Dromthacker

152 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Dromthacker, from 4 m² to 211,291 m² (21.13 ha, 52.21 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 49 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  Tralee Municipal District Settlements's Plan (Variation No. 1 of the KCDP 2022-2028), Kerry · 40 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C7Education, Innovation, Research & Development (Other commerce/industrial/enterprise uses)
  Tralee Municipal District Settlements's Plan (Variation No. 1 of the KCDP 2022-2028), Kerry · 16 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C2.1Industrial, Enterprise, Employment (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
  Tralee Municipal District Settlements's Plan (Variation No. 1 of the KCDP 2022-2028), Kerry · 11 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G1Open Space, Park (Open space, park)
  Tralee Municipal District Settlements's Plan (Variation No. 1 of the KCDP 2022-2028), Kerry · 8 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• N3.2Electricity
  Tralee Municipal District Settlements's Plan (Variation No. 1 of the KCDP 2022-2028), Kerry · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G3Buffer Space (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  Tralee Municipal District Settlements's Plan (Variation No. 1 of the KCDP 2022-2028), Kerry · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C7Education/Innovation/Research & Development (Other commerce/industrial/enterprise uses)
  Tralee Municipal District Settlements's Plan (Variation No. 1 of the KCDP 2022-2028), Kerry · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R1New/Proposed Residential (New/proposed residential)
  Tralee Municipal District Settlements's Plan (Variation No. 1 of the KCDP 2022-2028), Kerry · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 14 Aug 2026N/a

  Permission for the construction of a single-storey recycling management building together with all associated site development works including site drainage, adjustments to site levels and adjustments to the approved landscape plan

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2660758

• 11 Aug 2026N/a

  Retention permission to retain the following: (a) conversion of the garage to living accommodation, (b) sunroom to the rear of the dwelling house

  Retention · Kerry County Council, 2660746

• 22 Jul 2026Conditional

  The construction of a two-storey building comprising of a fallow area on ground floor for future staff welfare facilities and staff canteen and kitchen at first floor level within the existing site campus, ancillary outbuildings, adjustments to positioning and layout of the approved car park to facilitate the proposed building, with no change in total number of permitted spaces, external ground mounted plant and equipment, new signage on the southern elevation together with all associated site development works including realignment of the approved site drainage, adjustments to site levels and adjustments to the approved landscape plan.

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2660694

• 19 Jan 2026Conditional

  REDSIII for a c.125 kWp renewable energy solar PV installation consisting of up to c.575m2 (213No.) Roof Mounted solar panels and all associated works

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 267

• 10 Dec 2025Conditional

  Electricity Supply Board (ESB) intends to apply for permission for development of a 38 kV/MV Gas Insulated Switchgear (GIS) Electrical Substation at this site (1.31ha) at Kerry Technology Park, Dromthacker, Tralee, Co. Kerry. The site is generally bound to the north by the Kerry Technology Park access road (subject to planning permission Ref: 2360295); to the east by the rear of residential properties; to the south by the Knockawaddra Road and the rear of residential and commercial properties along the Knockawaddra Road and to the west by an existing office building and associated car parking area. The proposed development will consist of: • Construction of a substation compound of approximately 2,006m2 gross area enclosed by a 2.6m high stone wall along the northern perimeter of the substation and a 2.6 m high palisade fence around the eastern, southern and western sides of the perimeter of the substation, with the following electrical plant within the substation: • 1 No. prefabricated 38 kV GIS module and foundation (c.31.0m2 and c.5.1 m high); • 1 No. prefabricated MV GIS module and foundation (c.34.0 and c.4.6m high); • 1 No. prefabricated Control Room module and foundation (c.34.0m2 and c.4.6 m high); • 2 No. 38/20 kV 10 MVA transformers and associated bunds (c.45.85m2, c.4.7 m high ea.); • 1 No. House Transformer (c. 7.4 m2 and c. 1.3 m high); and • All associated and ancillary outdoor electrical equipment and other apparatus, including installation of underground cables. • Internal access road within the proposed substation compound. • Site access road and footpath from the existing internal technology park road and footpath. • All associated site development works above and below ground including provision of lighting, boundary fences, landscaping, site services including drainage and all other works.

