# Farranfore, Co. Kerry: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Molahiffe, barony of Magunihy, Co. Kerry; in Irish An Fearann Fuar. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 850,766 m² (85.08 ha, 210.23 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 62 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 2,087 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): M2 Town Centre, the zone with the most parcels - Planning (National Planning Applications): 15 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Molahiffe, https://everytownland.com/kerry/parish/molahiffe.md - Barony: Magunihy - Electoral division: Molahiffe, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 1,718 people lived in 611 households in the Molahiffe electoral division. 79% of households owned their home. 45% of homes were built since 2001. 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 4% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Kerry, https://everytownland.com/kerry.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/23677 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 71279 - Centre: latitude 52.17514, longitude -9.544693 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 62 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Farranfore, from 49 m² to 310,151 m² (31.02 ha, 76.64 acres); 39 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 5595309: 310,151 m² (31.02 ha, 76.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5595309.md - Parcel 1142696: 144,874 m² (14.49 ha, 35.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1142696.md - Parcel 1198350: 65,795 m² (6.58 ha, 16.26 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1198350.md - Parcel 1240291: 41,917 m² (4.19 ha, 10.36 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1240291.md - Parcel 5595247: 35,628 m² (3.56 ha, 8.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5595247.md - Parcel 1529663: 26,473 m² (2.65 ha, 6.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1529663.md - Parcel 1247042: 26,449 m² (2.64 ha, 6.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1247042.md - Parcel 1224374: 23,464 m² (2.35 ha, 5.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1224374.md - Parcel 1146593: 14,326 m² (1.43 ha, 3.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1146593.md - Parcel 1156178: 14,290 m² (1.43 ha, 3.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1156178.md - Parcel 1238076: 12,445 m² (1.24 ha, 3.08 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1238076.md - Parcel 1145772: 10,170 m² (1.02 ha, 2.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1145772.md - Parcel 1155954: 9,641 m² (0.96 ha, 2.38 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1155954.md - Parcel 1138091: 8,918 m² (0.89 ha, 2.2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1138091.md - Parcel 1236473: 7,125 m² (0.71 ha, 1.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1236473.md - Parcel 1529894: 5,571 m² (0.56 ha, 1.38 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1529894.md - Parcel 1200539: 5,148 m² (0.51 ha, 1.27 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1200539.md - Parcel 1148881: 4,495 m² (0.45 ha, 1.11 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1148881.md - Parcel 3324258: 4,210 m² (0.42 ha, 1.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3324258.md - Parcel 1140478: 2,854 m² (0.29 ha, 0.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1140478.md - Parcel 1219039: 2,848 m² (0.28 ha, 0.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1219039.md - Parcel 1156388: 2,816 m² (0.28 ha, 0.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1156388.md - Parcel 1244144: 2,691 m² (0.27 ha, 0.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1244144.md - Parcel 1155250: 2,687 m² (0.27 ha, 0.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1155250.md - Parcel 1204935: 2,438 m² (0.24 ha, 0.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1204935.md - Parcel 1195432: 2,290 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1195432.md - Parcel 4862118: 2,282 m² (0.23 ha, 0.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4862118.md - Parcel 1155505: 2,199 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1155505.md - Parcel 1193221: 2,114 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1193221.md - Parcel 1141045: 2,102 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1141045.md - Parcel 1200917: 2,097 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1200917.md - Parcel 1142042: 2,076 m² (0.21 ha, 0.