction of a forecourt will include six pump islands with a canopy covering it and car wash facilities with a single storey car wash building.

The site will also include car parking, landscaping and associated site works.

It’s another planned development for that part of town after Lidl submitted their plans to construct a supermarket on the old Heiton Buckley premises at Edward Street recently.

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Planning Applications Up In Kerry But Residential Construction Growth Remains Sluggish

 

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Growth in residential construction remains sluggish in Kerry.

THE beginning of 2015 has seen growth in the residential construction sector in Kerry remain sluggish, according to the latest edition of the National Housing Construction Index for January and February 2015.

In Kerry, planning applications have risen by 9% when compared to the same period in 2014, while commencements have fallen by 49%. Nationally, commencements are down 62% in the first two months of 2015 with every county recording a decrease, while applications are up 9%.

The data contained in the National Housing Construction Index is aggregated by consultancy Link2Plans from real time planning and project information in every local authority area, with the latest edition of the National Housing Construction Index tracking every project from January through to February 2015, and comparing it with the same period in 2014.

According to Danny O’Shea Managing Director of Link2Plans; “Commencements are down in every county when compared to the same period last year with an overall national decrease of -62%, however as noted at the time by Link2Plans, 2014 was an exceptional year due to regulatory changes. The introduction of changes to the building regulations in March 2014 caused an unprecedented surge in commencements which was akin a one off stimulus boost. In fact, commencements for the first two months of the 2015 are up over 3% on the same period in 2013 which probably gives a more accurate picture of the steady but slow growth in the sector.”