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2561153

• 16 Sept 2024Conditional

  PERMISSION for amendments and alterations to the approved pharmaceutical ‘Fill-Finish’ production facility permitted under planning register 23/60295 (10-year duration of permission), i. Construction of a dual fire water retention / attenuation pond (c. 4,500m3), and an additional smaller surface water attenuation (150m3) pond with a combined site area of approximately 2,250m2 to include a 1.2m high perimeter fence. ii. Adjustments to positioning and layout of the approved car park to facilitate the proposed pond, with no change in total number of permitted spaces. iii. Adjustments to the approved internal road layout to include set-down area and turning circle. iv. Permanent permission for the existing 2.4m high temporary construction security fence in place of approved fencing at the northern boundary of the site. v. Associated works include re-alignment of the approved site drainage, adjustments to site levels and adjustments to the approved landscape plan.

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2460694

• 22 Aug 2024Refused

  Planning Permission to a) Construct a plastered block road boundary wall, with associated gated splayed entrance b) construct all associated site works at Dromtaker, Tralee, Co Kerry V92Y74C

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 2460598

• 29 Jul 2024Conditional

  The development will consist of Planning Permission to construct a single-storey modular system extension with a link corridor to the existing Dromtacker creche. The extension will consist of one childcare room with associated services and all associated site works at Munster Technological University, North Campus, Dromtacker, Tralee, Co Kerry.

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2460500

• 30 May 2024Conditional

  CONSTRUCT A NEW GRADE CARPARK PROVIDING A TOTAL OF 62 PARKING SPACES ALONG WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS INCLUDING STORMWATER DRAINAGE AND PUBLIC LIGHTING

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 24217

• 9 May 2024Conditional

  THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WILL CONSIST OF (i) THE PARTIAL CHANGE OF USE OF EXISTING BUILDING AT GROUND FLOOR LEVEL FROM PRODUCTION TO OFFICE AND CANTEEN (ii) THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SUSPENDED FLOOR AT FIRST FLOOR LEVEL WITHIN HIGH BAY SECTION OF EXISTING BUILDING FOR OFFICE AND PLANTROOM USE, (iii) EXTERNAL GROUND & ROOF MOUNTED PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (iv) SIGNAGE (v) PROVISION OF PERIMETER FENCING TOGETHER WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS.

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2460288

• 28 Nov 2023Conditional

  The proposed development will consist of the installation of Line Cable Interface Mast (LCIM), retirement of existing LCIM and 3no. 110kV Poleset, retirement of overhead conductors together with all associated site works. The applicant has also submitted a concurrent planning application to the planning authority for a pharmaceutical ‘Fill-Finish’ production facility on lands adjoining and partially overlapping to the west of the subject site, planning reference 2360295.

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2360369

• 9 Nov 2023Conditional

  a) retain and complete elevational changes to existing garage as granted under Planning Reg No. 22/1220 and b) retain and complete alterations to house entrance canopy

  Retention, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 2360299

• 8 Nov 2023Conditional

  See site notice for full description. Below is a brief description set to the character limit of the Planning Portal. Astellas Ireland Co., Ltd., intend to apply for permission for development of a pharmaceutical ‘Fill-Finish’ production facility over two construction phases. The application seeks a 10 year duration of planning permission. The proposed development will include: (i) a 3 storey pharmaceutical ‘Fill-Finish’ Production Building with an overall total building floor area of 19,989 sqm and maximum height to roof parapet of approximately 24.63m constructed over 2 no. phases. (ii) a Central Utilities Building (CUB) with floor area of 663 sqm and maximum height to roof parapet of approximately 10.135m to include vent outlets. (iii) A Woodchip Boiler Building constructed in Phase 1, with a floor area of 359 sqm and maximum height to roof parapet of 9.26m to include 2 no. flues. (iv) Electrical Switch Room and ESB Sub-Station Building constructed in Phase 1, with a floor area of 37 sqm and maximum height to roof parapet of approximately 2.965m; (v) a Security Office Building constructed in Phase 1, with floor area of 63 sqm and maximum height to roof parapet of approximately 4.965m; (vi) a Sprinkler Pump House constructed in Phase 1, with floor area of 40 sqm and maximum height to parapet of approximately 4.21m with associated Sprinkler Water Tank; (vii) a Waste Water Pre-Treatment Plant, with 1 no. associated storage tank constructed in Phase 1 and a second associated storage tank constructed in Phase 2; (viii) Utilities and Services Yard (ix) Site infrastructure works (x) Site boundary fencing and site landscaping; (xi) A temporary contractor’s compound and parking area for the duration of the construction works. The applicant also intends to submit a concurrent planning application to alter electrical cable infrastructure on adjoining and overlapping lands. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared and will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application.