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1142042.md - Parcel 1148397: 2,000 m² (0.2 ha, 0.49 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1148397.md - Parcel 3010401: 1,931 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3010401.md - Parcel 3010415: 1,655 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3010415.md - Parcel 6053567: 1,573 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6053567.md - Parcel 1143946: 1,084 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1143946.md - Parcel 4664475: 987 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4664475.md - Parcel 5595562: 893 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5595562.md - Parcel 1225499: 884 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1225499.md - Parcel 1246139: 797 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1246139.md - Parcel 1215926: 785 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1215926.md - Parcel 1138743: 711 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1138743.md - Parcel 5790281: 640 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5790281.md - Parcel 1156612: 620 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1156612.md - Parcel 4664489: 498 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4664489.md - Parcel 5595295: 457 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5595295.md - Parcel 6053586: 330 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6053586.md - Parcel 6053590: 330 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6053590.md - Parcel 4664435: 281 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4664435.md - Parcel 1185770: 214 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1185770.md - Parcel 3073988: 211 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3073988.md - Parcel 1154260: 203 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1154260.md - Parcel 1180059: 200 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1180059.md - Parcel 5901177: 200 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5901177.md - Parcel 1187816: 198 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1187816.md - Parcel 1196563: 195 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1196563.md - Parcel 1191221: 192 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1191221.md - Parcel 1245244: 185 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1245244.md - Parcel 1146770: 168 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1146770.md - Parcel 1198536: 115 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1198536.md - Parcel 1217609: 49 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1217609.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) - M2 Town Centre (City/Town/village Centre, central area): Castleisland-Corca Dhuibhne Municipal District Settlements' Plan (Variation 3 Kerry CDP 2022-2028), Kerry; 16 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://cdp.kerrycoco.ie/variation-no-3-of-the-kerry-county-development-plan-2022-2028/ - R2 Existing Residential (Existing residential): Castleisland-Corca Dhuibhne Municipal District Settlements' Plan (Variation 3 Kerry CDP 2022-2028), Kerry; 14 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://cdp.kerrycoco.ie/variation-no-3-of-the-kerry-county-development-plan-2022-2028/ - C2.1 Industrial/Enterprise/Employment (Industrial, enterprise, employment): Castleisland-Corca Dhuibhne Municipal District Settlements' Plan (Variation 3 Kerry CDP 2022-2028), Kerry; 7 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://cdp.kerrycoco.ie/variation-no-3-of-the-kerry-county-development-plan-2022-2028/ - G3 Amenity/Buffer space (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape): Castleisland-Corca Dhuibhne Municipal District Settlements' Plan (Variation 3 Kerry CDP 2022-2028), Kerry; 2 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://cdp.kerrycoco.ie/variation-no-3-of-the-kerry-county-development-plan-2022-2028/ - G4 Active Open Space (Active open space): Castleisland-Corca Dhuibhne Municipal District Settlements' Plan (Variation 3 Kerry CDP 2022-2028), Kerry; 2 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://cdp.kerrycoco.ie/variation-no-3-of-the-kerry-county-development-plan-2022-2028/ - M1 Mixed Use, General Development (Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site): Castleisland-Corca Dhuibhne Municipal District Settlements' Plan (Variation 3 Kerry CDP 2022-2028), Kerry; 1 parcel. The zoning objective in the plan: https://cdp.kerrycoco.ie/variation-no-3-of-the-kerry-county-development-plan-2022-2028/ - R1 New/Proposed Residential (New/proposed residential): Castleisland-Corca Dhuibhne Municipal District Settlements' Plan (Variation 3 Kerry CDP 2022-2028), Kerry; 1 parcel. The zoning objective in the plan: https://cdp.kerrycoco.ie/variation-no-3-of-the-kerry-county-development-plan-2022-2028/ - S1 Education: Castleisland-Corca Dhuibhne Municipal District Settlements' Plan (Variation 3 Kerry CDP 2022-2028), Kerry; 1 parcel. The zoning objective in the plan: https://cdp.kerrycoco.ie/variation-no-3-of-the-kerry-county-development-plan-2022-2028/ - G1 Open Space/Park (Open space, park): Castleisland-Corca Dhuibhne Municipal District Settlements' Plan (Variation 3 Kerry CDP 2022-2028), Kerry; 0 