Bawnluskaha
Townland in the civil parish of Castleisland, barony of Trughanacmy, Co. Kerry; in Irish An Bán Loiscthe
- Area
- 53.7 ha
- 133 acres
- Land parcels
- 301
- registered freehold, median 413 m²
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 24
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
301 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Bawnluskaha, from 1 m² to 60,891 m² (6.09 ha, 15.05 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 43 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Bawnluskaha in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
27 Aug 2026N/a
Permission to construct a single storey dwelling house with detached garage and all ancillary site development works and services works
Permission · Kerry County Council, 2660814
28 Jul 2026N/a
Permission to construct a single storey dwelling house with detached garage and all ancillary site development works and services works
Permission · Kerry County Council, 2660708
24 Jun 2026Refused
i) Proposed demolition of a) 4 number, existing single storey sheds to the rear of the site, and b) the existing front boundary wall onto Limerick Road. ii) Construction of a new front boundary wall to facilitate a) widened vehicular entrance to the development b) new vehicular entrance and 1 number associated parking space to the front of the existing house, and c) pedestrian access from Limerick Road to the development. iii) Provision of a new boundary wall to the rear of the existing house enclosing the garden iv) Construction of 5 number, 2-storey houses with rear gardens and dormer windows to the front and rear, arranged in 2 number blocks, located to the rear of the existing 2-storey house and orientated east-west. v) Provision of 5 number car parking spaces vi) Boundary treatments; vii) landscaping, SUDs drainage and all ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development.
Permission · Kerry County Council, 2660583
18 Dec 2025Refused
i) Proposed demolition of a) 4 number, existing single storey sheds to the rear of the site, and b) the existing front boundary wall onto Limerick Road. ii) Construction of a new front boundary wall to facilitate a) widened vehicular entrance to the development b) new vehicular entrance and 1 number associated parking space to the front of the existing house, and c) pedestrian access from Limerick Road to the development. iii) Provision of a new boundary wall to the rear of the existing house enclosing the garden iv) Construction of 5 number, 1-storey, 1 bedroom assisted living residential units with rear gardens and dormer windows to the front, arranged in 2 number blocks, located to the rear of the existing 2-storey house and orientated east-west. v) Provision of 6 number car parking spaces (including 1 number wheelchair accessible space) vi) Boundary treatments; vii) landscaping, SUDs drainage and all ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development.
Permission · Kerry County Council, 2561201
14 Aug 2024Conditional
Retention permission to retain the two storey extension to the rear, permission for raising of the existing boundary wall to a 1.8m high boundary wall to the rear of the existing structure and permission to complete extension and all associated site works all at 103 Main Street, Castleisland, Co. Kerry.
Retention, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 2460550
16 Jul 2024N/a
Invalid- Retention permission to retain and complete the two storey extension to the rear and Permission to complete extension and all associated site works all at 103 Main Street, Castleisland, Co.Kerry
Retention · Kerry County Council, 2460465
15 Sept 2023Conditional
Full planning permission to construct a new dwelling house, connection to public mains and all associated site works. Height. 7.47m
Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 2360163
14 Sept 2022Conditional
CONSTRUCT A NEW DWELLING HOUSE, CONNECTION TO PUBLIC MAINS AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 22967
22 Jun 2022Conditional
PROVIDE GATED VEHICULAR ACCESS, FROM THE PUBLIC ROAD TO THE SOUTH
Permission · Kerry County Council, 22656
9 Jun 2022Conditional
(A) CHANGE THE USE OF THE EXISTING BUILDING FROM RETAIL ( MOST RECENTLY CASTLE MEATS) TO RESIDENTIAL (B) DEMOLISH EXISTING SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSIONS/COLD ROOM, (C) EXTEND AND RENOVATE THE PROPERTY, WITH 2 STOREY AND SINGLE STOREY ELEMENTS (D) PROVIDE GATED REAR ACCESS FROM THE PUBLIC ROAD TO THE SOUTH OF THE SITE ANDS ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 22593
8 Jun 2022Conditional
(A) DEMOLISH EXISTING REAR EXTENSION AND SHED (B) CONSTRUCT A NEW REAR EXTENSION OVER TWO LEVELS, ALL WITH EXISTING CONNECTION TO PUBLIC UTILITY SERVICES WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission · Kerry County Council, 22589
3 May 2022Conditional