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2360295

• 27 Jun 2023Conditional

  CONSTRUCT A NEW AT GRADE CAR PARK PROVIDING A TOTAL OF 94 CAR PARKING SPACES ALONG WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS INCLUDING STORMWATER DRAINAGE AND PUBLIC LIGHTING

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 23732

• 14 Jun 2023N/a

  BUILD A PRIVATE SELF CONTAINED SINGLE STOREY GRANNY FLAT AT REAR OF DWELLING WITH CONNECTION TO EXISTING SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION AREA

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 23677

• 10 May 2023N/a

  CONSTRUCT A NEW AT GRADE CAR PARK PROVIDING A TOTAL OF 94 PARKING SPACES ALONG WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS INCLUDING STORMWATER DRAINAGE

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 23531

• 24 Nov 2022Conditional

  (A) EXTEND AND RENOVATE THE EXISTING TWO STOREY DWELLING, (B) CONSTRUCT A GARAGE, WITH CARPORT CONNECTING THE DWELLING AND GARAGE WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 221220

• 22 Dec 2021Conditional

  (A) CONSTRUCT A DETACHED SINGLE STOREY STORAGE UNIT (B) TO INSTALL 3 NO. WINDOWS TO EXISTING CONFERENCE ROOM ON EAST ELEVATION OF EXISTING SCHOOL BUILDING AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS (C) TO CONSTRUCT REAR GROUND FLOOR EXTENSION TO EXISTING CAFÉ OF EXISTING SCHOOL BUILDING AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 211513

• 19 May 2021Conditional

  CHANGE THE FRONT ELEVATION OF THE EXISTING DWELLING BY REPLACING EXISTING GARAGE DOOR WITH WINDOW

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 21525

• 19 Sept 2019Conditional

  (A) RETAIN AND COMPLETE THE EXTENSION TO THE REAR OF THE EXISTING DWELLING, (B) CONSTRUCT A NEW ROOF,(C) CONSERVATORY TO THE FRONT (D) INSTALL A PROPRIETARY WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND SAND POLISHING FILTER AND TO DECOMMISSION THE EXISTING SEPTIC TANK

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 19978

• 6 Aug 2019N/a

  (A) RETAIN AND COMPLETE THE WORKS TO THE EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE, (B) CONSTRUCT AN EXTENSION TO THE EXISTING REAR KITCHEN AND A CONSERVATORY TO THE FRONT

  Retention · Kerry County Council, 19829

• 19 Jul 2019Conditional

  FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A TWO / THREE STOREY STEM BUILDING, INCLUDING PROVISION FOR MACHINERY WORKSHOPS AND HALLS. THE DEVELOPMENT WILL CONSIST OF: (I) A TWO / THREE STOREY BUILDING WITH A MAXIMUM GROSS FLOOR AREA OF 9.097 SQM WITH SCREENED PLANT SET BACK AT ROOF LEVEL, (II) PROVISION OF AN ENGINEERING AND AGRI-TECH YARD TO THE REAR OF THE BUILDING WITH A DEDICATED ACCESS ROAD, (IV) PEDESTRIAN CONNECTIVITY TO THE BUSINESS / IT BUILDING THE NORTH EAST, (V) ENTRANCE ARRIVAL PLAZA AND ASSOCIATED LANDSCAPING, (VI) TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION SIGNAGE AND (VII) ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS INCLUDING THE CONSTRUCTION OF TWO SEWAGE HOLDING TANKS

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 19758

• 5 Jun 2019N/a

  CONSTRUCT A CONSERVATORY ONTO EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 19582

• 30 May 2019Conditional

  (A) CHANGE THE USE OF A FUEL DISTRIBUTION YARD AND COVERED STORAGE UNIT, (B) PART DEMOLISH THE EXISTING LEAN TO STRUCTURE, TO CONSTRUCT A WAREHOUSE TYPE STRUCTURE AT APPROXIMATELY 780 SQM TO ACCOMMODATE TRALEE GYMNASTICS CLUB LTD AND (C) CONSTRUCT 600 SQM OF WHOLESALE WAREHOUSING WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS AND ON SITE PARKING

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 19573

• 3 Jul 2018Conditional

  RETAIN AN EXISTING SINGLE STOREY DWELLING HOUSE SERVED BY A GARAGE AND GLASS HOUSE ALL AS CONSTRUCTED

  Retention, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 18665

The 25 most recent of 27 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 Dromthacker.