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://cdp.kerrycoco.ie/variation-no-3-of-the-kerry-county-development-plan-2022-2028/ - G3 Landscape Protection (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape): Castleisland-Corca Dhuibhne Municipal District Settlements' Plan (Variation 3 Kerry CDP 2022-2028), Kerry; 0 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://cdp.kerrycoco.ie/variation-no-3-of-the-kerry-county-development-plan-2022-2028/ - G3 Landscape Protection/Buffer (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape): Castleisland-Corca Dhuibhne Municipal District Settlements' Plan (Variation 3 Kerry CDP 2022-2028), Kerry; 0 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://cdp.kerrycoco.ie/variation-no-3-of-the-kerry-county-development-plan-2022-2028/ - N1.5 Mixed/general transport (Mixed/general transport uses): Castleisland-Corca Dhuibhne Municipal District Settlements' Plan (Variation 3 Kerry CDP 2022-2028), Kerry; 0 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://cdp.kerrycoco.ie/variation-no-3-of-the-kerry-county-development-plan-2022-2028/ - C6 Mixed/General Commercial/Industrial/Enterprise Use (Mixed/general commercial/industrial/enterprise uses): Castleisland-Corca Dhuibhne Municipal District Settlements' Plan (Variation 3 Kerry CDP 2022-2028), Kerry; 0 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://cdp.kerrycoco.ie/variation-no-3-of-the-kerry-county-development-plan-2022-2028/ ## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage) 15 applications, newest first. - 1 Sept 2026, Kerry County Council 2660831: N/a. Permission. permission to (a) construct a car sales forecourt, (b) new valeting building, (c) new office unit, (d) associated signage, (e) new front boundary wall/fence and gate, (f) provision of vehicle display and customer parking, (g) connection to existing public sewer, (h) all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660831/0 - 20 Jul 2026, Kerry County Council 2660682: N/a. Permission. Full Planning Permission to (a) construct a car sales forecourt, (b) new valeting building, (c) new office unit, (d) associated signage, (e) new front boundary wall/fence and gate, (f) provision of vehicle display and customer parking, (g) connection to existing public sewer, (h) all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660682/0 - 17 Jun 2026, Kerry County Council 2660552: N/a. Permission. Permission to (a) construct a car sales forecourt, (b) new valeting building, (c) new office unit, (d) associated signage, (e) new front boundary wall/fence and gate, (f) provision of vehicle display and customer parking, (g) connection to existing public sewer, (h) all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660552/0 - 9 Aug 2023, Kerry County Council 23893: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. TO A) CONSTRUCT A NEW DWELLING, B) CONSTRUCT A DOMESTIC GARAGE, C) CONSTRUCT A VEHICULAR SITE ENTRANCE AND, D) CONSTUCT ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/23893/0 - 19 Feb 2021, Kerry County Council 21156: Conditional. Permission. COMPLETE BUILDING A AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS AND SERVICES. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/21156/0 - 8 Dec 2020, Kerry County Council 201194: Conditional. Permission, 3 homes. (A) DEMOLISH EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE, SHED AND ASSOCIATED ON-SITE STRUCTURES (B) CONSTURCT 3 NO. DETACHED TWO STOREY DWELLING HOUSES ALONG WITH ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS AND SERVICES INCLUDING ACCESS ROAD. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/201194/0 - 21 Sept 2020, Kerry County Council 20863: Refused. Permission. ERECT A NEW 21M MONOPOLE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT STRUCTURE TOGETHER WITH ANTENNAS, DISHES AND ASSOCIATED WORKS ALL ENCLOSED IN SECURITY FENCING. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/20863/0 - 24 Feb 2020, Kerry County Council 20169: Refused. Permission. ERECT A NEW 24M LATTICE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT STRUCTURE TOGETHER WITH ANTENNAS, DISHES AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT ALL ENCLOSED IN SECURITY FENCING. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/20169/0 - 19 Jul 2019, Kerry County Council 19759: Conditional. Permission. ALTER CONDITION NUMBER 2 OF PLANNING PERMISSION 17/464 PREVIOUSLY GRANTED. THE ALTERATION, IF GRANTED WILL ALTER THE OPENING HOURS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL SO AS TO NOW OPEN AT 08.00H AND CLOSE AT 18.30H, ALL LOCATED AT THE EXISTING FREESTANDING MODULAR STRUCTURE / PRE-SCHOOL. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/19759/0 - 2 Apr 2019, Kerry County Council 19335: Conditional. Retention. RETAIN 3 NO. TEMPORARY PORTACABINS WITHIN THE EXISTING AIRPORT COMPLEX TO FACILITATE A WAITING AREA FOR PASSENGERS AND OFFICE SPACE FOR ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATION PURPOSES. THE PERMISSION SOUGHT IS FOR A PERIOD OF SEVEN YEARS.