Planning refused for extension of Healy-Rae guesthouse that houses Ukrainian refugees

Mr Healy-Rae’s company, Roughty Properties, had sought permission for a three-storey extension to Rosemont Guesthouse in Tralee

The property was operated as a guesthouse for 20 years until it was bought by Michael Healy-Rae in 2020. File picture Dan Linehan

Independent Kerry TD Michael Healy-Rae has suffered a setback to his plans to build a large extension to a guesthouse he owns in Tralee which is used to house Ukrainian refugees.

Kerry County Council has refused planning permission to Mr Healy-Rae’s company, Roughty Properties, for a three-storey extension to Rosemont Guesthouse on Oakpark Road, Tralee.