The site of the proposed new hotel.PART of Milk Market Lane/Brogue Makers Lane and Market Place in Tralee will be closed to traffic from late August to facilitate the building of a new hotel.
Kerry County Council has issued a notice about the closure to traffic from August 24, 2026 to February 26, 2027, citing the purpose of the closure as “the building of The Mill Hotel”.
Back in November of 2023, Kerry County Council granted planning permission to the Creative Mill Ltd to convert the former mill — which has been idle for decades and fronts onto Brogue Maker’s Lane, Milk Market Lane, and Market Place — into a 28-room boutique hotel.
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According to the notice, during the closure, traffic travelling to Market Place From the L-6719 Church Street Road, will take a right onto Maine Street, followed by a left onto Brogue Makers Lane, then turn right onto the L-10876 Market Place Road.
Traffic travelling to Church Street. From the L-10876 Market Place Road take a left onto the L-6719 Maine Street Road and continue onto the L-7020 Ashe Street Road via Church Street.
Local access will be provided for emergency services, business and local residents.
Any person having an objection to the proposal should lodge same, in writing, marked Road Closure, with the Administrative Officer, Roads Maintenance & Operational Services, County Buildings, Tralee, County Kerry or by e-mail to roads@kerrycoco.ie not later than 4.00 p.m. on Monday, 27th July 2026.
