Ballyheige

488 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballyheige, from 1 m² to 357,280 m² (35.73 ha, 88.29 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 37 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  Listowel Municipal District Local Area Plan 2020-2026, Kerry · 210 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M4Built up Area (Built up area)
  Listowel Municipal District Local Area Plan 2020-2026, Kerry · 72 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M2Village Centre (City/Town/village Centre, central area)
  Listowel Municipal District Local Area Plan 2020-2026, Kerry · 64 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G4Active Open Space (Active open space)
  Listowel Municipal District Local Area Plan 2020-2026, Kerry · 10 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R4Strategic Residential Reserve
  Listowel Municipal District Local Area Plan 2020-2026, Kerry · 6 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C5Tourism and related
  Listowel Municipal District Local Area Plan 2020-2026, Kerry · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R1New/Proposed Residential (New/proposed residential)
  Listowel Municipal District Local Area Plan 2020-2026, Kerry · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G1Open Space, Park (Open space, park)
  Listowel Municipal District Local Area Plan 2020-2026, Kerry · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G3Conservation, amenity (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  Listowel Municipal District Local Area Plan 2020-2026, Kerry · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G3Conservation (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  Listowel Municipal District Local Area Plan 2020-2026, Kerry · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S3Community Facilities (Community facilities)
  Listowel Municipal District Local Area Plan 2020-2026, Kerry · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 6 Jul 2026Conditional

  erect a bungalow type Dwelling House with connections to all public services. Also for permission to erect a cometic garage/utility store all on his site

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 26111

• 27 May 2026Refused

  Retention Permission to retain the existing gym and metal container

  Retention · Kerry County Council, 2660470

• 5 May 2026N/a

  CONSTRUCT 3 NO. DETACHED 2 STOREY DWELLINGS WHICH WILL BE SERVED BY CONNECTION TO THE PUBLIC SEWER AND ALL NECESSARY ANCILLARY SITE WORKS

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2660391

• 25 Apr 2026Conditional

  Retention Permission for (a) the existing building within revised site boundaries, (b) change of use from medical centre to pharmacy (24sqm) and from private residential to pharmacy (53sqm) at ground floor level and (c) forming double doors to side (east) at ground floor level and for 1 roof light to side (west), and Planning Permission for (a) change of use from bed and breakfast to two apartments (73sqm at ground floor level and 131sqm at first floor level), (b) alteration of window to double doors and conversion of existing flat roof to balcony, to front (south) at first floor level, (c) alteration of window to double doors, blocking up one window and forming one fire escape door, to side (west) at ground floor level, (d) addition of 3 roof lights to side (west), (e) forming one window and widening one door opening at ground floor level and forming one window at first floor level, all to side (east), (f) blocking up fire escape door to rear (north) at first floor level and (g) all associated site works

  Retention · Kerry County Council, 2660358

• 24 Apr 2026Conditional

  1) Retention permission to retain existing attic accommodation as built including all associated site works,(2)Planning Permission to reposition existing roof lights to attic accommodation, all to existing dwelling at No.13 Sráid Thaigh Ballyheighue Co.Kerry V92V0F1.

  Retention · Kerry County Council, 2660357

• 15 Jan 2026Conditional

  Planning Permission to construct an extension to the rear of the existing Dwelling House, including associated minor elevational alterations, along with all ancillary site works

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2660013

• 13 Jun 2025Conditional

  Permission to (a) Alter and extend the existing dwelling, (b) partial demolition of the existing house, porch and shed, (c) convert the attic space into liveable accommodation, and (d) relocated the front entrance to the side including all associated site works,

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2560515

• 14 May 2025Refused

  (A) Remove the roof from the existing 2 storey building, (b) construct a new extension which will consist of a new second floor layout being constructed on top of the existing first floor layout building footprint, this will consist of a living area, (c) carry out minor alterations to front ( south west) and side (south east ) elevations, (d) carry out alterations to the floor plan layout on the first floor of the existing building and all necessary ancillary site works

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2560407

• 9 May 2025N/a

  Planning permission to (a) Alter and extend the existing dwelling, (b) partial demolition of the existing house, porch and shed, (c) convert the attic space into liveable accommodation, and (d) relocated the front entrance to the side including all associated site works, all at The Green, Ballyheigue, Co. Kerry V92 K2C4

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2560385

• 9 Apr 2025Conditional

  CONSTRUCT A SINGLE STOREY DWELLING WHICH SHALL BE SERVED BY CONNECTION TO THE PUBLIC SEWER AND ALL NECESSARY ANCILLARY SITE WORKS

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2560272

• 10 Mar 2025Refused

  Planning permission to construct a dwelling house and shed and all associated site works at Mountway, Ballyheigue, Tralee, Co. Kerry.

