Gortagass

101 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Gortagass, from 37 m² to 277,913 m² (27.79 ha, 68.67 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 18 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.

No zone of a development plan covers Gortagass 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.

• 20 Dec 2025Conditional

  The development consists of (a) retention planning permission to retain the house and associated site works as constructed, (b) retention planning permission to retain the road side boundary fence and site entrance as constructed, (c) retention planning permission to retain the house, wastewater treatment system, parking area and site entrance within revised site boundaries and (d) permission to decommission the existing septic tank and permission for the installation of a new wastewater treatment tank and polishing filter to serve the existing dwelling house

  Retention · Kerry County Council, 2561217

• 12 Nov 2025Conditional

  erect a storage building for personal and private use relating to the storage of larger equipment and machinery for use in the maintenance and cultivation of their landholding and all other associated works relating to the development

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2561049

• 30 May 2024Conditional

  The development consists of (a) retention planning permission to retain floor area extensions to the house and elevational changes made to the house, (b) retention planning permission to retain shed 1 and shed 2 as constructed (c) permission to decommission the existing wastewater treatment system and replace it with a new wastewater treatment system consisting of a mechanical treatment tank and a soil polishing filter, and (d) retention planning permission to retain the house, shed 1, shed 2, shed 3, the external home office, and the wastewater treatment system within revised site boundaries.

  Retention, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 2460343

• 18 Jul 2023Conditional

  The development consists of (a) retention permission to retain the existing garage and wood store as constructed and (b) permission to construct a garage and all ancillary site works.

  Retention, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 2360045

• 11 May 2023Conditional

  CONSTRUCT A PRIVATE LEISURE BUILDING, A SEPARATE BUILDING FOR USE AS A PRIVATE GYM AREA AND ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 23532

• 22 Feb 2023Conditional

  CONSTRUCT A DOMESTIC GARAGE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 23189

• 1 Dec 2021Conditional

  RETAIN POSITION OF EXISTING DWELLING AS CONSTRUCTED ALL WITHIN REVISED BOUNDARIES

  Retention, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 211377

• 1 Dec 2021Conditional

  (A) RETAIN ELEVATIONAL CHANGES TO THE HOUSE, (B) RETENTION PERMISSION TO RETAIN THE DOMESTIC SHED (C) RETENTION PERMISSION TO RETAIN THE EXISTING ENTRANCE GATES AND FENCING AND (D) RETENTION PERMISSION TO RETAIN THE HOUSE, SHED, SITE ENTRANCE, DRIVEWAY AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM WITHIN REVISED SITE BOUNDARIES, (E) PERMISSION TO DECOMMISSION THE EXISTING WASTE WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND CONSTRUCT A NEW WASTE WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND POLISHING FILTER TO SERVE THE DEVELOPMENT

  Retention, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 211373

• 30 Sept 2020Conditional

  ERECT A STORAGE BUILDING FOR PERSONAL AND PRIVATE USE RELATING TO (A) THE STORAGE OF LARGER EQUIPMENT AND MACHINERY FOR THE USE IN THE MAINTENANCE AND CULTIVATION OF THEIR LANDHOLDING (B) THE STORAGE OF OTHER LARGER PERSONAL ITEMS AND (C) ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED WORKS RELATING TO THE DEVELOPMENT

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 20903

• 21 May 2020Conditional

  PERMISSION TO (A) RETAIN THE EXISTING GARAGE AND WOOD STORE AS CONSTRUCTED (B) PERMISSION TO DEMOLISH THE WOOD STORE AND (C) PERMISSION TO EXTEND THE GARAGE, CONSTRUCT A NEW WOOD STORE AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS

  Retention, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 20447

• 26 Jul 2018Conditional

  CHANGE OF HOUSE PLANS AS GRANTED BY KERRY COUNTY COUNCIL UNDER PLANNING PERMISSION REGISTRATION REFERENCE KY16/1233. THE PROPOSED HOUSE DESIGN COMPRISES OF A TWO STOREY DWELLING.PLANNING PERMISSION IS SOUGHT FOR THE RELOCATION OF THE PROPOSED DWELLING & REALIGNMENT OF THE PROPOSED ENTRANCE DRIVEWAY AS PREVIOUSLY GRANTED 16/1233

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 18751

• 5 Jul 2018Conditional

  (1) RETAIN THE DWELLING HOUSE AS CONSTRUCTED, (2) RETAIN THE DOMESTIC GARAGE AS CONSTRUCTED AND (3) RETAIN THE DWELLING HOUSE, GARAGE AND ALL OTHER SITE FEATURES AND SERVICES WITHIN REVISED SITE BOUNDARIES.