Recorded monuments

• KE029-094 Ringfort - rath
  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.

• KE029-095 Ringfort - rath
  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.

• KE029-096 Ringfort - rath
  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.

• KE029-097 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.

• KE029-121 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.

• KE029-226 Enclosure
  Description

  'The site was indicated on the first edition of the OS maps as a curved field boundary and was not visible in the field prior to topsoil-stripping. The site then became apparent as an enclosure, c. 56m in diameter, delimited by a ring of fragmented sandstone stones, which were interpreted as representing the levelled bank. The excavation showed that the surrounding ditch was 1.7-5.2m wide and l.l-2.4m deep. The ditch was backfilled in two stages. The upper fill was modern, while the layers below appear to have been a deliberate backfill, perhaps in antiquity. Basal silt in the ditch fill indicated that the ditch had been open for some time prior to the primary infill. The interior of the site did not contain any surviving features contemporary with the construction and use of the monument. The date of the monument is unknown. The excavator suggested that the absence of any obvious domestic remains may suggest a ritual function for the site.' Description from ‘The Prehistoric Settlement of the Lee Valley, Tralee, Co. Kerry; A Landscape Perspective’ by Michael Connolly. PhD Thesis UCC 2008 Date of upload: 22 June 2012

• KE029-232 Fulacht fia
  Description

  'These mounds are situated on the lower foothills of the Stacks Mountains with panoramic views to east through south to Tralee Bay to the south west. The first mound [KE029-232----] is situated in very marshy land abutting a field wall, and consists of a sub-rectangular depression and a low mound. The depression measures 12.5m in length, is 4.60m in width and has an average depth of 0.55m. The associated mound is oval in plan measuring 14m N-S, 10m E-W and 0,75m in height. Subsequent excavation (97E0022) uncovered a probable trough pit within the depression. Immediately to the west of this depression is a low mound [KE029-233----] 6.70m in diameter and has an average height of 0.50m. While not conforming to the exact morphology of the classical fulacht fiadh type, it could also be such a site. This mound had been removed prior to excavation under license 97E0022, however a spread of fire shattered stone 4m in diameter was noted.' Description from ‘The Prehistoric Settlement of the Lee Valley, Tralee, Co. Kerry; A Landscape Perspective’ by Michael Connolly. PhD Thesis UCC 2008 Date of upload: 22 June 2012

• KE029-233 Fulacht fia
  Description

  'These mounds are situated on the lower foothills of the Stacks Mountains with panoramic views to east through south to Tralee Bay to the south west. The first mound [KE029-232----] is situated in very marshy land abutting a field wall, and consists of a sub-rectangular depression and a low mound. The depression measures 12.5m in length, is 4.60m in width and has an average depth of 0.55m. The associated mound is oval in plan measuring 14m N-S, 10m E-W and 0,75m in height. Subsequent excavation (97E0022) uncovered a probable trough pit within the depression. Immediately to the west of this depression is a low mound [KE029-233----] 6.70m in diameter and has an average height of 0.50m. While not conforming to the exact morphology of the classical fulacht fiadh type, it could also be such a site. This mound had been removed prior to excavation under license 97E0022, however a spread of fire shattered stone 4m in diameter was noted.' Description from ‘The Prehistoric Settlement of the Lee Valley, Tralee, Co. Kerry; A Landscape Perspective’ by Michael Connolly. PhD Thesis UCC 2008 Date of upload: 22 June 2012

• KE029-325 Burnt mound
  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 Dromthacker.

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 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_126 (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.

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

Name

Dromthacker · Drom Tacair

Area

857,683 m² (85.77 ha, 211.94 acres)

Civil parish

Ratass, and its townlands

Barony

Trughanacmy

Electoral division

Ratass, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Ratass electoral division: 1,080 people in 403 households; 90% of households own their home; 31% of homes were built since 2001; 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballybeggan, Garrane, Killeen, Knockawaddra West, Laharan, Muing East, Muing West

Placenames

Dromthacker 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.