A. PLANNING PERMISSION FOR CHANGE OF USE OF EXISTING GROUND FLOOR FROM RETAIL TO CAFÉ/RESTAURANT, B. PLANNING PERMISSION TO EXTEND THE GROUND FLOOR TO THE REAR AND FOR A SERIES OF MINOR ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING LAYOUT. C. PLANNING PERMISSION FOR MATERIAL CHANGES TO THE FRONT ELEVATION. D. PLANNING PERMISSION TO CONSTRUCT A TWO STOREY EXTENSION TO THE REAR TO FORM TWO FIRST FLOOR APARTMENTS
Permission · Kerry County Council, 22450
17 Feb 2022Conditional
DEMOLISH THE EXISTING DERELICT WAREHOUSES AND TO CONSTRUCT A NEW TWO STOREY DWELLING HOUSE TOGETHER WITH SEWER CONNECTIONS AND SITE WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 22166
22 Dec 2021Conditional
CONSTRUCT A NEW DWELLING HOUSE, CAR PORT AND GARAGE, MAINS CONNECTION AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 211498
24 Nov 2021N/a
DEMOLISH THE EXISTING DERELICT WAREHOUSES AND TO CONSTRUCT A NEW TWO STOREY DWELLING HOUSE TOGETHER WITH SEWER CONNECTIONS AND SITE WORKS
Permission · Kerry County Council, 211346
19 Oct 2021Conditional
(A) DEMOLISH EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND SHED STRUCTURE (B) CONSTRUCT A NEW TWO STOREY REPLACEMENT DWELLING AND DOMESTIC GARAGE (C) CONNECTION TO THE PUBLIC SEWER AND ALL PUBLIC UTILITIES (D) UTILISE EXISTING SITE ENTRANCE AND NEW BOUNDARY TREATMENT TOGETHER WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 211189
15 Nov 2019Conditional
(A) CONSTRUCT A DWELLING HOUSE, (B) CONNECT TO MAIN SEWER AND (C) FRONT BOUNDARY WALL, WINGWALLS AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 191167
14 Jun 2019Conditional
(1) CHANGE USE OF EXISTING PREMISES FROM PUBLIC HOUSE TO DWELLING HOUSE AND (2) PERMISSION TO CONSTRUCT EXTENSION COMPRISING 2 NO. APARTMENTS, BIN STORAGE, PARKING AND BIKE SHEDS
Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 19624
27 Feb 2019Conditional
RETAIN CONSTRUCTION ACCESS ROAD
Permission · Kerry County Council, 19190
7 Dec 2018Conditional
CONSTRUCT 9 NO. 3 BED TOWNHOUSES ON SITE NO.24 TO 32 INCLUSIVE CLONOUGH AVENUE (CHANGE THE HOUSE TYPES FOR THE 9 NO. DWELLINGS GRANTED UNDER PLANNING NO. 16/739 ON SITE 24 - 32 INCLUSIVE) AND CHANGE THE SITE BOUNDARIES OF SITES 27 - 32 INCLUSIVE AND; ALL ASSOCIATED SERVICES AND SITE WORKS
Permission, 9 homes · Kerry County Council, 181207
14 Feb 2018Conditional
(A) CHANGE USE OF EXISTING 2ND AND 3RD FLOOR PLAN FROM RESIDENTIAL TO PRIMARY CARE CENTRE (B) PARTIALLY EXTEND THE SECOND FLOOR TO ENCLOSE THE SIDE AND REAR TERRACE TO FORM ADDITIONAL PRIMARY CARE FLOOR AREA (C) MAKE MINOR ELEVATIONAL CHANGES (D) ERECT NEW SIGNAGE (E) CONSTRUCT A NEW EXTERNAL LIFT SHAFT AND PLANT ROOM (F) CONSTRUCT A NEW PUBLIC CARPARK, ENTRANCE/ EXIST BARRIER, BOUNDARY FENCING , WITH ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS AND EXISTING CONNECTION TO ALL PUBLIC UTILITY SERVICES
Permission · Kerry County Council, 18119
23 Jan 2018Conditional
(1) CHANGE USE FROM PARTIALLY RETAIL AND RESIDENTIAL TO FULL RESIDENTIAL BUILDING, (2) TO DEMOLISH EXISTING REAR LOW LEVEL PITCH SINGLE STOREY DWELLING EXTENSION, (3) CONSTRUCT A NEW TWO STOREY DWELLING EXTENSION TO THE REAR OF THE EXISTING TWOSTOREY BUILDING, (4) REVISE EXISTING FLOOR LAYOUT TO INCORPORATE NEW BUILDING DESIGN INCLUDING MINOR ELEVATIONS CHANGES THROUGHOUT AND (5) CONSTRUCT A NEW REAR SITE ACCESS ENTRANCE FROM THE REAR PUBLIC ROAD WITH RECESSED WALLS AND NEW SITE BOUNDARIES FENCE TREATMENT INCLUDING ALL ASSOCIATED ANCILLARY STIE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 1835
23 Mar 2017N/a
CONSTRUCT 23 NO. DWELLING HOUSES; 20 NO. SEMI-DETACHED HOUSES AND 3 NO DETACHED HOUSES AND ALL ASSOCIATED ANCILLARY SITE WORKS
Permission · Kerry County Council, 17251
16 Feb 2017N/a
CONTRUCT 24 NO. DWELLING HOUSES, 10 NO. SEMI DETACHED HOUSES AND 14 NO. DETACHED HOUSES AND ALL ASSOCIATED AUXILLARY SITE WORKS
Permission · Kerry County Council, 17122
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Bawnluskaha.
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Bawnluskaha.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Bawnluskaha.
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).
Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- Radon
- About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are made ground.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_259 (ZIP).
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Bawnluskaha with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kerry.
The townland
- Name
- Bawnluskaha · An Bán Loiscthe
- Area
- 537,324 m² (53.73 ha, 132.78 acres)
- Civil parish
- Castleisland, and its townlands
- Barony
- Trughanacmy
- Electoral division
- Castleisland, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Castleisland electoral division: 3,392 people in 1,351 households; 69% of households own their home; 29% of homes were built since 2001; 16% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Anglore, Glanshearoon, Kilbannivane, Knockananlig, Moanmore, Tonbwee, Tullig
- Placenames
- Bawnluskaha 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.