# Doonard Upper, Co. Kerry: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Kilnaughtin, barony of Iraghticonnor, Co. Kerry; in Irish An Dún Ard Uachtarach. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,625,604 m² (162.56 ha, 401.7 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 34 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 5,883 m² (0.59 ha, 1.45 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 6 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Kilnaughtin, https://everytownland.com/kerry/parish/kilnaughtin.md - Barony: Iraghticonnor - Electoral division: Tarbert, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 757 people lived in 319 households in the Tarbert electoral division. 82% of households owned their home. 16% of homes were built since 2001. 19% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 3% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Kerry, https://everytownland.com/kerry.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/24181 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 71095 - Centre: latitude 52.560789, longitude -9.381137 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 34 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Doonard Upper, from 93 m² to 269,763 m² (26.98 ha, 66.66 acres); 25 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 1144395: 269,763 m² (26.98 ha, 66.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1144395.md - Parcel 1196560: 208,557 m² (20.86 ha, 51.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1196560.md - Parcel 1201530: 149,320 m² (14.93 ha, 36.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1201530.md - Parcel 1144394: 137,591 m² (13.76 ha, 34 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1144394.md - Parcel 1214540: 120,039 m² (12 ha, 29.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1214540.md - Parcel 1196462: 119,270 m² (11.93 ha, 29.47 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1196462.md - Parcel 1176220: 92,241 m² (9.22 ha, 22.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1176220.md - Parcel 1210020: 82,775 m² (8.28 ha, 20.45 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1210020.md - Parcel 1196461: 82,528 m² (8.25 ha, 20.39 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1196461.md - Parcel 4357445: 82,001 m² (8.2 ha, 20.26 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4357445.md - Parcel 1178183: 70,940 m² (7.09 ha, 17.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1178183.md - Parcel 1245017: 63,515 m² (6.35 ha, 15.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1245017.md - Parcel 1196460: 35,800 m² (3.58 ha, 8.85 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1196460.md - Parcel 4934131: 33,175 m² (3.32 ha, 8.2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4934131.md - Parcel 1205647: 19,633 m² (1.96 ha, 4.85 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1205647.md - Parcel 1196459: 8,300 m² (0.83 ha, 2.05 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1196459.md - Parcel 4319423: 6,975 m² (0.7 ha, 1.72 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4319423.md - Parcel 1240177: 4,790 m² (0.48 ha, 1.18 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1240177.md - Parcel 4406934: 4,788 m² (0.48 ha, 1.18 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4406934.md - Parcel 1225074: 4,721 m² (0.47 ha, 1.17 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1225074.md - Parcel 1196458: 3,337 m² (0.33 ha, 0.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1196458.md - Parcel 1145319: 2,877 m² (0.29 ha, 0.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1145319.md - Parcel 1202015: 2,756 m² (0.28 ha, 0.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1202015.md - Parcel 1195765: 2,646 m² (0.26 ha, 0.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1195765.md - Parcel 1246450: 2,489 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1246450.md - Parcel 1245544: 2,237 m² (0.22 ha, 0.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1245544.md - Parcel 1223634: 1,849 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1223634.md - Parcel 1232986: 1,814 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1232986.md - Parcel 1247626: 1,767 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1247626.md - Parcel 1147667: 1,472 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1147667.md - Parcel 1159944: 1,428 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1159944.md - Parcel 1204247: 1,297 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1204247.md - Parcel 3892007: 656 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3892007.md - Parcel 3892019: 93 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3892019.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Doonard Upper in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application. ## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage) 6 applications, newest first. - 14 Aug 2026, Kerry County Council 2660764: N/a. Permission. RED III: We, Circal Bann Solar Limited, intend to apply for permission for development on lands in the townlands of Kilmurrily, Tarmonhill, Bauragoogeen, Leitrim East, Tarmon East, Shanaway East and Shanaway West, Co. Kerry (the Proposed Development) which comprises a renewable energy development as defined by The European Union (Planning and Development) (Renewable Energy) Regulations 2025. The Proposed Development, subject of this application, will consist of: The development and operation of a solar photovoltaic (PV) farm with a total area of 245.33 ha, 175.32 ha of which lies within Co. Kerry. The application seeks a 10-year permission with an operational lifetime of 40 years and comprises the following – i. Construction and operation of up to 541,306.68sqm. of solar PV arrays on ground-mounted metal frames, with a maximum overall height of up to 2.79metres. ii. Internal underground trenching, electrical cabling and ducting between the solar PV arrays and electrical invertor / transformer skid units. iii. Up to 19 no. electrical inverter / transformer skid units. iv. Construction and operational access to the site by 6 no. site entrances, using 4 no. existing field access points and 2 no. new access points. v. 3 no. temporary construction compounds and ancillary facilities for the duration of the construction phase of the project. vi. 33kV collector cable network, joint bays and associated works. vii. Internal access tracks, site landscaping and drainage works, security fencing, CCTV and all associated ancillary site development works. viii. The decommissioning and reinstatement of the solar farm at the end of its operational life. The elements of the Proposed Project located in co. Kerry, as described above in i – viii, are the subject of this planning application. Refer to enclosed statutory notices for full development description.