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 2560167

• 17 Dec 2024Conditional

  Planning Permission to construct an extension to the rear of our existing dwelling and all associated works

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 2460986

• 13 Dec 2024Conditional

  Nigel & Tracey Doherty intend to apply to Kerry County Council for planning permission to (a) renovate the existing single storey dwelling, including elevational changes and the removal of the roof structure (b) construct a 1st floor extension over the existing structure and a part two storey / single extension (side & rear) to the existing dwelling (c) demolish existing shed ruins in rear garden & construct a new shed/Verandah space (d) construct new boundary wall/site entrance to front, including all associated site works at Main Street, Ballyheigue, Co. Kerry V92 E3T6.

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 2460976

• 31 Oct 2024Conditional

  planning permission for the construction of short-term tourist accommodation. The proposed development consists of the Change of Use from an existing vacant residential structure and a vacant/derelict outbuilding to short-term tourist accommodation resulting in the provision of 7 no. self-catering apartments [4 no. 2 bed units and 3 no. 1 bed units]. Planning permission is also sought for the construction of a single storey extension consisting of 24 m2 as well as some minor internal and external demolition [32.7m2] to the existing structures. Access is via the existing access to the south at Castlelawn. Planning permission is also sought for the provision of car parking, bike parking, bin storage, shared open space, connection to the public sewer and all associated ancillary site works on a site within the curtilage of Ballyheigue Castle, a Protected Structure (RPS KY-21301401-A) and a Recorded Monument (RMP KY014-100)

  Permission, 7 homes · Kerry County Council, 2460854

• 28 Oct 2024Refused

  Permission to (A) construct a single storey dwelling house, (B) utilise the existing vehicular site entrance, as a shared entrance, to include works to improve sight lines. (C) construct all associated site works, to include connection to the public sewer infrastructure on site B and Retention permission to (D) retain the existing dwelling and garage within revised site boundaries on Site A

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 2460837

• 16 Sept 2024Conditional

  (a) demolish existing shed on site, (b) demolish existing utility room and boiler house, (c) construct a new single storey extension onto the rear of existing dwelling which will be used as a "Granny Flat" and consists of 2 no. bedrooms, kitchen/living, bathroom, storage space and utility/plant room (d) minor elevational changes to the rear of existing single storey dwelling and all necessary ancillary site works at Cliff Road, Ballyheigue, Co. Kerry (V92 A2H1).

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2460696

• 22 Apr 2024N/a

  Permission to (A) construct a single storey dwelling house, (B) utilise the existing vehicular site entrance, as a shared entrance, to include works to improve sight lines. (C) construct all associated site works, to include connection to the public sewer infrastructure on site B and Retention permission to (D) retain the existing dwelling and garage within revised site boundaries on Site A

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2460239

• 13 Feb 2024Refused

  Tadhg Casey Architects (085 242 6224, tc@tcarchitects.ie) intend to apply to Kerry County Council for retention planning permission on behalf of Jeremiah O’Halloran, pertaining to the following: (A) Retain an existing agricultural storage shed as constructed, (B) Retain an existing concrete post and panel fence, (C) Retain existing 2 no. access gates; and all associated ancillary site works on a site within the curtilage of Ballyheigue castle, a protected structure (RPS KY-21301401 14-1-A) at Castlelawn, Ballyheigue, County Kerry. This planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the Planning Authority during its public opening hours and that a submission or observation in relation to the application may be made to the Planning Authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the Authority of the application.

  Retention · Kerry County Council, 2460080

• 23 Jan 2024Conditional

  1. ERECT SOLAR PANELS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE BUILDING, 7 NO. ROOF LIGHTS ON THE NORTH AND SOUTH OF THE ROOF, AND TO REFURBISH THE ROOF FINISHES AND STRUCTURE, 2. DEMOLISH THE EXISTING EXTENSION TO THE REAR AND CONSTRUCT A NEW EXTENSION IN ITS PLACE, 3. CONSTRUCT A GLASS PORCH TO THE FRONT OF MY DWELLING, A PROTECTED STRUCTURE

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 2420

• 29 Nov 2023Refused

  The construction of a single storey building comprising of two apartments, Connection to the public sewer and all associated ancillary site works on a site within the curtilage of Ballyheigue castle, a protected structure (RPS KY-21301401-A) at Castlelawn, Ballyheigue, County Kerry.

