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St. Ita's and St. Joseph's Special School, Balloonagh, Tralee, Co. Kerry

Decision to grant 9 Oct 2026, open to appeal until 5 Nov 2026

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Key facts

  • Planning application 2660045 at St. Ita's and St. Joseph's Special School, Balloonagh, Tralee, Co. Kerry: Single storey extension to the rear of the existing school building.
  • The applicant is Board of Management St. Ita'S and St. Joseph'S Special School. The agent is Tim Horgan.
  • It was received by Kerry County Council on 26 Jan 2026.
  • Status: Decision to grant 9 Oct 2026, open to appeal until 5 Nov 2026.
  • The council decided on 9 Oct 2026 to grant permission. The decision is open to appeal until 5 Nov 2026; the final grant issues after that if there is no appeal, and building work cannot start before it. No site start has been filed yet.

Source: the Kerry County Council planning register, checked 26 Oct 2026. Open the council's file

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What and where

Single storey extension to the rear of the existing school building

permission to (1) construct a single storey extension to the rear of the existing school building. (2) construct a new set down / parking area to the rear of the site with associated entrance and exit gates. (3) carry out elevational changes to the existing school building (4) install external signage and carryout all associated site works

Location
Tralee, Co. Kerry Map
Planning reference
2660045
Application type
Permission
Applicant
Board of Management St. Ita'S and St. Joseph'S Special School

Numbers and dates

Received
26 Jan 2026
Decision to grant
9 Oct 2026
Appeals until
5 Nov 2026

Timeline

  1. Application received
  2. Further information requested
  3. Further information received
  4. Decision to grant

Site history

This site's history

  1. Site start under planning reference 17/610, about 20 m away: work started 30 Apr 2018.

    Build a single storey vocational centre at side of new extension of existing school consisting of meeting room, office, kitchen, display… About 20 m away

Earlier records are the planning references this application names, records at the same address, and records within 50 m of the same map point. An address or a map point can cover more than one property, so check the council's file before relying on a match.

Outlook

What happens next

The council decided on 9 Oct 2026 to grant permission. The decision is open to appeal until 5 Nov 2026; the final grant issues after that if there is no appeal, and building work cannot start before it. No site start has been filed yet.

An outlook from the planning record, not a tender or a confirmed start date.

Documents and evidence

Check the record

  • Council planning fileThe application file 2660045 on eplanning.ie: drawings, reports and the decision.Open the council's file

How we know this

From the Kerry County Council planning register, checked 26 Oct 2026. We link to the council's own file so you can check the official record before you act.

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