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660764/0 - 15 May 2020, Kerry County Council 20438: Refused. Permission. AMEND A PREVIOUSLY GRANTED PERMISSION (KERRY COUNTY COUNCIL PLANNING REF 19/381) ( AN BORD PLEANALA REF ABP- 304807-19) WHICH RELATES TO A CHANGE IN THE GRID CONNECTION ROUTE FOR THE PERMITTED WIND FARM. THE REVISED ROUTE WILL ENTAIL THE CONSTRUCTION OF APPROXIMATELY 12.1KM OF 38KV UNDERGROUND ELECTRIC CABLE CONNECTING THE EXISTING PERMITTED WINDFARM (19/381) TO THE 38Kva/110Kva SUBSTATION AT KILPADDOGE, TARBERT. THE UNDERGROUND CABLES WILL BE LOCATED ALONG THE PUBLIC ROADS R551, R552 AND L-1010 AND ALONG 2 SECTIONS OF PRIVATE PROPERTY. THE CABLE WILL BE INSTALLED IN EXCAVATED TRENCHES APPROXIMATELY 1.2M IN DEPTH AND WILL INCLUDE ASSOCIATED UNDERGROUND DUCTING JOINT BAYS, COMMUNICATION CHAMBER BAYS, DRILL PITS, SHEATH LINK BOXES AND INSPECTION CHAMBERS, ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE AND GROUND WORKS. THE DEVELOPMENT WILL ALSO CONSIST OF THE CONNECTION OF THE PERMITTED WINDFARM (19/381), VIA EXISTING PERMITTED UNDERGROUND ELECTRICITY CABLES, TO THE PROPOSED CABLE.THE UNDERGROUND CABLE WILL BE LOCATED IN THE TOWNLANDS OF BALLYLINE WEST, BALLYMACASY, LISLAUGHTIN, GLANCULLARE SOUTH, GURTEENAVALLIG,MEELCON CARHOONA, FARRANAWANA, DOONARD UPPER, DOONARD LOWER TARBERT AND KILPADDOGE ' THE APPLICANT IS SEEKING A TEN YEAR PLANNING PERMISSION AND OPERATIONAL PERIOD OF 25 YEARS. AN APPROPRIATE ASSESSMENT SCREENING REPORT AND AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT SCREENING REPORT HAS BE PREPARED AND SUBMITTED AS PART OF THIS APPLICATION. AN NIS HAS BEEN SUBMITTED WITH THIS APPLICATION. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/20438/0 - 26 Apr 2019, Kerry County Council 19433: Refused. Permission. RAISE THE LEVEL OF THE LAND BY IMPORTING LANDFILL TO INCLUDE SUBSOIL AND BUILDER’S RUBBLE. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/19433/0 - 21 Mar 2019, Kerry County Council 19291: N/a. Permission. RAISE THE LEVEL OF THE LAND BY IMPORTING LANDFILL TO INCLUDE SUBSOIL AND BUILDERS RUBBLE ON HIS LAND. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/19291/0 - 6 Jun 2018, Kerry County Council 18547: Conditional. Permission. (1)CONSTRUCT AN EASY FEED WINTERING UNIT, COMPLETE WITH CUBICLE BEDS, HOLDING PENS AND UNDERGROUND SLURRY STORAGE TANKS INCLUDING ALL ASSOCIATED ANCILLARY CONCRETE AND SITE WORKS (2) PERMISSION TO DECOMMISSION AND DEMOLISH EXISTING WALLED SLURRY PIT. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/18547/0 - 7 Mar 2018, Kerry County Council 18196: N/a. Permission. RAISE THE LEVEL OF THE LAND BY IMPORTING LANDFILL TO INCLUDE SUBSOIL AND BUILDERS RUBBLE ON HIS LAND. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/18196/0 Applicants are not shown. ## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service) No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Doonard Upper. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - KE003-023: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE003-023----. Situated on slightly rising pastureland, this site is marked on the 1841-42 OS map as a large circular enclosure. It does not appear on the later edition, and a quarry would appear to have completely engulfed this site. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 1022. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 3 August 2013 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). ## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Doonard Upper. ## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland) - Radon: at the centre of the townland of Doonard Upper, about 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887 - Landslides: The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as low, partly inferred. - Terrain model: LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_297, https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/LiDAR/OPW_NASC/OPW_297.zip (ZIP). - Flooding: the flood maps of the Office of Public Works, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use. 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. ## Downloads - DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, for a drawing program: https://everytownland.com/kerry/doonard-upper.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/kerry/doonard-upper.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/kerry/doonard-upper.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Doonard Upper with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kerry: https://everytownland.com/kerry.md ## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann) - Doonard Lower: https://everytownland.com/kerry/doonard-lower.md - Dooncaha: https://everytownland.com/kerry/dooncaha.md - Farranawana: https://everytownland.com/kerry/farranawana.md - Shanaway West: https://everytownland.com/kerry/shanaway-west.md - Tieraclea Lower: https://everytownland.com/kerry/tieraclea-lower.md - Tieraclea Upper: https://everytownland.com/kerry/tieraclea-upper.md 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. --- Everytownland reads the registered freehold land and the statutory boundaries of Tailte Éireann, the national zoning, planning file and heritage records of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Residential Property Price Register. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee; this site names no owner. A price is the price recorded for a past sale, not a valuation. Sources: Cadastral Parcels Freehold, Townlands, Civil Parishes, Baronies, Electoral Divisions and Buildings, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0; national zoning of development plans (GZT, MyPlan) and National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0, applicants not shown; designated sites, National Parks and Wildlife Service, CC BY 4.0; Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, CC BY 4.0; Residential Property Price Register, Property Services Regulatory Authority, re-used with the source acknowledged. - Page: https://everytownland.com/kerry/doonard-upper - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/kerry/doonard-upper