  Permission, 2 homes · Kerry County Council, 2360375

• 23 Nov 2023Conditional

  a) refurbish and extend an existing dwelling b) construct all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 2360356

• 28 Jun 2023Conditional

  (A) DEMOLISH EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE (B) CONSTRUCT 9 N0. DWELLING HOUSES CONSISTING OF 1. NO. DETACHED DWELLING HOUSE AND 2 BLOCKS EACH CONSISTING 4 NO. TOWNHOUSES ALONG WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS AND ANCILLARY SITE WORKS

  Extension of duration · Kerry County Council, 1791224

• 30 Nov 2022Conditional

  (A) CONSTRUCT A SINGLE STOREY DWELLING HOUSE, (B) UTILISE THE EXISTING VEHICULAR SITE ENTRANCE, AS A SHARED ENTRANCE, TO INCLUDE WORKS TO IMPROVE SIGHT LINES, (C) CONSTRUCT ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS TO INCLUDE CONNECTION TO THE PUBLIC SEWER INFRASTRUCTURE

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 221247

• 15 Sept 2022Conditional

  ALTERATIONS TO FRONT FACADE OF EXISTING CAFE AND PLANNING PERMISSION FOR (1) PROPOSED DOOR IN LIEU OF THE EXISTING WINDOW ON SITE ELEVATION (2) FOR PROPOSED CANOPY OVER EXISTING DECK/PATH AREA TO THE FRONT OF THE PREMISES (3) FOR PROPOSED DECORATIVE LARCH FEATURE PANELING TO THE FRONT ELEVATION AND PART OF THE SIDE ELEVATION; AND (4) PROPOSED SIGNAGE TO FRONT ELEVATION

  Retention, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 22972

• 15 Jun 2022Conditional

  RETAIN ELEVATION CHANGES TO HER TWO STOREY DWELLING OUSE

  Retention, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 22625

The 25 most recent of 66 applications.

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Ballyheige.

Recorded monuments

• KE014-100 Castle - unclassified
  Description

  The original house of the Crosbies was a long, low and thatched building which faced onto an enclosed bawn. There was a stone tower in the corner of the bawn which was part of an old castle built by the De Cantillons. A new house replaced the thatched building around 1758 and this was further remodelled into a castellated mansion designed by Richard and William Vitruvius Morrison around 1809 (Bence-Jones 1988, 22-3). Burnt during 1921, a wing was recently restored and now forms the centrepiece of a surrounding golf course. Compiled by: Matt Kelleher Date of upload: 19 December 2013

Architectural heritage

• Ballyheige Castle, country house, 1805–1810 · Regional interest
  Description

  Remains of detached two- and three-storey Tudor Gothic Revival style country house, built 1809, incorporating fabric of earlier house, 1758. Comprising six-bay two-storey side (south) elevation of entrance block with battlemented parapet, single-bay three-storey battlemented corner turrets on circular plans and nine-bay two-storey lower wing (originally return) to west having battlemented parapet and corner machicolation. Burnt, in 1840, later used as prison, burnt, in 1921 and now mostly collapsed. Wing reconstructed and remodelled, c. 1975, to accommodate use as apartments with remainder of building now ruinous. Castellated parapets with one cast-iron hopper having floral motif. Snecked sandstone walls with grey limestone string courses and plinth, castellated machicolations, blind arrow loops and having render to parts of side wall with imitation ashlar. Square-headed openings with limestone sills, surrounds, hood mouldings and having sandstone relieving arches. Timber window frames in side openings. Four-centred arch to doorway in double-height arch having window above with carved spandrels. Detached nine-bay two-storey Tudor Gothic Revival style former stable complex, built c. 1810, to east on an L-shaped plan about a courtyard with battlemented parapet, with single-bay two-storey corner turret on a circular plan and three-bay side elevations. Extensively renovated in latter part of twentieth century with pair of single-bay single-storey gabled projecting porches added to accommodate use as apartments. Detached six-bay single-storey rubble stone-built outbuilding, built c. 1810, to east on an L-shaped plan with series of elliptical-headed integral carriage arches, now disused. Section of rubble stone boundary wall to east with series of arrow loops possibly originally part of walled garden.

• Ballyheige Castle, gate lodge, 1820–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Gateway to Ballyheige Castle, built c. 1830, comprising pair of single-bay two-storey lodge towers with cross apertures and battlemented parapets having elliptical-headed carriage arch to centre and single-bay single-storey flat-roofed end bay to south with battlemented parapet. Lodge to north now disused. Castellated parapet walls with sandstone copings. Sandstone ashlar facing to front and rear facades with rubble stone side walls and blind arrow loops. Pointed sandstone arches with limestone profiled sills and replacement windows. Three-centred recessed carriage arch.

Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).

Radon

About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Ballyheige.

Flooding

The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both CC BY 4.0. LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.

No address of the register names Ballyheige with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kerry.

Name

Ballyheige · Baile Uí Thaidhg

Area

1,477,661 m² (147.77 ha, 365.14 acres)

Civil parish

Ballyheige, and its townlands

Barony

Clanmaurice

Electoral division

Ballyheige, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Ballyheige electoral division: 1,446 people in 570 households; 79% of households own their home; 28% of homes were built since 2001; 10% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 21% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Buncurrig, Dirtane, Doonamontane, Dromatoor, Knockane

Placenames

Ballyheige on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland

Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics by electoral division, Central Statistics Office, CC BY 4.0. A townland is the smallest land division of Ireland, and the unit of a rural address; old registers such as the 1901 and 1911 censuses file it under its civil parish and barony.