  Retention, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 18676

• 5 Jul 2018Conditional

  (1) RETAIN THE DWELLING HOUSE AS CONSTRUCTED, (2) RETAIN THE DOMESTIC GARAGE AS CONSTRUCTED (3) RETAIN THE WASTEWATER TREAMENT SYSTEM CONSISTING OF A PACKAGED WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM, INTERMITTENT FILTER, POLISHING FILTER AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS AS CONSTRUCTED AND(4) RETAIN THE DWELLING HOUSE, GARAGE AND ALL OTHER SITE FEATURES AND SERVICES WITHIN THE REVISED SITE BOUNDARIES.

  Retention, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 18677

• 5 Jul 2018Conditional

  (1) RETAIN THE DWELLING HOUSE AS CONSTRUCTED, (2) RETAIN THE DOMESTIC GARAGE AS CONSTRUCTED (3) RETAIN THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM CONSISTING OF A PACKAGED WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM, INTERMITTENT FILTER, POLISHING FILTER AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS AS CONSTRUCTED AND (4) RETAIN THE DWELLING HOUSE, GARAGE AND ALL OTHER SITE FEATURES AND SERVICES WITHIN REVISED SITE BOUNDARIES

  Retention, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 18678

• 24 Aug 2017Conditional

  CONSTRUCT A GARDEN GLASS HOUSE AND ALL ASSOCIATED ANCILLARY SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 17839

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Roughty River Estuary 002092

Recorded monuments

• KE093-072 Enclosure
  Description

  In pasture, on a knoll overlooking Kenmare Bay to the SW. Indicated on the 1895 OS 6-inch map as a square enclosure (c. 10m x c. 10m). The enclosure is not visible at ground level and the area appears to be occupied by a house and gardens. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Kerry. Volume I: South-West Kerry' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 May 2011

• KE093-075 Enclosure
  Description

  In pasture, on a rise on the N side of the floor of the valley of the Roughty River. A circular enclosure (diam. c. 25m) is visible on an aerial photograph (ACAP, V 178/62-63) taken in 1955. This enclosure is not visible at ground level. The area is now used as a caravan park and campsite. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Kerry. Volume I: South-West Kerry' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 May 2011

• KE093-110 Bridge
  Description

  Road bridge (long axis E-W) spanning the Cleady River. Built of random rubble sandstone. Five segmental arches with roughly shaped voussoirs; second arch from E spans river with concrete platform on upstream side channelling water under this arch and rendering the others dry. Four low pointed cutwaters on upstream side of piers. Bridge has been extended recently on S side and arches have been underpinned. Upright stone coping visible under recent concrete coping on surviving N parapet. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 30 May 2011

• KE093-117 Country house
  Description

  On a rise overlooking the Roughty River to the S. Inhabited two-storey, L-shaped house; N arm over basement. Of late 18th- /early 19th -century appearance. Entrance front (SE) formed by inner angle with unusual curved entrance porch at angle. Porch has vertical half door, incorporated sidelights and a wide eliptical fanlight over. Wide rectangular window opes with modern frames save one which retains a double slim sash window. Gable ends (S and E) are slightly ornamented with protruding horizontal cut stone at base of gables giving impression of broken-pediment. Two off-centre chimneys on N arm and one central chimney on W arm. Remains of weather-slating on W elevation. Modern addition to W. According to owner land granted to Trinity College in 1597 and house built on their behalf. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 30 May 2011

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Gortagass.

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 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility 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 Gortagass.

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 Gortagass with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kerry.

Name

Gortagass · Gort na gCeas

Area

1,425,439 m² (142.54 ha, 352.23 acres)

Civil parish

Kenmare, and its townlands

Barony

Glanarought

Electoral division

Kenmare, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Kenmare electoral division: 3,520 people in 1,321 households; 57% of households own their home; 52% of homes were built since 2001; 11% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 25% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Caher West, Dromatouk, Dromcahan East, Dromcahan West, Gortalinny North, Killowen, Kilpatrick

Placenames

Gortagass 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.