Plans for more than 230 new homes in Tralee put on hold 

Planning notes: Elsewhere a proposed housing development in Kinsale will now be subject to an appeal

Ned O'Shea & Sons (Rock) Ltd had been granted permission by Kerry County Council to construct a residential development at Lisloose, Tralee, Co Kerry. Picture: Lisloose Planning

Plans for more than 230 new homes in Tralee, Co Kerry have been put on hold.

Ned O'Shea & Sons (Rock) Ltd had been granted permission by Kerry County Council to construct a residential development at Lisloose, Tralee, Co Kerry.

The development would be located on a site of approximately 9.2ha and consist of a residential element of some 235 homes, a creche, a retail unit, car parking, shared open spaces, landscaping and associated site works.

The proposal would see 129 two-storey homes and 92 apartments delivered in three phases of work.

The entrance would be off the Bracket O'Regan Road.

However, a series of appeals now means the development will be reviewed by An Bord Pleanála.

Among the matters raised during the planning process were questions over the right of way, security, and trespassing on adjacent lands.

Questions were also raised about noise, pollution, and the ecological impact of any new development.

A decision is expected to be communicated by mid-April.

Cork homes

Meanwhile, in Cork, a development of 96 new homes in Cloyne has been held up by an appeal.

Cork County Council planners had greenlit proposals by Palmira Ltd to develop the new homes at Commons West, but a third-party appeal means the matter will be reviewed by An Bord Pleanála, with a decision due in mid-June.

Elsewhere, a proposed housing development in Kinsale, which involves the demolition of a former school, will now be subject to an appeal.

Rafden Limited was granted permission by Cork County Council for the demolition and removal of the former St Joseph's National School, located at Blind Gate Street and Rampart Lane in Kinsale.

In its place, 18 residential units, consisting of two five-bed houses, ten four-bed houses, three three-bed duplex units, and three two-bed simplex units.

Car parking, bicycle parking, footpaths, lighting, and drainage works are all included in the plan too.

A third-party appeal has resulted in the matter being referred to An Bord Pleanála, with a decision due by mid-June.