Cahereen West
Townland in the civil parish of Castleisland, barony of Trughanacmy, Co. Kerry; in Irish An Caithrín Thiar
- Area
- 44.3 ha
- 110 acres
- Land parcels
- 236
- registered freehold, median 431 m²
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 17
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
236 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Cahereen West, from 0 m² to 53,917 m² (5.39 ha, 13.32 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 37 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 Cahereen West 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
6 May 2026Conditional
for Outline Permission to construct two number dwelling houses two site entrances, connections to the sewer, connections to the water supply and all associated site works
Outline permission · Kerry County Council, 2660398
23 Mar 2026Conditional
Retention permission to retain existing dwelling house and shed as constructed and all ancillary site works and services within revised site boundaries at Bridgeview House, Cahereen West, Killarney Road, Castleisland, County Kerry.
Retention · Kerry County Council, 2660252
12 Feb 2026Conditional
to retain various single storey extensions to my dwelling house ad a detached single-storey home office at the rear and associated site development works
Retention · Kerry County Council, 2621
29 Oct 2025Conditional
Retention Permission to (a) Retain the existing dwelling and services as constructed within revised site boundaries (b) retain the existing shed within revised site boundaries and (c) all associated site works at Cahereens West, Castleisland, Co. Kerry
Retention · Kerry County Council, 2560995
16 Sept 2025Conditional
Planning Permission to (A) construct a new dwelling, (B) construct a vehicular site entrance, (C) connect to public sewer and water services (D) and associated site works at Cahereens West, Castleisland, Co. Kerry
Permission · Kerry County Council, 2560829
10 Jul 2025Conditional
Permission is sought by Sayvale XVI Ltd for A) The removal of an existing ESB pole, removal of associated overhead wires, re-location of 1no existing stay wire on existing ESB pole and the removal of two existing car parking bays constructed under Planning Ref 201198 and An Bord Pleanála Ref ABP-311107-21, B) The construction of 2 no parking bays and all associated site works at a residential development known as Riverside, Cahereen West, Killarney Road, Castleisland, Co Kerry.
Permission · Kerry County Council, 2560597
14 Feb 2025Conditional
(a) Permission to demolish existing dwelling house and outbuildings, (b) Permission to construct a new 2 storey dwelling house with attached garage and carport to replace the existing dwelling house and (c) Permission to carry out alterations to the existing entrance gate arrangement to facilitate safer access from the public road including all necessary ancillary services works and site works
Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 2560088
24 Jul 2024Refused
to extend an existing single storey retail unit. This extension will consist of a new first floor living accommodation, and a rear ground and first floor extension to accommodate a new enclosed access stairs to the proposed first floor living accommodation. Including all associated ancillary site works.
Permission · Kerry County Council, 24313
14 Jun 2024Conditional
Full planning permission to A), demolish existing rear extensions, B), construct a new rear extension onto the existing dwelling house, and all associated site works.
Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 2460381
2 Nov 2023Conditional
Construct a new garage and to construct a new vehicular concrete access road to the rear of the existing dwelling house and all associated site works. Height 3.845
Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 2360273
20 Oct 2023N/a
Invalid- Construct a new garage and new vehicular access to the rear of the existing dwelling house and all associated site works. Height 3.845m
Permission · Kerry County Council, 2360247
21 Oct 2022Conditional
CONSTRUCT AN ESB SUB-STATION/SWITCH ROOM BY SAYVALE XVI LTD
Permission · Kerry County Council, 221100
17 Sept 2021Conditional
RETAIN THE EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND EXISTING DOMESTIC STORE AND UTILITY STORE, INCLUDING EXISTING ENTRANCE AND SPLAYED ENTRANCE WALLS WITH ALL ASSOCIATED ANCILLARY SITE WORKS AS BUILT
Retention, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 211059
14 Sept 2021Refused
CONSTRUCT A ONE AND HALF STOREY DWELLING HOUSE, CONNECT SAME TO ALL SERVICES, AND ALL ANCILLARY WORKS
Outline permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 211044
9 Dec 2020Conditional
A) THE DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING DISUSED SINGLE STOREY FUNERAL HOME, B) THE CONSTRUCTION OF RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF 67 NO DWELLING UNITS CONSISTING OF 8 NO. 1 BED APARTMENTS, 12 NO. 2 BED MID-TERRACED DWELLINGS, 36 NO. 3 BED SEMI-DETACHED/TERRACED DWELLINGS AND 11 NO 3 BED END OF TERRACE DWELLINGS C) ASSOCIATED SECURE BICYCLE PARKING AND BIN STORAGE, D) VEHICULAR ACCESS TO THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WILL BE VIA THE EXISTING ACCESS FROM THE KILLARNEY ROAD WHICH IT IS PROPOSED TO RETAIN, E) THE DEVELOPMENT WILL ALSO INCLUDE A PEDESTRIAN WALK ALONG THE BANK OF THE RIVER MAINE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS INCLUDING 134 NO. CAR PARKING SPACES, FOUL AND STORM DRAINAGE WITH ON-SITE ATTENUATION, PUBLIC LIGHTING, LANDSCAPING AND AMENITY AREAS
Permission, 67 homes · Kerry County Council, 201198
1 Mar 2018Conditional
CHANGE USE OF APARTMENTS NO 27 AND 28 TO CHILDCARE FACILITY USE WHICH WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO THE EXISTING CHILDCARE FACILITY KNOWN AS CAHEREEN HEIGHTS CHILDCARE FACILITY
Permission · Kerry County Council, 18185
26 Jul 2017Conditional
(1) CHANGE THE USE OF AND EXTEND EXISTING PART WAREHOUSE AND ADMINISTRATION BLOCK TO FILLING STATION CONVENIENCE STORE WITH DELI AND OFF - LICENSE (2) INSTALL AN ADDITIONAL PETROL PUMP ISLAND WITH CANOPY (3) INSTALL ADDITIONAL UNDERGROUND FUEL STORAGE AND RAINWATER ATTENUATION/HARVESTING TANKS AND (4) DEMOLISH EXISTING WORKSHOP AND INSTALL ROLLOVER CARWASH WITH VALETING AREA AND CANOPY ALL WITH ANCILLARY SIGNAGE, PARKING, DRAINAGE,TRAFFIC/PEDESTRIAN ROAD SAFETY AUDIT MEASURES AND SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission · Kerry County Council, 17732
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 Cahereen West.
Recorded monuments
- KE040-074 Enclosure
Description
The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.
- KE040-075 Enclosure
Description
The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Cahereen West.
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_234 (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 Cahereen West with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kerry.
The townland
- Name
- Cahereen West · An Caithrín Thiar
- Area
- 443,263 m² (44.33 ha, 109.53 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
- Castleview, Clashganniv, Kealgorm, Moanmore, Tonbwee
- Placenames
- Cahereen West 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.