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/19335/0 - 30 Oct 2018, Kerry County Council 181057: Conditional. Permission. (I) ERECT A 16 TONNE MEAL SILO, (II) CONSTRUCT A NEW DAIRY / STORE AREA ADJACENT TO EXISTING SLATTED LIVESTOCK UNIT AND (III) ERECT A CANOPY AND FEED BARRIER ON GABLE OF AFOREMENTIONED EXISTING SLATTED LIVESTOCK UNIT. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/181057/0 - 30 Apr 2018, Kerry County Council 18396: Conditional. Permission. CONSTRUCT A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO THE REAR OF THE NATIONAL SCHOOL COMPRISING OF A RESOURCE ROOM, A WC/SHOWER ROOM, CIRCULATION SPACE AND ANCILLARY SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/18396/0 - 24 Oct 2017, Kerry County Council 171054: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. CONSTRUCT A SEATED STAND AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/171054/0 - 26 Jul 2017, Kerry County Council 17723: Conditional. Permission. CONSTRUCT (A) A NEW CANOPY ROOF STRUCTURE OVER EXISTING GRAIN INTAKE AREA (B) CONSTRUCT ENCLOSED MONO PITCHED ROOF EXTENSIONS TO EXISTING BULK OUT LOADING BUILDINGS WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/17723/0 - 22 May 2017, Kerry County Council 17464: Conditional. Permission. FOR CHANGE OF USE OF EXISTING FREESTANDING MODULAR STRUCTURE FROM RESOURCE ROOM, TO PRE-SCHOOL FACILITY. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/17464/0 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 Farranfore. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - KE048-042: Earthwork, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE048-042----. In level pasture, to the E of Farranfore railway junction. A roughly circular area (c. 19m WSW-ENE; c. 18m NNW-SSE) defined by a scarp (H 0.7m). The W sector is crossed by a NW-SE field boundary and drain. The perimeter is difficult to establish due to dense vegetation. (Castleisland District Archaeological Survey) Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 31 January 2011 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) - Farranfore Railway Station, railway station, 1855–1860, Regional interest, registry number 21304802, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=KE®no=21304802. Detached five-bay single- and two-storey early-Victorian railway station, dated 1859, comprising two-bay single-storey glazed central bay with single-bay single-storey gabled advanced end bay to west and two-bay two-storey gabled advanced end block to east having three-bay side elevations. Pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles, timber fascias to eaves and verges and ashlar chimneystack. Snecked limestone ashlar walls with hammered finish having rock-hewn finish to quoins, and smooth finish to projecting band at eaves, verges and to plinth. Swept-arch headed openings with raised and lugged limestone surrounds and keystones and having timber six-over-six pane sliding sash windows. Double-leaf glazed doors. Flush surrounds to side and south openings. Blocked doorway with rock-hewn surround and steps on south elevation. Moulded cornices to waiting room and ticket office interior. Timber wainscoting, panelled doors and window cases to interior. Cast-iron neo-Classical fireplace to waiting room. Attached single-bay single-storey outbuilding to west. Single-arch cast-iron pedestrian bridge over railway line, built c. 1860, to east with pair of flights of steps. Detached single-bay single-storey over raised basement gable-fronted signal box with attic, built c. 1860, to west retaining original fenestration with flight of steps to entrance and three-bay side elevations. Detached five-bay double-height goods shed, built c. 1860, to west retaining original fenestration with single-bay single-storey recessed end bay to east. Detached single-bay single-storey limestone ashlar water tower, built c. 1860, to north on a square plan, now disused and partly derelict. ## 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 Farranfore, 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: The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as moderately high, low. - Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Farranfore. - 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/farranfore.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/kerry/farranfore.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/kerry/farranfore.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Farranfore 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) - Dromore: https://everytownland.com/kerry/dromore-71199.md - Gearha: https://everytownland.com/kerry/gearha-71382.md - Killeagh: https://everytownland.com/kerry/killeagh-71793.md - Knockaderry: https://everytownland.com/kerry/knockaderry.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/farranfore - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/kerry/farranfore