# Faha, Co. Kerry: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Glanbehy, barony of Iveragh, Co. Kerry; in Irish Faiche. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,148,095 m² (114.81 ha, 283.7 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 53 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 2,482 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 6 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Glanbehy, https://everytownland.com/kerry/parish/glanbehy.md - Barony: Iveragh - Electoral division: Glanbehy, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): Glanbehy electoral division: 1,269 people in 465 households; 76% of households own their home; 28% of homes were built since 2001; 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 39% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Kerry, https://everytownland.com/kerry.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/22289 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 71256 - Centre: latitude 52.053905, longitude -9.959234 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 53 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Faha, from 359 m² to 490,611 m² (49.06 ha, 121.23 acres); 27 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 1235093: 490,611 m² (49.06 ha, 121.23 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1235093.md - Parcel 1158053: 110,758 m² (11.08 ha, 27.37 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1158053.md - Parcel 1233250: 86,325 m² (8.63 ha, 21.33 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1233250.md - Parcel 1184719: 67,467 m² (6.75 ha, 16.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1184719.md - Parcel 1223681: 53,182 m² (5.32 ha, 13.14 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1223681.md - Parcel 5522722: 38,550 m² (3.86 ha, 9.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5522722.md - Parcel 1183603: 22,343 m² (2.23 ha, 5.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1183603.md - Parcel 1155327: 17,221 m² (1.72 ha, 4.26 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1155327.md - Parcel 1155326: 16,200 m² (1.62 ha, 4 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1155326.md - Parcel 1138180: 14,624 m² (1.46 ha, 3.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1138180.md - Parcel 1142589: 12,332 m² (1.23 ha, 3.05 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1142589.md - Parcel 1226343: 10,277 m² (1.03 ha, 2.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1226343.md - Parcel 1228422: 9,895 m² (0.99 ha, 2.45 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1228422.md - Parcel 1158528: 9,806 m² (0.98 ha, 2.42 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1158528.md - Parcel 1184842: 9,327 m² (0.93 ha, 2.3 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1184842.md - Parcel 3845486: 7,042 m² (0.7 ha, 1.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3845486.md - Parcel 1229873: 6,080 m² (0.61 ha, 1.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1229873.md - Parcel 3847224: 4,801 m² (0.48 ha, 1.19 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3847224.md - Parcel 1208915: 4,712 m² (0.47 ha, 1.16 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1208915.md - Parcel 1193214: 4,669 m² (0.47 ha, 1.15 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1193214.md - Parcel 1181978: 4,346 m² (0.43 ha, 1.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1181978.md - Parcel 4291498: 4,343 m² (0.43 ha, 1.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4291498.md - Parcel 1142276: 2,722 m² (0.27 ha, 0.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1142276.md - Parcel 1138792: 2,633 m² (0.26 ha, 0.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1138792.md - Parcel 4097092: 2,632 m² (0.26 ha, 0.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4097092.md - Parcel 4225279: 2,510 m² (0.25 ha, 0.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4225279.md - Parcel 1196289: 2,482 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1196289.md - Parcel 1205360: 2,356 m² (0.24 ha, 0.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1205360.md - Parcel 1199101: 2,262 m² (0.23 ha, 0.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1199101.md - Parcel 1196604: 2,224 m² (0.22 ha, 0.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1196604.md - Parcel 1140892: 2,190 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1140892.md - Parcel 5517011: 1,932 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5517011.md - Parcel 3036365: 1,864 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3036365.md - Parcel 1192751: 1,822 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1192751.md - Parcel 1202289: 1,822 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1202289.md - Parcel 1192474: 1,813 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1192474.md - Parcel 1164242: 1,702 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1164242.md - Parcel 1189620: 1,674 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1189620.md - Parcel 1149419: 1,665 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1149419.md - Parcel 3005033: 1,662 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3005033.md - Parcel 1246282: 1,514 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1246282.md - Parcel 1245289: 1,483 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1245289.md - Parcel 1149791: 1,475 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1149791.md - Parcel 1192204: 1,299 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1192204.md - Parcel 1195587: 1,143 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1195587.md - Parcel 5213637: 1,126 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5213637.md - Parcel 4109448: 993 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4109448.md - Parcel 5223352: 954 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5223352.md - Parcel 1191441: 824 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1191441.md - Parcel 1142811: 592 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1142811.md - Parcel 5213616: 518 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5213616.md - Parcel 1143525: 503 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1143525.md - Parcel 1194151: 359 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1194151.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Faha 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. - 18 Jun 2026, Kerry County Council 2660562: N/a. Permission. construct a public pay car park including associated site services and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660562/0 - 18 May 2026, Kerry County Council 2660433: N/a. Permission. Planning Permission to Construct a public pay car park including associated site services and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660433/0 - 19 May 2025, Kerry County Council 2560419: Refused. Permission. For the construction of a proposed storey and a half dwelling house, Construction of detached domestic garage, Formation of new vehicular site entrance, The installation and connection to a proposed wastewater treatment system, Formation of proposed boundary treatments, Landscaping, Patio areas and all ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560419/0 - 9 Feb 2018, Kerry County Council 1899: Conditional. Permission. (A) UPGRADE EXISTING AGRICULTURAL ACCESS ROAD TO A SUITABLE STANDARD TO SERVE AS THE ACCESS TO THE EXISTING CARAVAN PARK, (B) CHANGE THE USE OF THE EXISTING CARAVAN PARK ACCESS ROAD TO SERVE ONLY THE EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE (PLANNING REF. NO. 17/808), (C) ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/1899/0 - 17 Aug 2017, Kerry County Council 17808: Conditional. Retention. (A) RETAIN THE EXISTING STRUCTURE WITHIN REVISED SITE BOUNDARIES ,(B)RETAIN CHANGE OF USE OF PART OF COFFEE SHOP TO DWELLING HOUSE,(C) RETAIN CONVERSION OF ATTIC TO DWELLING HOUSE AND PERMISSION TO CHANGE USE OF PART OF COFFEE SHOP TO DWELLING HOUSE. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/17808/0 - 14 Jun 2017, Kerry County Council 17561: Conditional. Permission. CREATE WALKWAYS (A) FROM BEHY BRIDGE TO INCHEREA CROSS AT FAHA AND (B)FROM THE RETREAT LODGES TO ROSSBEIGH AT ROSSBEHY BOTH ADJACENT AND PARALLEL TO THE R564 TOGETHER WITH ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/17561/0 Applicants are not shown. ## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service) - Special Area of Conservation: Castlemaine Harbour SAC, site code 000343, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/000343 - Special Protection Area: Castlemaine Harbour SPA, site code 004029, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/spa/004029 - Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Castlemaine Harbour, site code 000343 ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - KE063-006: Souterrain, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE063-006----. Located in Faha Wood, this stone-built souterrain, 'Cave' on the second edition of the OS maps, comprises two short passageways connected by a creepway (Rynne, forthcoming). It is not now accessible. The souterrain became waterlogged and was infilled in the 1970s (local information). The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 878. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 29 July 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 Faha. ## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland) - Radon: About 1 in 5 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: Susceptibility high, 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 Faha. - 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/faha-71256.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/kerry/faha-71256.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/kerry/faha-71256.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Faha 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) - Curra: https://everytownland.com/kerry/curra.md - Drom: https://everytownland.com/kerry/drom-71126.md - Kilnabrack Lower: https://everytownland.com/kerry/kilnabrack-lower.md - Kilnabrack Upper: https://everytownland.com/kerry/kilnabrack-upper.md - Rossbehy: https://everytownland.com/kerry/rossbehy.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/faha-71256 - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/kerry/faha-71256